What Exactly is the Appeal of Professional Sports?

[Kagim]

At a sporting event, the hometown fans can "get the players going" by making a lot of noise. This sometimes helps them get their adrenaline going, and sometimes results in a goal/basket/touchdown/etc.

1.First that doesn't incorporate the main body of sport fans whom watch from home. Second it doesn't take into account that there is going to be fans for the other team present as well. So I find the 'moral boost' to be balanced out and even if it is not... these are professionals. If they are not going out in the field with the mentality that they have already won then no amount of cheering will help them win against a team that has already decided victory is theirs before the game even begins. Sun Tzu.

Some bodies get excited to see a close game, or something good happen, even when they have no influence. Here's an example: In an action movie, if someone just manages to escape danger, the entire experience gives you a rush. It is the same type of rush sports fans get while watching a game.

2.I never really had this effect happen, makes it harder for me to understand, but the chemical reaction to watching a sport is why I am asking why.

The chemical response is the effect, not the cause, but why does it do that? I guess we would need a whole bunch of neuro-scientists and psychologists to just explain what this chemical reaction does. As to why we have such responses to events we are not taking part in? Interesting to ponder on though.

That, or they are actually dying inside as their bodies can no longer hold up to the physical exhaustion that comes with playing a sport.

Oh the (misused version of) irony that, for many, it is the lack of sports that put them into this position.

Alright.

1.Morale boosts don't get balanced out, that's not how this works. When i played in bantam football as a kid i didn't hear the other crowd. I heard my own. It gets your blood going. As for people at home there's a bit of a different reason but i will get into that later. Yes you need to be out there to be in it to win it but nothing is more encouraging then hearing the people in the fans screaming your name. It is hard to describe, it needs to happen to you. When i played just hearing my five friends and my mum and dad screaming for me in the stands felt huge. You need to go in with the attitude to win but never forget morale from people supporting you. I would fathom to guess professionals know there's people at home screaming for them to. Its a big pick me up. It can give you that last bit of energy to score the last goal, block that pass. Once again its hard to describe, you need to live it to understand.

2. The chemical reaction is the same ones that make us scared when we watch something scary or read a scary thread. We are in no real danger but we feel scared. I was talking to my fiancee about Slender man when she got home from work today(just finding out about it myself) and she got creeped out. We were outside, broad daylight walking to the grocery store perfectly safe but she was still creeped out and feeling fear. You don't experience it from watching sports, i know i don't, but those people DO. I can't describe it to you because once again you have to feel it to know it. Its not a big mystery. Its just what makes them happy. There's really nothing to "get" its just them ya know?

If you want to know what the chemicals are its a mixture of endorphins, dopamine, and adrenaline. Reward and excitement drugs our brain uses. These are mostly triggered through empathy. (that's the sciency version of what i just said)

Edit: Damnit Marter! You type faster then me!

 

[Marter]

Edit: Damnit Marter! You type faster then me!

Sorry! At least there is more than one defending sports on this forum.

 

[Kiriona]

Siiiigh... alright.

Because people are different and like different things. I don't see why so many people here have such a hard time accepting this fact. Get over yourselves, anyone could question the things you like and make them seen stupid as well.

For one thing, all the players are just steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play, and I personally see it as an industry fueled by hero worship.

Also, way to generalize and really show your ignorance. It would be like me saying all gamers are fat, antisocial, basement virgins. And if anyone could play the game then why aren't they, and getting paid to do so? It takes skill, saying that just anyone is capable of playing these sports is ludacris.

3 posts in and we already have a winner.

I'd like to see the OP go jump in with some professional football players, and see how they do. Or any sport for that matter. Cheerleading is a sport, can you just jump in and start doing backflips and catch people flying in the air? No. Can you hit a 90+ MPH fastball? Most likely not.

I CAN do those things, actually. Though the last time I hit a fast ball was a long time ago. Perhaps not 90 mph, but pardon me for being born with two X chromosomes.

There really isn't a difference when you're talking about video games and sports, they both take some amount of skill. And you're being completely ignorant for basically calling them brain dead brutes, and bratty millionaires.

Here's an example, Walter Payton played in the NFL from the mid 70's to the mid 80s, and was one of if not the greatest running back of all time. "Hall of Fame NFL player and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest football player he had ever seen?but even greater as a human being." Payton died due to a rare disease, but before his final days he became a large advocate for organ donations, appearing in commercials. Payton helped bring national attention to organ donations. Besides football, he was also a dancer, chess player, and enjoyed cooking.

Tell me, how does that fit your stereotype? And trust me, there are a lot of others like him. You're treating sports like a lot of the media treats videogames. If 1 murder happens due to someone being influenced by 1 videogame, it shines a bad light on the entire industry. I'm sure you don't like that as a gamer, and those professional athletes who work extremely hard year round, probably don't like being called stupid steroid abusers with no skill.

That's all well and good for them, if they made it there on their own, through their own hard work. But it's REALLY HARD to treat sports the way you want me to when NO ONE will stop and give me simple answers as to why they find it so appealing. I tell them why I like video games, but when I ask them about sporting events, they do what you're doing now. The only thing I have to go by is the media. Kinda hard to learn when everyone just calls you ignorant and ignores your questions.

By the way, it's not all about the wealth. They make so much money because people enjoy watching the games. The players are role models, showing what hard work can do. Fame and money is just a bonus to what they love doing.

So... making millions of dollars a year doesn't factor in to the equation, and if their saleries were suddenly cut to minimum wage, it wouldn't matter in the slightest? None of them would suddenly quit because they can't wipe their asses with wash cloths? (true story.)

Is it wrong to love your job? And why do you think there are little league baseball teams, and football teams. Hell, I started playing tackle football the summer before 3rd grade, and other sports before that. Was I being paid? Hell no! It's the rush of competition and people cheering for you, the fun of the game, and working with a team. One of my football seasons my team was undefeated, and let me tell you, that was one of the best feelings I've ever had. To know you're hard work and the others around you accomplished a goal that you set at the beginning of each season is amazing. And it's why you see players cry over losing, there are no "Continues," no "Save points," what happens happens, and it really sucks to have all of that hard work to end without reward.

There's a difference between playing sports, and watching sports. Actually playing is another world entirely. I'm talking about watching sports. You also proved my point that they're games almost anyone can play. You can go down to a local park and watch an elementary school game for free and be just as entertained.

My apologies if my asking about this seemed somehow harsh, but can you stop getting angry at me and please answer my question? I meant no insult.

 

[Kiriona]

Because people are different and like different things. I don't see why so many people here have such a hard time accepting this fact. Get over yourselves, anyone could question the things you like and make them seen stupid as well.

For one thing, all the players are just steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play, and I personally see it as an industry fueled by hero worship.

Also, way to generalize and really show your ignorance. It would be like me saying all gamers are fat, antisocial, basement virgins. And if anyone could play the game then why aren't they, and getting paid to do so? It takes skill, saying that just anyone is capable of playing these sports is ludacris.

This is my point. People go on about my ignorance, and use that as an excuse to not answer my question, no matter how honestly I'm asking it.

Furthermore, all of that was my opinion. There is no need for you to go putting me down because I can't see from a certain perspective, give my own opinion on the matter (even if I don't know much about it, and then ask why people see it that way.

General advice, change the tone. The way you're coming across is someone who is sitting on a high horse who's looking down upon everyone who enjoys professional sports. You getting defensive and acting as though you've done nothing to garner it is also quite arrogent. Furthermore, the use of stereotypes and language in your original post is rather offensive and rude.

Apologies, I'm just REALLY tired of no one answering my question and I don't have much to go on except the way my mom and brother act and what I hear through to news. I didn't mean to come across that way.

 

[Marter]

Apologies, I'm just REALLY tired of no one answering my question and I don't have much to go on except the way my mom and brother act and what I hear through to news. I didn't mean to come across that way.

I believe that you have been given multiple answers to your questions.

 

[Kagim]

Kirona:

The answer to the question?

They like it.

That's IT.

That's all there ever was to it.

They just like it.

They like it why i like scary movies. I love the rush.

They love the rush from watching sports.

That is just how it is. There is nothing else to say.

If you don't get it you never, ever will. It's not part of your world. You don't have to like it.

I can't be anymore clear. Its just how it is.

There is a difference between watching danger and being in danger. Yet i still love having the shit scared out of me.

There is a difference between playing sports and watching sports. Yet people love to do both.

I'm not trying to be mean or brash, its just all there is to it, nothing more. Its not deep, or complex. Its just what they like. Its like any other fascination. You can say WHAT you like about it but you can never truly explain WHY you like it to someone who doesn't like it.

Ya dig?

 

[Chicago Ted]

Spoiler

Because people are different and like different things. I don't see why so many people here have such a hard time accepting this fact. Get over yourselves, anyone could question the things you like and make them seen stupid as well.

For one thing, all the players are just steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play, and I personally see it as an industry fueled by hero worship.

Also, way to generalize and really show your ignorance. It would be like me saying all gamers are fat, antisocial, basement virgins. And if anyone could play the game then why aren't they, and getting paid to do so? It takes skill, saying that just anyone is capable of playing these sports is ludacris.

This is my point. People go on about my ignorance, and use that as an excuse to not answer my question, no matter how honestly I'm asking it.

Furthermore, all of that was my opinion. There is no need for you to go putting me down because I can't see from a certain perspective, give my own opinion on the matter (even if I don't know much about it, and then ask why people see it that way.

General advice, change the tone. The way you're coming across is someone who is sitting on a high horse who's looking down upon everyone who enjoys professional sports. You getting defensive and acting as though you've done nothing to garner it is also quite arrogent. Furthermore, the use of stereotypes and language in your original post is rather offensive and rude.

Apologies, I'm just REALLY tired of no one answering my question and I don't have much to go on except the way my mom and brother act and what I hear through to news. I didn't mean to come across that way.

No worries, I can understand the frustration. Hope my answer also helped explain why I find professional sports appealing.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

all the players just seem like steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play

I never understood why they make so much. When did they get so special??? I know, inflation happens, but to that extreme? Who needs that much money? Especially baseball. Their contracts are ridiculous.

 

[Kagim]

all the players just seem like steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play

I never understood why they make so much. When did they get so special??? I know, inflation happens, but to that extreme? Who needs that much money? Especially baseball. Their contracts are ridiculous.

To answer your question, someone asked about this, and actors as well, earlier in the thread, out of laziness i am just going to copy paste my answer again.

Because they are hard jobs. As much as people say they can compete against them or its not that hard... Seriously if you can compete against these people why aren't you? Athletes are monsters. There job is hard, they have to train hard. It takes a huge amount of dedication. Your going into a job where every game is either ending in victory or humiliation. No do overs.

Same with actors. Acting and being believable is hard. I know i know "We all can do that its easy" Its not. Acting can be one of the most mentally draining things people can do. Having to stay in character doing the same shot from forty different angles then finding out not a single one of them will be used. Having a director constantly tear you apart. A lesson you don't learn is when your first starting out your a maggot. Your shit. You can be replaced like that. Until your name is Jack Nicholson or Morgan Freemon your a nothing.

Sports are worse. Not only do you need to stay on top of your game but every failure, every fuck up will be on national tv. Everyone will know we lost because you struck out, because you fumbled the ball, because you chocked on the free throw. There's more to this stuff then we know. To many bad games and your cut and not only are you forcibly retired but people spit on you for your failure to do what they never could. Could luck getting a job when all you have on your resume is "That guy who screwed up the Yankees winning streak"

Edit: In short its a long dirty painful road getting to the point where your paid millions. You don;t start off a big league player, you start off in scrub leagues. Yo ustart off as guy in background number 36. You can spend years of your life working your way there and NEVER have a guarantee you'll make it. Those that make it deserve what they are paid. And if anyone thinks its easy to get there. I welcome you to try. (Note to dude i quoted, not targeted at you at all. Just general statements)

 

[Marter]

I never understood why they make so much. When did they get so special??? I know, inflation happens, but to that extreme? Who needs that much money? Especially baseball. Their contracts are ridiculous.

They get paid as much as they do because society has deemed that they are worth it. If the majority of owners weren't making money, they wouldn't be paying the players millions of dollars per year. Take the Yankees for example. They have the highest payroll in all of Major League Baseball, (something like 212 million), yet they make money every year. Fans buy tickets and merchandise to fund the salary that the players get.

I posted that earlier.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Damned if I can tell, I see no logical reason whatsoever to invest so much concern in the outcome of grown men being paid millions of dollars to play games, and yet guys everywhere rejoice/despair when "their team" loses. I could understand being moderately upset if you just lost a game that you were playing, but why the hell should the outcome of games played by strangers be anything other than potentially entertaining to watch, but otherwise completely irrelevant?

And yet, sports news exists.

More proof nerds and sports don't mix.

When you watch something scary are you ever in any real danger?

Do you get scared anyway?

That.

You were never in danger but your hearts pounding and your senses are through the roof. That's why sports fans are excited. They aren't playing but they are part of what they are watching. They cheer when the win and cry when they lose. Its the thrill of the game.

Right, but that only makes sense when you're watching it. For your analogy to work, I would have to be able to derive those same thrills from reading a synopsis of a scary movie (how else would you classify "sports news"?). Having any emotional connection to the actions of strangers in a game you weren't even watching them play is just plain ridiculous, and I shan't be dissuaded from that conclusion.

 

[Kiriona]

Kirona:

The answer to the question?

They like it.

That's IT.

That's all there ever was to it.

They just like it.

They like it why i like scary movies. I love the rush.

They love the rush from watching sports.

That is just how it is. There is nothing else to say.

If you don't get it you never, ever will. It's not part of your world. You don't have to like it.

I can't be anymore clear. Its just how it is.

There is a difference between watching danger and being in danger. Yet i still love having the shit scared out of me.

There is a difference between playing sports and watching sports. Yet people love to do both.

I'm not trying to be mean or brash, its just all there is to it, nothing more. Its not deep, or complex. Its just what they like. Its like any other fascination. You can say WHAT you like about it but you can never truly explain WHY you like it to someone who doesn't like it.

Ya dig?

Not really. If that's all there is to it, then why do some act as through it's some big, mysterious secret (like my mother...)? Why do people like it so much? I don't have to agree with them, I want to know their reasoning. That's all. But, evidently, that's an answer I'm never going to get.

 

[TylerC]

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You won't be just as entertained by watching little league games, because you're not seeing someone make an unbelievably athletic catch, throwing 90+ MPH, or dunking a basketball. Like I said, would you be able to walk on to a professional, or even a college sport team and EASILY make it? NO. It's hard enough to make it on to a college team, and only a small percentage make it to the big leagues. You're acting like playing a sport takes no effort because it's a game, which is completely ignorant. There are farm systems and minor leagues, for players working as hard as they can to make it into the pros. Some people will go and play in Europe to make better money, because they can't support themselves or their family on what they are making. I mean, look at all of the baseball players coming from other countries, from poor families, who are hoping they can't make some money off of what they are skilled at. There are those great stories of players who make it, and are able to support their family. But for every one that makes it, I'm sure there are thousands that don't.

We have answered your question, but you've been avoiding what makes video games appealing to you. We get an adrenaline rush from watching sports, watching people do unbelievable things, it's the spirit of competition, and going to the games...the atmosphere, the people around you...it's a really great experience. You can use your argument for just about anything, why do people like watching reality tv? Why do people go to body building competitions and shows? Why do you play video games?

Saying "Perhaps not 90 mph, but pardon me for being born with two X chromosomes," is pretty offensive to women who are involved in sports, because it's not all about arm strength. It's about timing, precision, and the quality of your swing.

"So... making millions of dollars a year doesn't factor in to the equation, and if their saleries were suddenly cut to minimum wage, it wouldn't matter in the slightest? None of them would suddenly quit because they can't wipe their asses with wash cloths? (true story.)"

Cutting them to minimum wage is a ridiculous example. It takes much time and effort to eat right, stay in shape, practice, etc. year round than it is to bag groceries at a super market. Plus not all athletes make millions, the avg. NHL salary was around $300,000 in the 90's. That's a lot less than other professions make, but it is more than others.

Hey guys, I don't get why people think being a surgeon is so hard, they get paid quite a bit for something anyone can do...derrrrr.

 

[Marter]

Not really. If that's all there is to it, then why do some act as through it's some big, mysterious secret (like my mother...)? Why do people like it so much? I don't have to agree with them, I want to know their reasoning. That's all. But, evidently, that's an answer I'm never going to get.

Your answers are all in the thread, but you are acting like they are non-existent. Go back and read through all the posts, and if you still have questions, ask them.

 

[Kagim]

Kirona:

The answer to the question?

They like it.

That's IT.

That's all there ever was to it.

They just like it.

They like it why i like scary movies. I love the rush.

They love the rush from watching sports.

That is just how it is. There is nothing else to say.

If you don't get it you never, ever will. It's not part of your world. You don't have to like it.

I can't be anymore clear. Its just how it is.

There is a difference between watching danger and being in danger. Yet i still love having the shit scared out of me.

There is a difference between playing sports and watching sports. Yet people love to do both.

I'm not trying to be mean or brash, its just all there is to it, nothing more. Its not deep, or complex. Its just what they like. Its like any other fascination. You can say WHAT you like about it but you can never truly explain WHY you like it to someone who doesn't like it.

Ya dig?

Not really. If that's all there is to it, then why do some act as through it's some big, mysterious secret (like my mother...)? Why do people like it so much? I don't have to agree with them, I want to know their reasoning. That's all. But, evidently, that's an answer I'm never going to get.

Now you getting it.

Until you get the same feeling you never will get it. That's life.

Damned if I can tell, I see no logical reason whatsoever to invest so much concern in the outcome of grown men being paid millions of dollars to play games, and yet guys everywhere rejoice/despair when "their team" loses. I could understand being moderately upset if you just lost a game that you were playing, but why the hell should the outcome of games played by strangers be anything other than potentially entertaining to watch, but otherwise completely irrelevant?

And yet, sports news exists.

More proof nerds and sports don't mix.

When you watch something scary are you ever in any real danger?

Do you get scared anyway?

That.

You were never in danger but your hearts pounding and your senses are through the roof. That's why sports fans are excited. They aren't playing but they are part of what they are watching. They cheer when the win and cry when they lose. Its the thrill of the game.

Right, but that only makes sense when you're watching it. For your analogy to work, I would have to be able to derive those same thrills from reading a synopsis of a scary movie (how else would you classify "sports news"?). Having any emotional connection to the actions of strangers in a game you weren't even watching them play is just plain ridiculous, and I shan't be dissuaded from that conclusion.

Actually you can.

As i said in another post i was just talking to my girlfriend while walking to the grocery store about Slender man. She got creeped out. I just told her who he was and she shivered and got really spooked. I gave her a synopsis of it, she didn't watch any of the videos or had seen any pictures. She still was creeped out the whole walk to and from the store. I didn't use a spooky voice. I just described him, told her he apparently goes after kids, and he has connections to German folk lore. A small synopsis, and she got creeped.

If you don't get it you won't until you experience something like it. That's pretty much it in the end.

Edit: as well i remember stating reading a creepy thread can do the same thing. Threads would qualify as a synopsis. Same with news reports on murders and crimes. It's no different but people get worried or scared about things happening to total strangers they didn't even watch or ever will know.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

For your analogy to work, I would have to be able to derive those same thrills from reading a synopsis of a scary movie (how else would you classify "sports news"?). Having any emotional connection to the actions of strangers in a game you weren't even watching them play is just plain ridiculous, and I shan't be dissuaded from that conclusion.

Actually you can.

As i said in another post i was just talking to my girlfriend while walking to the grocery store about Slender man. She got creeped out. I just told her who he was and she shivered and got really spooked. I gave her a synopsis of it, she didn't watch any of the videos or had seen any pictures. She still was creeped out the whole walk to and from the store. I didn't use a spooky voice. I just described him, told her he apparently goes after kids, and he has connections to German folk lore. A small synopsis, and she got creeped.

If you don't get it you won't until you experience something like it. That's pretty much it in the end.

Edit: as well i remember stating reading a creepy thread can do the same thing. Threads would qualify as a synopsis. Same with news reports on murders and crimes. It's no different but people get worried or scared about things happening to total strangers they didn't even watch or ever will know.

That's not really the same thing, because the Slender Man is an internet meme and all the stories are basically just creepy synopsis of longer stories that don't actually exist because it's all bullshit people made up on Something Awful. I'm talking run of the mill broad overview "people you don't care about because you haven't watched this film have bad things happen to them, just like you expected they would, the end" stuff, which is not even remotely scary. The tone of communication makes a world of difference.

 

[Kagim]

For your analogy to work, I would have to be able to derive those same thrills from reading a synopsis of a scary movie (how else would you classify "sports news"?). Having any emotional connection to the actions of strangers in a game you weren't even watching them play is just plain ridiculous, and I shan't be dissuaded from that conclusion.

Actually you can.

As i said in another post i was just talking to my girlfriend while walking to the grocery store about Slender man. She got creeped out. I just told her who he was and she shivered and got really spooked. I gave her a synopsis of it, she didn't watch any of the videos or had seen any pictures. She still was creeped out the whole walk to and from the store. I didn't use a spooky voice. I just described him, told her he apparently goes after kids, and he has connections to German folk lore. A small synopsis, and she got creeped.

If you don't get it you won't until you experience something like it. That's pretty much it in the end.

Edit: as well i remember stating reading a creepy thread can do the same thing. Threads would qualify as a synopsis. Same with news reports on murders and crimes. It's no different but people get worried or scared about things happening to total strangers they didn't even watch or ever will know.

That's not really the same thing, because the Slender Man is an internet meme and all the stories are basically just creepy synopsis of longer stories that don't actually exist because it's all bullshit people made up on Something Awful. I'm talking run of the mill broad overview "people you don't care about because you haven't watched this film have bad things happen to them, just like you expected they would, the end" stuff, which is not even remotely scary. The tone of communication makes a world of difference.

Your down to splitting hairs friend. Its alright.

In fact you say i am right.

because the Slender Man is an internet meme and all the stories are basically just creepy synopsis

I would have to be able to derive those same thrills from reading a synopsis of a scary movie

Remember those two lines. You said them. You think sports are reported with a monotone man slowly stating the facts? have you watched a sports talk show or heard a radio show. They get excited. They speak with enthusiasm. You tell me you have to be able to get scared by a synopsis, then tell me my synopsis example isn't valid because its a spooky synopsis.

Well, there's red apples and green apples. I guess green apples don't really count as apples because they are green yeah?

As well i don't think Slender Man is real. Nor does my girlfriend. It's just a spooky story. I know it's bullshit. That doesn't take the effect from it.

You also state...

I'm talking run of the mill broad overview "people you don't care about because you haven't watched this film have bad things happen to them

Right. That's not an argument or a valid point. You basically saying the absolute worst example of a synopsis of a movie feasibly possible is what your talking about. Guess what, the average sports fan doesn't get to excited when he sees scores rattled off on a ticker. They get fired up when the sports segment comes on or they see the sports section that carries emotions with it. In other words the tone of communication is there.

Honestly do you think, in game x you press buttons till you win, is a very accurate view of video games? Its technically true but most gamers will fight you that there is more to it then that.

Though lets cut straight to a big fact. Did you see where i added...

Same with news reports on murders and crimes. It's no different but people get worried or scared about things happening to total strangers they didn't even watch or ever will know.

Meaning REAL events of REAL people getting murdered or robbed can create fear responses in people. Once again, these are things happening and people get upset despite them not happening to anyone they know.

Remember columbine. People here in Canada were freaking out over it. Fun fact. Columbine high school is not located in Canada!

At any rate like i said your down to splitting hairs. Unless you can come up with a better argument I'm done here. I'm not gonna talk with a brick wall.

 

[quiet_samurai]

Because people are different and like different things. I don't see why so many people here have such a hard time accepting this fact. Get over yourselves, anyone could question the things you like and make them seen stupid as well.

For one thing, all the players are just steroid-induced bratty millionaires playing a game that virtually anyone can play, and I personally see it as an industry fueled by hero worship.

Also, way to generalize and really show your ignorance. It would be like me saying all gamers are fat, antisocial, basement virgins. And if anyone could play the game then why aren't they, and getting paid to do so? It takes skill, saying that just anyone is capable of playing these sports is ludacris.

This is my point. People go on about my ignorance, and use that as an excuse to not answer my question, no matter how honestly I'm asking it.

Furthermore, all of that was my opinion. There is no need for you to go putting me down because I can't see from a certain perspective, give my own opinion on the matter (even if I don't know much about it, and then ask why people see it that way.

It was the bratty and superior way in which you asked. And I wasn't putting you down, I was merely making an example using your reasoning of sports and applying it to videogames. And pointing out the fact that you don't know what your talking about is also not putting you down.

Also your question has been answered by myself and others numerous times, you just don't want to accept them because you already have a pre disposed bias towards the subjest.

 

[flamingjimmy]

I love football (real football that is, y'know as opposed to 'carryball') because it is the beautiful game. There's not much more awesome than seeing a flowing passing move followed by a fantastic goal. It's great to watch, simple as that.

Also, to the guy who said cheerleading is a sport: no it is not.

 

[Pimppeter2]

I'll tell you why PROFESSIONAL sports are great.

Lets do a little thought experiment. We go to a strip club to see some big American Tee Tees. Now, we can either get the slim, sexy, blond bombshell that is as nimble as an acrobat, or we could go see the Fat, Redneck, mom of 5 that can barely dance without needing a cigarette.

Your choice.