{"id":125202,"date":"2019-07-14T18:48:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T22:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125202"},"modified":"2019-07-14T18:48:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T22:48:11","slug":"why-is-rapinoe-being-grossly-misrepresented-as-a-role-model-for-americas-youth-she-doesnt-even-know-how-to-dress-herself-for-public-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125202","title":{"rendered":"Why is Rapinoe being grossly misrepresented as a role model for America&#8217;s youth? She doesn&#8217;t even know how to dress herself for public events!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Watch Megan Rapinoe&#8217;s reaction when young fan asks for autograph. It&#8217;s going viral for all the wrong reasons.<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;The window to the soul is observing how someone treats someone powerless who can do absolutely no good for them&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-14-at-6.46.18-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125203\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-14-at-6.46.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-14-at-6.46.18-PM.png 848w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-14-at-6.46.18-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-14-at-6.46.18-PM-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Blaze<\/p>\n<p>United States Women&#8217;s Soccer star player Megan Rapinoe was widely criticized over the weekend after a viral clip showed her autographing a soccer ball for a young fan \u2014 yet somehow managing to never make eye-contact with the boy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle-sponsored-headline\"><a class=\"widget__headline-text custom-post-headline\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZBXML7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ditch the fake news ==&gt; Click here to get news you can trust sent right to your inbox. It&#8217;s free!<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Video of the incident, which happened at the ESPYs last week, showed a young boy walk up to Rapinoe with a small soccer ball. He hands the ball to Rapinoe, and she autographs it.<\/p>\n<p>However, she never made eye-contact with the boy, nor acknowledged him. Instead, she signed the ball while talking to others around her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She didn\u2019t even take a half second to look at her fan. I cannot stand her.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDSd5dErdn\">pic.twitter.com\/GDSd5dErdn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebJHull\/status\/1150175978955714562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>By Sunday morning, the 7 second clip had amassed more than 20 million views and generated widespread outrage.<\/p>\n<h3>What was the reaction?<\/h3>\n<p>Piers Morgan said Rapinoe&#8217;s actions proved she is an &#8220;arrogant piece of work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. Doesn\u2019t even look at him.. such an arrogant piece of work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BEJjGqIIhj\">https:\/\/t.co\/BEJjGqIIhj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1149958974311153664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>David Dunn, a former professional soccer player,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David8Dunn\/status\/1149971152510603269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;The more I see her the more I dislike her ! The kid should have volleyed it back in her grid !&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The one kid in America who doesn&#8217;t think that game sucks and she acts like a stereotypical movie star from an 80s movie in front of him,&#8221; another person\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mamajamma21\/status\/1149298549701644288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s vile. That was disgusting there&#8217;s people more famous than she will ever be who don&#8217;t behave like that. Who is she? I don&#8217;t know her full name and not many will, she&#8217;s the USA player who won the World Cup,&#8221; another critic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulSmithJnr\/status\/1149838217170104320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The window to the soul is observing how someone treats someone powerless who can do absolutely no good for them. She&#8217;s a piece of sh*t. Her actions over the last 3 weeks confirm it. Making eye contact and acknowledgment of a fan costs 0,&#8221; another person\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racingpartsale\/status\/1150188770504953856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/megan-rapinoe-ignores-young-fan\">https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/megan-rapinoe-ignores-young-fan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Megan Rapinoe&#8217;s reaction when young fan asks for autograph. 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