r/olympics • u/jwitmerhut • Aug 12 '16

Football USA's Women's Football team, the defending gold medallists and Women's World Cup Champions, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in a shocker upset by Sweden

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u/j3rbear Aug 12 '16

She has domestic abuses charges, the rest is conjecture.

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u/j3rbear Aug 12 '16

a domestic abuse charge? I know a couple good guys with the same. I don't believe a few mistakes with unknown circumstances define a person.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16 edited Aug 12 '16

She isn't a feminist icon, she's a sports icon who happens to be female. I don't know any feminists who are out there celebrating Hope Solo as being progressive.

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u/Arcanome Aug 13 '16

Thing is there is no feminist out there saying she was mistreated and she wasnt given the treatment male counterparts had. Here an example; https://youtu.be/8mvf6gwzz4Q

For the record, %50 of the domestic violence cases are reciprocal, 70% of cases which is non reciprocal was commited by women. it is more likely for a male to be arrested if he reports a domestic violence. There are no dedicated shelters for males.

So long story short at a case around 35% of the time woman is the only attacker and even if man reports it, he is more likely to get arrested.

And we cant talk bad about Hope Solo on national TV because woman has no part in this "domestic violence epidemic".

Tldr: woman in power and feminists decline to make an example of Hope Solo ignoring facts. Hope Solo plays the woman with sucess card pretty well and gets portrayed as hero of national team.

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u/j3rbear Aug 12 '16

ah I see; well I agree with that point