Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 This one comes from [url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/18/nfootie18.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/02/18/ixhome.html"]here[/url]. [b]Football puts men in touch with their feminine side[/b] By Rosie Murray-West (Filed: 18/02/2006) Supporting a football team may seem an acceptably macho pastime, but psychologists believe the beautiful game is allowing men to get in touch with their feminine sides. The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) says that watching football with friends gives men a chance to cry, hug each other and let out emotions without being embarrassed. Dr Sandy Wolfson, a sports psychologist at Northumbria University, said that being a football fan was "basically a psychologically healthy activity". "It has a very broad range of psychological benefits, including the ability to relate socially," she said. "A lot of friendships are made through sport - and it allows people to connect with those they would not normally connect with. It also gives people a sense of identity." She said that even when your team is losing, it is good for mental health to have a good moan after a bad game. "If your team does badly, you just change your expectations," she said. "Maybe you think you are doing well if you only lose slightly." According to Mind, the mental health charity, men's mental health problems are less likely to be diagnosed and more likely to result in suicide. Men are less likely to seek medical help for mental problems than women. Three-quarters of all suicides in Britain are men. A spokesman for the MHF added: "Men just don't normally open up and talk about how they feel. They find it hard to talk to their GPs about how low they are. "They do, however, get quite emotional when they are watching football. It is an unembarrassing, acceptable way for men to let it out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChild Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Ok, so in order for us to get in touch with our masculine side, we need to find a previously-thought-of-as-feminine activity where we can drink beer, belch, pass gas and scratch ourselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God the Father Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 I'm wondering why men cannot just be masculine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 LIKE ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChild Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 i will crush you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChild Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hey Dude, I think you missed a letter spelling your state. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 no man thats how i say it so thats how it should be spelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 so why are you helping these raveing phycotics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomProddy Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 [quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Mar 14 2006, 10:16 PM']Three-quarters of all suicides in Britain are men.[/quote] Most suicide attempts are women. At least that's one thing men are better at than women.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Punk Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 [quote]The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) says that watching football with friends gives men a chance to cry, hug each other and let out emotions without being embarrassed.[/quote] The problem with this is that she lables these traits as femine when in fact they are neither feminine or masculine. They are human! It is what people do, this is how we are seperated from the rest of creation. Drinking beer, belching, scratching, yelling, and sports are masculine its what men do. Doing nails, chit chating, and following all your friends to the bathroom are feminine things to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 What if I also like to drink beer, belch, and yell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Punk Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Mar 16 2006, 12:28 PM'] What if I also like to drink beer, belch, and yell? [right][snapback]913231[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Then you would be SUPER COOL! And can hang out with the guys any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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