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— beau taplin

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A generic “I apologize” response won’t do. Be better.

I’m an agnostic women’s soccer fan. As of 48 hours ago I was a big fan of two specific “Christian” women’s soccer players simply because they were good at SOCCER. Now, I’m a fan of only one. Below are clear examples of why.

As a DIII Collegiate Soccer Player who loves the sport of soccer dearly, Bethany Balcer is so important and so, so wonderful. She makes women who didn’t take the traditional path (MOST GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO PLAYED/PLAY SOCCER) believe in their potential and tune into the league. Additionally, she has taken that role of “flagbearer” for the non-traditional route to the NWSL and truly made the most of it. She’s incredible at soccer. She’s incredible at life. She’s a Christian. I’m not. We agree on most things. 

Another “Christian” soccer player with ties to the USWNT is in the news today. Sadly, it’s for reasons that make me sick to my stomach and truly confused beyond measure. This same “Christian” soccer player earns a liveable wage solely because of the work of A LOT OF GAYS who put in years and years of hard work and struggle. She reaps the rewards of those efforts but sees them as less than/weaker than/demonic. If you don’t believe in that “lifestyle” maybe the USWNT “lifestyle” isn’t for you? Just a thought.

The beautiful part of being a USWNT fan is knowing that even if you’re not 100% sure of who you are, you belong in women’s soccer. But something I know for sure is that if you are 100% bigot then you don’t belong on the sidelines of a USWNT game… let alone on the field. This is the beautiful game and ugliness is not allowed here. 

“My beliefs” is a cop-out. There have been many, many Christian players on the USWNT from 1 cap to 100 caps. Thank you Bethany Balcer. Thank you Lauren Holiday. Thank you Tobin Heath. Thank you to many many more. You can be “Christian” and you can choose good. You can be “Christian” and you can choose bad. This has nothing to do with what you believe, it has everything to do with HATE. 

A generic “I apologize” response won’t do. Be better.

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Korbin Albert vs. Bethany Balcer

I’m an agnostic women’s soccer fan. As of 48 hours ago I was a big fan of two specific “Christian” women’s soccer players simply because they were good at SOCCER. Now, I’m a fan of only one. Below are clear examples of why.

As a DIII Collegiate Soccer Player who loves the sport of soccer dearly, Bethany Balcer is so important and so, so wonderful. She makes women who didn’t take the traditional path (MOST GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO PLAYED/PLAY SOCCER) believe in their potential and tune into the league. Additionally, she has taken that role of “flagbearer” for the non-traditional route to the NWSL and truly made the most of it. She’s incredible at soccer. She’s incredible at life. She’s a Christian. I’m not. We agree on most things. 

Another “Christian” soccer player with ties to the USWNT is in the news today. Sadly, it’s for reasons that make me sick to my stomach and truly confused beyond measure. This same “Christian” soccer player earns a liveable wage solely because of the work of A LOT OF GAYS who put in years and years of hard work and struggle. She reaps the rewards of those efforts but sees them as less than/weaker than/demonic. If you don’t believe in that “lifestyle” maybe the USWNT “lifestyle” isn’t for you? Just a thought.

The beautiful part of being a USWNT fan is knowing that even if you’re not 100% sure of who you are, you belong in women’s soccer. But something I know for sure is that if you are 100% bigot then you don’t belong on the sidelines of a USWNT game… let alone on the field. This is the beautiful game and ugliness is not allowed here. 

“My beliefs” is a cop-out. There have been many, many Christian players on the USWNT from 1 cap to 100 caps. Thank you Bethany Balcer. Thank you Lauren Holiday. Thank you Tobin Heath. Thank you to many many more. You can be “Christian” and you can choose good. You can be “Christian” and you can choose bad. This has nothing to do with what you believe, it has everything to do with HATE. 

A generic “I apologize” response won’t do. Be better.

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This is one of the funniest holiday cards I have ever seen.

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Veep | 1x01 Fundraiser

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Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)

Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)

Keke Palmer in Nope (2022)

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has anything ever delivered better content than nfl mic’ed up

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WOSO x The Wilds: Part 2 

WOSO x The Wilds: Part 1 (don’t know why I made this, but it made sense to me)

Soccer players from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they’ve just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.

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WOSO x The Wilds: Part 1 (don’t know why I made this, but it made sense to me)

Soccer players from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they've just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.

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Judge magazine, 1921

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Updating this for obvious reasons. Two rays of sunshine. ☀☀

things we don’t talk about enough: rose lavelle being CP23′s hype girl

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Everything is Fine. Art by Lisa Sterle, from the Modern Witch Tarot.