MoonlitSunshine

Yes but, why do they need to be called sports. Noone that I have seen has tried to "delegitimise" them. They require great amounts of skill to play professionally, noone has denied that from what I have seen. Why are they a subcategory? A Sub category has to, by definition, contain ALL the aspects of the parent group. We've argued over and over that eSports don't require the same level of fitness as the set of "games" that most people will agree are "Sports". It would be more true to say that "Sports" under this same majority-definition, are a subcategory of Professionally-Played Games, which is why I am saying it would be better to give a term to define Professionally-played games, rather than applying yet another ambiguous and confusing definition to the already over-defined "Sport".

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GuitarBizarre

Are you reading the same thread I'm reading? The entire ****ing thread has been people trying to delegitimise the whole concept of eSports. It was started for EXACTLY THAT REASON.

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MoonlitSunshine

Say what? The only thing I have seen anyone in this thread disagree with you about is the grounds on which you believe eSports should be called Sports, namely the distinction of physical exertion. I can't see one post in this thread that actually says "eSports require no talent" in any shape or form.

You started this thread to ask people's opinions. Since you got them you haven't stopped aggressively attacking the viewpoints of those who are disagreeing with you...

I have no problem with eSports. I think they're great. I think they're a fantastic MENTAL activity. However, I do not think they should be given the moniker of "Sports" because "Sports" are a predominantly PHYSICAL activity. The distinction needs to be made, because if it isn't, people lose sight of the balance that is required between the physical and the mental. Both are extremely important for a balanced person, but there's a reason we differentiate between the two. Am I "deligitimising" eSports because of this? How?

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