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View Poll Results: How do you feel about crazy Seattle sports fans
Ack! Enough with the stupid Seagulls flags! 22 52.38%
Hello, they're Seahawks and they're number 1! 20 47.62%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-26-2016, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Seattle area
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Originally Posted by ILikeFullService View Post
I don't find sports fans to 'generally' be abhorrent, just Seattle #12 fans. The "Hawks" weren't even that good, but as per usual, Seattle(ites) have a delusional capacity for self-love.... Yes, I hate Seattle in general.
Your life must be miserable.
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Old 02-01-2016, 09:01 PM
 
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If it has bothered you that much, maybe you need better control to just ignore it?
Uh huh. But it's EVERYWHERE. I even attended a show that had nothing to do with sports, and all of a sudden, yap yap Seahawks. Bleah.
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Old 02-01-2016, 09:04 PM
 
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I wonder if there is any correlation between loathing team sports in adulthood and having lived through the trauma of being picked last in dodge ball in PE class as a kid? Just wondering, random thought.
I sucked at sports as a kid and often was picked last until I got into dodge ball. Did ok with it.

And, yes, I truly dislike football and baseball.

My husband is very coordinated and did well with sports and he feels the same way as I.

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Old 02-01-2016, 09:06 PM
 
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I've never quite understood why people feel the need to belittle another person's interest...

I mean, I understand that team rivalry can get out of hand, and I don't quite understand trash talk from people that don't actually play the game - but outside of that, people wearing their jerseys and team beanies is no different than wearing your favorite band tee, or your deathly hallows car decal, or whatever little things people have to show the world that they like something - that they have interests that while not everyone will relate to, some people will and it gives them a sense of community.

It's fun to be a part of something bigger, call it tribal or whatever, but most people participate in this behavior in one way or another, so don't be so quick to look down on others simply because your tribe is smaller or not as loud.
Because some sports fans push it on people. I've been nagged to death about it.
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Old 02-01-2016, 09:11 PM
 
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Another thought: participating in sports is healthy and can be fun. While I'm sure it is normal to enjoy spectatorship and interest in watching sports, still, it seems off kilter to get fanatical about watching games. And by some of the vitriol I've seen on this thread by sports fans, yeah, kinda proves the point some people were making.
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Old 02-02-2016, 01:44 AM
 
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Because some sports fans push it on people. I've been nagged to death about it.
The evangelical sports fans are annoying. When you say "oh I don't really care about pro football", they can't fathom it and look at you like you said you enjoy impaling babies in your spare time.
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Old 02-02-2016, 10:42 AM
 
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The evangelical sports fans are annoying. When you say "oh I don't really care about pro football", they can't fathom it and look at you like you said you enjoy impaling babies in your spare time.

Yes, and if I have to worship sports teams to be considered worthy of knowing, oh, well! There are other things in life, and plenty of other people who agree.
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Old 02-02-2016, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Past: midwest, east coast
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The problem isn't that sports fans are abhorrent, it's that Seattle sports fans are fake and fairweather. Before 2012, nobody outside a core group of NFL fans cared about the Seahawks. The Hawks were near last in the NFL in TV viewership and social media followers (this is coming from Forbes), then since 2012 the bandwagon has just become massive and downright annoying. The average Seahawks fan doesn't know anything about the franchise's history and many don't even understand the game completely. Whenever I go to games, 95% of people are wearing the brand new Nike design jerseys instead of anything from previous eras. Players like Alexander, Hasselback, Tatupu, Jones, and even way back from the Largent era are unknown to Seahawks fans. In every other NFL stadium fans show their appreciation for the past by wearing their throwbacks, not here.

The bandwagon fans that comprise the majority of the Seahawks fanbase will never truly know what winning feels like, because they never saw the bad days. There are sad fans of other teams who haven't even seen their teams win a Playoff game in decades, yet the entire Seahawks fanbase is cocky and showboaty despite having no emotional attachment to their team 3-4 years ago. It disgusts me. There are very few things I dislike about the Seattle area, I can probably only pin my finger on the grey weather, annoying hipsters, and of course the Seattle Seahawks (least classy team in the NFL) and their "fans."

The "12th man" flag is a literal representation of the year the majority of the Seahawks fanbase came to exist.
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Old 02-02-2016, 01:52 PM
 
Location: Past: midwest, east coast
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The evangelical sports fans are annoying. When you say "oh I don't really care about pro football", they can't fathom it and look at you like you said you enjoy impaling babies in your spare time.
That's because football is an integral part of American culture. It's like living in Europe and not caring for soccer. People are going to assume there's something off about you to be honest.
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Old 02-03-2016, 02:49 AM
 
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That's because football is an integral part of American culture. It's like living in Europe and not caring for soccer. People are going to assume there's something off about you to be honest.
I did live in Europe and I didn't care about soccer there either. But, people just assumed that was because I was American.
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