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larkrake

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33. I do not enjoy watching it, it is brutal and destroys bodies and minds for the almighty dollar

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 04:07 AM

Nov 2014

Stopping every 5 seconds is incredibly stupid, they are drugged to the teeth and get brain damage. The public are romans watching gladiators beat each other up. It is not a sport any more than dog fighting, The skills are throwing and knocking the opponent down. Whoopie. I feel the same about fighting- its just aggression and not a virtue, especially when the players beat up their women and rape with no risk.

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Can someone tell me the advantage of football? [View all] tavernier Nov 2014 OP

It's a stand-in for war n/t arcane1 Nov 2014 #1

I can only tell you how my old dad described it. leftofcool Nov 2014 #2

Bread and circus for the masses. Rex Nov 2014 #3

Teamwork, concentration, focus, conditioning Recursion Nov 2014 #4

Focus? DetlefK Nov 2014 #41

Yes, focus. Stand on-line with an offensive line some time Recursion Nov 2014 #42

Playing in the band teaches the same. MineralMan Nov 2014 #50

Personally I hated band Travis_0004 Jan 2016 #77

What exactly is a "sport" then in your mind? davidn3600 Nov 2014 #5

I would think "sport" would be tavernier Nov 2014 #7

I think you're underestimating the skill involved in football Recursion Nov 2014 #11

It's a different game on the field than in the stands Scootaloo Nov 2014 #26

Lets talk about this "taught to purposely hurt" crap. flvegan Nov 2014 #6

What's the advantage of any activity really? The2ndWheel Nov 2014 #8

People have dropped from heat or exhaustion or pain in many sports mythology Nov 2014 #9

Great post. Sometimes posters post things out of emotion and not logic! Nt Logical Nov 2014 #13

You do parkour? Recursion Nov 2014 #15

Baseball has a lot more head injuries than you'd think, too. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #27

I was always scared of the baseball JonLP24 Nov 2014 #39

I don't like it, either. WhiteAndNerdy Nov 2014 #10

Allow me to introduce you to the Indian sport of Kabaddi Recursion Nov 2014 #12

No, I get that football isn't the only physical sport. tavernier Nov 2014 #14

Same purpose as gladiator contests in Rome. Cleita Nov 2014 #16

No. elleng Nov 2014 #17

I have minus zero interest in football. Quantess Nov 2014 #18

Down with Football! flamingdem Nov 2014 #19

Love all of you who dislike the head butting sport flamingdem Nov 2014 #20

I have no interest in any sports or athletic competitions... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #21

I don't think anyone in my family is interested in watching any televised sport Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #71

It's a game. It's fun to play. It's fun to watch. It gets kids out of the house. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #22

track and field is soooo much better for kids larkrake Nov 2014 #34

cheerleading is just like a stripper who larkrake Nov 2014 #35

This comment is itself rather sexist. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #36

They also lead the cheers. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2014 #63

You either like it or you don't. JayhawkSD Nov 2014 #23

I don't get that either. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #25

I think those who enjoy it should do so as fully informed consumers Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #52

In other words, yes. JayhawkSD Nov 2014 #56

Well... for certain adolescent males MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Nov 2014 #28

Because there is no advantage. southerncrone Nov 2014 #29

"Violence that carries over in players' lives off the field" cyberswede Nov 2014 #62

There are numerous examples of players engaging in domestic violence. southerncrone Nov 2014 #70

But is the incidence rate actually higher than the general population? cyberswede Nov 2014 #73

It gives men a default conversation topic, saving them from Ron Green Nov 2014 #30

This is the think I like least about football. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #31

I get the same thing Bettie Nov 2014 #54

People enjoy playing and watching it. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #32

I do not enjoy watching it, it is brutal and destroys bodies and minds for the almighty dollar larkrake Nov 2014 #33

K... Oktober Nov 2014 #37

With two sons madokie Nov 2014 #38

No doubt true, but while the comparison looks like it controls for nature and nuture HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Feb 2016 #81

A friend told me something interesting. Rex Nov 2014 #40

It has too many rules for me to enjoy it. logosoco Nov 2014 #43

lemme guess...it's "bread & circus for the masses" Inkfreak Nov 2014 #45

+1! Gemini Cat Nov 2014 #49

+2 nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2016 #74

I like bumper cars too. panader0 Nov 2014 #46

I've never been a big sports fan, but my oldest son plays football deutsey Nov 2014 #47

You're not alone. I've never liked it. And in my red state, football is almost a religion. nt raccoon Nov 2014 #48

A good book: Against Football: One Fan�s Reluctant Manifesto by Steve Almond Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #51

looks like you already made up your own narrative of what you think the game is snooper2 Nov 2014 #53

This is apparant ^^^^^ GusBob Nov 2014 #65

I don't think there is a thing wrong with Football yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #55

Well I guess no one is going to see pipi_k Nov 2014 #57

Your OP doesn't describe the experience my kids have had with football at all. Brickbat Nov 2014 #58

Football is in many ways just another sport but why do GreatGazoo Nov 2014 #59

The NFL has dropped its non profit status Travis_0004 Jan 2016 #76

Some people like it and think it's fun. Iggo Nov 2014 #60

No further explanation needed. nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #69

Some people like it, some don't Marrah_G Nov 2014 #61

The advantage is AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #64

Perhaps they were bullied by jocks in school. radicalliberal Jan 2016 #75

I don't relate to sports at all - but just because it is not my thing - I'm not going to knock it Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #66

I too often criticize those things I neither understand nor "get". LanternWaste Nov 2014 #68

There doesn't have to be an 'advantage' AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #72

Brain damage? longship Jan 2016 #78

We are alone tavernier Jan 2016 #79

My best to you. And GO SWANS! longship Jan 2016 #80