Canada shocks U.S. in semis, will play for Olympic gold in women's soccer

Go Sweden wrote:

ps - Get woke. Go Broke.

Let's see. The gold medal game is between the woke Swedes and the woke Canadiens, both of whom kneeled with the Americans before their games.

And the bronze medal game is between the woke Americans and the Aussies, who I believe do something before the game to show solidarity with the Indigenous People who have historically been mistreated in their country.

Woke's gonna win, anyway you cut it.

Perch wrote:

I can understand why some people might dislike the opinions of some of the players but I can’t understand the delight some people get from seeing the team lose. Nor can I understand how some people fail to see how all the attention paid to those opinions detracts from the team’s performance. If another country decides to kneel in solidarity with the US’s protest that hardly compares to living and breathing that protest every practice, every game, every day.

Because when you make a disrespectful, arrogant, a-hole of yourself, you should EXPECT that people enjoy when you fall flat on your face.

Skippy Bean wrote:

C. C. Writer wrote:

Only, that's not the factual. America is the least racist county in the world. But because mental midgets want perfection, they insult the country and perpetuate false narratives. (Notice how I disagreed with you but I didn't insult you?)

America is one of the most racist nations in the world . You sound like a non 🧳 traveller .

Incorrect. I have traveled to many countries. I've lived in Asia, Europe and South America. I am, in fact, a minority, as well.

The Grim Reaper wrote:

Go Sweden wrote:

ps - Get woke. Go Broke.

Let's see. The gold medal game is between the woke Swedes and the woke Canadiens, both of whom kneeled with the Americans before their games.

And the bronze medal game is between the woke Americans and the Aussies, who I believe do something before the game to show solidarity with the Indigenous People who have historically been mistreated in their country.

Woke's gonna win, anyway you cut it.

You are a dope. Everyone takes a knee as a formality now. Like saying grace before dinner….oh wait. You think either club (Sweden/Canada) gives a turd about social justice?

Start scouring.

Perch wrote:

I can understand why some people might dislike the opinions of some of the players but I can’t understand the delight some people get from seeing the team lose. Nor can I understand how some people fail to see how all the attention paid to those opinions detracts from the team’s performance. If another country decides to kneel in solidarity with the US’s protest that hardly compares to living and breathing that protest every practice, every game, every day.

It goes deeper than this…soccer is not well liked by most Americans. In the US soccer is dominated by upper middle class suburban white kids, due to the expensive club system. What should really be a game for everyone is just not in the US and at the high school level and above it is a pretty exclusive sport in the sense that unless you’ve been playing club soccer for many years the typical kid won’t be able to make the high school team. This is one of the (many) reasons the US men’s team doesn’t do very well internationally (lots and lots of talented kids are left out).

So on top of that you add what is perceived by Americans as a bunch of privileged, grown, white women, who came up through the pay-to-play system in the US, demanding more money and it leaves little for the typical American to root for.

another perspective wrote:

another perspective wrote:

It's funny reading all the posters saying "haha this is what happens when you go woke"

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Maybe the Canadians didn't get the memo?

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And they'll be playing Sweden for gold.

That Sweden. A kneeling "woke" team is going to win gold lol.

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/07/21/tokyo-take-knee-players-athletes-olympics_wide-1b432b5099e4332986345baafad828a38b41d276.jpg

You're absolutely right. Too bad they forgot to read the part of the memo stating in order to not be phony and fake instead of kneeling they should stop perpetrating stereotypes, recognize their inherent racism and give up their starting spot to players with darker skin and hair color. You know giving the only reason they got to that point only because of privilege.

+1 for the factual post. It's amazing how no one care to point out the discrepancy between facts and feelings.

I’m inclined to think that it’s not a privilege issue but an issue of there being more fame and MONEY in sports like American football and BB. The elite athletes in those two sports would probably be outstanding soccer players too. I do agree with you though that soccer isn’t popular with many Americans.

And as I said previously, I can understand the dislike for some members of the team (or even the sport itself) but I can’t understand the gloating and joy some exhibit about the loss. I guess I’m not as emotionally invested in the success/failure of athletes as some people are.

agree bro, other affluent countries are catching up. However I think the main problem is the USWNT’s current lineup is geriatric, Rapinoe, Lloyd et al, average age 31 for Olympics lineup, They need a major overhaul/housecleaning to get these elderlies out and some young blood back in.

Keep this up and we’re looking at replacing the team doc w a geriatrician bros.

If you appreciate the freedoms we have, then extend them to athletes who seek to protest racial conditions in this country. If you appreciate high quality soccer players, then accord them to this repeat World Cup champion. They've had letdowns in the Olympics before and will again, but they're still easily the best team. It hurt to lose their coach. And in this game, they lost their top notch goalie early. They also repeatedly were called for off-sides or would have scored a lot more goals in the tournament.

zxcvczxv wrote:

If you appreciate the freedoms we have, then extend them to athletes who seek to protest racial conditions in this country. If you appreciate high quality soccer players, then accord them to this repeat World Cup champion. They've had letdowns in the Olympics before and will again, but they're still easily the best team. It hurt to lose their coach. And in this game, they lost their top notch goalie early. They also repeatedly were called for off-sides or would have scored a lot more goals in the tournament.

How people who have never experienced racial "conditions?" Protest something they have no clou about? How can players who never got paid less than their male counterparts, protest for unequal pay? What metrics do you use to rate high quality soccer players?

DarkSpeedWorks Is Annoying wrote:

STEVE THE ADDICT ^^^^^^^------- wrote:

That's what happens when you go (FAKE) WOKE. USA MENS BASKETBALL: YOUR NEXT HAHAHA.

You’re

The Canadian Women's Soccer team is real woke, not fake woke.

While there are plenty of androgynous haircuts on the field and sidelines, this athlete is the latest cause célèbre making headlines:

CO Coach - I think you nailed it. One of the externalities of having the sport dominated by well off privileged kids is that the parents in the club system are often insufferable. My niece is married to a former D1 All American, and he coaches a top tier youth travel team as a second job. The parents - although not all - by and large misbehave, ranting and raving over playing time and style of play. Both Moms and Dads. Upper middle class people are used to getting their way. Ironically, he switched from coaching boys to girls because the antics of the parents and the boys were worse than the girls! Although anecdotal, this behavior doesn't help the sport, which doesn't have the advantage of over a century of history like little league baseball (where parents are no treat either). I don't care one way or another about Rapinoe, and have some empathy for some of her family challenges, but she is not a public intellectual and her ability to convey her message is dependent on the team being successful.

macdaddy, the wrote:

STEVE THE ADDICT ^^^^^^^------- wrote:

That's what happens when you go (FAKE) WOKE. USA MENS BASKETBALL: YOUR NEXT HAHAHA.

Cheering against America is very American.

Cheering against someone who hates your country is patriotic. Not very hard to see that.

Same in our area but our coach has a policy - parents are not to email or speak with the coach. You know what? It works well. To the players the message is what goes on in the room stays in the room. You know what? That works well too.

Sorry this was directed at University level sports. I bet HS coaches wished they could do this though.

ddidididid wrote:

Wake up, Mr. Van Winkle wrote:

You must have slept through Atlanta, Baltimore, Berkeley, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Ferguson, Indianapolis, Kenosha, La Mesa, Los Angeles, Louisville, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Richmond, Saint Louis, Seattle, Washington DC, and nearly ever other major city in America.

I can remember a single one of those trying to destroy the democratic process the US was built on. They were protest along the lines if the boston tea party. And again look it was doing the violence. It wasnt the liberials who fire bombed a police station or pulled out a gun an murdered someone.

In DC they were trying to break into the white house...I wonder what would have happened if police and SS let that happen. Also how do you destroy a democratic process?