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Validating Sports Antipathy

October 6th, 2009 by draconismoi

Once upon a time a little draconismoi cared not at all for sporting events. Not in terms of participation or observation. Just one great big yawn.*

Then she moved to Boston, discovered New England Sports Mania, and grew to deeply loathe the spectacle of professional sports. Bullshit sexism and stereotyping at the Olympic level entrenched these opinions.

Now? Now that sweeping disgust sprinkled with hate has, like an amoeba, absorbed high school athletics.

Bestiality: A True Indicator of School Spirit

Bestiality + Rape + Physical Shaming = Even More School Spirit!

How devastated am I right now that little draconismoi’s apathy regarding the baseless FHS vs LHS rivalry forced me to miss out on the Big Game And All Its Trappings? I am barely able to go over to Tiger Beatdown and read some scathing commentary on the-show-with-so-much-potential-that-continually-finds-new-and-exciting-ways-to-fail.

What I find most creepy about these shirts is not, in fact, that they exist. I am fully cognizant of the utter disdain our society has for women. The creep-factor is pushed up to eleventy because these shirts are sponsored and sold by a goddamned high school for a fucking school event. Public education does more socialization that education – so tell what the fuck message is this sending to the 14-18 year olds trapped in the middle of a bullshit manufactured rivalry?

Slut Shaming: Women Who Like Sex Have No Entitlement to Respect!
Rape is an Awesome Way to Assert Dominance Over a Rival!
Bestiality is Hot/Hysterical!
It’s Okay to Rape Ugly Girls: You’re Doing Them a Favor!
Make Sure the Ugly People Understand How Repulsive They Are: Don’t Forget the Paper Bag!
Rape/Slut Shaming/Generalized Misogyny = $$$$$$: Yay Commerce!

I’m sure Sociological Images could find more than 6 problems with the shirts. But remember, these are high school kids. From Texas.

*Except roller derby. That shit is intense.

UPDATE: For my new readers/future-wife-beaters-and-rapists hailing from Memorial High School, here are a few guidelines if you would like your comments to actually be published:

Vowels are important. Note the correct spellings on all derogatory terms for female sexual organs. I promise I won’t contact your parents and tell them little Jimmy is using the B, S, T, W or C words.
Proud admission that you are currently wearing one of the above shirts automatically invalidates the remainder of your comment – even in the unlikely event it is (gasp!) presented in a somewhat recognizable form of the English language.
Did you see how I called you future rapists and wife-beaters? That’s how little I value your version of events. Whining that “all the students totally love it and it brings us closer together” will be given the same degree of consideration your court-appointed attorney will grant claims that “I only do this because I love her enough to teach her to make my breakfast on time”.
No, I am not in a sexual relationship with that teacher who started confiscating the shirts when you wore them. Tragically my only stop in the Houston area was an airport layover, so I have not had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of any decent human beings in the area. But if you send me their contact information, I would be more than happy to send them my condolences on the sad state of the job market.

7 Responses

bobby writes:
October 6th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

Next time get your facts straight WHORE!
gd28 writes:
October 6th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

faculty doesnt know its a tradition nobody can stop because its all student run underground
draconismoi writes:
October 7th, 2009 at 1:52 am

Thank you Bobby, for perfectly following the guidelines laid out in Rule 1. I was a little worried about that special combination of misogyny and and education at Memorial since your brethren prefer ‘whor’, ‘btch’, and ‘cnt’ as insults. You are a shining example to your peers.
draconismoi writes:
October 7th, 2009 at 1:55 am

Hmmm, I see I may need to add a rule about grammar, capitalization and thought coherance when I get back from work. But this is a solid effort.
Impressed writes:
October 7th, 2009 at 11:03 am

To try to prove that you’re “right” when you don’t like something is pointless. You don’t like sports. Shirts from a high school don’t mean anything.

The fact that you think anyone cares what books you have in your library show your need for recognition.
Dree writes:
October 7th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Those shirts are so trashy. I’m embarrassed for anyone stupid enough to wear one.

Plus, what if Memorial loses? Does that then imply that the mustang got raped?

I can’t wait for the shirt with the glassy-eyed mustang, rocking back and forth and bleeding anally. Oh wait, that would be really painful and traumatic, and not funny at all.

The decision to wear these t-shirts, in part, is why you don’t get to vote till you’re 18.
spenvick writes:
October 7th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

first of all, who said anything about rape, looks to me like its consentual, perhaps the cheerleader was asking for it. second of all who says the horses are male? i see no male anatomy or female anotomy. but i think its funny since memorial is being called unclassy, trashy, and full of delinquets, while a member of the staffs vehicle was spray painted on by stratford saying “fuck memorial” but i guess a t shirt that does no damage to any one meant as a simple yet perverted joke, is much more terrible, serious, etc then vandalizing a teachers car.