USA Women’s Selection The selected one talks about the declarations of the player of the Warriors
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Dduring a virtual press conference of the United States Olympic Committee, Megan Rapinoe responded to Warriors player Draymond Green’s statements in which he tagged several players claiming that they are not asking for funds or media coverage to justify equal pay.
“It is very unfortunate, being in his position and with all the resources that he has and the possibility of having a more educated opinion, but he does not have it. And then, that he labels so many other people and speak at a time when in the tournament (NCAA basketball) it is seen that there is a lack of resources and funds“. , delcar the player of the United States women’s soccer team.
“It’s frustrating that I have that opinion. Obviously you have shown us your whole butt and you have not understood what we have talked about all this time the players of the WNBA and the national team. Like Sue (Bird) said, you tagged the wrong women. Do you think we have asked for more money? Wow, what have we been screaming about nonstop? “
Green posted a series of tweets on March 27 criticizing the equal pay claims, saying they couldn’t be done until they had more income and people’s interest. “As long as they make the pay argument, as long as the income is the same, they will go on and get to the point where the income will not be able to cover those higher wages. That is true in all businesses, why do you use that letter? It is the key to raising the pay. There are no arguments for lack of income, unless you make those who claim equality for women act.
In his tweets, Green tagged WNBA players como Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Brittney Griner y Nneka Ogwumike.
“The NBA hasn’t always been the global game that it is now. It doesn’t bring in as much revenue as it does today, but there are people behind it, building a platform and, more importantly, telling stories and raising interest in the players. This is how the game took off. . Who is building your platform? Who tells their stories of how great they are, building interest and transforming women’s basketball into a global sport?“added the Warriors player.
“Two or three days later, repeating it again … it’s frustrating. We all know this, in social movements, all marginalized people, be it by race, gender, religion, sex or whatever, it’s not the job of all of them fight oppression. We need everyone else. So having someone who knows what it’s like to be oppressed, in so many ways, throw all this at the players, the ones in women’s sports, is pretty disappointing. ” .
On the subject of funds, Rapinoe mentioned: “When we have talked about equality and women’s sports, we talk about investment, funds, resources, marketing and investing not only in athletes, but in staff, coaches and all the media. These are the things we talk about first, and I think that whoever has seen us and follows us, and who has fought for this issue of equal pay or equity, knows that this is what we mean first. “