Brasas: I am sincere, particularly in a forum where I'm mostly anonymous... and as usual I find it hard to understand your point(s)...
I did like your gallantry joke :) I can agree with the several people that have told me I'm passionate, but gallantry is assuredly not in my character. You got me squared with that comment, which is why I somewhat resent the aside about equality. Anyway, let me move away from the personal...
I am interested in understanding how you transfer your sympathy from individuals to groups? * Sympathy for the Chelsea female doctor =/= sympathy for Chelsea soccer club =/= sympathy for Chelsea fans =/= sympathy for all soccer doctors =/= sympathy for all women, etc...
* Animosity for these hooligans =/= animosity for all hooligans =/= animosity for their soccer clubs =/= animosity for soccer, etc...
Oh, the gallant-bit was a friendly provo - both "was" n "friendly" in italics if it were easier - so glad u got it! :-D
But then again, I see it as an indiscriminate in chance to procure joy onto others, but requiring good discrimination to carry out, be us guys n gals - so there, for the equality.
What quite strongly bothers me with - to be precice, "out with titties" chants - it is the fact that Chelsea FC is this individual's place of work.
If you personally, or any of your colleagues, were demanded to bare your chests (whatever magnitude of titties there were), say, by your competitiors, suppliers, tax auditors, maybe co-workers even - would you not expect collective indignation? Would you not rally around this topic, and expect others to do so too?
"Rally around" can be quite evil - lynchings and all that - but also, let it be said: there seems to be always someone who is okei to sit next to the person molesting others, just minding his or her own business.
I just wish it were not so. And can only pray I would not go that way out of inertia, group spirit, which is a powerful thing. I hope, but cannot say.
Nice thing about PSG though in CL, especially sans Ibrahimovich! I am weak, as you surely can tell, lol.