Posted on 08/16/2021 5:02:56 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Hope Solo is not exactly in agreement with her former U.S. Women’s National Team player Megan Rapinoe’s political activism and accused the famous midfielder of “bullying” fellow team members into taking a knee at games.
In an interview with soccer website Goal.com for its program “All of US: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Show,” Solo said she didn’t agree with the current USWNT captain’s decision to bring politics onto the pitch. “I think the rhetoric surrounding this team has been both divisive and inclusive. I guess it’s kind of where we are in politics in this day and age,” Solo said.
Solo continued, “I think the kneeling thing can be very divisive. I’ve seen Megan Rapinoe almost bully players into kneeling because she really wants to stand up for something in her particular way.”
Solo was referring to ongoing controversy within the USWNT and larger U.S. Soccer Federation regarding how teams are required to conduct themselves during the national anthem at games. Rapinoe and several other current USWNT opted to kneel during the anthem in games last year, but not everyone decided to do so — including forward Carli Lloyd.
It’s unclear what Solo is talking about regarding watching Rapinoe bully people; there’s evidence to prove that clearly not everyone on the USWNT was “bullied” into kneeling at games because a few players opted to still stand. There’s also no proof that these players faced backlash privately or publicly for doing so.
Solo also hasn’t played on the USWNT with Rapinoe since the year she retired in 2016.
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Nobody can “bully“ anyone into anything; you either choose to do it, or you choose not to do it. It’s a choice; there’s consequences to either action, but it’s always a choice. And if someone gets in your face you push them out of your face. And if they persist in getting in your face you make them understand that it’s going to be painful if they persist in getting in your face. By any means necessary
I was bullied in boot camp - by the Company Commander - it’s good I didn’t take your advice
All I recall of the woman’s soccer team was that the number 10 player never kneeled when the anthem was played, and scored the winning goal for their bronze medal.
Her opinion is the most unique I have heard, but also quite common these days.
(see what I did there?)
Just because some players ended up standing doesn’t mean they weren’t bullied. It just means that they resisted the bullying.
Surprise! Leftist democrats are bullies.
Bully dyke.
Understood-but I’d think that’s a little different from some angry lesbian soccer player..
Sorry to hear that.
You’re killin’ me, Smalls!
😂 😂 😂
She retired.
She didn't cut off all contact with her friends and former teammates, you brain-dead Yahoo newspuppet.
We’ll, maybe this is an opportunity for cautious optimism for Ms. Solo, who frankly has had some personal issues.
Who knows, maybe having to be on the USWNT with someone like Megan Rapinoe really bugged her more than anyone knew.
Maybe she’s now going forward and things are going better for her.
Or maybe not. The judges will be along to judge her like even right about now.
A bully lesbian? Say it ain’t so.
Rapinoe is almost single-handedly responsible for killing women’s soccer. The USWNT had huge support and following after their World Cup win, although they started to get wonky then. Nonetheless, unlike the WNBA, women’s soccer had a lot of good will and could have really built a big following, but then led mostly by Rapinoe, they went woke and it all came crashing to earth. I seriously doubt women’s soccer will ever recover.
Megan Rapinoe is the Jane Fonda of our times.
She should ask Jane how things will be for her dumb ass 10, 20,30,40 years from now.
If she has any children, they will have to change their name.
That is Carli Lloyd, and she’s the only player on the team that I respect.
Fascinating this appeared in Yahoo “News”. Over the years, Yahoo’s mission has been to advance the Leftist cause and downplay divisions within their ranks. Never thought I would see a Yahoo article making “the purple haired woman who played so poorly in the Olympics” look bad.
Ah! The Chrissy Teigen bully branding.
No one really likes Mean Girls anymore. The Cancel Culture has spoken.
I wonder how much Rapinoe’s antics have cost her and her teammates in advertising deals.
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