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Megan Rapinoe isn't here to make you comfortable
Its hard to keep count of all the polarizing ways that people describe Megan Rapinoe. The United States womens soccer forward is a star, and shes a pariah. Shes fun-loving, and shes annoying. Shes exuberant, and shes excessive. Shes a necessary voice, and shes an irreverent troublemaker. Shes delightful, and shes disgraceful. Shes essential to our World Cup hopes, and when she declines to sing the Star-Spangled Banner with her teammates, shes inappropriate for our world-class ego.
Shes America, too, by the way. Oh, shes America. And there is no counter to that.
Rapinoe is just a person unafraid to express the good, bad and unflinchingly ugly in our diverse and complicated country, and that allows her to be a mirror. The way you react to Rapinoe reflects an image of America. It can be depressing to see, but at least it is true. This is the point of her audacity, of her declaration that she is a walking protest. She forces you to care.
Love or hate her, celebrate with or root against her, dig or diss her colorful hairstyles. Shes still going to represent the U.S. and do so with athletic grace and grit. Shes still the woman who scored two goals on penalty kicks to lead Team USA past Spain and into the World Cup quarterfinals. You will pay attention to her, and if youre not too busy listening to your own voice, perhaps you will learn something.
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Her stances dont make her different from her teammates and a detriment to this great soccer program. They verify that she is a product of a revolutionary tradition.
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But she is an essential rebel: a defiant woman refusing to play by the antiquated be-cute-and-courteous rules that make many men feel better about female athletes. She is a societal disrupter, born of a program of societal disrupters, and thank heavens that this individual decided to join forces with this team.
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Megan Rapinoe isn't here to make you comfortable (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jun 2019
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Me.
(35,454 posts)1. And By The Way Traitor Trump
The women, by the numbers, are a bigger draw than the men
Harker
(13,957 posts)2. Exceptional athletes
are fun sometimes.
They make me smile when I struggle up the stairs.
Let them exult in their youth and power.
Girl powers
(109 posts)3. Fox soccer coverage
Fox commentary
USA won 2-0 on two penalty kicks. Did not mention by whom so I will - Megan Rapinoe. Fox is too pathetically small minded to give the name of the hero. Should make you suspicious of all their commentary. GGP