Comments | altivo: Writer's Block: Superbowl madness or sadness?

altivo

Writer's Block: Superbowl madness or sadness?

Feb 07, 2010 17:51

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schnee February 8 2010, 00:12:24 UTC

If you're not American, what do you think about Superbowl Sunday?

I think my thoughts could be summed up as "what's superbowl sunday"? *s*

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altivo February 8 2010, 02:05:09 UTC

You can, we'll let you. ;p

altivo February 8 2010, 02:22:49 UTC

Oh, and how could I have failed to mention the tons of junk food promoted, sold and consumed on this day. Freight trains full of it.

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avon_deer February 8 2010, 00:27:18 UTC

O.o

altivo February 8 2010, 02:16:40 UTC

You're surprised I'd say these things? Or you didn't know how much of a sacred cow football is in the US? (It long ago surpassed baseball in terms of the fevered fanaticism of its followers and the amount of secondary profit it generates.)

There are some regional differences. Though football is unreasonably important all over the US, it approaches the level of a sacred ritual largely in the South and to a lesser extent, the West.

avon_deer February 8 2010, 08:36:56 UTC

I was more concerned with your second paragraph. I must admit though, there is a similar mind set here when I think about it. :/

something to watch when you have the bandwidth avon_deer February 8 2010, 00:31:13 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uOgyBK1c

Re: something to watch when you have the bandwidth altivo February 8 2010, 02:19:45 UTC

Actually there's a wonderfully funny parody done by Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Back) in which the football commentators describe a classical symphony as it is performed on the radio. "It looks like the violins are tiring, Fred. I think they're going to pass the theme to the brass section!"

Re: something to watch when you have the bandwidth altivo February 8 2010, 02:20:34 UTC

Ugh. I can't see straight (or even gay) today. That should've been "P.D.Q. Bach" of course.

Re: something to watch when you have the bandwidth schnee February 8 2010, 10:30:54 UTC

That's quite fitting, given that much of P.D.Q.'s music is a constant battle. ^^

quetico February 8 2010, 00:42:08 UTC

Oh no, I'm a godless commie traitor.

altivo February 8 2010, 02:08:06 UTC

We already knew that. Welcome to the elite club of the intelligentsia. Or, as the proles would put it: the snobs.

keeganfox February 8 2010, 00:52:24 UTC

Once again, you echo my sentiments.

*gives a hug*

altivo February 8 2010, 02:08:57 UTC

*hugs back* We don't often disagree, do we?

keeganfox February 8 2010, 16:12:47 UTC

We get called weirdos for dressing up like animals, and being part of a subculture called "furry".
So why is it "normal" to be wearing shorts and body paint in 40°F weather, screaming my head off for "my" team to win or talking about the players like I know them personally in order to validate my own existence.
Yeah I'm different, but at least I'm not the one worshipping at the corporate altar of American football.

I'm istening to Equilibrium "Unbesiegt"

altivo February 8 2010, 16:25:52 UTC

I guess it's "normal" because all the other slobs have been doing it since they were kids, because they in turn were indoctrinated into it by their fathers and peers. I managed to miss that, probably because my father didn't care for commercial sports much either except a little baseball. And I was busy reading a book when my peers were all playing football in the street.

These days I'm usually shocked when I find that someone I generally feel an affinity for is a football fan. Turns out there are quite a few rabid ones in the furry circle, and most of them are gay males as well (well that seems always to be true of any furry group, but certainly football fandom is a rare affliction among gay men at large.)