(sorry to butt in, but I also read that post from una, and uh, I HAVE THOUGHTS.)
The thing that kind of gets me isn't the defensiveness over C.Ron and Ramos. It's the suggestion that somehow Barcelona fans are less classy than madridistas, and I'm sorry, but COME ON. I kind of get not seeing eye to eye over the behavior of some of the players--I know that madridistas in general are not that fond of Pique, although I'm not clear on the exact reasons why. I will say that putting up the hand at the Camp Nou is one thing, but I'd probably be facepalming just a tad if this game had been played in the Bernabeu.
But to generalize that cules are unclassy while madridistas aren't is just...huh? I've seen some truly ridiculous comments from madridistas in the wake of the game, just like I've seen truly classy comments from other madridistas. I'm sure there are unclassy cules who need to check themselves, but to generalize like that is kind of ridiculous and doesn't help the situation. Moreover...look. I get that there's a tendency to paint Barcelona as the angels and RM as the Big Bad, and I actually think that's generally unfair to BOTH teams. It sets up unrealistic expectations for one team that they straight up aren't going to always live up to, and villainizes another. Now that being said, you're totally right--Barcelona, on general, gives us a lot less to apologize for. That is just a fact. I'd be MORTIFIED if I saw, say, Pique or Valdes acting the way that Ramos did in this last game. But they haven't. Not every RM player is a villain, and when C.Ron goes down to the ground, it's not always a dive. But...look, there IS a track record. End of story.
Re: I have eloped with your analogy.
The thing that kind of gets me isn't the defensiveness over C.Ron and Ramos. It's the suggestion that somehow Barcelona fans are less classy than madridistas, and I'm sorry, but COME ON. I kind of get not seeing eye to eye over the behavior of some of the players--I know that madridistas in general are not that fond of Pique, although I'm not clear on the exact reasons why. I will say that putting up the hand at the Camp Nou is one thing, but I'd probably be facepalming just a tad if this game had been played in the Bernabeu.
But to generalize that cules are unclassy while madridistas aren't is just...huh? I've seen some truly ridiculous comments from madridistas in the wake of the game, just like I've seen truly classy comments from other madridistas. I'm sure there are unclassy cules who need to check themselves, but to generalize like that is kind of ridiculous and doesn't help the situation. Moreover...look. I get that there's a tendency to paint Barcelona as the angels and RM as the Big Bad, and I actually think that's generally unfair to BOTH teams. It sets up unrealistic expectations for one team that they straight up aren't going to always live up to, and villainizes another. Now that being said, you're totally right--Barcelona, on general, gives us a lot less to apologize for. That is just a fact. I'd be MORTIFIED if I saw, say, Pique or Valdes acting the way that Ramos did in this last game. But they haven't. Not every RM player is a villain, and when C.Ron goes down to the ground, it's not always a dive. But...look, there IS a track record. End of story.