Originally Posted By: moribundman
I don't know why booing the opponent may become part of rooting for the own team. I guess it's truly a matter of "class:" The plebs were also the "real people (Romans)." I go see a few baseball games every year. There is always a bunch of plebs in the crowd that constantly has to heckle and taunt the players. Luckily most people are above that.
If the plebs heckle and taunt the players, what do the proles do?
I don't know why booing the opponent may become part of rooting for the own team. I guess it's truly a matter of "class:" The plebs were also the "real people (Romans)." I go see a few baseball games every year. There is always a bunch of plebs in the crowd that constantly has to heckle and taunt the players. Luckily most people are above that.
If the plebs heckle and taunt the players, what do the proles do?