Escapay wrote:I've never cared for sports at all, and find the rabid fanaticism behind them to be rather disturbing and amusing.
It
is disturbing and the only way I would find it amusing is if all those dumb sports players would play on
half the money they were getting paid. Seriously, sports superstars are the most useless celebrities around! They get paid more than all the music stars and movie stars, contribute almost nothing to society (they were useful back when Magic Johnson was doing ad warnings / Home Video announcements on AIDS, but who was standing next to him? Arsenio Hall - not an athlete), and all the time are spreading negative messages about body image, self worth, and life. They flaunt their lifestyles for no reason other to brag, sleep with every person they can, and only encourage other people to... Play ball. What the f*** are they worth? What do they do for anyone? Why is their excess celebrated while celebrities are treated to public beheadings whenever they express an opinion?
And by the way, I am interested in sports. Just not for pay competition and as a national profession. I enjoy playing several sports with friends, but I always refused to ever play on regular teams. The team dynamic always becomes ugly if it's left established long enough. Participation in sports purely for fun is healthy and for me, a necessary to stay fit. But the interest in it, while harmless for many people, is way overrated and psychotically over-invested into by most people who frequent it as entertainment. I only
watch sports for one form of entertainment... And
that brand of entertainment is inappropriate for children. Need I say..? On that note, actually, look at the way people play sports anyway? It's incredibly presentational. The players are presented in a way that kind of makes it
kinky. I mean, they wear glorified costumes and a lot of gear they don't normally wear. Depending on which sport gets you the most interested and what costumes are the most out of your ordinary day, the whole thing is a real
turn-on.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the number One reason I hate Sports-Watching Obsessions. It's a strain on the brain. So if you are entertained by it in the way I haven't indicated, it's like you aren't entertained by a lot. Which is totally okay, but why do we allow Those People to turn it into something sacred? Like, nobody else can say it sucks.
For that matter, I get sick of seeing nothing but football around the Bowl times... Does EVERY SINGLE CHANNEL have to have 3-4 different games on instead of the regular programming?
Love It.
