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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I don't know that this is what they are disputing. I think they are disagreeing on whether esports are sports, not whether people like to watch them. Jai alai isn't popular but no one disputes it's a sport. Televised tournament or high stakes poker is pretty darned popular (not as much as couple years ago) but not many people would call it a sport. Then there's a whole range of stuff in between, from darts to golf to autosports to sailing to Irish dancing, etc.
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First off, mad props for the Jai Alai reference! I only know what it is because of the Tulsa connection via Whitey Bulger:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_...r_(businessman)
The reason I responded was the bolded though. I think it is split. I think there are some people that take umbrage with the name. Its a debate that goes on with tons of activities that people aren't sure are sports. But others are just plain dismissive of the concept and often degrading in the traditional nerd/jock dynamic. I think even in this thread opposition has been at both ends of that spectrum, so the conversations and rebuttals have often gotten muddled.