Being Stereotyped

Football is UK. Soccer is US.
We’re taught to use UK English here in our country, so I will be using Football.

First case:
when a girl like me, who behave like me, who is not so boy-ish, takes pleasure in watching it (football), people will assume that we only go for looks. We don’t really watch the game; all we think about are their sex appeals. We don’t care about skills, aptitude, ability or how he scores. Or perhaps, how he sucks. Albeit we know a lot, I mean, A LOT about the sport, they still say that we only care about looks.

We, ladies, don’t discuss about skills with the guys, because we want them to feel superior for their knowledge – as if they have any. We respect the guys because it has been generations, football is guy’s game. Like cooking is for ladies. We ladies know nothing about football.

Some other case:
When a girl like me, who behave like me, who is not so boy-ish, loves football, people will think that we only want to be unique. Unique is what we after. We watch the game; we just want others to see us as only one of our kind. We don’t know what’s foul, what’s great, what’s dive, what’s offside. Despite we observe, they still say that we’re just trying to be unique.

We, ladies, don’t bring up about skills in conversation with guys, because if we do, they will look down on us. We want to be different. We know nothing about football.

So yeah, go sit at the darkest corner in the room. We don’t have what it takes to be a fan of any football club. We know nothing, absolutely nothing to be a supporter of our beloved club. This is 21st century yet we still trapped in the nightmare of being stereotyped. Guess it will always be that way. Though they say the world’s constantly changing, there will be no change in our cases. No more hopes. Stop dreaming. We are being stereotyped.

Disagree?
Ask yourself if you’re a guy. How do you feel if your girlfriend knows more about football? How do you feel if your mother debates your expertise of football? How do you feel if your daughter laughed at your comments towards a particular game, and even provides her reliable analysis of it?
Don’t tell me you don’t care, AT ALL. Because for all I know, that’s a vast obese lie.

Ask yourself if you’re a lady. Do you really think guys will look up to you if you watch any game? Do you really think they’ll respect you if you know more than them? do you really think they’ll like it if you actually observe the game, and your inspection is more accurate than them?
Don’t tell me you really thought that way. Because again, you’re just refused to see the truth.

Peace.