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Think Week 2021: this book was literally made for me and it LIVED UP TO THE HYPE!
Right off the bat, Rapinoe is very clear what she's doing in this book: "I am totally cashing in to capitalize on the moment. I'm just doing it for what I hope are reasons that aren't exclusively seedy...while I have your attention, I also want to discuss issues that are important to me". These include, but are certainly not limited to, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ equality across the board, and equal pay for women.
Rapinoe does a very good job of calling out white people in this book ("I feel like if we really want to have meaningful change, everybody has to be outraged about racism") and doesn't hold back when it comes to the people closest to her ("I understood my family's concern. But I also thought this criticism was an expression of privilege"). She credits Ta-Nehisi Coates' [b:We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy|33916061|We Were Eight Years in Power An American Tragedy|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507903203l/33916061._SY75_.jpg|54881780] as one of the most influential texts in her activism (I would second this).
Rapinoe is not a lawyer, but she also doesn't pretend to be. She criticizes the prison system in the United States ("Why do we even have private prisons, the primary purpose of which is to make money, not to care for or rehabilitate the prisoners?") in a practical and tangible way that I think will be impactful to those who come to this book for the soccer, but stay for the social justice. Her efforts with the US Women's National Team to achieve pay equity with the Men's team is very clearly laid out in this book (and a strong argument for the Women's team making more than the Men's is as well).
"On the other hand, I don't think you have to extend grace to people who don't have accepting views". 12/12 would recommend!
Right off the bat, Rapinoe is very clear what she's doing in this book: "I am totally cashing in to capitalize on the moment. I'm just doing it for what I hope are reasons that aren't exclusively seedy...while I have your attention, I also want to discuss issues that are important to me". These include, but are certainly not limited to, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ equality across the board, and equal pay for women.
Rapinoe does a very good job of calling out white people in this book ("I feel like if we really want to have meaningful change, everybody has to be outraged about racism") and doesn't hold back when it comes to the people closest to her ("I understood my family's concern. But I also thought this criticism was an expression of privilege"). She credits Ta-Nehisi Coates' [b:We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy|33916061|We Were Eight Years in Power An American Tragedy|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507903203l/33916061._SY75_.jpg|54881780] as one of the most influential texts in her activism (I would second this).
Rapinoe is not a lawyer, but she also doesn't pretend to be. She criticizes the prison system in the United States ("Why do we even have private prisons, the primary purpose of which is to make money, not to care for or rehabilitate the prisoners?") in a practical and tangible way that I think will be impactful to those who come to this book for the soccer, but stay for the social justice. Her efforts with the US Women's National Team to achieve pay equity with the Men's team is very clearly laid out in this book (and a strong argument for the Women's team making more than the Men's is as well).
"On the other hand, I don't think you have to extend grace to people who don't have accepting views". 12/12 would recommend!