Women’s Soccer: The American and Swedish Teams Are Both Nuts

Sweden thrashed the U.S. women’s team in soccer by 3-0 early this morning. I have to say that the American team has gotten so annoyingly political that this doesn’t bother me one bit. Both teams made statements about the importance of social justice and how they needed to show their support for it. See here. What was nuts for the American team was a statement to the effect that black and brown people had been prevented by racism from getting onto the team. Name these people, please. And be specific about which racist infrastructure prevented black or brown people from making the team. Is the idea supposed to be that great black or brown American female soccer players were left off the team, or is it that people who could have been great never even bothered to develop their skills in the first place? Either way it is nuts. My understanding is that everyone gets watched, so there just are not any hidden gems out there who went unnoticed. As for the second alternative, it is pure speculation to say that someone could have been great if they had actually ever played soccer. And it surely isn’t racism that prevented them from doing so, is it? How could racism prevent someone from playing soccer? Be specific, please. Soccer is cheap, so anyone who wants to play it should be able to do so.

Finally, which of the white women on the team – and nearly all of them are white – are going to give up their spots so that a brown or black woman can take their places? None, I’ll bet.

As for Sweden, their entire team consists of ethnic Swedes. Where are the immigrants? Of course, they are absent because these immigrants are viciously patriarchal and wouldn’t let their daughters play soccer, but none of the Swedish players want to admit that, so they make meaningless statements about supporting human rights.

It is all nothing but virtue-signaling.

Comments

[Charles N. Steele]

The American girls team might be right about racism preventing black and brown players from joining. Obviously one doesn’t need much skill or talent to play on this team.

[John Pepple]

Yes, heh.