{"id":1969261,"date":"2023-07-10T23:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T03:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-on-rapinoe-welcoming-trans-athletes-classic-case-of-virtue-signaling\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T23:39:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T03:39:01","slug":"gaines-on-rapinoe-welcoming-trans-athletes-classic-case-of-virtue-signaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-on-rapinoe-welcoming-trans-athletes-classic-case-of-virtue-signaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaines calls Rapinoe&#8217;s support for trans athletes &#8216;virtue signaling.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgaines-on-rapinoe-welcoming-trans-athletes-classic-case-of-virtue-signaling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969261&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Championship Swimmer Slams Megan Rapinoe for Virtue Signaling<\/h2>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gaines-slams-bidens-proposed-title-ix-changes-were-denying-objective-truth\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gaines slams Biden\u2019s proposed Title IX changes: \u2018We\u2019re denying objective truth\u2019\">championship swimmer turned women\u2019<\/a>s sports advocate, Riley Gaines, has strongly criticized U.S. women&#8217;s soccer star Megan Rapinoe, accusing her of engaging in &#8220;classic virtue signaling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent statement, Rapinoe expressed her full support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">transgender athletes<\/a> joining the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team, even if it means replacing a biological woman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s actually someone who fought for women in sports. She fought for equal pay, she fought for equal access, equal resources \u2014 all of those things in comparison to the women\u2019s U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-womens-soccer-player-explains-why-team-is-finally-standing-for-national-anthem\/\" title=\"U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Player Explains Why Team Is Finally Standing For National Anthem\">national soccer team<\/a> to the men\u2019s,\u201d Gaines told Fox News Tonight. \u201cNow she is undermining her fight entirely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaines further criticized Rapinoe, highlighting her retirement announcement earlier in the week, suggesting that her support for transgender athletes is merely an attempt to appear kind and inclusive, while actually being exclusive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd notice how earlier this week she announced her retirement. So, she\u2019s done playing. This is a classic case of virtue signaling,\u201d Gaines added. \u201cShe wants to be seen as kind. She wants to be seen as inclusive, but it is not inclusive what she\u2019s fighting for \u2014 it\u2019s actually exclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaines argued that Rapinoe&#8217;s stance on welcoming biological males who identify as females onto women&#8217;s teams is detrimental to the very female athletes that women&#8217;s sports were created to protect. She emphasized that this issue is not limited to one sport or one country, but rather a global phenomenon that is eroding the integrity of women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s happening at every sport, every division, every level, in every state, all across the world, really, in every country. To deny that is entirely disingenuous,\u201d Gaines said, noting that those who disagree are often silenced.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaines also criticized Rapinoe for labeling anyone who disagrees with her as bigots or anti-trans, asserting that biology should not be equated with bigotry and that Rapinoe&#8217;s rhetoric contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-on-rapinoe-welcoming-trans-athletes-classic-case-of-virtue-signaling\/\" title=\"Gaines calls Rapinoe's support for trans athletes 'virtue signaling.'\">silencing opposing viewpoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey are silenced because of messages like Rapinoe\u2019s, who says you\u2019re a bigot if you think this. You\u2019re anti-trans if you think this. Well, that\u2019s not true. Biology is not bigotry, and Megan is a contributing factor in people being silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaines expressed her concern for the well-being of female athletes, particularly in physical contact sports like soccer, and questioned how many girls need to suffer before the integrity of women&#8217;s sports is restored.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHow many girls have to be exploited in a locker room? How many girls have to lose out on opportunities before people \u2014 feminists like Megan Rapinoe \u2014 care?\u201d Gaines questioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former champion swimmer Riley Gaines criticized Megan Rapinoe, accusing her of virtue signaling. Rapinoe expressed her support for transgender athletes joining the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team, even if they replaced biological women. 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