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Breaking news: some boys played ball in matching costumes today
Oh wow, lookie here folks, we have a rebel who isn’t interested in one of the largest sporting events of the year. Ladies, please form an orderly queue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEVdca9U9LM
The ladies were all busy watching the Super Bowl because Tay Tay was there
Not a rebel, I just don't think sports counts as news.
Considering there's about three or four subjective elements of that definition, I think we can agree that what is news to some may not be news to others, and vice versa.
Well, Sir or Madam, you clearly haven't been paying attention if you think this wasn't newsworthy.
Looks like we're all going to die now, and without this discussion, how would you know that??!
I mean...yeah? the super bowl is kind of news?
When my local little league team wins, it doesn't impact the world in significant ways. Same applies here.
Sports are great, please enjoy sports as much as you want. But don't conflate sports games as news
Single incidents of murder or other crimes also don't "impact the world in significant ways" but are most certainly news. Why is this not? It affects more people.
Yeah you're right, actual lose of human life and a bunch of millionaires throwing a ball around are fully comparable things of equal value and concern.
I bet you say "sportsball" and think it's hilarious
Maybe not in America with the Super Bowl but sports can do a lot more than just "a bunch of millionaires throwing a ball around". The Ivory Coast making the World Cup caused a civil war to stop; the qualifications between El Salvador and Honduras started one. Hong Kong beating China in 1985 caused riots in Beijing; while basketball has given America someone who can do diplomacy with Kim Jong-un because the Supreme Leader of North Korea likes basketball
I'm not a sports guy either, I made that clear elsewhere in this thread. But just because neither of us are sports fans doesn't mean we have to pretend that sports can be a big deal to quite a few people on this planet. And the big championship game is going to be news.
There's no reason to have a temper tantrum over the fact that a news website is reporting the outcome of a football game. This doesn't hurt anyone in any way, other than those who are incredibly sensitive to the fact that sometimes they are exposed to things they don't like.
If you're gonna attempt to be edgy with your disdain, at least be original.