This summer belongs to Megan Rapinoe. The 33-year-old co-captain of the US women’s soccer team scored six goals as the reigning world champions retained their crown. The famous athlete’s amazing performance in the World Cup has earned Megan the Golden Ball (best overall player) and the Golden Boot (top scorer) awards as well as appearances on talk shows and magazine covers. However, just a day after their triumph in France, while Rapinoe and her teammates were probably still celebrating, public posters of the star back in her homeland were vandalized with homophobic slurs. Online, where fans are turning her iconic goal celebrations into joyous memes, hateful comments are thrown at the athlete over both her attitude and feminist activism.
After US women’s soccer team won the World Cup, haters began attacking its co-captain Megan Rapinoe
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The confidence that Megan displays is not customary for women, University of California Berkeley history professor Bonnie Morris told the BBC. Usually, women are expected to “put themselves down and be modest.”
“Women are very careful not to seem too assertive or knowledgeable because it’s taken as a kind of cockiness that is a turn-off to men,” she said. However, the openly gay and feminism-driven athlete isn’t concerned about how she comes across at all.
When Rapinoe celebrated one of her World Cup goals with a confident pose, holding her head up high, the image took off on the internet with many people praising her warrior-like attitude. Others, however, called her egotistical and arrogant person. “Nobody knows what to do with Megan because she’s attractive, smart and a fantastic athlete,” Ms. Morris said. “She’s earned the right to present herself as capable, but still people don’t want to let her show pride.”
There are double standards, the professor said.
Male athletes who are brash and pound their chests aren’t criticized, Ms. Morris continued, but because Rapinoe is a pink-haired lesbian willing to take on President Trump, some people who haven’t met anyone like her feel threatened by her and her equal rights demands.
However, people were having none of it and jumped to the athlete’s defense
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The star of the US team is very active off the court as well. Recently, she demanded equal pay for the women’s team and has also used her popularity to raise awareness of gender equality issues, including some of the cultural flashpoints where American public opinion is so deeply divided. For example, she was one of the first prominent US athletes to kneel during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality, which many labeled as unpatriotic.
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There were also many who agreed that Rapinoe is arrogant, and agree that she is a great soccer player, one of the best out there (she is). She also thinks that her view is the only one that counts, and that everyone who thinks differently should sit down and shut up. That's arrogance.
Yeah, lots of men have that too but apparently it's what makes them strong.
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Isn't it even remotely possible,that jake dislikes her? Maybe it doesn't have to be,with her being a woman, or gay. There is a long list of,American sports male athletes that are,disliked because they come off as cocky or arrogant. Bryce Harper, T.O. Manny Machado, Floyd mayweather, Johnny Football, ......
Did anyone see the footage of her signing a young boy's soccer ball? Let me know if she is not all about herself. https://www.theblaze.com/news/megan-rapinoe-ignores-young-fan
Note to readers: link is to a hateful, homophobic, transphobic, white-supremacist, right wing hate site. If that's your jam, click through.
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I'm honestly shocked that the BP community is actually calling out these smug arrogance of the US women's team. This really is amazing and shows how much anyone who's not a devotee SJW actually dislikes this group of clowns and not because there "Strong Women" but because they truly are obnoxious people.
When you drop your own country's flag, claiming "I deserve this" and swear in front of a large crowd with children, yeah, you're an arrogant a*****e.
Absolutely, I also saw the video of the celebration in New York her and several of her teammates were completely without class and are an embarrassment. The one team member was shouting "Lock up your daughters, lock up your wives because we're coming for them motherf**kers." If a male had said that it would have been all over the news and he would have been pilloried.
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I don't want to hear about, "if a man acted that way..." It has been drilled into our heads for quite a while now that men behaving that way is wrong, and a huge part of "the problem." I won't condemn or support her behavior. She's a champion, and hey...right on. I believe in freedom, and she is free to act however. However, it doesn't support the argument for destroying the patriarchy, if women are just going to act the same way. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss.
You lost me at "meet the new boss". The point of destroying patriarchy is to make thing equal first. The point of feminism is equality, which means women are as much as human as men. And humans behave like humans, they have flaws. Patriarchy established a model in which women are "pure" - caring, giving, modest, virgin, patient, accepting, enduring, forgiving etc. Meanwhile "boys will boys" - aggressive, angry, short tempered, competitive, macho, cocky, slackers, arrogant, horny, drinkers etc. The point is not for women to rule but to be accepted - women can drink, curse, get angry, be horny etc. Just like humans. Becoming better should be a goal of every person, but lets admit first we are all humans and we all have somewhat same strengths and flaws.
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Well, it seems that bp is unable to agree on something, so let us just say that she has nice sunglasses.
Arrogant?.. the US women's soccer team was stacked..a dream team..it scored 13 goals its first game..the coach benched star players to keep them from running up the score and looking bad So there was no need for the celebrations...or the passive aggressive golf clap that followed.. or worse the twerk.. Yes the whole damn team was arrogant.. That is why america hated them
I won't say we hated them. I certainly rooted for them even with all their America haters like Rapinoe playing. But, their celebrations were disgusting. They were sore winner and poor sports. Try that in the NHL and a big fight will start, and the enforcers won't get involved when a star player acts like that. They'll let that player defend themselves. Baseball? You'll get a fastball in your hip or thrown behind your head (not meant to hit you).
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The russian spyware advertisment is still on the frontpage, just saying.
I know the down votes are coming because of this. But she is arrogant, has a foul mouth even in front of kids. As to her skill on the soccer field she is better than most.
Her behavior at the celebration in New York was disgusting. Yes she is a talented athlete but she is a vile, entitled, arrogant person.
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I think she is an arrogant a*****e. If a man acted like her I would think the same way.
Hey Kids ! Tired of being held accountable for your bad behavior ??!! Simply send $19.95 for your 'Get out of embarrassing situations' kit ! Includes phrases such as "I'm gay...and you're homophobic"... and "I'm being oppressed !...you must be a Nazi!"...
Saying I´m gay got me in more trouble honestly lmao
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Her and her team were obliterated by a group of 15 year old boys. Men are not "intimidated" by her strength, they are at a loss of what do do, because men with that degree of arrogance tend to get punched.
Do you really not understand that this wasn't an actual match? It was a scrimmage as part of a larger training program that allows young players to have the experience of being on the field with professional players. No professional team with a shred of dignity is going to crush a bunch of kids. Your obvious negative obsession screams intimidation. And by the way, women's soccer brings in more money than men's soccer now. Pay them.
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Louisa: "It's only arrogance if you can't back it up with action." Yep. Bragging about yourself with superlatives and unfounded claims of singularity _is_ arrogance, and a sign of a dangerous ego disorder. "I am the best at... I don't have a racist bone in my body... no one cares as much as I do about... only I can fix this... "
I don't like obnoxious. Not everyone in the USA is a money grubbing a*****e. Its just that those are the ones making the most noise along with the whining infants who keep looking for someone to blame for their lot in life when they haven't actually researched WHO to take advise from and listen to, to become more of who they were meant to be, and grow beyond the little planter they were initially planted in. I have no tolerance for those who hate America so much, but insist that everything change to suit them instead of moving and doing something besides lumping us all in together with those who are damaging our country. Just because there was a pedophile plumber, a murdering ice cream truck man, or a back stabbing neighbor does not mean that the rest of us are murderers, pedophiles, or back stabbers... Please... For the love of humanity..... Take time to think... Take time to see beyond the big vulgar display of "look at me and how important I am."... Judge not... Act.
She's clearly arrogant and narcissistic. There were more talented women that should have been on the team but weren't allowed because of their religion.
Arrogant...rapino said she'd happily meet with any congressperson.....as long as they agreed with her.. Yes she is a very arrogant person..it is no longer about the team but her and her activism
And as to their ability on the field. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-women’s-national-teams-keep-losing-to-young-boys’-teams Maybe her complaints about the purse size is unjustified like many of her opinions. the Soccer team lost to under 15 year old male teams.
Please read Karin Love’s response to Anthony Locascio.
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This is ridiculous. This is another case of the author twisting somebodys words to spread the fire of gender unequality..... The arrogance comes from the 13-0 win against Thailand with her over the top celebration when she scored USA's 9th goal..... In no sport do you celebrate like that when you have a dominating lead as they did. Man or woman, NO SPORT is that acceptable especially from a Captain. My daughter is smarter then to look at Rapinoe as a role model... Which is why Christine Sinclair is hers :)
I don’t watch soccer, but I saw a clip where they asked if she was looking forward to going to the white house for a visit and she scarfed & said she’s not going to damn White House, which I absolutely loved. On the side note, she does ooze confidence, and she’s very attractive ... there’s just something about her.
I'm a bi female in my late 20's in the USA... I still thinks she's an arrogant asshat sometimes. I'm happy the team won, that's great. I think the other countries are entitled to their opinion on USA's team behavior because I saw some instances where if teams were reversed I would be a pissed off fan. It's fantastic that Megan is confident in her athletic ability and more power too her for using this new found celebrity to platform some things she believes strongly in. but, I'm not going to be bullied by her fan club into agreeing with everything she says or does. that's just insanity. everyone is entitled to an opinion and the ability to express it, but you cant shrug off everyone who doesn't agree with you as some hater who dislikes you because you're gay. no I just don't agree with you. I think in general major athletes make an absurd amount of money so if anything I'd support bringing male athletes salary down closer to female athletes payment and lowering the cost to spectate.
She is arrogant and full of herself and she's disrespectful to the flag and anthem of the country she's from.
Let's get real there was no attack...a man dared to tweets at ms rapino..omg. So ofcourse the white knights had to rush to her defense. Thank god we had their courageous clap backs included in the article. She 33 yrs old.. I think she can respond ( or better yet be the better person...and just ) ignore his comment
Strong woman? My a*s. She's a coward who stomps on her own country's flag. Jake is right. Author is not, summer belongs to Trump.
You guys get over it. You're never going to get that rib back that you offered up so you wouldn't be so lonely in that garden. And you've been blaming women for every single crime that you take part in. Maybe all those "babies daddies" should be the one to give birth. You badass boys couldn't hang.
Isn't it sad and funny how sexist men always describe strong, confident, outspoken women as "arrogant"? Threatened much?
Arrogant...when faced with the fact that the men's teams pull in more revenue...rapino called out fifa to promote the women more and then said the fans need to support women by going to games and buying merch. No mention of sports just being sports without agendas or players doing their part to grow new fan bases ( like men who actually watch sports)... They just want it given to them...why cause the men earned it. If not then they play the gender card and guilt people
How do the men "earned" it? They earned it by not qualifying? Or they earned by having smaller revenue? Check your facts. The other person who wrote a reply posted you a link. From CNN
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She gets up, chooses soccer shoes depending on the conditions and decides on a hair colour. Great credentials as a women role model. Gag.
What about grown men doing that silly dance when they score points with a ball. This woman has class those men don't.
Oh wow, men on BP upvoting each others misogyny. Yeah guys unite and stroke your egos with those "precious" internet points.
I'm a woman and think she's an a*s. So what's your reason now to be dismissive of her bad attitude?
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She kicks a ball around a grass field. What's with all the adoration? She's not confidant, she's obnoxious. And that c**p about being underpaid? It's all based on revenue, the women only bring in a tenth of what the men bring in, so actually she's overpaid.
Women brought more revenue the last 3 years. So if it is based on that - they still desrve more payment.
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All you need to do is look at the NFL to see arrogance on full display. Remember OBJ on the Giants? He was so high and mighty and always said how great he was but his performance never backed that up. He was straight up arrogant, bragging and causing problems off the field but couldn't get it together to play. Yet he has a huge fan base, and if he, like so many other male athletes, said he didn't want to go to the White House (even before the invitation was extended), people would not be calling him or his team un-American.
She also didn't say anything about lesbians being superior. You are putting words in her mouth and lying.
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There were also many who agreed that Rapinoe is arrogant, and agree that she is a great soccer player, one of the best out there (she is). She also thinks that her view is the only one that counts, and that everyone who thinks differently should sit down and shut up. That's arrogance.
Yeah, lots of men have that too but apparently it's what makes them strong.
Load More Replies... Isn't it even remotely possible,that jake dislikes her? Maybe it doesn't have to be,with her being a woman, or gay. There is a long list of,American sports male athletes that are,disliked because they come off as cocky or arrogant. Bryce Harper, T.O. Manny Machado, Floyd mayweather, Johnny Football, ......
Did anyone see the footage of her signing a young boy's soccer ball? Let me know if she is not all about herself. https://www.theblaze.com/news/megan-rapinoe-ignores-young-fan
Note to readers: link is to a hateful, homophobic, transphobic, white-supremacist, right wing hate site. If that's your jam, click through.
Load More Replies... I'm honestly shocked that the BP community is actually calling out these smug arrogance of the US women's team. This really is amazing and shows how much anyone who's not a devotee SJW actually dislikes this group of clowns and not because there "Strong Women" but because they truly are obnoxious people.
When you drop your own country's flag, claiming "I deserve this" and swear in front of a large crowd with children, yeah, you're an arrogant a*****e.
Absolutely, I also saw the video of the celebration in New York her and several of her teammates were completely without class and are an embarrassment. The one team member was shouting "Lock up your daughters, lock up your wives because we're coming for them motherf**kers." If a male had said that it would have been all over the news and he would have been pilloried.
Load More Replies... I don't want to hear about, "if a man acted that way..." It has been drilled into our heads for quite a while now that men behaving that way is wrong, and a huge part of "the problem." I won't condemn or support her behavior. She's a champion, and hey...right on. I believe in freedom, and she is free to act however. However, it doesn't support the argument for destroying the patriarchy, if women are just going to act the same way. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss.
You lost me at "meet the new boss". The point of destroying patriarchy is to make thing equal first. The point of feminism is equality, which means women are as much as human as men. And humans behave like humans, they have flaws. Patriarchy established a model in which women are "pure" - caring, giving, modest, virgin, patient, accepting, enduring, forgiving etc. Meanwhile "boys will boys" - aggressive, angry, short tempered, competitive, macho, cocky, slackers, arrogant, horny, drinkers etc. The point is not for women to rule but to be accepted - women can drink, curse, get angry, be horny etc. Just like humans. Becoming better should be a goal of every person, but lets admit first we are all humans and we all have somewhat same strengths and flaws.
Load More Replies... Well, it seems that bp is unable to agree on something, so let us just say that she has nice sunglasses.
Arrogant?.. the US women's soccer team was stacked..a dream team..it scored 13 goals its first game..the coach benched star players to keep them from running up the score and looking bad So there was no need for the celebrations...or the passive aggressive golf clap that followed.. or worse the twerk.. Yes the whole damn team was arrogant.. That is why america hated them
I won't say we hated them. I certainly rooted for them even with all their America haters like Rapinoe playing. But, their celebrations were disgusting. They were sore winner and poor sports. Try that in the NHL and a big fight will start, and the enforcers won't get involved when a star player acts like that. They'll let that player defend themselves. Baseball? You'll get a fastball in your hip or thrown behind your head (not meant to hit you).
Load More Replies... The russian spyware advertisment is still on the frontpage, just saying.
I know the down votes are coming because of this. But she is arrogant, has a foul mouth even in front of kids. As to her skill on the soccer field she is better than most.
Her behavior at the celebration in New York was disgusting. Yes she is a talented athlete but she is a vile, entitled, arrogant person.
Load More Replies... I think she is an arrogant a*****e. If a man acted like her I would think the same way.
Hey Kids ! Tired of being held accountable for your bad behavior ??!! Simply send $19.95 for your 'Get out of embarrassing situations' kit ! Includes phrases such as "I'm gay...and you're homophobic"... and "I'm being oppressed !...you must be a Nazi!"...
Saying I´m gay got me in more trouble honestly lmao
Load More Replies... Her and her team were obliterated by a group of 15 year old boys. Men are not "intimidated" by her strength, they are at a loss of what do do, because men with that degree of arrogance tend to get punched.
Do you really not understand that this wasn't an actual match? It was a scrimmage as part of a larger training program that allows young players to have the experience of being on the field with professional players. No professional team with a shred of dignity is going to crush a bunch of kids. Your obvious negative obsession screams intimidation. And by the way, women's soccer brings in more money than men's soccer now. Pay them.
Load More Replies... Louisa: "It's only arrogance if you can't back it up with action." Yep. Bragging about yourself with superlatives and unfounded claims of singularity _is_ arrogance, and a sign of a dangerous ego disorder. "I am the best at... I don't have a racist bone in my body... no one cares as much as I do about... only I can fix this... "
I don't like obnoxious. Not everyone in the USA is a money grubbing a*****e. Its just that those are the ones making the most noise along with the whining infants who keep looking for someone to blame for their lot in life when they haven't actually researched WHO to take advise from and listen to, to become more of who they were meant to be, and grow beyond the little planter they were initially planted in. I have no tolerance for those who hate America so much, but insist that everything change to suit them instead of moving and doing something besides lumping us all in together with those who are damaging our country. Just because there was a pedophile plumber, a murdering ice cream truck man, or a back stabbing neighbor does not mean that the rest of us are murderers, pedophiles, or back stabbers... Please... For the love of humanity..... Take time to think... Take time to see beyond the big vulgar display of "look at me and how important I am."... Judge not... Act.
She's clearly arrogant and narcissistic. There were more talented women that should have been on the team but weren't allowed because of their religion.
Arrogant...rapino said she'd happily meet with any congressperson.....as long as they agreed with her.. Yes she is a very arrogant person..it is no longer about the team but her and her activism
And as to their ability on the field. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-women’s-national-teams-keep-losing-to-young-boys’-teams Maybe her complaints about the purse size is unjustified like many of her opinions. the Soccer team lost to under 15 year old male teams.
Please read Karin Love’s response to Anthony Locascio.
Load More Replies... This is ridiculous. This is another case of the author twisting somebodys words to spread the fire of gender unequality..... The arrogance comes from the 13-0 win against Thailand with her over the top celebration when she scored USA's 9th goal..... In no sport do you celebrate like that when you have a dominating lead as they did. Man or woman, NO SPORT is that acceptable especially from a Captain. My daughter is smarter then to look at Rapinoe as a role model... Which is why Christine Sinclair is hers :)
I don’t watch soccer, but I saw a clip where they asked if she was looking forward to going to the white house for a visit and she scarfed & said she’s not going to damn White House, which I absolutely loved. On the side note, she does ooze confidence, and she’s very attractive ... there’s just something about her.
I'm a bi female in my late 20's in the USA... I still thinks she's an arrogant asshat sometimes. I'm happy the team won, that's great. I think the other countries are entitled to their opinion on USA's team behavior because I saw some instances where if teams were reversed I would be a pissed off fan. It's fantastic that Megan is confident in her athletic ability and more power too her for using this new found celebrity to platform some things she believes strongly in. but, I'm not going to be bullied by her fan club into agreeing with everything she says or does. that's just insanity. everyone is entitled to an opinion and the ability to express it, but you cant shrug off everyone who doesn't agree with you as some hater who dislikes you because you're gay. no I just don't agree with you. I think in general major athletes make an absurd amount of money so if anything I'd support bringing male athletes salary down closer to female athletes payment and lowering the cost to spectate.
She is arrogant and full of herself and she's disrespectful to the flag and anthem of the country she's from.
Let's get real there was no attack...a man dared to tweets at ms rapino..omg. So ofcourse the white knights had to rush to her defense. Thank god we had their courageous clap backs included in the article. She 33 yrs old.. I think she can respond ( or better yet be the better person...and just ) ignore his comment
Strong woman? My a*s. She's a coward who stomps on her own country's flag. Jake is right. Author is not, summer belongs to Trump.
You guys get over it. You're never going to get that rib back that you offered up so you wouldn't be so lonely in that garden. And you've been blaming women for every single crime that you take part in. Maybe all those "babies daddies" should be the one to give birth. You badass boys couldn't hang.
Isn't it sad and funny how sexist men always describe strong, confident, outspoken women as "arrogant"? Threatened much?
Arrogant...when faced with the fact that the men's teams pull in more revenue...rapino called out fifa to promote the women more and then said the fans need to support women by going to games and buying merch. No mention of sports just being sports without agendas or players doing their part to grow new fan bases ( like men who actually watch sports)... They just want it given to them...why cause the men earned it. If not then they play the gender card and guilt people
How do the men "earned" it? They earned it by not qualifying? Or they earned by having smaller revenue? Check your facts. The other person who wrote a reply posted you a link. From CNN
Load More Replies... She gets up, chooses soccer shoes depending on the conditions and decides on a hair colour. Great credentials as a women role model. Gag.
What about grown men doing that silly dance when they score points with a ball. This woman has class those men don't.
Oh wow, men on BP upvoting each others misogyny. Yeah guys unite and stroke your egos with those "precious" internet points.
I'm a woman and think she's an a*s. So what's your reason now to be dismissive of her bad attitude?
Load More Replies... She kicks a ball around a grass field. What's with all the adoration? She's not confidant, she's obnoxious. And that c**p about being underpaid? It's all based on revenue, the women only bring in a tenth of what the men bring in, so actually she's overpaid.
Women brought more revenue the last 3 years. So if it is based on that - they still desrve more payment.
Load More Replies... All you need to do is look at the NFL to see arrogance on full display. Remember OBJ on the Giants? He was so high and mighty and always said how great he was but his performance never backed that up. He was straight up arrogant, bragging and causing problems off the field but couldn't get it together to play. Yet he has a huge fan base, and if he, like so many other male athletes, said he didn't want to go to the White House (even before the invitation was extended), people would not be calling him or his team un-American.
She also didn't say anything about lesbians being superior. You are putting words in her mouth and lying.
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