tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post7258618415881199809..comments2024-03-13T02:15:59.397-07:00Comments on Philosophy of Sport: What Crying Brazilians Tells Us About FandomMike Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489700864050607425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-39650739918355994162014-07-10T19:18:07.380-07:002014-07-10T19:18:07.380-07:00Dear Shawn,
I agree with you to a great extend whe...Dear Shawn,<br />I agree with you to a great extend when you say that Sports Fan-dom(SF) is the self-expression of the sports fan and part of her identity. When you suggest, towards the end of the post that SF nationalism is better than its geo-political counter part,it seems to me that you have taken a hasty leap by not taking into consideration the various events of blood shed which happen across the globe as a consequence of SF. Causalities due to SF may be less in number, but that does not make SF better . In addition to this, it is an interesting fact to not that SF and its physical expressions of various modes( which obviously include violent blood shedding events and other forms of hate as a part of it) are not confined to 'stands' or stadiums alone.Robin Luke Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253318658509572737noreply@blogger.com