The Most Important Thing with Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris
[Ashlyn gives her thoughts on how the 2022 FIFA World Cup has participants ignoring the LGBTQ+ community]
Why do you think our men and our coaches don’t feel like they can speak on this topic?
I don’t know what they feel, because they don’t talk about it. I don’t know where they stand, because they don’t stand for—they’re not outwardly standing for anything.
You can’t just hide behind—I know that the English men wanted to wear the captain band with—I think it was gonna say One Love, which Alex Scott wore as the commentator. That’s—that’s great, it’s a step in the right direction, but I need to hear your—like, when you open your mouth, you tell the world who you are. Tell us who you are. Tell us what you stand for. Tell us what you’re about.
I haven’t heard one player step up and say “This is absolutely unacceptable. FIFA needs to do better. I’m here because, you know, I’m supporting my country and my team, but I also support the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m an ally, and this is not fucking right. And this is not sending the message we want for progress.”
Not one person has done that.
That’s the difference between the men and women. I’m willing to lose it all, to fight for what I believe in, because if I can’t be me…I can’t give this country all of me. I can’t give my team all of me. I’m cheating the game.
It’s not just a job, it’s something completely different. You’ve been given a platform that literally changes the narrative, changes the country. When you talk, people listen.
What are you fucking saying?
Are you just hiding behind the sport because you think, like, “This is the culture we’ve created”?
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