Megan Rapinoe calls on traditional WNBA media to be replaced with those who ‘understand queer culture’

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It's always about identity politics for Megan Rapinoe. She's true to her craft.

Flying solo on the latest episode of the "A Touch More" podcast — the show she formerly co-hosted with ex-girlfriend Sue Bird — Rapinoe attacked WNBA media members as out-of-touch and "inherently sexist, racist [and] misogynistic." That was in response to a question recently presented to Azzi Fudd, who was taken as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA, about her dating status. Fudd is in a relationship with Dallas Wings teammate Paige Bueckers.

Azzi Fudd poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)

Rapinoe says she didn't have a problem with Kevin Sherrington, a white columnist from the Dallas Morning News, asking Fudd about the relationship, but at the same time she called on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be used to rebuild the WNBA media corps.

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"I do think we are watching legacy or establishment media come in and sort of like do business as usual and it just feels like it needs more understanding and nuance," Rapinoe said of WNBA reporters who are covering the league like it's the NBA. "Like it's not quite hitting. I think anybody who's been in the sport a long time just sort of has that feeling of like that's like, I, I get why you're doing that. You do that (with) men's sports, but like it's not really quite hitting here."

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