I've seen this trend several places recently. People are trying to dumb down science so it can be "understandable", often by using sport-analogies. It doesn't

I've seen this trend several places recently. People are trying to dumb down science so it can be "understandable", often by using sport-analogies. It doesn't help that these dumbed down sport-analogies often feature American sports seldom found in other countries. The net effect is that if I was in need of a explanation, I'm still confused and all of a sudden annoyed at footballers too.