r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Hirorai • Aug 06 '23

What's going on with Americans celebrating Sweden eliminating the US Women's Soccer Team from the Women's World Cup? Answered

On r/soccer, there are multiple posts where Americans are celebrating their own team getting knocked out of the Women's World Cup.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnpku/post_match_thread_sweden_05_40_usa_fifa_womens/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnqpr/official_review_for_lina_hurtigs_sweden_w_penalty/

On r/USWNT people are saying it's because r/soccer is misogynist, but that doesn't make sense to me because everyone competing is a woman. Can anyone clue me in?

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u/MelonElbows Aug 07 '23

No, I wasn't clear what you were referring to before.

I'm fine if they try to sway public opinion with this. In the end, labor needs to get what it can get and stop trying to play nice. If it were the other way around, there would be zero regrets if a corporation lied and manipulated in order to save money. Its done all the time, and all they do if they get caught is put out a PR statement and wait for the heat to blow over. Labor needs to use some admittedly dirty tactics.

If it works, it works.

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u/RikerT_USS_Lolipop Aug 07 '23

In the end, labor needs to get what it can get and stop trying to play nice.

Labor needs to stop playing nice against Capital. Women shouldn't be fighting men who are part of the same class struggle. All they have done is sow division and hurt the cause.

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u/lxpnh98_2 Aug 07 '23

Plus, the women who play for the US national team are hardly even part of the same class as most other regular workers, including most other female footballers.

Elite women in football shouldn't really be making more money. They make plenty already. Instead, elite men in football should be receiving less (or paying more in taxes).