It's bad enough that we have Megan Rapinoe, U.S. women's soccer player, disrespecting the president. Now we have players tossing the American Flag to the ground for some quick self glory in front of the cameras? Perhaps they should be playing for a different country.
On Sunday, the U.S. women's soccer team represented our great country in the Wold Cup, and brought home a win. However, their post celebration of the win is what has people fired up.
Minutes after the 2-0 game ended in Lyon, France, U.S. midfielder Allie Long was holding an American flag when forward Megan Rapinoe urged her to join in on a choreographed celebration for the cameras.
To do so, Long simply dropped Old Glory on the ground.
U.S. player Kelley O’Hara, who was forced to the sidelines after a hard collision left her with concussion-like symptoms, quickly jumped in to pick up the flag.
In the video, it appears as if Long attempted to pass the flag to Rapinoe, who lets the flag fall. Then they leave the flag on the ground as they mug the cameras. This is pretty sad considering even an injured player with a concussion knew better than to let the flag touch the ground.
Twitter users quickly commented on the disrespect.
Drop the flag for some self glory. Perfectly sums them up
— standfan (@obijohntaynobi) July 8, 2019
"Drop the flag for some self glory. Perfectly sums them up," one user ripped.
Another user said, "I understand the excitement of the moment, but please NEVER disrespect the flag by dropping it on the ground!"
Here are some more responses:
I think it’s GREAT the woman’s soccer team won but don’t disrespect the American Flag by dragging it on the ground and dropping it just to take a picture. WAY too many damn men and women died to protect what that flag stands for.
— Matthew Foster (@matthew1foster) July 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/mcleodmaga/status/1148217215675555843
https://twitter.com/JVER1/status/1148213055232335873
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoErWxhQ-5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoBzFkd-F9g
