Thread by @monaeltahawy

I in fact do watch the women's #WorldCup. I attended matches in Montreal in 2015. And the women's tournament draws massive viewership too ICYMI

https://twitter.com/Qarrandoon/status/1604899694613827590

And as I say in this essay, about the misogyny, racism, and homophobia in men's football: It is time for men (including you) to learn from women how to play football.

feministgiant.com/p/essay-when-f… #WorldCup #Qatar2022

If queer is the opposite of heteronormativity, the queerest--and joyously so--sporting environment I’ve witnessed were the Women’s World Cup matches in Montreal in 2015. #WorldCup

Stands were full of outsiders: women w/ babies, teen girls--demographic I rarely see in televised men’s games--w/ their faces painted in colors of their teams & men there alone,all of us unburdened by need to imitate form of masculinity men’s game insists on as price of admission

There were no reports of abuse going home after matches; no campaigns that warned that “If England is beaten, so is he,”; and players on the pitch were there to play, not engage in bombastic flops & fake injuries.

It is time for men to learn from women how to play football