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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I take issue with sports being in headline news practically every day, or multiple days per week at least.

I have nothing against people enjoying sports, but it's a hobby like any other, which I think is unreasonably thrust upon everyone else.

Where is the eSports news, or competitive dancing, woodworking news, or as I'm sure we can all agree on Lemmy, what about my old electronic gadget of the week news?

When I had The Guardian app, it was quite annoying that sports was lumped in with the push notifications for actual news.

I'm just saying sports news ought to be opt-in like any other hobby.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree. I can't stand that every restaurant or bar has to have a TV or 20 that are all tuned to talking heads blowing hot air over what sports guy #876,914 did last night, or what sports guy #1,456,888 will do tomorrow night.

Even when it's live sports, the broadcast is still more commercials than game, every square inch of the playing area is plastered with ads, plus the ads that are on the overlay, plus this instant replay is brought to you by A1 Hemorrhoid cream, from the Mega-Car Savings Plus Center, at beautiful Jack the Ambulance Chaser Stadium: "When you drive drunk, call Jack to blame on the innocent™!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh but haven't you heard? It's vital to your career and social life that you pick a sportsball team. Else what ever will you answer when someone asks 😯???

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Did you see that ludicrous display last night?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

what were they thinking??????

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

How many innings are in a football game?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna sound like an asshole, but that stuff isn't in there because the people reading newspapers don't care about those things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I should specify, it's in the context of tv news and other headline notifications in news apps, or front page.

I don't read print newspapers, and have nothing against sports being covered in any news org, as long as it's not put front and centre where you can't escape it haha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In Australia they've started doing horoscopes as part of the evening news. I'm not joking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Lol, how would they even fit that in? What channel?