Thursday, February 17, 2011

Real Men Love Losing?

I thought it was interesting talking about the fact that our society today looks upon men who show emotion with disdain. How not only do they not try to cry or show emotion, but they have consistently been shown that it is not acceptable, therefor actually making it harder for them to cry. This made me think back to a situation I remember not too long ago, involving former Florida Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow. I dont really watch football but I remember my boyfriend and his friends talking about some college football player crying after loosing a game. Tebow and his team played a great season, unfortunately towards the end loosing against Alabama in a championship game. Tim Tebow, being a very important player for this team, began to cry.


(Notice the title, "Tim Tebow CRYING like a  little girl after loosing to Alabama in SEC championship game")

I'd love to know: How in ANY way is that not normal?? Would not any person cry if they lost something they put all their time and effort into? One would think that viewers would simphasize with Tebow, right?
WRONG.

The next football games on ESPN had crowds of people and signs making fun of Tim Tebow for crying. It was the talk of ESPN, and all over the internet for weeks after that. The fact that he cried was completely unacceptable among his peers and fellow football fans. As if Tim Tebow had not already proved himself being an amazing football quarterback. "Tim Tebow CRYING like a little girl..." Headlines like that were overwhelmingly common and he seemed to loose quite some popularity. "Tim Tebow crying ...has been the hottest Google search trend according to Google Trends" says the Bleacher Report.

Why have we created a nation where we have put our boys and men so far down about crying that one is tormented for doing so? Where did this start, and when will it stop? Real men dont cry: its a rediculous statement and makes no sense at all. Just as rediculous as saying real men love to loose.

1 comment:

  1. I agree. It's sad to see that in the sports media. But I think in the case of Tebow, it was more because of the fact that it was Tebow.

    What I mean is, Tim Tebow was a poster boy for college football. He was hard-working, humble, always acted right and said the right things, and never gave up. He also played at the University of Florida, which has a history of being successful on the field. These facts made many people jealous and started to hate Tebow and the Gators, just like people do with the Yankees. So when the Gators lost that game, and also saw Tebow in a moment of weakness, people used the opportunity to poke fun at him.

    If I was Tebow, I would've told them: Hey! Don't hate!

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