How perverse is it to be pleased with the misfortune of others than to just be displeased with another person's good fortune?
The major reason for being pleased with the misfortune of another University or football program is that our misfortune may somehow benefit them; for one it means they will beat us...but the major aspect is that it emphasizes their superiority.
We've all experienced the media's enjoyment, the 30k replies on threads dedicated to getting off to our demise, fans being called rapists etc. Even lawsuits insinuating that women at Baylor were willing to ***** themselves out for football with absolutley no proof at all. Yes, people are calling innocent women at Baylor wh0res...because "muh Baylor deserves it".
It's disgusting.
It is another threat to this University, students and alumni.
...and it's times like this where we really need someone to be a backbone and defend us. That's really the missing piece of the puzzle at Baylor. No one is here to defend us.
It has nothign to do with winning and everything to do with a reputation we're trying to rebuild.
The argument is that we deserve this...um no. 99% of the people associated with Baylor don't deserve ANY of this, we didn't contribute to this.
But where does this hate directed at us come from?
Low self-esteem.
When you have low self-esteem, you will do almost anything to feel better, and when you're confronted with the misfortune of others, you feel schadenfreude.
So the next time you're feeling down as a Baylor fan, or people are insinuating that you should feel ashamed...don't.
...remember that it has more to do with their own issues than ours.
Sorry for the rant, just trying to help you guys feel better! We will get their someday, you just got to have some patience and understand why things are directed at us.
The major reason for being pleased with the misfortune of another University or football program is that our misfortune may somehow benefit them; for one it means they will beat us...but the major aspect is that it emphasizes their superiority.
We've all experienced the media's enjoyment, the 30k replies on threads dedicated to getting off to our demise, fans being called rapists etc. Even lawsuits insinuating that women at Baylor were willing to ***** themselves out for football with absolutley no proof at all. Yes, people are calling innocent women at Baylor wh0res...because "muh Baylor deserves it".
It's disgusting.
It is another threat to this University, students and alumni.
...and it's times like this where we really need someone to be a backbone and defend us. That's really the missing piece of the puzzle at Baylor. No one is here to defend us.
It has nothign to do with winning and everything to do with a reputation we're trying to rebuild.
The argument is that we deserve this...um no. 99% of the people associated with Baylor don't deserve ANY of this, we didn't contribute to this.
But where does this hate directed at us come from?
Low self-esteem.
When you have low self-esteem, you will do almost anything to feel better, and when you're confronted with the misfortune of others, you feel schadenfreude.
So the next time you're feeling down as a Baylor fan, or people are insinuating that you should feel ashamed...don't.
...remember that it has more to do with their own issues than ours.
Sorry for the rant, just trying to help you guys feel better! We will get their someday, you just got to have some patience and understand why things are directed at us.
