Giants win Superbowl XLII

All of you STFU, it was a great play, now STFU and DIAF.

Shh shhh we're talking football here. Move along.

Yeah, K_A. Let the retards have their fun in peace.

Yeah, K_A. Let the retards have their fun in peace.

Yes yes because most males actually like football. Way not to conform. You're so unique and original, Grav. You da coolest!!!

There's no issue with liking sports, especially if you play them. However, if you don't play, and you're a consumer culture zealot -- then you're a retard.

I generally draw the line on the second part when someone uses "we" and "our" to describe a team's actions.

I do play sports. I play basketball all the time, like yesterday. I'm such a badass I was double-teamed in a fucking pickup game. Who does that..

I generally draw the line on the second part when someone uses "we" and "our" to describe a team's actions.

That's pretty much my thoughts. Unless you work for your favorite team, or you're on your favorite team, you're not part of "we."

I've seen a lot of you fags saying stuff like "we traded X" or "we're doing good this season." Well, wake the fuck up and realize you're not part of the team, fag.

Man, fuck, I hated when we traded Cuttino and Francis for fucking McGrady. He didn't help us out one bit. We would have done way better with Francis, McGrady and Yao.

I don't like team sports in the first place, but let them say "We" or "Us" if they want - even if it is only to let them believe they do anything more than stare at a television. There isn't any harm done except that done to themselves.

The "harm" is far more insidious. America has an unhealthy sports obsession.


Sports are talked about constantly. Some people discuss nothing else. They would be better off reading a book. Sports also serve as a dangerous distraction for more pressing issues in the news.

Parents raise their kids from an early age to play sports, sometimes running these kids into the ground. There is a huge pressure for these kids to perform as their parents selfishly attempt to live vicariously through them.

Athletes (like celebrities) can unfairly get an advantage in the legal system because our country idolizes them. Here's an example of something disturbing to me: when Mark McGwire was questioned by Congress about steroid use, Congress basically treated him better than they would have treated the President 200 years ago.

College (and high school) athletes get numerous advantages over their peers. They are recruited for elite colleges, get athletic scholarships, stipends, and more. Some professors and proctors look the other way when athletes don't go to class at all, or blatantly cheat on tests. On my campus, one day there was absolutely nothing good to eat at the dining hall. There were steaks, but we weren't allowed to have any. "Those are for the football team."

Local and state governments pay for the construction of giant sports arenas.

There is a HUGE consumer culture behind sports, as if we weren't suckered into capitalism enough as it is. Jerseys, books, video games, toys, applicances, food, autographs, and anything else you can think of.

Athletes are generally looked up to by children, and they are not proving to be good role models. Of course there are a few good hearted athletes, but the good apples do not outweigh the bad. It also happens to be the bad ones that are shown the most in the media.


So, to summarize, being a sports apologist is a cowardly cop-out.