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Yeah, this angers me to no end. This fandom is much harder on homophobes than on racists and ignorant white players. When a player makes a homophobic comment they get punished harshly for it (totally valid), but when they refuse to support black teammates it’s waived away.

We excuse the fact that white players don’t care about the lives of black people, but we boo them for 5 years when they refuse to wear a rainbow jersey and don’t agree with gay marriage. Don’t get me wrong, i don’t give a fuck about Hinkle and i think she got everything she deserved, but why is the double standard okay?

Why do we say that white players need time to learn and grow (4! years after Pinoe kneeled and was punished for it) while we expect them all to be okay with rainbow jerseys from the get go? Basically we’re saying that opposing racism takes years to get behind but people should promote homosexuality from the moment they first encounter it.

Are we going to boo Kelley for not kneeling, doing nothing for BLM, playing victim and claiming she didn’t kneel because SHE was more comfortable standing? No, because being anti racist is optional while being pro gay is required in this fandom.

Until Tobin swoops in to let us know she meant she stole it from her...ie she got it first between the two of them...

And I ascended.

Until Tobin swoops in to let us know she meant she stole it from her...ie she got it first between the two of them...

And I ascended.