the sports-industrial complex: does it exist?

[shart_attack]

Let us officially define it here from a sociological conflict perspective, in much the same way as the concepts of the military-industrial complex and the prison-industrial complex.

The term sports-industrial complex is not yet even recognized.

Do you think such a thing even exists?

 

[Truthseeker420]

Sure... sports is big business.

 

[Unkotare]

What do you want to bet someone is going to turn this into another "there shouldn't be sports in school!" screed?

 

[percysunshine]

There shouldn't be sports in school. The students should be in math class.

 

[Unkotare]

That didn't take long...


So it begins...

 

[percysunshine]

Math students are not forced to wear pink shoes.

 

[Unkotare]

Math students are not forced to wear pink shoes.

Well, that made a lot of sense...


...........

 

[percysunshine]

Math students are not forced to wear pink shoes.

Well, that made a lot of sense...


...........

The analogy works. Three hundred twenty pound intimidating defensive ends in the NFL are forced to wear pink shoes every October. NASA mathematicians would never put up with that crap.

 

[Unkotare]

A lame attempt at humor doesn't get any better through repetition, Poindexter.

 

[Unkotare]

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