easyt65
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Should National sports teams representing the United States promote political social issues and / or agendas?
By ordering its players to all wear 'rainbow-colored' jerseys, the US women's national soccer team is promoting / declaring the United States of America as a whole - as a nation - supports 'LGBT Pride'...yet that is NOT the case.
The United States promotes FREEDOM and the ability to be who you are and to express yourself. It should NOT be picking political agendas for the nation as a whole to support.
Many people do support 'LGBT Pride' in this country while others do not support that lifestyle. So, should everyone on their team be forced to wear the uniform that promotes 'LGBT Pride' when they do not support it?
Many Americans down south are proud of their southern Confederate heritage. If the United States had a 'Confederate Heritage Month', would people be okay with the US men's or women's national teams wearing confederate-colored / designed uniforms that month and make all the players wear them?
Here's another way to look at it:
May is Haitian Awareness Month ... October is Black History and National Hispanic Heritage Month ... October is also National PASTOR APPRECIATION Month... November is Native American Heritage and World Vegan Month .... what happens when these groups demand to be given equal tribute? Are the US teams going to give them all equal time / tribute?
To me, representing the United States as a member of a national team IS honoring everything and everyone that makes up America. The idea of singling out specific political agendas / groups and promoting them above everyone else in this country is not 'fair' / a good idea. (IMO....)
Not everyone shares the view of whoever decided to promote LGBT as a nationally supported issue:
Christian soccer player withdraws as US team is set to wear LGBT pride jerseys
"Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has withdrawn from the U.S. Soccer team just two weeks after the organization announced that members of both the men’s and women’s teams will be donning rainbow-colored jerseys in honor of LGBT pride month.
Hinkle, a former defender for the North Carolina Courage, left the national team for “personal reasons,” according to a U.S. Soccer news release. Before leaving, she was on the roster to play friendlies against Sweden and Norway this month."
By ordering its players to all wear 'rainbow-colored' jerseys, the US women's national soccer team is promoting / declaring the United States of America as a whole - as a nation - supports 'LGBT Pride'...yet that is NOT the case.
The United States promotes FREEDOM and the ability to be who you are and to express yourself. It should NOT be picking political agendas for the nation as a whole to support.
Many people do support 'LGBT Pride' in this country while others do not support that lifestyle. So, should everyone on their team be forced to wear the uniform that promotes 'LGBT Pride' when they do not support it?
Many Americans down south are proud of their southern Confederate heritage. If the United States had a 'Confederate Heritage Month', would people be okay with the US men's or women's national teams wearing confederate-colored / designed uniforms that month and make all the players wear them?
Here's another way to look at it:
May is Haitian Awareness Month ... October is Black History and National Hispanic Heritage Month ... October is also National PASTOR APPRECIATION Month... November is Native American Heritage and World Vegan Month .... what happens when these groups demand to be given equal tribute? Are the US teams going to give them all equal time / tribute?
To me, representing the United States as a member of a national team IS honoring everything and everyone that makes up America. The idea of singling out specific political agendas / groups and promoting them above everyone else in this country is not 'fair' / a good idea. (IMO....)
Not everyone shares the view of whoever decided to promote LGBT as a nationally supported issue:
Christian soccer player withdraws as US team is set to wear LGBT pride jerseys
"Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has withdrawn from the U.S. Soccer team just two weeks after the organization announced that members of both the men’s and women’s teams will be donning rainbow-colored jerseys in honor of LGBT pride month.
Hinkle, a former defender for the North Carolina Courage, left the national team for “personal reasons,” according to a U.S. Soccer news release. Before leaving, she was on the roster to play friendlies against Sweden and Norway this month."
