Originally posted by DonsAdvisor:
Why is football showboating worst than hockey fighting to some?
I often hear passionate discourse against football celebrations, but rarely any criticism of hockey fighting! Is it that fighting is macho and celebrating is not?
Hockey is not a high profile sport. I don't want to say no one cares, but....
But more importantly, the entire format, game flow, personalities, fan base, etc. are different. To compare a fight in hockey and an end zone celebration (or cell phone gimmick) is not valid - apples and oranges.
