Megan Rapinoe’s Sports Hypocrisy

Superstar soccer player Megan Rapinoe affirmed that she is “100 percent supportive of trans inclusion” in athletics. She characterizes legislation preserving women’s sports as a “monstrous” overreaction: “We’re talking about the entire state government coming down on one child in some states, three children in some states.” She further complains that “we’re putting everything through God forbid a trans person be successful in sports.” Rapinoe then invites rebuttal: “Show me the evidence that trans women are taking everyone’s scholarships, are dominating in every sport, are winning every title.”

This threshold is absurdly high: She’s only worried about complete domination, and if that happens, she’s confident “we can figure it out.” Suddenly, the people obsessed with marginalization are only concerned when injustice occurs on a large scale — it is only problematic when all the best female athletes are male.

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Superstar soccer player Megan Rapinoe affirmed that she is “100 percent supportive of trans inclusion” in athletics. She characterizes legislation preserving women’s sports as a “monstrous” overreaction: “We’re talking about the entire state government coming down on one child in some states, three children in some states.” She further complains that “we’re putting everything through God forbid a trans person be successful in sports.” Rapinoe then invites rebuttal: “Show me the evidence that trans women are taking everyone’s scholarships, are dominating in every sport, are winning every title.”

This threshold is absurdly high: She’s only worried about complete domination, and if that happens, she’s confident “we can figure it out.” Suddenly, the people obsessed with marginalization are only concerned when injustice occurs on a large scale — it is only problematic when all the best female athletes are male.