U.S. Women's Soccer has been at the center of political controversy for years, due in large part to the actions and words of Megan Rapinoe, the controversial blue-haired outspoken Left-wing winger.
Rapinoe has long been an activist in support of various liberal causes, but the one that earned her the ire of many was her decision to kneel during the national anthem before a match in September 2016 in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
Guess what? Americans really don't like people hijacking the national anthem to make political statements. Rapinoe continued kneeling for a bit and, in recent years, simply stands during the anthem without the customary respect of holding hand over heart. The stunt has spread to other team members as well.
Megan Rapinoe missed the penalty kick leaving the U.S. team defeated.⚽#USAvSWE #USA #usaswe pic.twitter.com/4nkWyjcGQB
— N3RO (@N3RONEWS) August 6, 2023
You know what Americans REALLY REALLY don't like? People interjecting national anthem activism into sports, especially when they're supposed to be representing the United States.
There was no shortage of scorn for Rapinoe on Elon's X app following the defeat.
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/yOzT5sTxdu
— Esteban Dee-Doh (@DohEsteban) August 6, 2023
Not only did the anti-American WOKE woman's soccer team lose today.
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) August 6, 2023
Megan Rapinoe missed a penalty kick that would have sealed the win for the USA🤣🤣🤣
Talk about a win-win pic.twitter.com/S0hYPWX77E
Many found delight in Rapinoe's failure
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At least we won't have to deal with Rapinoe anymore. She made this team toxic.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) August 6, 2023
Rapinoe shanks the last kick of her anti-American career.
— MissUSA1776 (@real_miss_kim) August 6, 2023
U.S. is out.
Sweet.#FIFAWomensWorldCup #USWNT https://t.co/kKvTRu2IjZ
Others are just sick of her non-soccer nonsense in general. Rapinoe can go into full-time activism now and give the soccer team that represents America back to people who show America respect.
As much distaste I have for Rapinoe, I’m still disappointed. https://t.co/OhzuvrOK2r
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 6, 2023
And then there were those who always want America to win, despite our warts … or Rapinoes.
Can't wait for the inevitable whining from Rapinoe and her clods about people not sufficiently supporting US women's soccer and how un-American that is.
— Boo (@IzaBooboo) August 6, 2023
Oh, it's coming. The derision is about Rapinoe's un-American behavior, and those who have followed her lead - not the USWNT.
But the jokes … the jokes at Rapinoe's expense came fast and furious.
Rapinoe: "I missed the goal by this much" #swevusa #SWEUSA pic.twitter.com/HwSbrO0lsN
— macho bellied (@mibo612) August 6, 2023
Ouch.
— NautPoso 🇮🇪☘️ (@NautPoso) August 6, 2023
LOLOLOL!
— Magills (@magills_) August 6, 2023
It'd be really cool if the USWNT could once again become a team that all Americans could embrace, instead of being a lightning rod for political controversy.
— *****jerZboyMediaUSA**** (@jerZboyUSA) August 6, 2023
What did we just see? LOL.
On a positive note, Ms Rapinoe wants to pack the USWNT with biological males, so they should win everything going forward. https://t.co/0iH3wuAtFZ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 6, 2023
Well now that Rapinoe willed it, they can welcome men into their ranks and win next time.
— Bleu Cheque (@VERBAL_CHANCLA) August 6, 2023
There's your solution to this painful defeat, soccer ladies: Men. It's even Rapinoe-approved!
On the plus side, they lost.
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. & Ally (@HollyBriden) August 6, 2023
Harsh … but fair.
Megan Rapinoe and Sophia Smith taking penalty kicks. pic.twitter.com/r0jTvq4JZM
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) August 6, 2023
That's just brutal.
— anthonybgonzalez (@Agonzo1) August 6, 2023
And we're dead. 💀
— ᴍʏ ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇᴍᴇꜱ🇺🇲 (@MyWillowMemes) August 6, 2023
Bwahaha!
You can't tell a woman to smile more and then yell at her when she does it. https://t.co/YcUzP44VUp
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 6, 2023
Hillary will say that Sweden is an illegitimate winner for the next four years. https://t.co/elKjh4x6Pp
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 6, 2023
LOL. Redsteeze was killing it.
She has a good career waiting for her at USPS since she’s such an expert at air mailing. https://t.co/CLNogu3NrV
— Noam Blum 🚡 (@neontaster) August 6, 2023
The mocking was relentless.
— Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardinal (@RW_Crank) August 6, 2023
Yes, Megan, you do.
People who have had enough of Rapinoe's antics be like …
“I deserve this” pic.twitter.com/ITU6r6QA77
— RŌNIN (@ronin21btc) August 6, 2023
That has to sting.
Last time pic.twitter.com/cPckWeGUd9
— Willem van der Horst (@HorstWillemvd) August 6, 2023
Perhaps U.S. Women's Soccer, for Megan Rapinoe, was too much about Megan Rapinoe, and not enough about the United States.
We wish them every success, going forward, free of the giant distraction that was Megan Rapinoe.
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