tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post3680942176073815357..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Conservatism, and the Battle of the SexesThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-42663744273111498732011-10-29T12:16:22.728-04:002011-10-29T12:16:22.728-04:00You may infer a lack of seriousness from the word ...You may infer a lack of seriousness from the word "fantasy", but not more than any other leisure activity. I mean, it's not as if they're fantasizing turning themselves into bowls of ice cream or arm wrestling rattlesnakes (although, now that I think of it, that'd be pretty cool). At least these "fantasies" are somewhat reasonable.<br /><br />And it's not a sublevel of escapism; it's the next level. It's as close to audience participation as you can get. I do believe that some fans take their fandom too far, to the level of obsession; but as long as you keep it to "hobby" levels and it doesn't interfere with your relationships with the people in your life, I don't see any problem with it.Stephen Monteithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143772995125473635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-71934053654255693912011-10-29T11:59:16.543-04:002011-10-29T11:59:16.543-04:00Good question Sally, because good guys that I know...Good question Sally, because good guys that I know, who aren't slackers, do Fantasy Football. I suppose it has a lot to do with two things--the name (Fantasy? Doesn't that automatically bespeak a lack of seriousness?) and the very fact that it is escapism from escapism. We watch football as a form of entertainment and escape, from the drudgery of our everyday life. Does a serious man REALLY need a sublevel of escape from escape? I think not.The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-2878644914503504122011-10-29T09:30:40.092-04:002011-10-29T09:30:40.092-04:00There is definitely some wisdom in there. But tha...There is definitely some wisdom in there. But that aside, I have to take issue with your comment that fantasy football is somehow a juvenile activity. It's a hobby, another way to enjoy football. Why is that unmanly?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676433619034511319noreply@blogger.com