Her answers leave her too vulnerable.Her comments sit on the summit of Mindless Mountain.Her recent sit-down with comedian W.
Kamau Bell proved as much.Megan Rapinoe (15) warms up before the NWSL championship semifinal game against the San Diego Wave FC at Snapdragon Stadium on Nov.5, 2023.
(Ray Acevedo/USA TODAY Sports)MEGAN RAPINOE SAYS WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE FACING 'REGRESSION' OF 'EQUAL RIGHTS' IN NEW KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEWAmong the topics the pair discussed was trans people in women's sports, which Rapinoe has been a staunch advocate for.Here's how it started.Bell: "There's a lot of talk about how damaging trans women are to sports, so I give you credit for not being afraid to stand with trans people of all types, but also trans women in sports."Rapinoe: "I am appalled, I think at just, like, the lack of basic humanity and empathy that people are showing and just the amount of fear and hate, and I just think the silence of athletes is a lot."A Camas High cross country runner, who switched from the boys team to the girls team midseason, stands at the start line of a girls race in at the Nike Hole in the Wall XC Invitational.(OutKick)WASHINGTON HS GIRLS BLAST MALE ATHLETE PARTICIPATING IN TRACK MEET: 'DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S RIGHT OR FAIR'Basic humanity and empathy? Fear and hate? One could just as easily argue — or better yet, more convincingly argue — that she lacks empathy toward the women and girls who are losing competitions or sharing locker rooms with biological males.
Last week, I saw a girl forfeit her cross country season because she chose not to race against a boy.She wasn't giddy about this.
She broke down in tears while hugging her mother.Does Rapinoe feel empathy for her?As for athletes being silent? Megan might want to take that as a sign.
It's probably not that they're afraid to stand with her on this issue — it's that they likely disagree with her, as do most Americans.And unlike Rapinoe, who can't lose a spot to a male, these athletes a...