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Megan Rapinoe is the president now, and we’re all dying our hair purple

The memes flooded in after the USWNT's historic win.

 

Eilish O'Sullivan

Internet Culture

Posted on Jul 7, 2019   Updated on May 20, 2021, 9:11 am CDT

The U.S. women’s national soccer team just won the World Cup–for the fourth time. And the internet wants to know, is it OK for them to celebrate now?

Co-captain Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle scored the goals it took to beat the Netherlands 2-0. Rapinoe was also awarded the Golden Boot and Golden Ball, given to the player who scored the most goals and was the best player of the tournament, respectively.

On Twitter, people are now declaring Rapinoe the president.

“I’m glad the president of France is there so that our new president Megan Rapinoe can begin diplomatic relations immediately,” Robyn Hammontree wrote.

https://twitter.com/Hammontreers/status/1147920149460262913

https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1147912544184668160

Oh, and we all have to dye our hair purple now.

“I think legally we all have to dye our hair purple after that Rapinoe goal,” Hannah Stuart wrote.

https://twitter.com/eileenjforrest/status/1147919822090592256

The women were first criticized for “celebrating too hard” after winning 13-0 against Thailand and celebrating each and every one of those goals. Then, another star on the team, Alex Morgan, was criticized for being “disrespectful” when she pretended to sip tea upon scoring what would become the winning goal of the game against England.

“I feel that there is some sort of double standard for females in sports, to feel like we have to be humble in our successes and have to celebrate, but not too much or in a limited fashion,” Morgan said at a press conference on Friday.

It’s also no secret that Rapinoe and President Donald Trump were feuding throughout the tournament. Rapinoe is definitely not going to the White House, she announced–twice.

“Megan should WIN before she TALKS,” Trump wrote on Twitter in response at the time.

Despite it all, the women came out victorious but are still facing hurdles when it comes to equal pay in the workplace. Even though the U.S. women’s games generate more revenue and many believe they are much better, the women only make about 38 cents to the dollar made by their male counterparts.

Upon winning, the stadium broke out into a chant for equal pay. Hopefully, the U.S. Soccer Federation will hear those chants loud and clear.

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*First Published: Jul 7, 2019, 3:57 pm CDT