The quote goes to Frank Cottrell Boyce in his book Millions. I've been reading it a couple of weeks ago and found the line very relevant to my situation now.
Who here has heard of Armchair GM? Well, if you haven't, it's a site for avid sports fans. Being a fan of the WNBA, I decided to anonymously submit "In the WNBA, dissing it means you're missing it..." to the website. After that, I left home for a few hours, came back, and found comments on my article.
The comments, as my title goes, are all a bit unenlightening.
"You are not going to any WNBA game. You will be sitting in your basement blogging endlessly about 'serious' sports matters such as your dumb username, dunking (donuts into coffee instead of basketballs) and jars of vaseline. It does make sense in so many ways that you are such a big supporter of the WNBA. So what are you calling yourself now, Mr. Sheryl Swoops?"
- One anti-WNBA reader to a WNBA reader
The guy can't even spell "Swoopes" right!
"Yeah a supporter of a Sport - because I'm intelligent? open-minded? Because I love the game of basketball? think athletic women are beautiful in more than just sexual ways? Because my wife is a better player and more complete than me (and I'm better than you)? Because my daughter might want to have the opportunity to play professionally someday? Because the MJ of the Women's game probably hasn't been born yet? Because I am not afraid of 6'6" women? Because I don't feel worse when women I don't personally know get the chance to do better?
Because the game IS doing well in several markets...
Yeah, it could be all of those things... Oh, and I don't care if someone on a basketball court is a lesbian or not... I would think a guy like you would want MORE lesbians on the court?
Oh, and am I some kind of "sissy" orr "fag" or whatever you're gonna call me just because I like sports regardless of who plays them? Or am I that for cheering for girls? I am BIG fan of girls, sorry you're not!"
- The WNBA fan to the anti-WNBA fan.
I am seriously so disappointed right now.
Lesson learned: Don't post controversial articles where people would think they're losers for following a women's game. WNBA fan, I commend you for being proud!
And oh, my grandma asked me and a couple of my teammates on why are we playing a boys' game. I automatically corrected her.
