Saturday, July 13, 2019

My God, Rapinoe's Attitude Felt Good

"Feminism is not, we know, about women simply aping men’s bad behaviour, but there was a context for Rapinoe’s 'rudeness'. It was a correction to every shuffling, downward-looking, unequal-pay-earning posture adopted by women through the ages. Certainly, a woman who is not only a lesbian but is openly so, unapologetically strutting about in the limelight, had an almost medicinal effect on a culture traumatised by the bigot in Washington. Not even Trump could get away with calling this woman a loser."

"Rapinoe’s detractors on Twitter called her attitude monstrous, a piece of egotism that took away from the team. For many women watching, however, her intent was clear. Rapinoe’s win and her subsequent attitude to winning was, in fact, purely one for the team. My God, it felt good."

– Emma Brockes, The Guardian columnist

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/12/megan-rapinoe-us-football-women-trump