[kj] Sports

[iPat]

no, im not winding you up, i was taking you seriously. but as you may
or may not recall im involved heavily with sport activity
(www.amag.org.uk) and see it as a great medium where people can find
themselves.

lets make a separation here, participant and spectator.

Most sports participants are amateurs and do their activity because it
makes them feel good, just as much as listening to a record would.

Sports spectators may not fully understand that they are participants
in another ritual because many use the activity as escapism. Me i
never wear replica shirts, face paint etc.

so i probably agree with you in your opinion

On 10/5/07, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>

> Don't get your jersey all rumpled.

>

>   I just don't like jocks and ardent sports fans, that's all, thus am

> making sweeping claims specifically designed to get them riled.

> Sports have their place, but I'm of the opinion that certain people

> take them WAY too seriously. And those people need to re-prioritize

> and get fucking lives, as far as I'm concerned.

>

> By the same token, I'm preoccupied by a lot of silly things too. But

> Sports have completely fucked up American society, as far as I can tell.