Results: "We." "They," Or "Who's On The Team Anyway?!"
Published on 10/31/2021
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1.
1.
Do you currently watch and/or listen to professional, collegiate and/or local pre-collegiate sports? Yes
24%
548 votes
No
65%
1503 votes
I may pay some attention to it if someone else in the same as I am room is watching/listening to a game.
11%
249 votes
2.
2.
When speaking of a team for whom you regularly root or identify with and the games they play, do you refer to them in the first person (we, us) or the third person (they, them)? First person
11%
254 votes
Second peson
10%
238 votes
It can vary.
21%
476 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1332 votes
3.
3.
If you speak of any team, especially professional ones, for whom you root/identify with in the first person, are you able justify including yourself, at least by proxy/as a fan, as one of that "we"/"us" that comprises the team if you're not on the team, not paid by it or ow stock in it (even if that stock doesn't really represent a financial stake in the team)? Yes
11%
244 votes
Unsure
12%
273 votes
No, but so what?!
11%
260 votes
No, but perhaps I should?
4%
87 votes
Not Applicable
62%
1436 votes
4.
4.
Would or do you ever refer to yourself in the first person in your identification or appreciation of athletes who compete in non-team sports, such as tennis, horse racing, boxing and gymnastics? Yes
6%
148 votes
Uncertain/I'm unclear how that would make sense...
16%
359 votes
No
21%
490 votes
Not Applicable
57%
1303 votes
5.
5.
Since I'm generally not a sports aficionado, if you are one, could you explain to someone in my position what you derive from keeping up with sports, apart from appreciating (hopefully?) extraordinary displays of athletic prowess, that make it a productive, or at least enjoyable, use of your free time? Yes
10%
230 votes
Undecided
12%
282 votes
No (you either get it or you don't, I reckon)
18%
409 votes
Not Applicable
60%
1379 votes
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