Skiiers regard snowboarders as a menace; snowboarders regard skiiers as Elmer Fudd.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Barry highlights the mutual hostility between skiers and snowboarders using a pop culture reference.
- In plain terms
- Skiers and snowboarders hate each other.
- What can you take from it?
- Recreational groups often form rivalries over minor differences.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do sports fans become rivals?
- How do subcultures define themselves?
Another view
It generalizes attitudes that vary widely among individuals.
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