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You will never walk alone 🇵🇸
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Absent Father
Summary:where the reader is about to give birth and Jude is not home
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"When are you going to be back?" I ask as I watch him pack his bag
"In a couple of months Love" he says
"Oh"
"But don't worry it'll be over before we know it"
"Can't you pull out of the squad and say you've got an injury or something"
"You know I can't do that, they'll examine my body to check my story out"
I sigh
"Hey, it's not that bad, we'll call eachother and face time, we're gonna be ok"
"You sound like you're trying to convince yourself"
"I'm trying to convince the both of us"
"Jude you know that I'm due any day now right"
"I know"
"And you won't be there by my side holding my hand or getting to witness the birth of your child" I say trying to hold back my tears
"I know baby, and I'm sorry"
"Sometimes I wish you were Just Jude Bellingham, not Jude Bellingham the Real Madrid and England Star
He stops packing and looks at me
"Sometimes I wish that as well darling, but that's not how it is"
"Yeah, I'm going to the kitchen to make a snack"
"Ok"
I leave the room and walk to the kitchen to make something to eat
As I'm busy I hear Jude come down the stairs with his bag
He places it down and walks up to me and towers over me, places a kiss on my forehead and bends down to kiss my belly
"I have to go" he says as he stands up
I come in for a hug and hug him very tightly as if by doing so I can just pause time and stop it from moving
He hugs me tightly as well indicating he doesn't wanna let go
As we're hugging the tears start coming out and I don't even try to fight them this time, i'm silently crying, and pretty sure my tears have now stained his shirt
He pulls away, looks me in the eyes and wipes the tears from my face
"I love you"
"I love you"
He kisses my forehead one more time walks to his bag and heads for the door where his driver waits for him
A week later:
I'm lying on the sofa watching a series that I'm not really paying attention to, all I'm thinking about is how scared I am and how I won't have anyone in the delivery room with me, and the person that I do want to be there is in another country
It's been difficult to talk and Face time with Jude, because he's either very busy or he's too tired to talk, if he's not training, he's doing press, if it's not press it's games, if it's not games he's out with his teammates, there's just always something happening and it makes me wonder if he's  trying to avoid me, because if he wasn't ignoring me then he would at least make the time to try and talk to me, it's always me reaching out and calling him but he never does the same
The only interactions we have nowadays is when he posts something and I like and comment under his post and he'll just reply to my comment
I honestly don't know what to do but I just keep telling myself that he's busy and can't talk
I stand up and walk upstairs to get my phone to check if I've gotten any call from Jude
The minute I grab my phone from my bed there's a warm liquid that I feel on my legs
I look down and see water on the floor
I start freaking out a bit but then compose myself and walk to my wardrobe to grab my bag
And walk downstairs and get into the car and start driving to the hospital
When I arrive at the hospital I ask the receptionist for my doctor, but she tells me that in order to see her I have to have an appointment
"Lady listen to me, I'm a Pregnant Woman that's about to give birth, are you really gonna tell me to wait to see my Doctor?"
"I'm sorry I was not aware, I'll go get her"
She walks down a passage and makes a left knocking on a door, 2 minutes later she returns with Doctor Ashley Johnson
"Mrs. Bellingham, what are you doing here?, Where's is your Husband?"
"On a business Trip" I say breathing heavily
"Can someone get this woman a wheelchair?"
A few minutes later I'm in a hospital gown and walking around my hospital room trying to Dilate myself enough to give birth to this baby and Doctor Johnson holding my hand
"So where is your husband?"
"He's away, on a Business trip"
"Your Mother?"
"We don't really get along, let's just say she's not happy with the decisions I made in my life"
"Like?"
"Marring my Husband"
"What's wrong with him?"
"Nothing, she just didn't want me to marry someone who is from a different country number one and from a different culture"
"Your mother in law?"
"She moved back to England to be with my Father in law and brother in law"
"Siblings?"
"They are all married and even if I were to call them they are too far away"
"So I guess it's just you and me then" she says
I nod my head realizing that no one from my family is actually coming
"Yep"
After 10 hours of walking around and trying to Dilate Doctor Johnson informs me that I'm ready to give birth
She calls the rest of her team to come and assist and after two hours
A baby Boy is born
My body is tired and I just feel absolutely exhausted
"Mrs. Bellingham, we're going to clean your baby boy, you just get some rest we'll bring him right back"
"Ok" I say falling asleep
The next day I wake up feeling much better than the previous day, I turn my head to see my baby sleeping peacefully and Doctor Johnson walks into the room
"Hi, how are we doing in here?"
"We're ok, he's asleep"
"Have you spoken to your family yet?"
"No, I haven't, I'll wait for him to wake up first, then I'll make calls"
"And a name, have you decided on a name yet?"
"No I wanna call my husband first then we'll discuss it"
"Ok"
Doctor Johnson stays with me for some time until the baby wakes up
"I'll leave you to it then"
"Thank you"
I grab my phone and the first people I call are my Four sisters
They all get excited and squeal as they see the baby for the first time
"What's his name?" One of them ask
"I don't know, I'm gonna call Jude and we'll talk about it"
"Aww, he's so cute"
"Thank you"
"Congratulations sis, we're so proud of you, we wish we could be there"
I shed some tears and tell them it's fine and that we'll all meet up eventually
The next person I call is Denise.
"Hello love"
"Hi Mom, you alright?"
"Yeah, how are you"
"Oh we're fine, but I have something to show you"
I slightly turn the phone to Show her the baby and she looks in shock
"Mark, Jobe come look"
After some time Mark and Jobe appear on the screen
"Oh God he's so adorable"
"Are you ok though love"
"Yeah, I will be" I say
"What's his name?"
"I still need to call Jude, then we'll discuss it, and then we'll let everyone know
"Ok love, take care of yourself ok"
"Ok"
"We love you"
"Love you too"
The next person I call is Jude, hoping he'll pick up but he doesn't instead he sends a text
Hubby: what's up?
Me: can you call, it's important
Hubby: what is it?
Me: Jude can you pls just answer your phone it's really important
Hubby: just text me, I'm busy rn
Me: with what?
Hubby: With Trent, Madders and Hendo
Me: so you can't just excuse yourself for some time, I'm telling you that this is important why are you being difficult?"
Hubby: no actually I can't excuse myself, we're playing UNO, and I'm losing like hell
Me: oh so you would rather play a game of UNO than to hear what I have to say?
Hubby: just text it to me, I'm sure it's not a big deal
Me: if you consider the fact that you have a son not important then Yeah, it's not important
Hubby: what 🤯 are you being serious, you game birth?
Me: yeah but don't let me stop you from your game, it's most definitely more important than the birth of your son
                           Hubby ❤
                            Calling...
I decline the call
Hubby: babe answer the phone
Me: The baby is asleep, I'll call you when he wakes up, if I answer it'll wake him up
Hubby: oh c'mon don't be like that
Me: I'll call you later, get back to your game
I place my phone next to me and admire my newly born baby boy who is fully awake
"Hey Babe, welcome to the world, I'm gonna love you so much more than anything in the world"
He only giggles and cuddles further into my arms and it makes me Coo
2 months later:
Today is the day Jude comes back and to say I'm excited is an understatement we never had the discussion of the Baby's name so I just decided it Myself
And I Decided on Jamie
Ever since Jamie's birth Jude has been calling a lot more often and calling to check on us every day, which is good because then he won't miss that many Moments
Jamie is growing so fast it feels like it was just yesterday when it was just the two of us cuddling in a hospital bed, now he can crawl
Jude should be landing in a few hours and Jamie and I are preparing something to have for dinner, hopefully Jude will be here in time for dinner
Jamie however is on top of the counter grabbing things and putting them in his mouth while I prepare dinner
After making dinner, I get Jamie cleaned up and into his pajamas
And I carry him downstairs where we'll sit and wait for Jude
I'm so excited because we're about to have our first dinner as a family also adding the fact that I haven't seen Jude in almost three months
20:00( 8pm)
Jamie and I are sitting in the dinning room waiting for Jude to come home
21:00( 9pm)
Jamie has fallen asleep on my chest
22:00 ( 10pm)
Jamie is now asleep in this crib and I'm waiting for Jude while doing the dishes and packing away all the table decor that I've put out
23:00 (11:00 pm)
Fast asleep in bed
00:00 ( 12:00pm)
01:00 am
The door to the house opens and I hear Jude walk up the stairs and towards our room, the door opens and I hear him sigh and take his clothes off leaving him in his trunks
He gets into bed and kisses my shoulder
"Hello my love" he says in a husky voice
"I know you're awake, you're a light sleeper, I know you heard me come in"
I shrug him off and try to make myself comfortable on the bed
"What's wrong, are you not going to greet back"
"Hi"
"Is that all I get?"
"Yeah"
"Why are you upset i haven't seen you in 2 months and the first time I come back you give me a cold shoulder?"
"Exactly we haven't seen eachother in 2 months, and you couldn't even get home on time for dinner like you promised"
"Oh, you know I thought I told you that I was gonna be late, because Trent wanted to party for a bit before we were all headed home because we wouldn't see eachother in a long time"
"Does Trent have a two month old  baby boy who he hasn't seen ever since his birth and a wife who gave birth on her own  waiting for him at home?"
"No"
"Do you?"
"Yes"
"So please explain to me because I must be losing my mind, you had two months, two months with these people "your sheriffs" to laugh and share moments, yet your two month old son has not even shared a single moment with you and you still put your teammates before him to make moments with them and you don't even have one with your son"
He is quiet
"So is it wrong for me to assume that from now on your international teammates and club teammates will forever be the first choice no matter what?"
"No babe, you and James are the most important thing in my life and will forever be my first"
"I can't even look at you right now"
"You were not there when he was born, when we were suppose to name him , i ended up naming him myself because I had to put something on the birth certificate, you weren't there when he started crawling and now you said the wrong name yet he's your son"
"Is his name not James?"
"If you had answered your phone on that day we would have named him together" I say getting out of bed and grabbing my gown
"And his name is Jamie" I say walking out of the room and walking to Jamie's room to sleep there
The next morning I'm woken up by Jamie's cries
I walk to him and pick him out of his crib and walk to the Kitchen to find Jude making Breakfast
"Morning babe"
"What are you doing?"
"Making breakfast, I'm making French toast, still your favorite right?"
"Yeah"
"Great, have a seat it'll be ready in just a few minutes"
Jamie lays his head on my shoulder as he looks at Jude almost as if he's asking who is the guy in our Kitchen making food
He's uncomfortable
"Hey it's ok, that's your dad" I whisper into his ear and kiss his head
I walk to the dinning table and put Jamie on my lap where he stares at me and shows his gums that are without teeth
I smile down at him and shower him with kisses and he giggles
In that moment Jude walks to us and almost  immediately Jamie's head goes on my chest and he stops giggling
"Here you are"
"Thanks" I say
He takes a seat across me and looks at Jamie and sends him a small wave, but it only makes Jamie force himself further into my chest
Jude gives me a sad look and I look back at him
He clears his throat and breaks the uncomfortable silence
"So how have you been?"
"Fine, yeah I've been fine, you?"
"Yep same just really tired"
"Yeah"
The awkward silence is among us again and we eat in silence
"Fuck" he says under his breath
"How much have I missed?" He asks
"A lot more than you can imagine" I reply
"Baby, I am so sorry, when you said that I missed so much I didn't know you meant it like that to the point where my own son doesn't recognize me"
"Yeah"
"How can I make up for it?"
"I wouldn't know either Jude, Jamie is a baby, he doesn't comprehend what's happening, it not like you can just throw the words I'm sorry to him and he'll forgive you just like that"
"You're not helping, I'm asking for solutions not for you to make me feel worse than I already do"
"Well you wouldn't be feeling like this if you had been there number 1, if you had answered your phone so we could name him together and if you had made more time to talk to us"
"I called you every day"
"Did you call me when I was a week from giving birth, huh, when our only interaction would be on Social media where I was liking pictures and commenting and you were liking or replying to my comments"
"I called you guys every day, to find out how you were doing"
"For five minutes, you can't really say anything in five minutes"
"I was tired"
"But you were never too tired to go out with your teammates, right?, all that time you spent with them, could have been used to get to know your son, given how difficult it was to be there for him when he was born"
"So what, you wanted me to stay in my hotel room and be left out while everyone was enjoying themselves?"
"If you couldn't do it for me then you could have at least done it for Jamie, you were an absent father, and it's not my fault that after I tried to get you involved in his life and you refused and now he doesn't even know you"
He's quiet and just continues eating his food
After having breakfast Jamie and i walk to the Kitchen and i get started on the dishes while He sits next me with his favorite chew toy that keeps him behaving
Jude walks in
"Let me take him" he says
He goes to pick Jamie up and Jamie starts crying
I immediately leave the dishes and walk to them
"Here take over the dishes, I'll take him
"No it's fine, he'll be fine"
"No Jude let go of him, I need to feed him he hasn't been fed yet"
He let's go of Jamie and I walk to his room to feed him
After 2 hours Jamie falls asleep for his afternoon nap
And I walk to the living room to watch some TV only to find Jude watching TV
I take a seat and Jude pauses his show
"Is he ok?"
"Yeah, he's asleep"
"That's good"
"Mhm"
"Y/n, I'm sorry, I know that the past 2 months have not been easy for you and that you were scared when you had to give birth to Jamie, because I wasn't there for you both"
"It's fine, you were working"
"Yeah but that's not an excuse, I feel horrible, I feel like I'll never get to have a relationship with my son if things go on like this"
"Don't say that Jude, Jamie will get use to you, eventually, maybe not tomorrow or next week, but eventually"
"You were right, if I made the time then we wouldn't be here right now having this conversation"
"True, but you made a mistake and you are rectifying it, now you know what to do and what not to next time"
He smiles at me and I return the smile
"Thank you"
"You're welcome"
He scoots closer to me and places his arm around my shoulder and I lay my head on his
"I've missed you so much"
"I've missed you as well"
"Can you believe it, we're actually Parents now"
"Right, times like these are gonna be fewer, where it's just the two of us bringe watching Movies and series"
"That's true, we're gonna be so occupied, it's crazy"
"Yep"
"I love you"
"I love you too"
He kisses my forehead and unpause the show he was watching.
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Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football
Real Madrid winger says he ‘will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more’.
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Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr broke down in tears and said he was struggling to stay motivated and enjoy playing football due to the recurring racist abuse he is subjected to in Spain.
During an emotional news conference ahead of Brazil’s friendly international against Spain on Tuesday, the Real Madrid winger said he is frustrated as fans keep getting away with hurling racist abuse towards him.
Last season there were 10 such episodes against the 23-year-old reported to prosecutors by La Liga.
“I just want to play football but it’s hard to move forward… I feel less and less like playing [due to the racist abuse],” Vinicius told the news conference on Monday, at times struggling to speak through tears.
“It never crossed my mind [to leave Spain] because if I leave Spain I give the racists exactly what they want.
“I will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more. I’m a bold player, I play for Real Madrid and we win a lot of titles and that doesn’t sit well with a lot of people.”
Continue reading.
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alpaca-clouds · 3 days
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Solarpunk and Sports
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Something I see discussed in Solarpunk communities again and again is the topic of "sports". Which sounds weird at first, until you think about it.
In general the main reason people discuss this topic so much is, that there is a lot of tribalism in sports - tribalism that at times leads to violence. There is also the fact that sports will usually have winners and losers, which is inevitably going to play into some sort of hierarchy. And those hierarchies? Well, they do not necessarily gel well with those anarchist ideas.
However, I also think that sports are actually mostly a good thing. Well, at least some sports are (American Football most certainly isn't, and I would argue that some of the more violent sports are not either), because on one end they lead to a sense of community, and on the other hand they also allow people to develop more self-confidence.
What I actually think is the main issue with sports right now, is very connected to capitalism. Or said differently: Take capitalism out of sports and sports themselves are gonna be fine.
See, this heavy tribalism that we have around sports is actually encourages through capitalism. Because if you have that big ass tribalism, folks are gonna spend a lot more money on their team. They'll buy more merchandise and they'll also be more likely to buy tickets for games and what not. Hence, more money for the investors.
The capitalism also is what leads to the professional players to be so strongly exploited. After all, they are merely things for the investors to make money with, so their personal health does not actually matter in any way or form.
Without capitalism involved, though, there is also not much of an incentive to make all those big leagues. Because those are in the end mostly about selling you stuff.
I mean, in the end... For the most part - even if we ignore how many sports organisations are corrupt as fuck - people are more likely to win, if they are from a place that can afford the best training equipment, the best trainers and also the best players.
So, I think in a Solarpunk context, it would make way more sense to have teams that are not artificially constructed by some investors. Just let people play and compete not for some artificial price, but just... to have fun. Isn't that what sports should be all about?
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enemies to lovers? and they were teammates - and roommates? men’s sports have nothing on women’s sports
and this particular guy... cry harder (imagine if women's sports had the funding, visibility and accessibility men's sports are gifted):
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International Friendly, not so Friendly
Summary:where Kylian is pissed about the game against Germany
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"Maman?"
"Oui?"
"Where is papa?"
"Getting ready for his match love, that's why we need to get ready and head to the Stadium to watch him play"
Today is the first International break of the year  that means Kylian is gonna be back to Captaining the team again
"I can't find my shoe Maman"
"Here it is Babe"
"Thank you"
"You're welcome"
"Ok let's go"
Claire and I make our way out of the house and to the Garage where the car is parked
I buckle her up in her seat and we start making our way to the Stadium
When we arrive it's noisy, the sound of French people dominates the stadium, cheering and chanting the player's names as they do their warm ups
As we arrive I spot Kylian and he only notices us after 10 minutes and sends us a wave and a kiss
Claire gigles and kicks her legs that barley touch the ground  in her seat as she watches her father do what he loves
Kylian occasionally sends waves our way and the only thing they are doing is making claire more excited
The game starts a small Volkswagen car comes onto the pitch and Kai Haverts picks it up
The refs blows the whistle and Kai kicks the ball to Tony Kroos who send it to Florian Wirtz who shoots the ball and sends it hitting the back of the net
The German players Celebrate the goal
And the once dominating sound of the French has now stopped the only cheers coming from the German Supporters that only take up a small portion of the Stadium compared to the French that take up most of it
I watch Kylian's reaction and he doesn't look pleased to say the least, turning my head and looking next to me I see the once excited and giddy girl with her mouth open and eyes big, just like her father's in that very moment
"Maman what happened?"
"They scored ma cheri"
"Merde" she says
I turn with my head and looks at her with a shocked expression
"Claire who taught you that word?
"Uncle Ethan"
"I'm gonna kill him"
The game goes on and by the time it's full time Germany have won
Again the Sound of the French has now died down
Partly because some had already left in the 65th Minute when they saw how the game was going to end
The score is 0-2 and understandably all the French players want to get off the pitch as soon as possible
"Maman"
"Oui?"
"Can we go get Papa and go home now"
"Yeah let's go"
We make our way down and wait for Kylian to take his shower
After 30 minutes he comes out and gives Claire and I Hugs
"Ca va Papa?"
"Oui ca va ma cheri, je très bien" he says putting a fake smile on his face
We make our way to the car in silence, Kylian buckles Claire up and I go to the driver's seat and start the engine
The whole car ride home is silent, the tension is thick as hell, I don't want to say anything so I'll just keep quiet and focus on the road
When we get home Kylian gets out of the car, unbuckled Claire and they make their way into the house while I get that bags we went with
I enter the house and walk to Claire's room to leave her bag in her room and as I'm about to walk in i hear Claire and Kylian talking
"Why are you upset Papa?"
"We lost Claire" he says taking out some pajamas from her wardrobe
"But we'll get them next Time right?'
"Mhm, c'mon arms up so we can get you into this shirt"
Claire lifts her arms up and Kylian helps her get into her Pajamas
"Papa?"
"Oui?"
"Did you get hurt?"
"No, my love, I just need to get some ice on my foot it will be fine, c'mon teeth"
They walk to Claire's bathroom and she brushes her teeth
"Whach abut unchle TchTch, ish he gonna be fun?"
"What?"
Claire spits her toothpaste out and says
"I said what about uncle Tchou-Tchou is he gonna be fine?, he looked really hurt during the game"
"I don't know, but I hope he is, we need him for Tuesday's game"
"Yeah"
"Ok Bug, bedtime now, c'mon"
Kylian Carries Claire to her bed and tucks her in
"Bonne nuit papa"
"Bonne nuit ma cherie"
"Je'taime"
"Je t'aime aussi"
He closes her door and finds me standing in the passage
I don't say anything to him but I come in for a hug and he lays his head on my shoulder and sights
"Merde" he says
I slightly chuckle a bit and he looks at me and asks what
"Your daughter said the exact same thing when I told her they scored"
"Where did she learn that from?"
"Ton Fére" ( your Brother)
He laughs and we walk to our room and get ready for bed
The next day I'm woken up with my Daughter barging into the room and her hair all over the place
"Claire, tu veux quoi"( what do you want)
"Je veut mon pere"( I want my father)
"Kylian,  C'est ta Fille, Elle veut toi" I say (you Daughter wants you)
He wakes up and looks at Claire who's stood at the end of the bed
"Hello Bug, what can I help you with?"
"I made something for you" she says using her shy voice
"Ok let's see it"
She hands Kylian the card  she made him filled with a whole lot of glitter
She drew a picture of Kylian kicking a ball and scoring a goal
"I saw how upset you were yesterday so I made you a card to show you that next time you can do it pasque t'es mon pére"(because you're my dad)
Kylian smiles, gives her a hug and kiss on her forehead
"Where did you find the time to make this love?" I ask
"I stayed up all night"
"What Claire?"
"C'mon"
We walk into Claire's room and see papers and glitter everywhere
"Merde alors" I say ( Holy sh*t)
"Mon deiu" Kylian says ( My God)
"Claire, how did this room get like this?"
"I was making Papa's card and I thought if I'm making a card for Papa then Maman will feel left out and she'll feel bad and think I don't love her and don't want you to...
"Breath Honey" I tell her because she was rambling without taking breaths
She takes a deep breath and continues talking
"I don't want you to feel bad or think that I don't love you so I made you a card aswell, here" she says
She walks to one of her drawers and pulls out a blue card
"I made it in your favorite color so you'll like it more"
I take the card and look at the picture that Is drawn
It's a picture of me and Claire
"Aww, amore merci, c'est tres beau" ( love thank you, it's so beautiful)
"De rein Maman" ( you're welcome Mom)
"Now we need to get you to sleep because you're gonna be cranky the whole day if not"
I help her out of her pajamas since they have glitter glue on them and need to be washed, I then give her one of my shirts to wear and the stupid child starts imitating me, making Kylian laugh as he watches Claire being funny
I chuckle and say  "Go sleep in my room Claire"
"Ok, j'taime Maman"
"Je t'aime aussi ma cherie"
She walks to my room and climbs on the bed
"Get the brooms" I tell Kylian
"What why me?"
"It's your fault she did this in the first place"
While we're cleaning the room Kylian speaks up
"You know we're actually lucky to have her as our Daughter"
"Yeah we are, she really is an Angel "
"Well most of the time"
"We've birthed a Comedian"
"That's definitely true, can you imagine how she's gonna be when she's older?"
"Oh God please, don't say that, I can already see it"
He laughs and gets back to sweeping the Glitter the floor
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freekicks · 11 months
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finally sports journalists are asking the truly important questions...
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crumb4 · 6 months
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OKAY SERIOUS POST I shouldn't have to explain this BUT it seems like some people just straight up don't know history?
A lot of people ask why I don't respect professional athletes and the answer is simple.
When the time came for them to act- remember this- they did not kick a big soccer ball to deflect the bullet that killed JFK. They stood there and let it happen even though they were all there watching him get driven around.
Culturally we have forgiven them- there is no point in retribution for this old wrong- but we will not forget how they failed on that fateful day.
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crossdreamers · 9 months
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Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe expresses strong support for transgender athletes
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In a recent Time cover story interview, Megan Rapinoe said  that she “absolutely” would accept a trans woman on the United States women's national soccer team.
The two-time defending soccer World Cup champion despises policies designed to keep transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams:
“We as a country are trying to legislate away people’s full humanity... It’s particularly frustrating when women’s sports is weaponized ...Oh, now we care about fairness? Now we care about women’s sports? That’s total bullsh-t. And show me all the trans people who are nefariously taking advantage of being trans in sports. It’s just not happening...
“The most amazing thing about sports is that you play and you’re playing with other people, and you’re having fun and you’re being physically active. We’re putting this all through the lens of competition and winning. But we’re talking about people’s lives. That’s where we have to start.”
According to Time Rapinoe believes that questioning transgender participation in women’s sports, as Martina Navratilova and ESPN anchor Sage Steele have done, does harm that reaches far beyond the athletic field:
“I don’t want to mince words about it. Dave Chappelle making jokes about trans people directly leads to violence, whether it’s verbal or otherwise, against trans people. When Martina or Sage or whoever are talking about this, people aren’t hearing it just in the context of elite sports. They’re saying, ‘The rest of my life, this is how I’m going to treat trans people.’”
Would Rapinoe embrace a transgender woman on the U.S. women’s soccer team, even if that woman took the place of someone assigned female at birth? Her answer: 
 “Absolutely. You’re taking a ‘real’ woman’s place,’ that’s the part of the argument that’s still extremely transphobic. I see trans women as real women. What you’re saying automatically in the argument—you’re sort of telling on yourself already—is you don’t believe these people are women. Therefore, they’re taking the other spot. I don’t feel that way.”
Read the whole Time article here.
See also: US soccer star Megan Rapinoe is supporting trans people’s participation in sports 100% US Soccer Star: Bills to Ban Transgender Kids from Sports Try to Solve a Problem that Doesn’t Exist
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