Megan Rapinoe says womens sports are facing regression of equal rights in new Kamala Harris interview

The former vice president is right back at it, laughing it up with friends, discussing her future in politics, and avoiding any and all difficult questions she does not have prepared answers to.On Thursday, Harris joined former US women’s soccer player and political activist Megan Rapinoe for a fawning new interview on "Why Are You Like This?" where she touched on important questions, like, "Why are you so amazing?"SMUG MEGAN RAPINOE GOES ON UNHINGED RANT, ATTACKS RILEY GAINES AND SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM OVER WOMEN'S SPORTSFormer US women's national team player Megan Rapinoe gave her take on the US men's team's World Cup loss to Belgium.(Photo by Soobum Im/USSF/Getty Images))"You could do anything, you’re brilliant, and you’re talented, and you’re beautiful, and you’re smart, and you’re funny and you’re all these things," Rapinoe said in an incredible moment of journalism.
The context for this question is Rapinoe's wondering why Harris chose to go into politics because she would be reminded that she’s "still a woman" and "still black."Her answer? Well, not much.Determination, enjoying hard work, and some barrier breaking, of course.
As for her upbringing, Harris said that she was taken to "marches" in a "stroller" by her parents, which she associates with her educational and political choices later on.While the interview is light on important topics around women’s sports, Rapinoe couldn’t help herself when talking about her own experiences and what we’ve supposedly lost since her playing career ended.Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the State of the People POWER Tour opening ceremony on June 6, 2025 in Los Angeles, Calif.(Mario Tama/Getty Images)"I’m thinking about my own experience being a female athlete, and I went through, in the prime of my career, just the most historic time in women’s sports," she said.
"I mean, it was crazy in the best ways.We saw a huge amount of progress, which has led into a pretty significant regressio...