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Sparkchaser737":3p6holn3 said:
hgwellz12":2wrdgx31 said:HOLD MY DIIIII......!
kearly":w6fsewlo said:Back in ancient times, families would live within the same city or town for centuries. Once immigration became a thing a couple hundred years ago, people often took surnames that reflected the place they came from. For example, Ben Roethlisberger's name is literally German for "from Roethlisberg".
That's kind of extinct now, but people still want to have pride in their city or homeland and sports is one of the most popular mediums for that (it is not the only one, music is a popular outlet for this as well, e.g. Pitbull, JayZ, Tupac or Macklemore). This is why non-native fans (aka bandwagon fans) are often met with skepticism from those hailing from the team's city.
It also greases the skids to fandom when your entire family are fans of the same team.
Basically, it's part of the last vestiges of tribalism in modern society. This of course creates a biproduct of homerism and stupidity, but it also brings intensity to the game which helps make it great.
There are other reasons to be fans though. Some love the game. A lot of female fans might find some of the players to be cute. Maybe you really like the identity a team brings so you adopt them. Maybe you have a friend of a friend that ended up on an NFL team.
mxguy":3qmm3dp6 said:This is the OP. I appreciate all the replies. There were some great stories. I can see that many have been fans for a long time. Maybe that explains the passion by some, as its developed for so long, that it becomes a life habit, and grows each year.
I still wonder what makes people so incredibly passionate and crazy about them though, and to go to such great lengths, spending so much time, money, and effort, to do all the things they do just to show that they like a football team that they watch on tv or at the stadium? There are a lot of things in life that I like, but nothing at all makes me want to paint my face with it, dress in expensive logo wear all the time, go to crowded areas and scream about it, talk about it nonstop at social gatherings, flood social media about it, party on the streets holding signs about it.
And also, I wonder. Of all the things you could have chose to be so passionate about, and go to such great lengths for, what made you choose the Seahawks, instead of anything else? Such as movie series, or a scientist who's studying something, or video game you like, or a pet, or family member, or even an personal accomplishment of your own?
mxguy":9puekzrl said:This is the OP. I appreciate all the replies. There were some great stories. I can see that many have been fans for a long time. Maybe that explains the passion by some, as its developed for so long, that it becomes a life habit, and grows each year.
I still wonder what makes people so incredibly passionate and crazy about them though, and to go to such great lengths, spending so much time, money, and effort, to do all the things they do just to show that they like a football team that they watch on tv or at the stadium? There are a lot of things in life that I like, but nothing at all makes me want to paint my face with it, dress in expensive logo wear all the time, go to crowded areas and scream about it, talk about it nonstop at social gatherings, flood social media about it, party on the streets holding signs about it.
And also, I wonder. Of all the things you could have chose to be so passionate about, and go to such great lengths for, what made you choose the Seahawks, instead of anything else? Such as movie series, or a scientist who's studying something, or video game you like, or a pet, or family member, or even an personal accomplishment of your own?