The ‘equal pay’ debate for women athletes is not about oppression

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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is still complaining about equal pay for women’s athletes, compounding her economic illiteracy with a victimhood complex.

Rapinoe responded to NBA player Draymond Green criticizing female athletes for “just complaining” about their pay, saying that, “to have someone who does know what it’s like to be oppressed, in many ways, to heap that all back on female players, or people who play female sports, is just really disappointing.”

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