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* Ace Member *
I'm a Chief's fan. My two favorite teams are the Chiefs and whoever's playing the Raiders. I hate the raiders. I hope the air conditioning fails on every bus and hotel they use, and ever fan gets back problems from sitting at their games. I want the Raiders to lose every game, and tie 0-0 against the Broncos.
Boxers and UFC fighters call out their opponents in flamboyant rage-fest press conferences and social media posts.
Are disc golfers allowed to have this kind of sports personality? They will be belittled, de-humanized, boycotted, and cancelled if they do. Why is that? Is disc golf trying to be the model sport? Un-offensiveness can seem very disingenuous. Forced. Fake. Of course there are some low-key isolated cases like recent Brodie/Paul or the under-the-surface Ricky/Paul.
As a newish disc golfer, I wonder (just wondering out loud, you hear), if Disc Golf would be significantly more appealing when Paige and her fans actively root against Kristen or Val, instead of always 'getting along'. Maybe Calvin can't stand Eagle. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a sideline of Eagle fans groaning when Calvin hits a putt, just like they'd cheer when Eagle did? Just like a college Free Throw in the last seconds of a game? A home run hit caught just above the wall for the 3rd out?
Now see here though, I'm not at all suggesting Disc Golfers turn into full Raiders-Fan and start throwing batteries at opponents (or even cause a commotion during throws)… I just wonder how trapped the pros feel… the ams feel… pressured to come across nice and friendly… OR- perhaps there's some cosmic miracle that only polite and compliant people play disc golf.
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Boxers and UFC fighters call out their opponents in flamboyant rage-fest press conferences and social media posts.
Are disc golfers allowed to have this kind of sports personality? They will be belittled, de-humanized, boycotted, and cancelled if they do. Why is that? Is disc golf trying to be the model sport? Un-offensiveness can seem very disingenuous. Forced. Fake. Of course there are some low-key isolated cases like recent Brodie/Paul or the under-the-surface Ricky/Paul.
As a newish disc golfer, I wonder (just wondering out loud, you hear), if Disc Golf would be significantly more appealing when Paige and her fans actively root against Kristen or Val, instead of always 'getting along'. Maybe Calvin can't stand Eagle. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a sideline of Eagle fans groaning when Calvin hits a putt, just like they'd cheer when Eagle did? Just like a college Free Throw in the last seconds of a game? A home run hit caught just above the wall for the 3rd out?
Now see here though, I'm not at all suggesting Disc Golfers turn into full Raiders-Fan and start throwing batteries at opponents (or even cause a commotion during throws)… I just wonder how trapped the pros feel… the ams feel… pressured to come across nice and friendly… OR- perhaps there's some cosmic miracle that only polite and compliant people play disc golf.
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