In the past few weeks I’ve seen in the comments here one of my biggest pet peeves about being a sports fan – the term “true fan”. I have no idea what it’s supposed to mean, only that it’s supposed to make certain people feel inferior in their fandom when compared to “true fans“.
I can really only speak from my own experience as someone who grew up in Northern Ohio, went to Ohio State, and moved to the DMV area, but here’s my take on the whole thing. [Read more...]



