Smug Megan Rapinoe goes on unhinged rant, attacks Riley Gaines and Sophie Cunningham over women's sports - foxnews.com
Megan Rapinoe criticized WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and activist Riley Gaines for their stance on transgender athletes in women's sports. The article frames this as an ideological conflict within the sports world.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing cultural and political debate regarding gender identity and inclusion in professional sports.
Megan Rapinoe is back, taking shots at women's sports advocates and once again insisting the differences between male and female athletes shouldn't matter in women's sports. Speaking on her "Why Are You Like This?" podcast — a question sports fans have been asking about her for years — the former USWNT star went after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and OutKick's own Riley Gaines after the two posed for a photo following the Fever's game against the Minnesota Lynx. Rapinoe supports allowing biological males to compete in women's sports, yet frames women who object, and even athletes who simply stand beside them, as the villains. MEGAN RAPINOE SAYS EFFORTS TO BAR TRANS ATHLETES FROM WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE 'ATTACK ON WOMEN IN SOCIETY' "I want to address the controversy that is happening right now around trans women in sports," Rapinoe opened.
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