Addressing the remarks on the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, Rapinoe mocked Christians for being upset about the comments. “Somebody needs to check on the Christians. They’re not okay,” Rapinoe snarked,
according to Fox News. “They also missed the whole joke, but okay.”
“Don’t act like you’re surprised by me making this joke about what happened or finding a dig,” the 38-year-old continued. “Who’s it at? God, myself, religion, the world? I don’t know. It’s just funny.”
Rapinoe, referring to herself as a “controversial figure,” went on to say that some people celebrated her injury, and those people are in a “special place in hell.”
“I’m just thinking about my teammates coming over and — of course, it’s sad, but it’s also like — I don’t know, it’s kind of just like life,” she recalled. “We want these perfect stories, and I’m like a controversial figure and having people low-key celebrate it. But then also be so disingenuous about it that that part is kinda funny, too. I’m like, wow, you guys are in a special place in hell that you’re celebrating this.”