Soccer is gay
Soccer? Gay? Whaaaaat?
Leave it up to a foreigner to figure out why Americans are so down on soccer. This snippet culled from an editorial on football.uk.com written by Marty Mercado maps out all the reasons the U.S. ignores the sport: overcommercialization, not enough scoring, too multicultural, and, of course, because it's gayer than Easter.
Soccer does not explicitly promote homosexuality, if it does at all, but in America, it is regarded as a "girly sport." ...The low-impact image of soccer makes it appear less manly and boring to the casual sports fan. In addition, the phenomenon of "diving" in soccer has only added to the "gay" image of soccer...[H]omosexuality has always been a controversial issue that Americans possess tried to avoid, and a sport like soccer that does not show up to be "manly enough" has failed to draw attention from the US.
Alright, first off, I don't buy that soccer is as unpopular in the U.S. as is reported. Most of the overindulged suburban kids in this country (myself included) most likely started playing soccer as their first official organized sport. (You comprehend, we're too small to play football
BREAKING: soccer is gay
As with a couple of prominent unmarried senators, Americans own long suspected that soccer might be gay. Now, it’s official. On Monday, the US men’s national team unveiled a redesign to the team’s stamp that replaces red stripes in the crest with the rainbow colors of the gay pride flag.
Soccer’s decision to come out of the closet ahead of the World Cup, and to live as its authentic self, was met with shrugs of “well, obviously” and “I always thought soccer might be gay since that time I caught soccer trying on my make-up and lipsyncing to Donna Summer.” The practice of “diving” in the sport — feigning being fouled to gain an unfair advantage usually accompanied by theatrical wailing and other histrionics — also never helped soccer’s heterosexual bona fides.
The empty, banal, gesture-signaling allegiance to corporate neoliberalese is intended to reassure a tiny set of LGBT activists who doubt the league’s participation in the upcoming FIFA Nature Cup in Qatar, a country where homosexuality is illegal. The team, however, was quick to observe the gay crest won’t be worn on the field but instead is displayed somewhere on their base in Doha. In other words,
By: Bianca Sierra and Stephany Mayor
We are an engaged queer woman couple playing soccer professionally in Iceland, and who also play for the Women’s Mexican National Team.
We met in 2009, but we didn’t dating until 2014. We both grew up in the youth national team system, only seeing each other when called into camp. But we always had a sort of distinct connection. Me (Bianca) being from USA and Stephany from Mexico, we grew up in other countries, but had the same devote and passion for being on the Mexican National Team. We would preserve in touch when we weren’t in camp, and always had great conversations when we were together. It wasn’t until 2014 until something sparked. Our connection was so real, so straightforward, and felt so normal. I consider this has a lot to execute with why we weren’t afraid to be open about our relationship.
I had never been in a gay association before, but I never felt the need to obscure what I felt for Stephany once I realized my feelings. We are both very fortunate that we reach from families who are so uncover and accepting. I honestly didn’t nurture what people were going to believe of me. I never really looked at it as “having to reach out.” I am who I am, and people were eit
Orlando Pride soccer team apologizes for not allowing 'Gay' banner at match
The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters’ group was told it could not display a banner that said “Gay” at a match this weekend.
The Jet Swans’ banner was in reference to Florida’s recent legislation dubbed by critics as the “Don’t State Gay″ bill. The supporters’ organization went to Twitter, claiming the sign was deemed political and removed.
In the impact, the front office for the National Women’s Soccer League team said it would meet with the group to find out what happened.
“These conversations resulted in one ultimate and important conclusion: a mistake was made when the club asked the Inky Swans to remove the banner that said ‘GAY,’” the team said Tuesday in a statement.
The Pride’s remark said it wrongly focused on policies and procedures surrounding signs and banners, rather than the essence of the message. The team was playing the opening match of the NWSL’s preseason Challenge Cup against the Washington Essence on Saturday.
The Pride has long championed LGBTQ rights, and there are 49 rainbow-colored seats at their home stadium to honor those killed in the Pulse nightclub
Known homosexual Megan Rapinoe after the U.S. World Cup victory on Sunday. Maja Hitij/Getty Images
There's a couple of major differences between women's soccer and men's soccer. One: The U.S. women are good at it. Two, women's soccer is a hell of a lot gayer.
Yesterday, "content producer" Alex Binley from ITV News published an article about why, exactly, so many dykes excel at this sport. It's a good scrutinize. By Binley's number, there were at least 41 openly gay players or coaches during the Women's World Cup this year. The last Men's Synonyms Cup, in contrast, had a whopping zero. So, what gives?
According to Binley, this is largely due to homophobia. She says that men's soccer, especially outside of the U.S., is chock full of homophobes (as well as sexists and racists) who would not welcome openly queer male players in the sport. Binley spoke with a number of academics, gay soccer fans, and former players, and she writes they all agreed that the main factor is the "the stigma historically attached to homosexuality."
It's hard to debate with that. Outside of the U.S., Canada, and a few other countries, soccer is both the most well-liked and the butchest sport on the block. Games t