Tag: #MeganRapinoe

The U.S. Women’s National Team following their 2015 Women’s World Cup Win at a White House celebration. Megan Rapinoe, bottom-center, contributed to a second consecutive Cup victory again this year. / Image via The White House. Yesterday, The New York Times Magazine released a far-ranging interview with soccer star Megan Rapinoe. In it, America’s recently anointed meme queen, winner of the 2019 World Cup Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards (for her performance as top goal-scorer and best player of...

Credit: Megan Rapinoe Instagram The BBC has received intense backlash after they asked a question within a now-deleted tweet about American soccer star Megan Rapinoe that people deemed as homophobic. The question centered around an article about Megan, 34, titled “Why is America’s newest hero so polarising?” It was issued by the @BBCWorld Twitter account who also asked, “Megan Rapinoe: Can a pink-haired lesbian be an American hero?” above the link. This did not sit well with social media users who clapped...

Image via Instagram @mrapinoe Megan Rapinoe is doubling down on her stance against U.S. President Donald Trump. The World champion soccer player has been having an on-again, off-again battle with Trump for most of the year. It started when Rapinoe shared her distaste for the Trump Administration during a cover-shoot in January. She said that when her team won the World Cup and were invited to the White House, she would not be attending. “I’m not going to the f—— White House,”...