Though I was only able to include one photo, I’ve linked both sites for this post. I choose them because they’re the official post of the official team pages for the soccer team on the day the 28 members announced their lawsuit against the USSF. Neither official page announces the news however. Rather, they endorsed the team through the hashtag #internationalwomensday, along with, promoting a special summit called she believes. To this day, June 1st, neither official page has made any mention to the case. I continue with my pessimism and reason this a purposeful action. My evidence is the week-long celebration of the summit, until the release of the USSF’s response to the team’s grievances, which nearly went completely under the radar. While the players are out speaking up, the organization is keeping any mention of it to the bare minimum. Not simply just by limiting the circulation of information, but also painting the team as heroes, worthy of the public praise, as distraction from what’s going on behind the scenes. Since the announcement, a carefree team has been propagandized across both platforms. Timelines are full of highlights, player interactives, countdowns, reward recognition, schedule updates, etc. Besides the players’ stance, the appearance from the outside in, is nothing is wrong.
#shebelieves – for the week.
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