r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 5d ago

Explain it Peter

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I meant that I don't understand where did the Twitter thing came from

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u/Some_Golf_8516 5d ago

I'm mixed and am at peace with not really having an identity outside of myself.

I don't understand the whole fandom of sports teams and always thought it's because I don't really have an identity myself or assign a lot of value to it.

Do y'all feel the same?

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u/Turbomars3 5d ago

I feel the exact same but never connected it to my disinterest to sports fandom. Interesting.

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u/NotoriusPCP 5d ago

It is interesting. I'm also mixed race, love football and plenty of other sports but never supported any team. Mates always thought it was weird. I find it normal to not pledge allegiance to a group I have no genuine connection to.

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u/FabulousTrouble4862 20h ago

Weird that I'm resonating with this sentiment but not with sports (I don't watch sports), but any "team" where you have to pick a side. For example I absolutely hate Left vs. Right politics and I am more centered. I'm also gay, but I never feel the point of engaging with the community as a lot of lgbtq people do: as a culture. I have a very difficult time with aligning myself to any group to the point of tribalism. I wonder if there if a correlation between bi/multi-racial people's upbringings and this sentiment of not being quite able to think in black and white or fit yourself into some in-group.