Is this a sexist question? I asked it in all honesty?

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....and I provided my reasons for asking the question.

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F/S Q: I think it's already been asked but it's the same for soccer most of the time isn't it....whichever team is winning or has the "cutest" players?

Answer 1

To a degree yes because you infer that no women understand the game itself and are not capable of giving an opinion with out an Internet search for statistics.. That is utter crap. Have you been to the Women's football section with all the macho, sexist comments there. Or comments about how cute they are or how good they look in their short shorts, why don't they wear tight tops..or who has the best legs or boobs...crap. So they in turn would no nowt about sport either seeing they are only looking at these women as eye candy. Or is it different because they are males and can say but yeah we are men we understand the game..get my drift.

Don't judge all by the few. As many males make the same statements and observations about sportswomen. Personally I couldn't give a shite what people look like. Its what they do to hold my attention on the pitch that matters.

Answer 2

Well,you did generalize whole opposite sex based on small percentage,mate.Also,using the word "capable" seemed like attack on female intellect.I'll guess that meaning of your question was:do woman understand tactics,rules,positions and playing style?
I couldn't say about the others but I'll admit you that my "football beginnings" were not easy lol.You see,my uncle was usually watching all the games possible during the weekend so I grew interest in Man Utd sawing it few times and desired to watch them playing again.So I did,but I knew $hit about positions,tactics not to mention.They explained me the offside rule but I thought that corner is given always when ball falls behind the goal line,no meter who kicked it lol.Ball control and passing were the only skills I could recognize.I was very ignorant,for sure,but also a bit anxious about confessing it to guys around me (didn't want to be mocked with "girls can't understand football" theory)...So,a bit before WC 2002. I decided to become brave enough to start asking all dumb questions I had (like how does the referee decides is it a foul,why is manager blamed if team loses when he doesn't playing,what's 4-4-2,how can I see when the player is better than average etc),so I could REALLY understand -before the 2001/02. season was over I finally figured it out.THEN I started feeling real satisfaction in period between 2 goals,my love for Man Utd got bigger and my interest somewhat expanded to other leagues,players and clubs.I also was ready to enjoy in my 1st WC=]
Now generally,I believe that girls do know less about football than guys...but it's just because we find interest in watching it after "Barbie period" (10 yrs or so),when all our male friends of the same age already know all about it.Some of us start watching games cause they like goals,team spirit or even maybe cause they fancy some player - but lots of us just don't want to ask cocky guys for extra explanations (I just had luck to get embarrassed in front of my closest family instead)...so yes,sometimes it ends there,on "regurgitating stats and following the preferable team".
But is there a solution for that?Yes,I believe that there is - I'd suggest to all football fans,firstly parents,to sometimes take their daughter/sister/friend/gf to the game with them and not to exclude females from certain sports just because "it's not for them" or something.
PS.I think I just broke my record in "the longest answer" category lmao

Answer 3

That is one of the most sexiest questions i've heard lol

Answer 4

If you had left it at "are women capable of understanding football?", it would not be a sexist question, because it does not pre-suppose anything. The answer would be "yes", and that's all there would be to it.

However, you then suggested that the high percentage of female fans says "a lot about women's ability to understand the game", implying that they have little ability to understand the game. This is insufficient logic.

If you wanted to prove such a claim, you would need to demonstrate that women's attendance of football games is not proportional to their interest and understanding the game. This may or may not be the case.

Regardless, this is not a debate forum. If you have a genuine question, ask it without pre-supposing anything. If you want to argue for a side, go somewhere else.

Answer 5

Well Ive seen soccer fans of teams like trinidad and tobago, quite possibly the worse soccer team ever. Furthermore, my ex was a huge sports fan who knew a lot more than me, except in american football that is. You're only taking the Pats in your example of band wagoners, which is true, there are a lot of women, but there are also men. But look at a miami game or any sucky team and there are female fans.
However, I think the real question is what possibly makes a "real fan's" version of loyalty any better then a cute player, or a team thats winning. People are fans, for the most part, of a team which is in the city they grew up in or were born in. How is this logical at all? In reality you have no more connection to these players (who btw, were probably not born in the city of the team) than you do the hobo down the street. You challenge what you consider a faulty way to be a fan when in general, the majority of fans are fans of a team for no more concrete a reason! And I challenge you to say otherwise.