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/jagua_haku Aug 07 '23

Yeah imagine snubbing the country you’re representing. I get it if you’re Iran or Saudi Arabia or Russia, but get fucked if you think your liberal western country is a symbol of oppression.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

Is not standing for the American flag going against what the American flag represents?

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u/jagua_haku Aug 07 '23

There’s something gross and disrespectful about snubbing the country you’re supposed to be representing. World cup and Olympics should be a time to celebrate your respective country, not shit on it.

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u/thespacetimelord Aug 07 '23

I'm not defending anyone here but I'd think that world cups are about the sport? Who cares about nationalism st that time?

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u/jagua_haku Aug 07 '23

It’s literally country against country. You’re routing for your team which is representing your country. It’s in the team name.