Sports
I'm on a bloggin' craze! I know I'm not exactly doing this right, but I've been really busy this week.
Today, during Red Hot Rebel Read, I was talking with Kronzer, and the topic of sports came up. She made the point that sports don't accomplish what they should. She said that sports are supposed to bring people together, not tear them apart. She brought up a time, two years ago, when author Nina LaCour was here (@ Champlin Park). There were some Anoka students visiting because they were interested and when Kronzer introduced them, Champlin Park students 'booed' them. This was in light of the Battle for the Paddle (which we lost).
This got me thinking though. In wrestling, we do the same thing. Also, our homecoming phrase was "Bash the Bengals."
Why aren't we embracing our own talents rather than focusing on beating another team because they "suck"?
Just something to think about.
To many, sports is war. Degrading the other side will demoralize them and also increase their will to fight (ironically). This should not, however, cross over outside of the arena. It's OK to trash talk your opponent, but fans dissing fans of other teams is uncalled for, especially in such an innocent scenario as this.
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