[kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack

[Flight Bringer]

"dye their hair colors to match a team's colors, put on embarrassing displ;ays of drunkenness and hollering, etc. -- yet I remember when punk rockers coloring their hair, getting drunk"     That comparison is just so illogical and unthought through Oliver , your reasoning is quite absurd . Yes, when punks first came on the scene they did get drunk, dye their hair and were looked at with disdain by the rest of society , this was because the general public were shocked by these teenagers who didnt conform to the rules of society , sticking two fingers up at society and revelling in nonconformity, getting drunk, dying their hair and preaching Anarchy............now how on Earth can you compare that to someone who dyes their hair for an afternoon in order to show which team they support??????? Yes, Oliver , they both colour their hair and get drunk..........but come on, you cant logically compare the two . 
      Punk received so much attention because it was new , and it was 30 years ago , nowadays, society is generally unshockable when it comes to musicians and to highlight your post even further, only a small minority of people who attend sports events dye their hair .
      Your comparisons are quite irrational Oliver ..........and thats not to mention your comparisons with sports fans and Muslims extremists zealots!!!!!!Come on, get a grip with reality
 
 P.W: The Gatherings very own Tony Parsons
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 19:11:30 -0500> From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack> > There is some especially pernicious and hypocritical about America's > relation with competitive sprts, though. As Alex has mentioned, you have > folks who can call in to radio shows and recite an amazing number of > facts and statistics about this player, this team, that year, etc. -- > like savants or walking encyclopedias. Yet like most Americans he will > be ignorant about the rest of the world, how the economy operates, etc. > But sports -- it's like suddenly full-on brainpower. And the competitve > associations w/ masculinity and power, competition, one-upping, cheering > on one's gladiators while primarily women assume their roles as > cheerleaders at the side, sort of like a prepping for war. (Not always, > though -- folks often forget George W Bush was a Yale male cheerleader > and didn't buy his Texas vanity ranch untilt he year 1999 when he > decided to run for President).> > Violent, antisocial, and downright thuggish behaviors associated with > sports are given big time leeway in the culture that similar violent > acts would not get. Also, the fanaticism it inspires reminds of devout > Middle Easter religious zealots. In the world of American sprots, fans > can dress outlandishly, dye their hair colors to match a team's colors, > put on embarrassing displ;ays of drunkenness and hollering, etc. -- yet > I remember when punk rockers coloring their hair, getting drunk -- that > was the epitome of evil, a sign civilization was falling apart! But > sports always gets a free pass and when drugs, rape, murder and other > ugly behaviors come along,y ou'll find no end to the excuse-making for > it, since it's a cherished institution.> 

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