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The FA's Sexist Tweet About England's Lionesses Pissed People Off

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2. The tweet was a well-intentioned attempt to congratulate the players for finishing third in this year’s World Cup in Canada, but it was quickly pointed out that it was a bit of an open goal.

@england ??????? Do male players return to be fathers and husbands? Own goal here!

— DoctorT1992 (@Shaun@Dr.T)

3. Some people complained that it reduced England’s World Cup side to gender stereotypes.

.@england @FA Seriously? Not even 48 hours, and already they're being reduced back to gender stereotypes. Shameful.

— MrMo_J (@The Almighty Beard)

@england way to put them back into the kitchen

— msmirandasawyer (@Miranda Sawyer)

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