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the reality is more of a reflection on what people think about fairness thoughIt's the aspiration, it's more important than the reality.
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the reality is more of a reflection on what people think about fairness thoughIt's the aspiration, it's more important than the reality.
When I said kids should be told their rights from a young age (several years ago) several people from Thumped strongly disagreed. There are still battles to be won.Dude, you need to stop being sad about stuff that happened (or didn't happen) 20 years ago - especially stuff you have no control over, and that didn't even affect you! Save your emotional energy for things you can do something about
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Very suggestive name for a girls school.
Because it suggests West brits?
Sack ville is right next to Richard's column
A decent competent judge and we wouldn't even be talking about thisFairness is a cornerstone of sport (this is an incredibly relevant and valid theme in current discussions about women's sports!). It isn't really of interest to me if people like sport or not -- but the principle of fairness is something that should be of interest to everyone, as it runs through every aspect of society - whether we are consistently achieving it is another matter, but to aspire to it is surely of worth? I understand that some people (particularly in positions of power) are uninterested in such things. And I understand that the world is a very strange place. But I still aspire for moree fairness - and that always comes from balancing various elements. Again, the Crotty case has highlighted this from another angle - and it seems to have struck people that his getting a suspended sentence didn't seem fairly arrived at, given the circumstances.
Does anyone tell children stuff like this directly? That's sort of what I getting at.On the topic of schools and what they should doing.
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But there are too many who think schools should do everything.
What I mean is, sports are given this quasi religious status of huge importance that they don’t deserve or need compared to any other human endeavour. Billions of euro funnelled through it (both public and private), gross competitiveness that leads to shitty behaviour (fair rules maybe but not fair play), and widespread systemic corruption in sporting bodies.I don't really agree with this, sports are one of the finest expressions of humanity. If we didn't have these simulations of competition in our lives we'd be a lot closer to wild animals. Sports having fair rules is wildly important in society.
I suppose elite sport is a sign of how ruthless competition (as opposed to cooperation) is encouraged in the world.What I mean is, sports are given this quasi religious status of huge importance that they don’t deserve or need compared to any other human endeavour. Billions of euro funnelled through it (both public and private), gross competitiveness that leads to shitty behaviour (fair rules maybe but not fair play), and widespread systemic corruption in sporting bodies.
Exercise is great but turning it into a competition is where it starts to fall down. Friendly competitiveness on a micro level is one thing but an awful lot of people turn into right arseholes once they start getting really competitive. This happens even when the stakes are low and the more money you pour into that, the worse it becomes. I’m happier to side with the wild animals here.
Just remembering Noam Chomsky's take on sports in general:Homer Simpson Pointing and shouting nerd dot gif
Much as I love Chomsky I think his view on this is backwards. Sports isn't "a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority, and group cohesion behind leadership elements" - sport doesn't build these things, it builds on these things. We are social animals, and we naturally separate into Us and Them, and sport is way to allow us to do this without hurting one another. I have approximately zero interest in sport myself, but Chomsky's talking out of his hole hereI mean, I don't know anybody on the team, you know?
Wow! I never saw it this way before, but that's an amazing thought - sport is one of the very few ways grown men have to actually play in the way kids play (i.e. to dress up and make believe)‘Hey look let’s pretend Im Ronaldo(or whoever)’.
I really enjoy how childish and almost cute it is
"I mean, I don't know anybody on the team, you know?"Much as I love Chomsky I think his view on this is backwards. Sports isn't "a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority, and group cohesion behind leadership elements" - sport doesn't build these things, it builds on these things. We are social animals, and we naturally separate into Us and Them, and sport is way to allow us to do this without hurting one another. I have approximately zero interest in sport myself, but Chomsky's talking out of his hole here
(also fwiw when I used to watch the hurling I did know people on the team, or at least we were connected socially through friends/family/etc)
No no noto clarify, are you referring to trans women as the '"two to put you down" crew' ?
‘Hey look let’s pretend Im Ronaldo(or whoever)’.
I really enjoy how childish and almost cute it is
I am angry that the sport you loved turned out to be about the dirtiest and cheatiest shitfest for decadesthere is nothing fair about sport. if having fair rules is wildly important you'd think folks would be making more of an effort to uphold the rules that currently exist.
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