Why Do Women Hate Football? The Explanation.

Why do women hate football?
--Curious

Well, sweetie, women don’t really hate football. I would characterize it as something you might call a hate-love relationship. Admittedly, there are some things hateable about watching football on TV. Just how many pickup truck commercials can any person bear to watch? (Answer: a number far far less than contained in one afternoon of football.) Trucks manned, I mean he-manned, by professional drivers on closed courses full of slow-motion trucks slewing and bouncing through muddy craters and mountain ridges. These are appealing to the demographic that would screech if they hit a pothole or got their truck splashed, and wouldn’t know what to put in the bed of the thing. And you might guess that advertisers think the bulk of viewers are male, given the aforementioned commercials, along with those for erectile dysfunction, prostate problems and beer.

But what’s this got to do with football, or your question? Other than being a reason for hating.

Now what about the game itself? Look, if it’s just a matter of having no conception of what the heck is going on—why, just break out your copy of The Girl’s Guide to Football (featuring me & available for purchase right here!) for enlightenment. Ah, ha ha ha, thought I’d drop that in. That’s the ticket if you are female. Now, if you’re a man, and I can’t tell from your obfuscated email signature if this is so, your question has a soupçon of whine to it. Is it Professor Higgins complaining, Why can’t a woman be more like a man?

Oh, by the way, did I mention that I had an affair with Tiger Woods? He’s married? Who knew?!

Well, look, I’ve kind of run on and run out of space, so maybe somebody some other time can re-ask the same question so I can continue.