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nocoincidences

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8. After reading several articles
Wed Jun 12, 2019, 10:55 AM
Jun 2019

criticizing the US team for enjoying their victory, I am detecting some disturbing issues about the critics whose opinions are being brought here (not the DUers).

First, it is a team of strong women, enjoying their freedom to excel. This team is paid way less than their male counterparts who are not even close to being as skillful. How dare they enjoy being so good? These women are what the Feminist movement of the Seventies worked hard to achieve.

There were no female construction workers, female doctors were a rarity, and I know this because I was in charge of finding women in diverse jobs for a Feminist celebration. Good freaking luck to me! I found an old dyke who was a goatherder, and was pretty proud of that, actually.

Don't you think Iranian and Afghani women wish they could be in the position to celebrate like the US women did?

For some reason people are fixated on goal 9, they shouldn't have enjoyed goal 9-13. Then I figured out that goal 9 was made by Megan Rapinoe, who refused to sing the National Anthem for political reasons that she stated very clearly before the tournament. Also, that she won't be going to the Whitehouse after they win. Feels like nasty ratfucking under there somewhere.

No team in this tournament needs sympathy and gentle handling. They are the best teams in the world.They all came here to win because they are good and believe in themselves and their ability to win. You respect that by playing your best in every game.

Think very hard about throwing shit at this team, because it reminds me a lot of criticizing Dems when the focus should be Repubs.

Here's one of those mean old players mistreating her opponent:
















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USA 13 Thailand 0 [View all] nocoincidences Jun 2019 OP
I think the "other" World Cup should be called... 3catwoman3 Jun 2019 #1
PLEASE DO NOT PUT SCORES IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE!!!!! poli-junkie Jun 2019 #2
Oops! nocoincidences Jun 2019 #5
Thirteen goals is a bloodbath awesomerwb1 Jun 2019 #3
I loved rownesheck Jun 2019 #4
13-0 bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #6
On one hand, goal differential is a tiebreaker... caraher Jun 2019 #7
After reading several articles nocoincidences Jun 2019 #8
One other thing. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2019 #9
Thank you! nocoincidences Jun 2019 #10
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