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You're definitely right that the jock/nerd thing is more of a media trope than real. On the other hand, I just attended my nephews' football game. When I went t
by neilk 3y ago
You're definitely right that the jock/nerd thing is more of a media trope than real. On the other hand, I just attended my nephews' football game. When I went to the bathroom at halftime, I happened to overhear the losing team's coach speaking to his players - the bathroom adjoined the locker room. Speaking? I mean screaming. I was disgusted by the level of toxic masculinity.
I shared this with some of my colleagues later and some of them said they had quit team sports to get away from this sort of culture.
- Aurornis 3y agoPhysical fitness and competitive sports are two different things, though. It's another nerd trope that physical fitness means you must engaged in competitive team sports or toxic masculinity. Again, step out of these bubbles and you realize that competitive, organized team sports are only a tiny little slice of the physical activities that people do. Also, not all competitive team sports are like this. It's a mistake to think that the toxic masculinity, outraged coach yelling at kids is totally normal. It's not. Many coaches will push their students past their comfort zones and refuse to take any crap, but someone who is just plain toxic will gradually lose their team and get pushed out most of the time.
- WalterBright 3y ago> It's another nerd trope that physical fitness means you must engaged in competitive team sports or toxic masculinity. Oh please. As a lifelong nerd, I've never heard of these tropes.