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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

They do. All the time. Not just at the end, but during the game if they make a good play, they'll point to the sky. It's insane. Sports and religion, especially American football and religion, are deeply intertwined in this country. It's one of the reasons I've never really gotten much into sports.

[-] pathief@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In Portugal it's a common way to dedicate a goal to a decently deceased person. It's not insane at all.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We're not talking about Portugal.

[-] Killakomodo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Even if you were it would still hold religious connotation, I would assume the reason they point up for a recently dead person is to imply they are in heaven, what else does it mean? so still religious.

[-] pathief@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They point up because everyone knows what it means, if they pointed to the ground everyone would be confused. It's really bizarre to classify these gestures as insanity.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe if you put it into Portuguese context it isn't insanity. If you actually hear the very religious statements these American athletes make, it's clear that it's part of insane religious bullshit.

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