Sunday, February 07, 2010

Nietzsche at the Altar: Has "Super Bowl Sunday" Become A Pagan Secular Religious Ritual?

Sacrifice. Idols. Rings. Victors. Vanquished. Faith. Hope. Rapture.

8 comments:

Michael Fisher said...

Bunch of men fighting over an oversized testicle and slapping each other on the ass.

Liberace Rules!

You like football, DV?

Denmark Vesey said...

LOL. Yeah it's aight.

I like football when it's political.

You know, black quarterback ... black coach ... T.O. vs Media. I need summin' other than "team spirit" to get me interested.

Not going to catch me paintin' my face and tailgaitin'.

Yet, I am fascinated by the religious undertones, the national pagan ritual and the Holy Pilgrimage of Fundamental Secularism - The "Super Bowl Party".

Muslims go to Mecca.

Fundamentalist Secularists gather before HD TV's, eat hydrogenated oil and high fructose corn syrup.

Anonymous said...

The farther we fall, the more people cling to bread and circuses from political sleight-of-hand...NFL = modern Gladiator Games that distracted Rome as it crumbled.


"I can't help to make the parallel of Rome and the Games that the Romans all become infatuated with and the T.V. shows of today. Both equally distracting from reality and our daily lives and issues. It basically comes down to a mass distraction, let everyone focus on one hand and most tend to forget the other.

In fact, Romans became so focused on the Games, possesions, and selfish pursuits that most didn't see the signs which led to the eventual fall of Rome before it was too late."

Unknown said...

I was thinkin the same thing while watching.

Anonymous said...

Truth be spoken.

DV, do you know the correlation between antiperspirants ( Aluminium chloride, aluminium chlorohydrate, and aluminium-zirconium compounds) and breast cancer? Also, is there a link between antiperspirants and pharm companies that market breast cancer products and treatments? I truly believe that deodrants may cause hard masses to form in the breast tissue which can therefore lead to cancer. The lymphatic system drains through the underarm. Deodrants block this natural flow of waste from the body and pushes it back in. It's like sticking a plug in your butt and wondering why your'e getting sick. It's a back flow of waste. It seems pharm companies would have a vested interested in people getting sick. More people that get sick, the more money they make. Antiperspirants is a billion dollar industry and growing. What do you think about this?

IWonderAsIWander said...

Imagine what it's like to watch a football game with DV??!! Everytime black player makes a tackle on a white player, it results in a lecture about the fundamental nature of black supremacy!

Lighten up. It's football. Under your definition, everything, including playing video games or surfing on your Mac is a form of idol worship. Muslims love soccer, by the way.

KonWomyn said...

"You know, black quarterback ... black coach ... T.O. vs Media. I need summin' other than "team spirit" to get me interested."

Is that DV? 'The' DV? Bra, is that you getting stuck in the "psychological quicksand of race"? I think a sista needs to drop a rope down and give you a chance to remember your own words so you can pull yourself out:

Black is why 100 million people, watch 10 brothas defy gravity on a court for 48 minutes, completely mesmerized, night after night.

Aint no "system", no "team", no "spirit" supreme to Black.

Why?

Cuz I say so....Right, DV?

Denmark Vesey said...

Kaaaaay DuuuB!

Didn't see this.

LOL.

I feel ya Sis.

But don't get me wrong ... Black quarterbacks are just more fun to watch.

Black coaches ... I don't know. Just pull for the brothas.

T.O. I like cats who like themselves.

Celebrating and enjoying Black is different from the psychological quicksand of raceISM.

I can't give nobody that much power.