I think the synthesis here is that yes sports are dumb. So is dungeons and dragons. Adults can like dumb things, just acknowledge they are not serious and are for playing around.
no this comic is a war crime because people fill in the sportsball speech bubble to make the character criticize their shitty unexamined reactionary treats. For (an extreme) example:
"oh hey, you enjoying blackface cartoons from the 1930s again? That's pretty messed u-"
you know they aren't non abusers who watch sports and then become abusive right. It's the already domestically violent aggravated by their hobby not going the way they wanted if they had a different hobby they would be just as abusive but at different time periods
I should have said that sports correlates with a spike in DV and not causes it. However, just as I can't say for certain that sports events directly causes DV, I don't think it's correct to say that there's no link between sports and DV and that the same net amount of abuse would result even if sporting events are removed from the equation.
Anecdotally, I used to volunteer with a charity that helped out young people who were in trouble, including DV. Major sporting events were always times where they tried to get all hands on deck because there was always a surge in calls compared to just about every other time of year except Christmas.
Obviously alcohol is a huge factor too, but sporting culture in the Angloshere is also incredibly entwined with drinking culture so its hard to separate those factors.
In theory, yes. In practice, I don't think anyone has ever had their school program defunded so that the school can buy new Dungeons and Dragons books.
Is D&D packed with ads every 15 seconds? Are there D&D betting apps D&D enjoyers are pushed to gamble with? Do DMs start sessions jerking off the US military with giant flags and the burger national anthem?
On a more serious level I think people are confusing sports (exercise based games) with sports (organised large scale leagues) that's muddying the waters. Enjoying a kickabout with your mates is no worse than playing D&D with them, it's once you've got fanbases that the problems develop - just look at how ads are working into many D&D shows.
Has D&D helped gut and destroy the American educational system? Has it given millions of young people brain concussions? Does it use slave labor to make stadiums? Is the highest paid state employee a D&D DM?
I think the synthesis here is that yes sports are dumb. So is dungeons and dragons. Adults can like dumb things, just acknowledge they are not serious and are for playing around.
no this comic is a war crime because people fill in the sportsball speech bubble to make the character criticize their shitty unexamined reactionary treats. For (an extreme) example:
"oh hey, you enjoying blackface cartoons from the 1930s again? That's pretty messed u-"
"shhhh let people enjoy things"
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I also struggle to think of any DnD campaigns that caused mass rioting, or a statistically significant annual spike in domestic violence.
you know they aren't non abusers who watch sports and then become abusive right. It's the already domestically violent aggravated by their hobby not going the way they wanted if they had a different hobby they would be just as abusive but at different time periods
Its almost as if sports in the US are tied up with toxic masculinity and patriarchy, and thats the heart of the issue some people have with them.
I should have said that sports correlates with a spike in DV and not causes it. However, just as I can't say for certain that sports events directly causes DV, I don't think it's correct to say that there's no link between sports and DV and that the same net amount of abuse would result even if sporting events are removed from the equation.
Anecdotally, I used to volunteer with a charity that helped out young people who were in trouble, including DV. Major sporting events were always times where they tried to get all hands on deck because there was always a surge in calls compared to just about every other time of year except Christmas.
Obviously alcohol is a huge factor too, but sporting culture in the Angloshere is also incredibly entwined with drinking culture so its hard to separate those factors.
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In theory, yes. In practice, I don't think anyone has ever had their school program defunded so that the school can buy new Dungeons and Dragons books.
Is D&D packed with ads every 15 seconds? Are there D&D betting apps D&D enjoyers are pushed to gamble with? Do DMs start sessions jerking off the US military with giant flags and the burger national anthem?
Please don't give WotC more fucking ideas
On a more serious level I think people are confusing sports (exercise based games) with sports (organised large scale leagues) that's muddying the waters. Enjoying a kickabout with your mates is no worse than playing D&D with them, it's once you've got fanbases that the problems develop - just look at how ads are working into many D&D shows.
If you can bet on WWE matches, you should be able to bet on D&D campaigns
Is there a Game of Thrones expansion for basketball? I don't like sports leagues generally, but let's not kid ourselves.
True. Capitalism ruins everything it touches, and Wizards of the Coast is easily the worst offender.
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Has D&D helped gut and destroy the American educational system? Has it given millions of young people brain concussions? Does it use slave labor to make stadiums? Is the highest paid state employee a D&D DM?