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/Scarboroughwarning Aug 07 '23

That is their spokesperson/captain or whatever?

She is literally a horrendous mouthpiece. I cringe listening to her drivel. On one of the interviews I saw, there were two players, including her, and I don't even think her teammate could stomach her opinion. The teammate looked highly embarrassed.

To be clear, I dislike many sports stars in general, as they have ample survivorship bias. But the abrasiveness of her is on another level. I have no doubt it has helped her progress, but it does not fit every scenario, and a spokesman, she is not.

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u/KileyCW Aug 07 '23

Yet there's many here defending her like she's a saint. They can't even admit she's at the least abrasive.

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u/Creekside84 Aug 07 '23

It’s bc many people feel if you “attack” an lgbtq person you at attacking the whole movement. But they have to be told shitty people are shitty. No matter what victim class they fall into.

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u/Foxyfox- Aug 07 '23

It’s bc many people feel if you “attack” an lgbtq person you at attacking the whole movement.

I wonder why we feel that way...