Thread: This is Lame! More Neutering of the American Male!

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

No chewing in baseball!? Senators urge baseball to ban tobacco | The News-Press | news-press.com

This is LAME! What next will players be required to carry purses with Neosporin in case someone takes a nasty spill or perhaps Vagisil wipes for that itch you just can't scratch. Our national identity? We're eunicks!

Funny, baseball players can use steroids, football players can use HGH but heaven forbid they enjoy a dip or a chew. Unbelievable!

When I read that article this is one example that stuck out to me.

"When players use smokeless tobacco, they endanger not only their own health, but also the health of millions of children who follow their example,"

I think that one of the problems with our society is that people teach children to idolize these rich entertainers. I think we should teach our children to go play their own games and ignore the antics of these millionaire leeches. Then this would be a non issue.

I live in Ramsey county in MN and the Vikings are threatening to leave if I and my neighbors don't ante up a sales tax increase to subsidize them. They bypassed putting the issue up to a vote because they know that the average citizen that can't afford to go to their games would say NO! I work in the neighboring county and will spend what I can there instead of at home if this passes.

Tim

In his day, Babe Ruth was probably the idol of every red blooded American Male child in this country. Not only did he chew but he often smoked cigars in the dugout, had a ad contract with Kaywoodie pipes and was likely still drunk or at least hung over during most of the games he played. I doubt he endangered anyone's health. This is typical nanny state hyperbole. By dipping snuff, these baseball players are risking the health of millions of kids? Whatever happened to parents? Is it the job of athletes, rappers and pop stars to raise America's children? Or perhaps it's the nanny state? Aren't parents supposed to be role models? Aren't parents supposed to teach their kids right from wrong? How to think for themselves and make their own way? Apparently that's just a dangerously old fashioned notion and the modern day sheep derive their values and world view from images on the glass nipple. No damn wonder our country is falling apart.

In his day George Washington was the hero of the nation. Every white child wanted to be a general and a president, and own slaves even in the free state of Pennsylvania. What happened to that? The slaves got a full vote, got free, women got to vote, then even to govern! One of these days a woman may just become a president. If that's not a neutering of the american male, I don't know what is!

I know those may be old fashioned notions, but modern day sheep apparently derive their worldview from the ideas of the craziest talk show host and/or religious lunatic. No wonder this country was built on immigrants and to this day has to look for people with the skills to think outside of its borders.

While I am certain this thread is headed into the minefield of political discussion, I do think regulating what they chew is dumb. Still, I'm not going to turn it into a comment on your government one way or the other. I agree with the sentiment that parents need to instill in their children a sense of right and wrong. But I also think that society is responsible for the children in a more communal way that is seen less and less. When I was a kid, you respected everyone's parents, now kids barely respect their own.

Yeah, this thread is toast. As soon as the barnyard metaphors make an appearance you can kiss civility, and me, goodbye.

Yeah, and I recon better sooner rather than later. When a person decides to make himself a soapbox and start shouting their narrow minded point of view without any hint that life generally is not black and white, I figure that's the point of doom and the mercy killing is the right thing to do.

It looks like the senators are urging the players union to ban tobacco. So this is more an attempt to ask the union to neuter itself, I think. Congress has better things to do though, don't they? Or maybe they don't. Elections are coming up soon

I am no longer voting for gugi/hoglahoo. Gugi is a meanie.

Sounds about right. And GI...they're not called purses...its a murse or a satchel...lol

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I am no longer voting for gugi/hoglahoo. Gugi is a meanie.

Should we run Lee on his own ticket? What about the campaign contribution check and the fat manila envelope stuffed with "soft money" I have already sent to Ivan?