Making Fun of Yourself

Athletes always quarrel over whose sport is the better sport. Well, all I can say is that hockey is most certainly NOT a good sport. Whoever thought, "oh, let's attach knives to our feet and use them for fun!"? And it still is difficult to skate efficiently. If you can't stop, you just fly off to the side and go barreling into the boards and crash, taking a huge blow to which ever part of your body is unlucky enough to hit first. The physical pain endured through the outrageous play can take its toll on the players: lost teeth, concussions, countless bruises, broken bones, and the occasional laceration caused by those horrible blades on the players' feet. All of this just to put a small rubber cylinder into the net. How are the fans even supposed to see it? Watching something that small move that fast can make someone dizzy and eventually just stop watching all together. So why do it anyway? But despite all of this, the worst has yet to be discussed: the cold. How can people have fun doing hard work in such a cold environment? The playing surface is FROZEN. I get the chills just thinking of being stuck in an ice box for over two hours just to watch such a harsh game. And still, those hockey boys with their ridiculous long hair and their "sick dangles" love their game and continue playing for years on end. Why? The world may never know.

In class this week, satire was a focus in the pieces we discussed. Satire is a humorous way to bring attention to an issue, but it can also be a good way to humble oneself. Satirizing yourself can help a person see the opposing side of themselves, a view of someone on the outside looking in, which can help create a more understanding idea in a person's mind.