Rapinoe and her teammates are still champions.
By Lyra HaleAug 2nd, 2021, 5:14 pm
The U.S. women’s soccer team was defeated by Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, for the first time since 2001, dashing their hopes of winning gold. And what are haters doing instead of cheering on Team USA and looking towards the next Olympics? Oh, they’re coming after Megan Rapinoe, her hair, her comments, her legacy, her advocacy basically, anything that these people with time on their hands can grab a hold of. And it’s childish AF.
They really have nothing better to do than come after a champion and her teammates. And it’s easy to tell why. It’s because she’s has ideas that don’t fall into the conveniently placed boxes that Republicans love to flaunt because they’re proud peacocks. It’s because she’s a queer woman who doesn’t hide who she is or who she loves. And it’s also because she challenges what a woman is “supposed” to look like, causing the haters to short circuit