But it wasn't sudden or marked by singular events. It was a slow act of erosion.
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First with the absurd Fenway cost increases. I remember talking to my dad about how much he hated the red sox now and their lurid prices and he said: "baseball isn't baseball unless a working class family of four an afford to go to a game."
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Moreover, I watched the city of Boston, myopic to begin with, become irradiated. Because it's not like the chip on the shoulder magically disappears, it goes to "we earned this, we're the best" and it's like all greed, it just keeps going.
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You keep feeling disrespected and like more will keep proving... something? But you're just a dragon sitting on top of a pile of rubies. And that's when the defenses really come out.
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I would talk to friends from home, see posts on social media, and finally living outside it all, I could see the incredible callousness. Most notably in how out of step they were with the national sentiment... I didn't want to be like that.
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I'll admit this goes hand in hand with realizing how much it all tied into my relationship with Boston's toxic masculinity, something I still feel like I'm trying to work my way out from under it.
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But really, I just got tired of it all. Tired of driving to anaheim. Tired of the damn intensity... And got fucking help me when Brady and Kraft went in with the MAGA shit. I was apoplectic. But far more importantly to the process, I began falling in love with LA.
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Not the LA that had been built into my head by stereotypes. The real one. The brilliant, vibrant city full of so many amazing cultures and foods and joys. That's the secret no one wants to tell you. This city is amazing.
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The one that is also full of incredible Dodgers and Kings fans. The one that still passionately loves the Raiders even though they've been gone for years. More importantly, I came to realize that there's genuine joy in the fan diaspora.
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Replying to @FilmCritHULK
i came for the thread but i stayed for the Kings fans shoutout
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if you ever want to attend a game (and join us on the podcast*) let me know *podcast appearance not required
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