Uh, most people are relatively inactive in their 30s. This is America, Dammit!

Well, then, apparently like six commenters are “peacocking” on this thread right now, because they’re actively defending hurting other players in rec leagues. 

Guess what? You’re an asshole, too. My husband was probably about 12 when he decided to back away from organized sports. You know you’re bad when *video game* culture is actually nicer than sports culture.

Totally agreed, but would add- Not everyone here is even talking about “At a high level” sports- the guy you’re responding to certainly isn’t. He’s talking about a fucking rec league and defending trying to injure people. 

I find it surprising that this is seen as a “Gentrification” thing when Target is a less-expensive store than many? I get that they’re very “Middle America” and probably have done plenty of evil shit I don’t have the energy to look into, but this seems like...maybe not gentrification?

So, there are many methods we use to learn, but people are supposed to use all modes at once. The idea that non special ed people have “preferences” is kinda bullshit. Like, we all learn using auditory, visual, and kinisthetic systems. It’s good for a teacher to hit all three, but not because of student preferences,…

“If I knew a guy was afraid of fucking up his body I would run straight him at full speed every time he had the ball assuming it he would give it up rather than risking a collision.”

Not to turn this into an educational debate, but learning styles are bullshit. Yeah, there are different modes we use to take in information, but we all use them all the time. The way they’re used most of the time is the educational equivalent of the zodiac.

I guess my point was that there *is* no clear distinction. It’s either “funny” or people die. Those are the choices. 

We were talking about Aggro morons who yell and you associated yourself with them, probably unintentionally.

So, you’re looking for Romance, not Romantic Comedy. I’m not criticizing that choice at all; I think that there’s a big problem in the genre in that we feel like anything where there is romance has to be funny, because...?

Yup- SiS is WORSE than You’ve Got Mail in that way! At least YGM presents each decision he makes as somewhat logical, if terrible. Her actions in SiS make zero sense. 

Yup! I actually played in college for a few seasons. That’s how you know that there is something wrong with co-ed sports; I can handle a game where I literally punched a girl in the gut because she was trying to drown me (no foul- away from the ball, ref didn’t see) and was happy to accept that as part of the game,…

Fuck, I’d be happy just going back to the educational model of the 80s. We’d developed special ed, but weren’t obsessed with testing! We’d de-segregated a lot, and hadn’t re-segregated! We’d developed interesting ideas for comprehensive schools and other cool models, and hadn’t started privatizing! It was the golden…

Uh, yeah. The article implies that, then there are lots of comments that support that. 

Thanks! I’m gray because I’m usually Jez, not Deadspin. I know the love that is being permanently un-gray somewhere.

Masculinity and machismo, particularly in sports, is a cancer that actively prevents normal people from being able to enjoy low-stakes physical activity.

Depends on what type of league you join. 

“I play in an NYC mens’recreational soccer league”

What sort of immature dipshit would think being a whiny bitch on the field/court would be a good way to impress a woman?