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43. To watch other people get bashed around

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 10:20 AM

Feb 2016

by human wrecking balls. Same as MMA, boxing, NHL, even nascar has "crash fans".

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If football is deadly, why do we still watch? [View all] LuckyTheDog Feb 2016 OP

we? saturnsring Feb 2016 #1

I don't watch it, any more. HuckleB Feb 2016 #2

Two words ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #3

Yes, indeed. narnian60 Feb 2016 #28

the only time I watch football is when the Dallas Clownboys are losing. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #4

So basically, all the time. nt Captain Stern Feb 2016 #12

I don't get how they still have such a large fanbase. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #22

I have two favorite teams, GGJohn Feb 2016 #38

Trainwrecks. NT. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #5

Sad commentary on the state of the American public. Big Blue Marble Feb 2016 #6

sad commentary on the rest of the world? onenote Feb 2016 #23

I don't, I never understood the rules and how a home run turned into a goal for a goalie. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #7

because it is fun to watch Botany Feb 2016 #8

Yeah. The thing is... it IS fun to watch. LuckyTheDog Feb 2016 #9

Right now I am about 2 miles from Ohio Stadium (OSU) and I have known for years .... Botany Feb 2016 #17

Why do people drive around in cars for fun? The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #10

Do the players want to play (and be paid)? el_bryanto Feb 2016 #11

The players do indeed make a fair amount of money. Captain Stern Feb 2016 #13

That complicates things - there's an element of "We need to save the players from themselves" el_bryanto Feb 2016 #15

We don't care about other empoyees' working conditions. Why would football by any different? Brickbat Feb 2016 #14

Any form of physical activity can potentially be deadly. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #16

Because it's a hell of a lot of fun to watch and play. ileus Feb 2016 #18

Used to love to watch football. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2016 #19

I've found myself watching less and less football because of it. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #20

Rugby has a serious concussion issue that it is dealing with too. onenote Feb 2016 #25

Well, fuck! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #26

Not to mention hockey. sir pball Feb 2016 #36

I like how your headline answers your question Bucky Feb 2016 #21

If horse racing is deadly, why do we still watch. onenote Feb 2016 #24

I stopped watching when the dancing started, nt clarice Feb 2016 #27

Because "we" really don't care 'bout that. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #29

I don't. The science shows this is harmful to the players. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #30

I hate it when people speak for me Skittles Feb 2016 #31

I don't understand the appeal A Little Weird Feb 2016 #32

Paying grown men gobs o money to dress up in costumes and play kids game, killing each other slowly? X_Digger Feb 2016 #33

actually I don't, I cover my eyes for dang near half or more of the games...... a kennedy Feb 2016 #34

Any number of human activities are potentially deadly. Codeine Feb 2016 #35

Really? Boxing, MMA, racing, downhill skiing, etc. nt Logical Feb 2016 #37

Downhill skiing always frightened me... Phentex Feb 2016 #44

A friend was telling me that she can't watch it anymore. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #39

I don't. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #40

ANOTHER reason to watch (in addition to two words above), in one more word: JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #41

Because the game is loved and deeply entrenched in our culture Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2016 #42

To watch other people get bashed around GOLGO 13 Feb 2016 #43

we're a violent species? spanone Feb 2016 #45