Reply #11: It's bullshit.

[Still Sensible]

Don't get me wrong, what those girls did and what their coaches allowed them to do was reprehensible.

But, sports can be and frequently are a positive force in the world... for everything from teaching teamwork and self reliance, to building friendships and a respect for others. Spectator sports provide a welcome and generally healthy diversion from the day-to-day grind.

Orwell is obviously one of those people who always got picked last for dodgeball in school or was the dweeb the jocks made fun of. In any event, the quote is crap.