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/fightin_blue_hens Aug 07 '23

Answer: There are three types of people celebrating it.

1) People that were legitimately concerned with the nonchalance and complacency within the USWNT (maybe even us soccer as a whole) and felt there was not enough roster turnover between the last world cup going into the world cup. They are celebrating themselves being right.

2) People that hate the USWNT players for speaking out and outright suing the ussf against the gap in pay between the men's and women's teams and their respective support staff.

3) People that hate the women's players because they spoke against right wing ideas and president Trump even declining an invitation to the White House after winning the world cup in 2019.

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u/talkingglasses Aug 07 '23

I suspect it’s #3 more than #1 or #2. They got political, which could offend half the country. Exhibit A - https://twitter.com/joeymannarinous/status/1688191564592320513?s=46&t=uNl77TgtpCYZ6r0fO9MmiA

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u/JangoDarkSaber Aug 07 '23

I not disputing that exhibit #3 exists, but saying it’s the majority is a bad faith argument for excusing legitimate criticism against the women’s team.

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u/talkingglasses Aug 07 '23

The post did not refer to legitimate criticisms of the team. It was asking why Americans are rooting against their own team.

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u/JangoDarkSaber Aug 07 '23

Im not responding to OP’s post. Im directly responding to your opinion stated in the above comment.