Wow, there is a lot to unpack between this and MWN's post. First, to MWN's point, the WNT is a private entity that receives no taxpayer dollars. So, by his logic, the WNT should be doing exactly what they are doing to promote civil rights. If MWN were serious about neutrality in the government, he'd support eliminating the billions in taxpayer money that goes to benefit religious organizations, he'd support firing the congressional chaplain and also getting rid of "In God We Trust" on our money. How does MWN feel about those things? You're opposed to a private entity supporting civil rights but in favor of billions in taxpayer dollars supporting entities that actively oppose civil rights?
Second, if Nike is driving the bus as oh canada claims, this is just further proof that the WNT is driving USSF's main source of revenue (advertising dollars) and, as such, the women should be paid far more than the MNT. In reality, the WNT is "driving the bus" because they are a marketable product for Nike, so Nike pays USSF a fortune for that benefit. Despite this, USSF discriminates against the women by excluding its main source of revenue and profit from the math that it uses to determine whether the MNT or WNT is more "profitable".
Finally, you don't understand what sexist means. Sexism is someone like yourself essentially conceding that women drive USSF's revenue but getting upset that they have the gall to demand even equal pay. Sexist is someone like yourself claiming there is something wrong with WNT players supporting civil rights and equality. Seriously, you're arguing that the WNT players should just shut the f**k up, agree to be paid less and forced to play with a P.O.S. bigot and second-tier defender Hinkle? But to answer your question about what Rose Lavelle thinks about Nike's support of civil rights and equality, she agrees with it. She is one of the players suing US Soccer for discrimination.
By the way, Ellis definitively proved you wrong. Ha ha that she has been the architect of the most successful and dominant dynasty in the history of women's soccer while you and MAP constantly whined about how she's ruined the WNT, how they wouldn't get out of the quarters because of her, and how she caused the WNT to get passed by at least 4 other countries. All the while your buddy Fleming ineffectively pranced around the pitch getting nothing done right up until Canada's early exit, and your other buddy Hinkle also continued her whining from her couch. But even if Hinkle were an elite player (which she is not and has never been), cancerous bigots like her have no business "representing our country" - assuming for the sake of argument that the WNT weren't a private entity.
