“You Don’t Have Purple Hair Anymore”: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Copied Megan Rapinoe ’s Look Only to Get Startled That She Changed It Again

Megan Rapinoe is an iconic midfielder who has won several accolades throughout her prosperous career. From winning the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics to getting the Ballon d’Or Féminin, she has done it all. Rapinoe displayed great leadership skills on the field when she took charge as the captain of the OL Reign.

Rapinoe was awarded the ‘The Presidential Medal of Freedom,’ which is the highest civilian award in The United States of America. She is the only female soccer star to win this award. Rapinoe garnered a lot of attention during her fight for equal pay.

Megan Rapinoe inspires The First Lady

During the covid lockdown, Megan Rapinoe, organized an Instagram live session with President Biden and his wife, Jill Biden. They spoke about a variety of topics in the session. In the live session, The First lady, Dr. Jill Biden told Rapinoe that she had copied her look and dyed her purple in solidarity with pay equity. “And you don’t have purple hair anymore?” the First Lady asked Rapinoe, as she was startled that Megan had changed her hair color again.

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Rapinoe then replied by saying,” Honey, this hair is like two months into covid, it is doing its own thing and it has its mind.” Rapinoe is known for her fashion sense and her charming personality. The First Lady joked about the dye and hoped that the color would wash out.

Megan’s fight for equality

Megan Rapinoe is very famous for her activism. Her no-nonsense attitude separates her from all her peers. Lately, she has been relentless in her effort to end gender discrimination in sports. Megan believes that through her activism she can motivate other influential people to speak up for justice. The positive impact that she has on society is immense.

Megan along with her teammates sued the US Soccer Federation because of the gender-based pay disparity. She alleged that they were not adequately compensated for their extraordinary performances which exceeded the Men’s team’s accomplishments as well. However, her fight is still underway. But the impact and awareness that she created in society regarding such issues are massive.

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