Sports fan=good, Sci-fi fan=bad?

[gremcint]

Someone should point out to these macho jocks that they are watching a bunch of guys in tight clothing while I'm playing dead or alive.

(nothing against homosexuals I just think it would really get under their skin)

[Greenday]

Of course, what none of the sports fans want to admit is that in 10 years that 'geek' dressed up at the Star Wars premier will probably be making twice as much money as them
As much of a cliche that is, it is somewhat true. Who is most likely to enjoy sci-fi? Those who are impressed with what might be. By definition fields like physics, research, engineering, etc require the type of person who is intrigued by what might be and wants to turn it into what is.
Not to say that sports fans can't be intelligent people who make excellent engineers, but I'll bet most of the hatred of the 'geeks' is from the people who realize that they won't be as successful.

Tell that to people like Alex Rodriguez and CC Sabathia. I'm sure they'll agree.

[smileyeagle1021]

Greenday, sadly I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not.
Though I do know several professional athletes have said very publicly that young people need to focus more on school. That it's good to dream big and go for the big leagues, but be prepared for reality and have that education to fall back on.
That said, the wealthiest athlete will make in their lifetime what Bill Gates makes in a year

[lordlundar]

Why does this happen? Simple. Look at your TV listings. How many channels cover sports in a serious context. Apart from specialty channels that don't involve sports in any way, all of them do.

Now look at sci-fi. How many cover sci-fi as something other than stupid entertainment? A handful on satellite, even less on cable, and always huddled away in the higher number channels.

Being a sports fan has ALWAYS been held in high esteem, because people could rally around their local team and cheer them on, like the people would support their country's miltary (and there is considerable ties between the two if you look it up). They're rallying around a colour, just instead of it being the banner of your country, it's the uniform of your favorite team.

Sci-fi on the other hand has always been shunned, because it's considered senseless loyalty. No one gives a damn whether you like <insert sci-fi/fantasy here> any more than if you like <insert food item here>, unless you have a very similar or opposite point of view.

Sports are seen as social. Sci-fi is seen as reclusive, and the media and populace don't want to change the status quo.

[Greenday]

Greenday, sadly I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not.
Though I do know several professional athletes have said very publicly that young people need to focus more on school. That it's good to dream big and go for the big leagues, but be prepared for reality and have that education to fall back on.
That said, the wealthiest athlete will make in their lifetime what Bill Gates makes in a year

Kinda sarcastic. A-Rod is making $275 million over 10 years just to play baseball alone. Sabathia is making $161 million over 7 years.

Sadly, there are more million dollar athletes visible than any other famous people. I mean there's Trump, Gates...yea.

[Vagabond]

Sports are seen as social. Sci-fi is seen as reclusive, and the media and populace don't want to change the status quo.

True. The image of people going to a sporting event or gathering around for a Bowl game is more prevalent than say, getting together for an episode of <show> or having a marathon <tv/movie> showing. Although, LAN games are becoming more known, I don't think they're that widely occuring/happening (I'm not counting MMOs).

[jackfaire]

Pizza Beer and a TV is oddly needed for both my sci fi marathons and for sports games.

[gremcint]

They make Pizza Beer?

[jackfaire]

They make Pizza Beer?

Whoops would be interesting flavor

[HYHYBT]

Someone should point out to these macho jocks that they are watching a bunch of guys in tight clothing while I'm playing dead or alive.

Whoever chooses to point that out should do so carefully, and preferably not in person.

[GenniferGrievous]

As a sci-fi geek, I can total relate to this.

IN 2008, everyone laughed when I went to DragonCon in Atlanta.


BUT ... in February our store is covered in football/Superbowl banners, etc.


So, smacking people around on some fake grass is "cool" ?

[Amanita]

I saw a promo for "Blue mountain state" on Spike, which featured everybody naked in the shower, shaving each other's naughty bits as some sort of hazing ritual. I looked at that and thought "Damn, if that's not one of the most homoerotic things I've ever laid eyes on!"

[jackfaire]

At my high school one of the football players was a cross dresser.

[Fryk]

I personally think there SHOULD have been riots after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

[Bloodsoul]

I'd like to imagine that fans tried to use a mass Jedi mind trick but Lucas' powers of the Dark Side was too much for them to overcome.