Women Don't Know Soccer?
What is this thing about women don't know anything about soccer?
For the past month or so, when the world's attention was tuned to the Beautiful Game, some questions were posed to me by the male species whenever I made it known to the group that I watch/follow the competition.
"You mean you watch it?"
"Sure anot? You stayed up to catch the match?"
"You are not in for the game right? It's those guys that you are after la! What with the Italians running, with the shirts clinging to their bodies..."
Yadda, yadda, yadda...
Whenever I hear comments such as these, I do a "Duh" in my heart. I mean, HELLO, like, what is wrong with girls watching football for the game itself? Why do men like to assume that weomen watch the game only because it's a rare opportunity for us to see so many men, with tight jerseys, sometimes with bared torso, all at the same time?
I wonder who is the Shallow Hal here.
It's true, men watching is one and a very common reason why we women watch the World Cup. For some women, they watch it so that they can join in the once every 4 years office betting regime. Some watch it because others are talking about the hunks on the field, the number of tattoos spotted, so that they don't miss out on the current hottest topic.
But there are also serious female football fans, who follow the competition simply because we understand and enjoy watching the magical game. We understand the exitement of why 20 men run on the field chasing after one ball. We cry foul when a player dive or tumble dramatically when lightly touched by the opponent. It's not just about the men. DUH.
Even in the office, the same kind of view were held by the men. *Pfftt!* Yesterday was the finals, right? 2 football fans took leave, so only left 1 football fan, plus boss. Nobody talk about the soccer, even though they knew I was late for work because I overslept because of the game.
But once the boys are back, wah, the boss talk to them about the game, over and over again. I mean like, HELLO, I watched the game too! But no, I was excluded, it seems to me that my views of the game are not important. Given, yes, I may not know the entire game, or all the football players, but shouldn't they take this opportunity to educate me?
It's unfortunate that such slanted views of men still exist in this day and age. I am not a feminist, but I feel unjustified when men tend to classify women as stupid or ignorant.
Well, they can think like that for all I care. I am not going to degrade myself just because some people think they are superior. It's your problem if you can't see that I am not as stupid as you think I am.
Too bad.
For the past month or so, when the world's attention was tuned to the Beautiful Game, some questions were posed to me by the male species whenever I made it known to the group that I watch/follow the competition.
"You mean you watch it?"
"Sure anot? You stayed up to catch the match?"
"You are not in for the game right? It's those guys that you are after la! What with the Italians running, with the shirts clinging to their bodies..."
Yadda, yadda, yadda...
Whenever I hear comments such as these, I do a "Duh" in my heart. I mean, HELLO, like, what is wrong with girls watching football for the game itself? Why do men like to assume that weomen watch the game only because it's a rare opportunity for us to see so many men, with tight jerseys, sometimes with bared torso, all at the same time?
I wonder who is the Shallow Hal here.
It's true, men watching is one and a very common reason why we women watch the World Cup. For some women, they watch it so that they can join in the once every 4 years office betting regime. Some watch it because others are talking about the hunks on the field, the number of tattoos spotted, so that they don't miss out on the current hottest topic.
But there are also serious female football fans, who follow the competition simply because we understand and enjoy watching the magical game. We understand the exitement of why 20 men run on the field chasing after one ball. We cry foul when a player dive or tumble dramatically when lightly touched by the opponent. It's not just about the men. DUH.
Even in the office, the same kind of view were held by the men. *Pfftt!* Yesterday was the finals, right? 2 football fans took leave, so only left 1 football fan, plus boss. Nobody talk about the soccer, even though they knew I was late for work because I overslept because of the game.
But once the boys are back, wah, the boss talk to them about the game, over and over again. I mean like, HELLO, I watched the game too! But no, I was excluded, it seems to me that my views of the game are not important. Given, yes, I may not know the entire game, or all the football players, but shouldn't they take this opportunity to educate me?
It's unfortunate that such slanted views of men still exist in this day and age. I am not a feminist, but I feel unjustified when men tend to classify women as stupid or ignorant.
Well, they can think like that for all I care. I am not going to degrade myself just because some people think they are superior. It's your problem if you can't see that I am not as stupid as you think I am.
Too bad.
2 Comments:
haha... u know what? In my dept., all the 4 guys slept thru the final match, and it was the girl who stayed up to watch it!
Same situation at home too. My father and bro slept while I watch the matches. I have to admit, the competition is not looking good in recent years. Extra time and penalty shootouts do not reflect a deserving winner.
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