Say you don't want to play for the Redskins, I would agree

Say you don't want to play for the Redskins, I would agree
by spade (2018-07-28 15:54:55)
Edited on 2018-07-28 15:58:25

In reply to: Yes then why did they let her in camp this time around. posted by domerduck

If you say playing for that crest and helmet is against your morals because it's racist, that's fine, you have your beliefs and I would support your ideas. But then don't get in a tussy when the Redskins end up cutting you if you do go to their camp.

Problem is there just isn't ANOTHER USWNT she can play for instead. It seems like a Carlos Vela situation, where the player's politics be it moral-politics or soccer-politics has wrote them off the squad for the detriment of the greater squad.

But still this is her own doing and keeping her off the team may make Rapinoe and other pro-gay players including our backup keeper play better and that's the end positive result I'm proud of.

Edit: To your point of inviting then not inviting. They invited her last year and she declined indicating the jersey and what it stands for, namely equality. I see that as an insult to the team. I'm not aware of this invite, then not-invite, then invite. The original decline to play DOES sound very Carlos Vela-ish and that's why he was off the MexiNT for so long. I just can't really get behind this girl. My own morals are probably taking over my soccer IQ.

Let's build out that analogy

Let's say someone gets traded to the Redskins, and because it's against their beliefs, they choose not to wear the throwback uniform (edit, assume the throwback Redskin is much more offensive than the current, which is a stretch, but go with me here).

They are cut from the team, and it's pretty cut and dry.

The USWNT/Redskins knowing full well that they have a problem with the throwback Redskin logo/Pride Numbers, invites them to camp, which pisses off a ton of people, and they cut the player again.

The problem is why the invitation back, knowing what everyone already knows?

Moreover, she's currently playing with and against players who seem to chalk it up to her opinion.

Like I said, I can track everything, but the invitation to come back to the team only to turn around and cut her is when things get weird. They should have just left her off and let that be the end of it. Inviting her back to camp, knowing what everyone knows, made/makes no sense whatsoever.