Is "We" acceptable as a sports fan?

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Here's a good test of the word we, for the "supporters" of the word.


You're having a conversation about your favorite professional team. A star of said team is standing right next to you. Someone walks up to you to ask about the conversation.

With said star standing next to you do you answer...

"Talking about how the (insert team name) just won a big game."

"Talking about how they (motion to the star player) just won a big game."

"Talking about how we just won a big game."



Which of those answers do you use, without feeling like a smacked ass?

"Yeah, we were just talking about how great a game he played tonight."

"That's cool. So how do you think the rest of the season will go?"

"As long as we got great guys like this on the roster, we can't be beat."

I'm pretty sure that the player or the questioner would call me a smacked ass, poseur, douche, or whatever other lovely names the anti-we crowd has spouted in this thread.

I do find it funny that people who think using a pronoun is so beneath them are so willing to throw around blanket insults about large groups of people.

[Scoobz0202]

Jim Rome hates the use of the word "we" in this situation?

I'm using it all the time now.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Here's a good test of the word we, for the "supporters" of the word.


You're having a conversation about your favorite professional team. A star of said team is standing right next to you. Someone walks up to you to ask about the conversation.

With said star standing next to you do you answer...

"Talking about how the (insert team name) just won a big game."

"Talking about how they (motion to the star player) just won a big game."

"Talking about how we just won a big game."



Which of those answers do you use, without feeling like a smacked ass?

Because most of us average guys get to stand around talking to the players who just played in the game, right?

I would hope to God that whoever I was talking to, be it the star QB of MY team or an opposing fan, would comprehend that I'm not implying I walked out onto the field and took a shot to the head for the cause.

If they were so stupid they couldn't comprehend that simple fact, see #2 of my previous post.

[Raiders Army]

Usage of "we" also connotates some form of support.

Also, wouldn't a fan be more correct to say "we" than the minimum paid player on the practice squad who doesn't give two shits about the team? Or, to put it into perspective, I think I have a right to say "we" when referring to the Raiders more than say...JaMarcus Russell, who played for them.