{"id":568378,"date":"2021-06-18T21:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T01:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568378"},"modified":"2021-06-18T21:21:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T01:21:54","slug":"decade-old-tweet-has-megan-rapinoe-under-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/decade-old-tweet-has-megan-rapinoe-under-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Decade Old Tweet Has Megan Rapinoe Under Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fdecade-old-tweet-has-megan-rapinoe-under-fire%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=568378&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1181549698-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Cancel culture is a fascinating phenomenon. It never discriminates, and eventually, it will come for each and every one of us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new face of Victoria\u2019s Secret and star of the U.S. women\u2019s national soccer team \u2014 Megan Rapinoe \u2014 came under fire Thursday night as a decade old tweet resurfaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cU look asian with those closed eyes,\u201d Rapinoe wrote in May of 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9213483146067\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@tasha_kai00 u look asian with those closed eyes!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mPinoe\/status\/71342154500423680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rapinoe was replying to an account that no longer exists, though the Independent Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/independentchronicle.com\/megan-rapinoe-blasted-for-decade-old-racial-tweet\/\">reports<\/a> the account belonged to former U.S. soccer player Natasha Kai.<\/p>\n<p><span>The tweet has been gaining attention online, but it doesn\u2019t appear that Rapinoe has addressed the tweet as of now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Just this week, Victoria\u2019s Secret announced a change in the direction of their company, doing away with their \u201cAngels\u201d in favor of <\/span><span>\u201cwomen famous for their achievements and not their proportions.\u201d Rapinoe \u2014 along with a number of other women \u2014 will be the new face of the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Megan Basham of The Daily Wire, Rapinoe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/victorias-secret-replaces-angels-with-megan-rapinoe-other-gender-equity-campaigners\">told<\/a> The New York Times that Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s old way of selling their products was \u201cpatriarchal, sexist, viewing not just what it meant to be sexy but what the clothes were trying to accomplish through a male lens and through what men desired. And it was very much marketed toward younger women.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs a gay woman,\u201d she said, \u201cI think a lot about what we think is sexy, and we are afforded the ability to do that, because I don\u2019t have to wear the traditional sexy thing to be sexy and I don\u2019t think the traditional thing is sexy when it comes to my partner or people I\u2019ve dated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rapinoe has made headlines throughout the years, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/megan-rapinoe-is-a-walking-protest-162416461.html\">saying<\/a> \u201cI\u2019ll probably never sing the national anthem again,\u201d<\/span><span>\u00a0signing a letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/megan-rapinoe-john-legend-lizzo-more-celebs-sign-open-letter-to-defund-police\">demanding<\/a> the \u201cdivestment from police,\u201d and claiming to be \u201cdisrespected and dismissed\u201d because she is a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m a member of the LGBTQ community with pink hair, and where I come from, I could have only dreamed of standing in the position I am today at the White House. I\u2019m also a professional athlete, and I\u2019ve helped \u2013 along with all of my teammates virtually here today, one teammate literally here today \u2013 win four World Cup championships and four Olympic gold medals for the United States,\u201d Rapinoe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/megan-rapinoe-reportedly-worth-millions-claims-she-is-disrespected-and-dismissed-over-gender\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDespite those wins, I\u2019ve been devalued, I\u2019ve been disrespected and dismissed because I am a woman. I\u2019ve been told that I don\u2019t deserve any more than less because I am a woman. You see, despite all the wins, I\u2019m still paid less than men who do the same job that I do,\u201d she continued. \u201cFor each trophy \u2013 of which there are many \u2013 and for each win, for each tie, and for each time that we play, it\u2019s less.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As a member of the woke Left, it\u2019s unclear if Rapinoe will face any repercussions from a tweet sent ten years ago. Fellow leftist Jimmy Kimmel \u2014 who performed in blackface in the 1990\u2019s \u2014 just had a college football bowl game <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/late-night-host-jimmy-kimmel-has-college-football-bowl-game-named-after-him\"><span>named<\/span><\/a><span> after him. The inaugural \u201c<\/span><span>Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl\u201d will be played SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on December 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancel culture is a fascinating phenomenon. 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