During the parade, women’s soccer legend and political activist Megan Rapinoe laughed off questions about girls being forced to compete against boys in sports.
Rapinoe was seen driving a convertible BMW with her partner Sue Bird during the Pride Parade in Seattle, Washington, where she reportedly served as the grand marshal of the parade, which was also led by the Boy Scouts of America. Out kick.
As she was literally paraded through the progressive city, Rapinoe was asked by reporter Katie Daviscourt about losing to teenagers in a 2017 scrimmage.
“Why doesn’t she give the same opportunities to young girls who look up to her?”
“The US women’s soccer team was famously defeated by high school boys. Do you think it’s really fair for those same boys to compete in women’s sports?” Daviscourt asked.
Rapinoe responded with a laugh and began taking a sip of her drink from a red plastic cup.
“Do you think that’s fair?” the reporter continued. “Why should transgender people have to compete with young girls? Don’t you think that would hurt them?”
As reporters tried to get answers from the retired footballer, security personnel repeatedly tried to block her camera, eventually turning the distraction into dance moves.
Daviscourt later questioned how Rapinoe’s career would have fare if she had been forced to compete against men.
“Megan is a fantastic soccer player and has a chance to save the women’s sport,” the reporter told The Blaze News. “The best team in the world at the time couldn’t beat 14-year-old boys, so why did they think it was fair for boys their age to compete against girls who were at a much lower level?”
“Megan was lucky enough to not have to compete with boys growing up, which may have changed the trajectory of her career. Why wouldn’t she want to give young girls who look up to her the same opportunity?” the reporter added.
Daviscourt was referring to a training match between the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and Major League Soccer team FC Dallas’ under-15 academy in 2017.
The boys defeated the adult girls 5-2. CBS Sports report.
One of the boys photograph The player at that time was Tanner Tessman, who has been playing professionally for FC Dallas since 2020. The 22-year-old Tessman currently plays for Venezia FC in the Italian top league.
Tesman helped the club achieve promotion to the top division of Italian football. Seven Goals 2023-2024 season.
The Birmingham, Alabama native is worth $7.5 million, according to his website. Transfer Markt He moved to the Italian club in 2021 for a transfer fee of just under $4 million.
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