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No shite. But again, the level of exposure Americans have for soccer does not explain the level of vitriol. The fact this board exists on a site like this is testament to that, as no one wanted us posting on the MSB, not for any particular reason.

The vitriol doesn't bother me, as often it's ridiculous, with people saying its a sissy sport or it's a communist sport, but there is absolutely nothing to indicate that such statements are "teasing."

Please elaborate on the vitriol? It's not like you're a segregated class in society. There are dozens of soccer organizations in S.E.LA. for children and adults that have matches in the various parks on almost every weekend. The parking lots are filled and their are hundreds involved.

I was under the impression that having the Soccer Board was a good thing, not akin to being forced to sit in the back of the bus. With so many topics started on this board, soccer would likely dominate the More Sports Board if this didn't exist. The Soccer Board seems to have been earned and in order.

Some really seem to post as if they have developed a victimization complex when perhaps thicker skin is in order.

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Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 11/16/13 at 8:52 am to Jake88

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I was under the impression that having the Soccer Board was a good thing, not akin to being forced to sit in the back of the bus. With so many topics started on this board, soccer would likely dominate the More Sports Board if this didn't exist. The Soccer Board seems to have been earned and in order.

The SB is awesome and I'm glad to have it. But in the old days we kept all soccer talk in one thread on the MSB. My point is that we got daily complaints and postings by people annoyed at the mere fact of a soccer thread on the board at all. The World Cup and the desire to keep all soccer threads due to the tournament in one place created the soccer board in earnest and it's grown exponentially from then. But in the old days there were maybe five or six posters who posted soccer news.

As for the comments, it's mostly stupid shite like "real men don't play soccer" or "soccer is a commie sport" or long pointless discussions about how the sport will never catch on in the states.

My point is that the lack of exposure, which you pointed out, does not explain comments like these. Soccer fans, who in general are reasonable, assume ignorance because what type of fricking idiot would actually believe soccer is a commie sport. Then you have people who assume that soccer fans have a superiority complex and/or have a thin skin because they see soccer fans reacting to these mouth breathers.

I should add that this is definitely an Internet thing. Most people I interact with on a daily basis don't give a shite one way or another.

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