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Why is this so funny? 😂

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Read if you want. Also I’m Black so I can and will have an opinion about this:

I think what last night really highlighted was just how raw this is for a lot of people especially Black folx, and Black players. As a fan I watched the first game between the Thorns and NCC with excitement. They all seemed unified in their support of BLM and for their teammates. I appreciated the tribute considering so many of the players on both teams were Black, and then I got to focus on the game. A game that brought back a feeling that myself and so many others hadn’t felt in 3 months, some semblance of normality.

And then came the Washington Chicago game. And clearly a lot of us were unprepared to be confronted by the truth that so many people will turn the idea of the BLM movement into something political when it is not. That people will still try to justify their inaction with performance. I’ve seen the arguments from owners and coaches saying there their teams are unified against racism. Clearly they’re not. And I refuse to accept explanations from rich, white, cis men excusing the lack of solidarity of their white women. It is not solidarity to stand during the anthem and then kneel for 46 secs before kickoff. That is textbook performative allyship. As we saw last night it becomes a way to act like you care, to show the outside world that you are doing something instead of actually doing anything at all. Same goes for all the players who posted a black tile for Blackout Tuesday then said absolutely nothing before or after. In order to make change we can no longer accept performative allyship to quell the conscience of white guilt.

I hope you all have been educating yourselves the last month and understand that allyship means nothing, we need non-Black people to be actively anti-racist, to use their whiteness to help, protect and benefit Black people, we need them to be co-conspirators. A perfect example is Megan Rapinoe kneeling in 2017 beside her Black teammates who were unable to because they knew, simply based on the color of their skin that they could so easily lose their careers as a result. And lest we forget that Rapinoe was punished, she was scolded and reprimanded. Even some of her teammates called her actions a distraction. Imagine the consequences had it been a Black player.

So, I no longer want to see people framing any of the standing white players as the victims. They aren’t the victims, they made their decision. They decided to make a non-political issue: Black Lives Matter into a debate. And no matter how they want to justify it kneeling for the flag isn’t political. But what they said to Black people and especially the heartbroken Black player beside them is:

“Huh, I see that you’re upset, and I know that you and all 50 states, 18 countries and 54 African nations keep saying that the police target and kill Black people a lot and maybe they shouldn’t. But as a white woman, I’ve never experienced that and the flag, this country and the police represent safety and security for me and my family. Anyway, I see that you’re crying, here is my hand on your shoulder because I too feel your pain.”

And no, don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to see players kneel if they don’t mean it. But I won’t be excusing them, I won’t be going easy on them, I won’t be waiting to hear them explain themselves or try to justify their reasoning behind it, and I also won’t be giving them kudos for standing for the anthem and kneeling for George Floyd. It’s time that we stop giving white people the benefit of the doubt when they continue to tell us exactly how they feel about issues that don’t affect them.

Anyway, I imagine this will be viewed as controversial but I really don’t care ✌🏽

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So like Change.Org or where we signing??

I’d like to start a petition to have Orlando place Sonnett on loan to the Portland Thorns for this tournament. Just for Becky, Lindsey, and the rest of Portland fans’ sake.

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Reblog if you're not straight

Note: Asexuals and aromantics count as “not straight”

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When you realize we're only half way through 2020...

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This is my favourite thing on tumbler today 🙈😂

Wait.... you are gay? Why?

It started off as a 7 day free trial, but I forgot to cancel so here we are.

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Ugh my little gay heart😍

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Breaking News:

Police are asking victims across the globe to come forward after an international thief was exposed tonight. Emily Sonnett formerly of Portland Thorns FC, now at Orlando Pride has been identified by police as the culprit behind 100s if not 1000s of stolen hearts. Police confirmed that the hype woman of the USWNT, lactose tolerant, sit down comedian and Waffle House stan will be interviewed in relation to this. However sources say that many of those, that have had their hearts stolen by Saucy Sonnett seem reluctant to have them returned, with almost all stating, 'she is the love of their lives.'

A spokesperson for the Marietta PD, said they were not surprised by the recent development stating, 'Emily has been under suspicion of such activities since she was a toddler. I mean you've seen those pics right, the little cow girl, I mean its so precious, she's been working at this her whole life, she's good at it too. From what these victims have said, the hearts gone before they even noticed its happened. She permits them to bask in the beauty of her nature, she eases their worries but most of all and we believe this to be crucial, she brings a sense of hope in a time of absolute chaos.

We saw a huge influx in cases here after the laughter permitted podcast, the pregame with 2 of her team mates, Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle(we're keen on touching base with both of them) and again with the Men in Blazers, live IG. We ask members of the public to remain vigilant and try not approach Sonnett if they see her in public, her soft smiles are said to have the ability to disarm even the coldest of hearts.'

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Y'all ever just.....🥺👉🏻👈🏻🏳🏳🏳🏳

Yeah....same🤗🥵🥺

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Emily: "You're 26. You don't get an Easter basket.".....?¿

Me: "Hey don't stress it babe, Ill always have an Easter basket waiting for you 😉"

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Everyone say thank you Miss Emily for another gem of a playlist 😊🙌🏻😍

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This all day🙌🏻 Hey gay bitch anon Ill stand with you 👌🏻

(gay bitch anon) Imma fight the sonnett haters. She's a much better defender than she gets credit for. Her positioning is generally very good, she's a strong passer, has on-field chemistry with almost everyone she plays with, and she avoids card/foul trouble much more consistently than you think she does (tho her gumby face makes it more memorable when she gets into borderline territory).

Go off gay bitch anon 🌈💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️

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Me listening to the Laughter Permitted Podcast: Ouch, Christ, Ive fallen.

Me watching the Zoom chat: Help, I have fallen.....Im not sure I ever wanna get up.

Emily why you gotta do me like that 😱 Long hiatus then boom back with the mother load of soft smiles, perfect profiles and that god damn goofiness....sigh 🥺

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PSA from the Irish today...

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She really out here stealing hearts like its nbd!!!

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Ms. Press there are children present ma'am.....

Christen Press for Alice + Olivia 

Photos by Aaron Richter / aaronrichter.com

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That smile....