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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check out the Germany vs Brazil World Cup. The Germans do not even celebrate the later goals. [/quote]

yeah, and that was in a world cup SEMIFINAL vs the first game of group play[/quote]

I am talking about the 7-1 blowout in the World Cup. The Germans were not even trying in the second 1/2 ie they called off the dogs. The Germans could have easily beat Brazil 12-0. This is all on the US coach. She made offensive substitutions when the game was a blowout. Clear middle finger to the other team/country. The fangirls and boys have no clue. If you did this to an establish male or female team, they will start to take out your players. If Rapinoe played in the premier league and did what she did...she would not be walking off the pitch. [/quote]

Out of curiosity I checked this out, and it looked to me like Germany did celebrate the later goals.  Maybe not to the same extent as the USNWT, but hugging, high fiving, holding up number one sign, etc. [/quote]

PP here - so I’m going to assume that men and women athletes sometimes behave similarly sometimes. So I’ll ask again - what’s the real reason everyone is so triggered by all of this celebration stuff? I’m not asking WHAT you think they did wrong, I’m asking WHY you think what they did was wrong. Are you concerned that the Americans hurt the Thai team’s feelings and made them feel bad? Are you concerned that it reflects badly on the US? Is it such a strong affront to your personal moral code that you just need to vent about it?  Why do you care if a few women athletes acted differently than you would have? Curious so please don’t attack. [/quote]

I can only answer personally. More than many sports, the USNWT and women's professional soccer is marketed to and supported by young girls. Elementary and tween age. Go to any Washington Spirit game and look around and see the gender and age range of who is there all excited in their team gear. While I absolutely want female athletes to model athleticism and competitiveness to my young daughters I also want them to model integrity and character. In the US vs. Thailand game I do not feel that these amazing women athletes set the right example for the young girls who watch and look up to them. If a sport markets to a certain demographic you then have a responsibility to serve that demographic. In my opinion, the US women's soccer team failed to do so in that game.[/quote]

Thanks, I get that. It’s interesting bc my 12 year old travel player said he thought Rapinoe’s goal celebration was “weird,” asked me why they were celebrating so much when it wasn’t “like beating France or something,” that he felt bad for the Thai team, but that he was glad the US won. Pretty much sums up the mess of emotions some fans had that day![/quote]

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