{"id":2009224,"date":"2023-08-23T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-claims-there-is-huge-backlash-against-women-in-the-us\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:01:47","slug":"megan-rapinoe-claims-there-is-huge-backlash-against-women-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-claims-there-is-huge-backlash-against-women-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Rapinoe asserts significant gender bias in the US."},"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%2Fmegan-rapinoe-claims-there-is-huge-backlash-against-women-in-the-us%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=2009224&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>Retired Athlete\u2063 Megan Rapinoe Highlights Backlash Against Women in the United States<\/h2>\n<p>Renowned athlete and activist\u200d Megan Rapinoe recently spoke out\u2062 about \u200dthe significant backlash faced by women in the United \u2064States. \u200bDrawing from her\u200c own \u2063experiences and \u2062those of \u2062her former teammates, Rapinoe shed light on \u2063the criticism they have \u2063endured over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe, who played for the U.S. women&#8217;s soccer team, recalled their elimination\u200b from the FIFA World Cup\u200b earlier this year. \u200cIt was during \u200da game against Sweden when \u2063Rapinoe missed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mexican-fans-hurl-bottles-homophobic-insults-at-u-s-mens-team-during-contentious-soccer-match\/\" title=\"WATCH: Mexican Fans Hurl Bottles, \u2018Homophobic\u2019 Insults At U.S. Men\u2019s Team During Contentious Soccer Match\">penalty kick<\/a>, leading to their defeat.\u200c She expressed that this setback seemed to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-small-business-owners-protest-state-mandated-curfews\/\" title=\"South Korea: Small Business Owners Protest State-Mandated Curfews\">eagerly anticipated<\/a> \u200bby conservatives, stating that\u200b &#8220;everybody on the right&#8221; had been waiting for her\u200d team to \u200bstumble.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing the Backlash<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;One thing that America\u2062 does really well\u2062 is backlash,&#8221; Rapinoe emphasized. She pointed out the overturning of Roe v.\u200c Wade \u2064and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-claims-there-is-huge-backlash-against-women-in-the-us\/\" title=\"Megan Rapinoe asserts significant gender bias in the US.\">ongoing debate surrounding\u2064 transgender athletes<\/a> in sports as examples of\u2064 the backlash against women in society.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe also responded to\u200b criticism from former President Donald Trump, who claimed that the team&#8217;s loss \u200dreflected the state of \u200dthe nation and accused the players of\u200b being openly hostile to America. Dismissing Trump&#8217;s statements as \u2062a collection of &#8220;hit words and hot-button\u2064 words,&#8221; \u2063Rapinoe asserted that they lacked coherence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, just in general, the way that our team was spoken about over the course of the tournament, it was fake,&#8221; Rapinoe stated, highlighting the unfair portrayal of her team.<\/p>\n<h3>Standing\u200b Strong<\/h3>\n<p>In July, the U.S. \u200dwomen&#8217;s \u2062soccer team faced criticism for their behavior during the national anthem before \u2063the World Cup&#8217;s \u200cfirst game. Several \u200bplayers stood stone-faced without placing their hands over their \u2063hearts.\u2062 Rapinoe,\u2063 in addition, expressed her support for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-making-sports-docuseries-including-megan-rapinoe\/\" title=\"Netflix produces sports docuseries featuring Megan Rapinoe.\">transgender \u2063athletes<\/a>, stating that she would welcome them\u2062 onto the U.S. \u2062women&#8217;s\u200d national team.<\/p>\n<p>Following the World\u2063 Cup loss, Rapinoe \u200creleased a statement expressing \u200cher\u2062 gratitude for the\u200c opportunity to \u2064represent the U.S. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powells-georgia-emergency-declaratory-judgment-demands-seizure-of-every-voting-machine-in-state\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell's Georgia Emergency Declaratory Judgment Demands Seizure of Every Voting Machine in State\">recently announced<\/a> her retirement from soccer,\u2064 marking the end of her illustrious career that included four \u2063World Cup appearances.<\/p>\n<p>In her retirement statement, Rapinoe expressed \u200bpride in her team and their accomplishments, \u2062describing them as &#8220;so very special.&#8221; She\u200b reassured fans that the team\u2063 would continue \u2063to be in capable hands, just as it always \u2062has been \u2062and \u2063always will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Rapinoe, a retired athlete and activist, highlighted a significant backlash against women in the US. 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