sports haters are incredibly annoying and childish. critiques of how athletes are treated and the culture around sports are valid but "haha sporbsball amirite" makes me think you're never interacted with someone outside of the internet

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago (21 children)

Hard disagree on this one. In a vacuum, sports is a hobby like any other, and it's fine, if not my particular cup of tea.

But in practice, it holds a unique position of cultural hegemony, perhaps especially in America, in such a way that it is inextricably bound up with gender, patriarchy, race, labor and capitalism. I personally hate sports because people assume things about me based on what they think my gender is, and use it to police my gender.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

this

I have no problem with people enjoying sports. What i have a problem with is people having a problem with me not enjoying sports.

Growing up i was always asked about sports and expected to care about them, enjoy watching them, and have something to say about them. My not caring was an unwelcome deviation from what people expected then, sometimes that necesitated an excuse for why it was okay and i always hated.

I hope its not like that for people growing up today, and we're all just letting people enjoy things. As a kid the things i enjoyed weren't okay and it wasn't okay that i didn't enjoy sports.

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The term sportsball has outlived its usefulness.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I don't disagree with that. Personally I'm not interested in attacking anyone's enjoyment of sports.

You can see my comment to see what my issue is with sports. It has nothing to do with actual sport. But the way it was used culturally to shame and police children and their gender. I hope that's changed since i was a kid

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