You know, I was just going to write a big nasty rant to Stone, but that would show him that I'm kinda childish, huh? Of course, for someone I've never liked anyway to expect me to care about their opinion of me is truly foolish to begin with. So Speaks The Gatekeeper.
Now, I have a simple take on jocks. I'm a horrible athlete. I'm still pissed at my parents for making me play baseball for about 7 years of my life. And NOT because of the fact that I was no good at it. I'm sure all of us have something we like to do, but we're terrible at it, but since we like it, it's still fun. No, I was terrible at baseball, AND I didn't enjoy it. But, my parents thought it would be "important" for me too learn all that sports related shit. But, alas, I never did because I hated playing. So, Caniprokis, if you feel like making your children play sports, please, be fair to them and allow them to CHOOSE what they like. And if they don't like sports, don't force them.
I respect people's athletic ability. I respect any ability that someone has. What I don't respect is when people use their ability as a way of trying to prove their better than everyone else. Competition is life, but there's a point where it becomes destructive rather than constructive. We ALL have something we can brag about. Something that we do better than everyone else we know. And we should be proud of the fact that we have those skills. But, we should never use them in a way to make someone else feel like shit. This is something that most traditional "jocks" don't seem to grasp.