Anyone notice that Americans make a regular football match look like the Superbowl and the Superbowl look like the end of the world?
Americains and Football
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I noticed it and it's stupid, a lot of Americans act like sports are the top of the world when in fact they mean nothing, if you consider the real issues this nation has...
Maybe Americans like to take a break from all the "real issues" and bs and enjoy things. In the aftermath of Katrina one of the biggest events there was the reopening of the superdome and the first Saints game. It was probably the best thing to happen to the city since they were hit. It was a huge deal to the majority of the city. This was also repeated in many college stadiums around a lot of the hard hit areas in many states.
To say sports don't mean anything is incorrect, IMO. They mean a lot to a lot of people. Does it begin and end with sport? Does it extend to movies? Tv? Music? Reading? Gaming?
If someone finds great joy in something then obviously they mean something to that person.
It's only stupid in your opinion.
To say sports don't mean anything is incorrect, IMO. They mean a lot to a lot of people. Does it begin and end with sport? Does it extend to movies? Tv? Music? Reading? Gaming?
If someone finds great joy in something then obviously they mean something to that person.
It's only stupid in your opinion.
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Maybe Katrina wouldn't have made as many victim if the money for the superdome was used for building better dike? or maybe if just the half of the salary of the players was used to built it...
IMO modern sport is just like old Roma galdiator fight...if ppl has it, they're happy...If not, they're angry and ppl in the lead risk their head cause ppl think about important things and real issues...Until they have their bread and games (sport/reality show and fast food) they dont think about what's wrong...2100 years of "evolution" and only the form has changed...
Did u noticed that americans call a sport where u must carry the "ball" with your HANDS "football"...???
IMO modern sport is just like old Roma galdiator fight...if ppl has it, they're happy...If not, they're angry and ppl in the lead risk their head cause ppl think about important things and real issues...Until they have their bread and games (sport/reality show and fast food) they dont think about what's wrong...2100 years of "evolution" and only the form has changed...
Did u noticed that americans call a sport where u must carry the "ball" with your HANDS "football"...???
Sports are a good thing. The huge capitalist mass media, mass marketted, corrupt, super consumerist, materialistic crap that has invaded our professional sports is not a good thing.
Sports teach a lot of good lessons to people, especially ones that actually work hard at them. Just like people who actually work hard at music, or anything to get really GOOD at it teaches you a lesson.
Big sports fans are really not that important. Cheese hats are just something else to buy.
Sports teach a lot of good lessons to people, especially ones that actually work hard at them. Just like people who actually work hard at music, or anything to get really GOOD at it teaches you a lesson.
Big sports fans are really not that important. Cheese hats are just something else to buy.
I agree with that somewhat, but sports help to entertain many, creates a source of income for metro areas across the country, they boost tourism/travel, and coming from an athlete...sports are a good way to keep in shape and release stress.
Yes, this country has problems, but sports do not make up most of crap that has piled up here.
Even then, we are better off than many countries, so "the real issues" are not horribly bad...unless they get out of hand of course (which some have).
Americans do make a big deal out of sports..from a little league baseball game the the 2012 Summer Olympics...but is it really a problem. I agree with TD in the fact that aspects are negative, yet....oh who am I kidding:
SPORTS MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND
It's fine if you do not like sports; I'm perfectly fine with that, haha.
And yet 1/4 Americans are just that! As far as Keeping kids out of gangs? I would have to disagree. A kid that has been playing, in this case football, a sport has setup his "Group", if one of the persons in that group get his/her hands on drugs, they might give into peer pressure, due to lack of self-esteem, and try them. Possibly hooking them on it.
Yes, Football can be a moral lifter on a positive note
Those points don't really seem relevant to me.
There are literally hundreds of stories about how sports saved athletes from being sucked into gangs etc. One of our Olympics male gymnasts is a perfect example.
Also, how does a % of the population being overweight disprove that sports keeps kids and teens in shape? Obviously they do.
Don't buy that argument one bit.
There are literally hundreds of stories about how sports saved athletes from being sucked into gangs etc. One of our Olympics male gymnasts is a perfect example.
Also, how does a % of the population being overweight disprove that sports keeps kids and teens in shape? Obviously they do.
Don't buy that argument one bit.
and then ticket sales, commercials on TV, the Superbowl generate so much more. It's not like a huge complex is built every year...then all of the teams will be in debt.
Sure, you have the couch potatoes, but for most people, a sport they love might encourage then to lose some weight or get involved.
Come on Felon; do you even live here? Are you an American expert now?
Sure, you have the couch potatoes, but for most people, a sport they love might encourage then to lose some weight or get involved.
Come on Felon; do you even live here? Are you an American expert now?
Actually, I know from experience (living quite close to Baltimore City.... my gf lives in the city), there are plenty of youth programs whose sole purpose is to keep kids out of gangs. What are they based on? Sports. They are almost always youth sports leagues. These leagues teach children how to play by the rules, have honor and respect for each other, regardless of skin color and where you live. They give kids something to do in a safe place instead of leaving them to the streets for the whole afternoon. They teach them that gangs and gang violence isn't the only cool option. They also give these kids who have extremely low income families opportunities to get scholarships and similar things so they can get into better schools. They give these kids opportunities to self-regulate the organization and build it up through their own efforts. They teach kids that hard work and practice pay off.
They are a REALLY good thing.
Kids who play sports are almost always more in shape than the rest of the population who mostly spend their time watching tv, playing VIDEOGAMES, reading, ...etc. (not that reading is bad). In fact, as a young adult, one of the best ways to stay in shape is simply to join and participate in a community sports league (as well as having good diet, obviously).
As for drugs, sports are almost never the cause of drug use. Gangs, your neighborhood/your school, and your family are almost always the cause of drug use.
Coming from an area infested with crack and heroine, I can tell you this from first-hand experience.
@ Felon -------------------------------
Also, felon, the majority of sports happens on a community and school-based level. There are more players in college and little leagues than anywhere else. Also, little leagues are a big part of american society. I would venture to say that almost every kid has played in a little league by the time they are 18.
I find it weird that you bash someone who quite possibly just watches sports once in the evenings when you play videogames all the time. Not to mention that playing videogames, especially FPS, has measurably negative effects on mental health that last long after you stop actually playing the videogames, whereas sitting and watching a football game really only has the same negative health effects as sitting for the same amount of time doing anything (being inactive).
I also think that americans take American Football way less seriously than Europe takes Football (at least we don't have riots and fights over american football games)
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