Antiwomen wrote, "I look forward to some genuine contributors having a go at my questions".

Gotta love that statement from Antiwomen. Everyone here "knows" Antiwomen's statement is about as real and genuine as the topic itself.

Antiwomen is himself the person who continually refuses to answer questions put to him, eg. the question CONTINUALLY asked of him by CJ Morgan.

Antiwomen continues to put his foot in his mouth, and the sad, mixed up ol' blighter doesn't even realise it

“Why do people find football either fascinating or repellant? What were your personal experiences that gave you that attitude?”

Thank goodness for easy questions. Hey Anti, I hate it because it is rugby and my father and older brother used to watch every game back when there was usually only one TV in the house. Mum and us three girls completely ignored and excluded. Neither even entertained the fact that a female could be talked to about the game as it was “man stuff”.

And just to be clear – that is my personal experience and the why I don’t like the game or any similar game. But my brother and I were very keen gymnasts (which is gender neutral) and we would train together for competitions. But he only did gymnastics because it worked the muscles Rugby didn’t.

And! Doesn’t mean I dislike people who play the game or run the game or go to the game or enjoy the game.

AND no speeding tickets from 6pm tonight in NSW for the next week? People will die yeah?

Oh look, the school of rabid goldfish had gathered for the attack. Hit me with a flower...

Thanks for that Jewels. Most women I know are only interested in football becaue of their man's interest and would never choose to watch it if he wasn't there to switch it over. They often have quite extensive knowledge of the game and the players, mind you.

There are a few who seem to be genuine fans too, but they're not the majority in my experience.

Most men who don't like football were either poor at sport generally as kids, or were through some failing of personality unable to fit in as part of a team and so weren't included, poor things.

Sour grapes, bitter whine...

Yeah. Personally, I'm an ARL star posting anonymously on the internet.

Has it come to this, Antiseptic? Inventing grand feminist conspiracies to justify your fear of women? Boasting about apocryphal highschool sporting achievements?

>> Most men who don't like football were either poor at sport generally as kids, or were through some failing of personality unable to fit in as part of a team and so weren't included, poor things. <<

Oh, to be sixteen again.

If only NRL could fund national maternity leave, provide free childcare or cure breast cancer, its image problems could be instantly over. With women running it, maybe it will achieve all of the above, plus I’m told, the footballers will be amply supplied with padlocks, cab vouchers and re-education.

Oestrogen may cause havoc to ones body image and self-esteem, but testosterone does the same to those very same females most vulnerable to the effects of oestrogen. How unfair is that?

No apparent downside to testosterone other than its regular association with psychopathic megalomania in professional sports, business, family and social life. How neat is that?

Sancho’s windmill recognition talents suggest it could be the football code but Dulcinea remains equally insulted as imaginary. And while he may appear thoroughly comfortable with his reduced hormonal levels, he wishes to be sixteen again. How sweet.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/sportsmen-behaving-badly-are-likely-a-product-of-their-environment/2009/07/02/1246127636233.html

Interesting article Seeker but did sort of read as an excuse aye or maybe if I was a rugby player (hubby says this is the wrong word for NRL?) I would be insulted at the implied “oh they can’t help themselves” type theme. Not that I don’t believe it considering the hormones, additional ones in the form of drugs, and pack mentality humans have.

I did see how aggressive a female friend became when given male hormones and was quite surprised but then I am always surprised when humans can’t overcome their humanness.[smile]

Anti I don’t know about your theory, I can think of lots of examples that would prove otherwise about teen team sports but then there are exceptions to every rule. And society needs these non-team individuals. The more I think about it the more I think “team” attitudes apply to women more than men in everyday life.