Is it disdain for the excellent athletics of those who put in countless hours to play the sports well, or disdain for countless hours of countless fans who put their favorite teams on pedestals while they sit on sofas in front of their flat-screens or gather in bars to watch, scream, cry and perhaps nose punch disagreeable fans of other teams?
I don’t know, BIGPUMA. First, Caufield is playing a game, rules unknown. Coach butts in asking “what’s the score?”. Seeing the action, the initiative in setting up the game, the obvious physical interest and activity involved , one might expect a teacher to follow up with some interest and praise, recognition of the effort involved, understanding that this kid is not sitting in his room staring at a led display screen. But, no, this coach is a yesteryear coach who believes the greatest lesson a kid can learn is beating someone else. He is one of many type-cast characters in this comic strip which leans heavily toward the intellectual. Is he here the butt of a joke? I think so, as are most of the other teachers when they exhibit characteristics unreasonable. Is Caufield being sassy & rude? I think that is a label distributed on condition of personal prejudice. I see it as a really bright kid shining light on staid, old fashioned and probably destructive ideas.
Is it disdain for the excellent athletics of those who put in countless hours to play the sports well, or disdain for countless hours of countless fans who put their favorite teams on pedestals while they sit on sofas in front of their flat-screens or gather in bars to watch, scream, cry and perhaps nose punch disagreeable fans of other teams?