Megan Rapinoe Thinks WNBA 'Failed' To Protect Players From Racism That Has No Signs Of Actually Existing

Megan Rapinoe may be retired from soccer, but when there are allegations of racism, even in a sport she didn't play, she rises to the occasion as the all-world virtue signaler she is.

Some folks in the sports world couldn't possibly let Caitlin Clark be the story of the 2024 WNBA season, despite her being the sole reason anyone was even paying attention to the league. Those people focused on race, because that's what they do.

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Clark is a white woman in a league that is mostly made up of black women. That statement is a fact, but just because that's the case doesn't mean racism took place. Race and racism are two words with vastly different meanings, but some can't differentiate the two. The Rapinoes of the world see a white person, a black person, and they immediately focus on race instead of human.

Throughout the WNBA season, players and media members alike screamed about racism that black players allegedly endured from fans. Some even said the quiet part out loud by claiming it was Clark supporters using racial slurs towards players.

Rapinoe, who is engaged to former WNBA player Sue Bird, believes that the league failed its players this season. 

It feels important to note that the WNBA had its most successful season in the history of the league this year, but that can't fit the narrative because Clark was the driver of that.

"Racism is never okay, sexism is never okay whether online or in real life, misogyny, homophobia, all the things are never okay and this is where I feel the [WNBA] players have been failed the most," Rapinoe said on her ‘A Touch More’ podcast.

"I feel like they have been greatly failed by the league and Cathy