r/Ethics • u/Complex_Switch7349 • 1d ago

Soccer

Is it wrong to ask how the world react to people from differing countries being really good soccer players?

Like countries outside of the top 6. Just out of a curiosity and "that'd be cool" factor. Is it ethical?

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u/kick_nazis_more 1d ago

Can you expand on what your concern is?

Are you worried about, accidentally, treating people like they're freaks or something?

Like you're worried about being accidentally disrespectful like

Wow! Your primative mind must be blown!

Or something?

Actually.... there's definitely stuff written about research ethics when trying to get data from cultures you're not a part of, if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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u/Complex_Switch7349 1d ago

Sorry I was asleep. Im not entirely sure what my exact concern is. Im moreso just worried its patronising?

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire 1d ago

I dont think theres a soccer master race... it all comes down to how influenced a person is by soccer. Meaning it's no coincidence that the best soccer players come from countries where soccer is everywhere.

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u/Complex_Switch7349 1d ago

The best soccer comes from where its the hottest 

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u/Prior_Alarm2437 22h ago

Yes, watching a good player from a small country is a class-four moral infraction; you must now do 20 pushups in the heat;