Posted on 07/22/2023 11:58:55 AM PDT by george76
That’s a good point, before we jump to condemn these girls, maybe they’re just acting as usual, no malice intended.
99% of all athletes in America keep their mouth shut during the anthem. This is just looking for a reason to get upset.
They’d prefer saluting the rainbow flag and singing something by k.d. lang.
Their coach needs to teach then to stand for the flag and to raise their right hand over their heart for the national anthem. If they fail to do that, suspend them until they understand. If the coach cannot do that, fire the coach.
Cause they get paid to. And they want to win the biggest trophy in the sport. Same thing that motivates most athletes in international competition.
Colin Kaepernick can do what he wants to do. Now he's out of NFL. But the players who are on the national team represents the U.S. We are not holding them accountable.
Disappointed.
I never root against the USA, even if the athletes feel entitled, privileged, and feel no visible sense of gratitude.
That said, have any of the team members or coaches or sponsors quibbled with Miss Rapinoe's hatred of America or Miss Rapinoe's statement endorsing men competing in womens' sports?
Accountable for what exactly? You can look up any anthem playing for any sporting event in the US for DECADES and the vast majority of athletes will NOT be singing. That’s just not how it is here. So why is it suddenly a problem for the USWNT? They’re doing exactly what YOUR favorite sports team has been doing your ENTIRE LIFE (assuming the math works out). That’s the American sports way.
I'll still root for the men's national team. The male players are still patriotic.
For the Women's World Cup, I'll root for a team outside the West. How about Mexico or Brazil?
hope they all break a leg........
If you play on the national team, all the eyes are on you. And you represent your country.
Colin Kaepernick played for San Francisco so that was different.
And Megan Rapinoe is on the national team so we are seeing the women's national team as the anti-American team.
I’ll bet the eighth graders that beat them would sing along.
However, soccer is a little different. It is customary that players sing their national anthem in international tournaments. Is it a huge deal the American women mostly didn't sing? No, but it is notable in the larger context of international soccer.
But AGAIN American athletic tradition is that pregame anthem is met with game face. That’s how it’s always been. Our athletes “represent” our country by looking tough and ready. So what is the problem with them doing WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING YOUR WHOLE LIFE?
National teams ARE professional sports teams outside the Olympics. They are paid to play. And in most sports there are often members of the team who “transferred” to the country either because their home country didn’t pick them, or because their home country isn’t any good at the sport and they want to win. International sports is rife with people “representing” country X who weren’t born there, don’t live there, and mostly never go there.
Every country has their thing. America’s is into the game face for pre-game anthems. Singing is for winners at trophy ceremonies. So no it’s not notable. It’s not a deal at all. It’s just people looking for reasons to get mad.
From my earlier comment...
...have any of the team members or coaches or sponsors quibbled with Miss Rapinoe's hatred of America or Miss Rapinoe's statement endorsing men competing in womens' sports?
Maybe they have, I don't follow it that closely. It would be interesting to learn.
Imagine if Megan Rapinoe pulled that stunt with the Russian national team. Or the Saudi national team. Her @$$ would be kicked. And sent to the gulag.
It’s just not cool to be patriotic because, patriarchy or something. People used to be proud of their religion. If they are still religious, you’d almost never know it. Same thing, the Left has removed all coolness from the things that made America great. Apparently, the present generation of kids think it’s a crime to misgender someone. Lord help us.
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