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[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 147 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Do they know that football involves a bunch of men grabbing each other?

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I told someone I had a video of muscular dudes in spandex pants wrestling around with each other in the mud, they'd think I never miss pride events, but tell them its the most recent superbowl and suddenly...

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Hey, you leave the Turkish national sport outta this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_wrestling

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Football can be described in so many fun ways.

Years ago when my rep was cosponsoring some bill about how video games were killing children my buddy sent him a letter. I don't remember the exact contents but it pointed out the rich history in Texas of folks wearing different colors violently defending their turf from rivals. Schools are training high schoolers to how to be in a gang as a sponsored activity every Friday evening.

[–] toeknee@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

the Super Bowl is just a bunch of burly guys pressing tightly against another group of burly guys trying to prove who is best at handling balls all to win jewelry and a purse.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 3 points 23 hours ago

Doesnt each play start with a traditional sniffing of someones balls before the football is thrown back

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Listen to sports commentators out of context. Sounds pretty gay to me

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

If you put black censor bars over MMA fighter shorts, it looks REALLY GAY.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In Canada it's the gay sport.

[–] Liuone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In Europe it's not even a sport, just how americans maintain their brain damage.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 23 hours ago

Rough....but fair!