OUR RESPONSE TO THE US MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM
After a historic Olympic gold, the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team had a choice. They laughed at a joke targeting the women’s team. They didn’t apologize. They doubled down. And then they compounded it.
This isn’t about one laugh. It’s about a pattern.
Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach respond, not as pundits, but as women who have lived this script their entire careers. The minimization. The “boys will be boys.” The expectation that women should just be grateful to wear the jersey.
There were multiple opportunities to repair the moment. Don’t laugh. Apologize. Take accountability. Don’t become a prop…
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