Smug Megan Rapinoe goes on unhinged rant, attacks Riley Gaines and Sophie Cunningham over women's sports
Speaking on her "Why Are You Like This?" podcast — a question sports fans have been asking about her for years — the former USWNT star went after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and OutKick's own Riley Gaines after the two posed for a photo following the Fever's game against the Minnesota Lynx.Rapinoe supports allowing biological males to compete in women's sports, yet frames women who object, and even athletes who simply stand beside them, as the villains.MEGAN RAPINOE SAYS EFFORTS TO BAR TRANS ATHLETES FROM WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE 'ATTACK ON WOMEN IN SOCIETY'"I want to address the controversy that is happening right now around trans women in sports," Rapinoe opened."As you know, I've talked about this a lot and will continue to keep talking about this."Riley Gaines and Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham pose for a photo following Sunday's game at Target Center against the Minnesota Lynx.(Riley Gaines/XX-XY Athletics)Riley Gaines holds a sign thanking Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham for speaking out to protect women's sports.
(Riley Gaines/XX-XY Athletics)She went straight after Cunningham, a fan-favorite WNBA guard now popular with young girls across the country.Cunningham's big offense? Posing for a picture with Gaines, an athlete who watched female swimmers get robbed of trophies by a biological male and pledged to stop it from happening to anyone else.In fact, when Gaines attended that game, arena security singled her out as the only person in the building forced to put down a simple sign supporting Cunningham ("Sophie thank you - a Girl Mom").That selective censorship shows just how directly Gaines and Cunningham are running counter to the WNBA's enforced agenda."I don't know Sophie, so I can only project what I see about her beliefs based on her actions, and seeing a picture of her with Riley Gaines after the game told me everything I need to know about what's happening," Rapinoe scoffed.Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird pose for a photo during the 20...