Ok the Hottest Take tonight has got to be you can only criticize the uswnt if you also cheer for and support them. Like that is An Opinion.
Also yes if they only advocate for white women then that’s Bad and should be called out and brought up when talking about all the work the team did, bc if it’s only for white women then actually yes it is Not Good.
I’m not allowed to citicize the pens for going to the whitehouse either cuz I never cheered for them either
I am not trying to erase their past battles for equality, but if your advocacy doesn’t include people of color then your advocacy does nothing but add to the alienation of people of color that’s not even my opinion that’s literally what I’ve learned from listening to Black women and activists
within the same system, white women will benefit and be protected while women of color will not. that cannot be ignored.
trump is racist. his policies are racist. that also cannot be ignored. his beliefs, his actions, and his current position of president of our fucking country puts women of color and people of color in danger. showing support of that, even by showing up for a traditional photo op with him, shows disregard for everyone who is not like them.
feminism that only benefits white women just simply isn’t good enough. advocacy that only benefits white women isn’t enough. I’m not trying to erase their past efforts for equality, I simply expect better by this point and I’m disappointed.
that’s why I’m upset about this team going to the White House
Some good twitter reactions to the USWNT deciding to go to the Whitehouse. And before anyone thinks they’re being forced to do this, I think we can safely say after #BeBoldForChange and their Olympic gold medal win, that no one can make them do anything right now, many other athletes aren’t going, and I don’t know how else Duggan’s agent saying in an official statement “everyone wanted to go” could be interpreted.
Unfortunately this is very real. Although just to clarify, because this post is circulating mostly among the women’s soccer fandom on here, it is the US women’s ice hockey team. It’s only mentioned at the top and then not again, so it’s easy to miss.
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