The 2016 WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks are keeping up an amazing season and brushing off the haters at the same damn time.The team is unbothered by the Twitter trolls who only find confidence behind a computer screen in the comfort of their own homes. While many have shown support for the WNBA league, including the NBA, there are still some people out there who feel it necessary to use social media to share their sexist thoughts and disrespect for the league.
In the classiest way imaginable, the Los Angeles Sparks posted an Instagram response to the hateful messages with a video featuring players and ESPN's Holly Rowe and Cari Champion, set to Beyoncé's "Sorry." Throughout the video, you can see hateful tweets the WNBA has received including one that states that the players should get paid $15 an hour. The video was posted in two installments ending with the G.D. Anderson quote: “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives their strength.”
The freaking LA Sparks deserve to be Champions forever for this video!!!! YES QUEENS!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ovHK7wvshD
— Astasia Williams (@AstasiaWill) August 25, 2017
The video has since been removed from the official Instagram account of the WNBA team, but not before fans and women on social media had the chance to celebrate these women and show some support.
This video is absolutely everything ???????? put some respect on the @WNBA name & players. Great job @LA_Sparks, @CariChampion & @sportsiren. https://t.co/Rtxb2JJR7x
— Kelsey Nicole Nelson (@therealknelson) August 25, 2017
I want them to make a full video with a surprise appearance by Beyoncé!
— Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) August 25, 2017
Can we pleas take a moment! ????????@LA_Sparks ???????? @CariChampion ???????? @sportsiren ???????? YES LADIES! #WatchMeWork
#Rise
https://t.co/t8Yk5fNu1i— Meghan McPeak (@meghanmcpeak) August 25, 2017
#WeAreStrong
#WeAreWomen
https://t.co/mSC5ARYVEO— Los Angeles Sparks (@LA_Sparks) August 25, 2017
We see you LA Sparks, and we support this slayage!