Megan Rapinoe has quit reading the comments because 'that's a horror show'

• Megan Rapinoe says she no longer reads the comments on her social media posts.
• The US Women's National Team and OL Reign star says the responses are often "a horror show."

Megan Rapinoe is a proponent of quitting anything "that's not fulfilling you."

For the US Women's National Team and National Women's Soccer League superstar, that involved no longer looking at the comments she receives on her social media posts.

"That's something that I quit a long time ago," Rapinoe told Insider.

With brightly colored hair and an outspoken disposition, the striker has attracted the ire of millions over the course of her illustrious professional soccer career. She famously vowed not to go "to the fucking White House" in protest of then-President Donald Trump before the USWNT won the 2019 World Cup.

Trump responded shortly thereafter by suggesting that Rapinoe should "win before she talks." The prolific scorer answered the call in dominant fashion, earning Golden Ball and Golden Boot honors in securing the USWNT's fourth World Cup victory.

The conflict all but cemented her role as a villain among many Trump supporters, from whom she regularly hears on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networking platforms. But if Rapinoe is bothered by the hatred, she hasn't shown it. And it certainly hasn't stopped her from speaking out wherever she sees fit.

In 2021, she warned a woman who wore USWNT merchandise to the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol to not "bring that bullshit here." Rapinoe has been an ardent supporter of trans athletes and their right to participate in sports. She also knelt at the Tokyo Olympics to protest racism and, a few months later, signed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect Roe v. Wade.

Every time she speaks out, she receives an earful from opponents of her cause. That's why she does her best "not to look at the comments."

"That's a horror show," she said.