"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
