The anti-vuvuzela thread

[La Bling]

If I hear one more person saying it's part of African culture I'll smack them in the head with a vuvuzela.

It's a part of African culture.

But seriously, it is. I remember after the Confederations Cup I was looking to buy one online, and they weren't sold anywhere. It was only a couple months ago that places like soccer.com started selling them. So that strikes the whole commercialization thing.

As far as the history part, just because they haven't been blowing plastic horns called vuvuzelas forever doesn't mean it isn't rooted in their history. Pretty much since the beginning of time people have been blowing horns, usually made from animal horns.
If you think that has nothing to do with soccer, you're correct. However, the metal horns blown in the 70s that developed into modern, plastic vuvuzelas are a part of the short African soccer history. You have to remember that South Africa wasn't even admitted into FIFA until '92.

 

[La Bling]

ESPN claims do have done something to dampen the noise from the vuvuzelas. It sounds the same to me.

 

[brehme1989]

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People like him make me wanna hate them even more

 

[Handoyo]

Just found out that this dude that Ehsan posted about, he has started selling ear plugs.

What a fucking genius.

It's like creating a virus, contaminating us all with it and selling the antidote.

 

[Handoyo]

Just found out that this dude that Ehsan posted about, he has started selling ear plugs.

What a fucking genius.

It's like creating a virus, contaminating us all with it and selling the antidote.

 

[Bes]

BAN HAN! He doing double posts :irritate:




And, that's called business!

 

[La Bling]

http://vuvuzela.ytmnd.com/

 

[Ehsan]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=134628129887183

 

[Interista Gallese]

I don't like them but its just another people's culture and I wish people would stop moaning about it. The slight annoyance is that you can't hear the crowd, the noise isn't that loud. Everyone's culture has something others don't like...

Furthermore FIFA have given enough opportunity for people to get them banned.

They've said so many times if one is thrown in anger they will be banned, which equates to "English/German/Dutch (delete as appropriate) football hooligan, please throw one so we can ban them..."

 

[Pajo]

this is football after all.. you can't feel the tension, you can't hear the crowd, the fans singing, swearing, or whatever.. You can't even hear when somones shoots the ball, the noice on the pitch by the players...

in few words, you can't feel the game!

 

[La Bling]

this is football after all.. you can't feel the tension, you can't hear the crowd, the fans singing, swearing, or whatever.. You can't even hear when somones shoots the ball, the noice on the pitch by the players...

in few words, you can't feel the game!

During the Brazil game you could. It was a nice feeling. I had forgotten what it was like.

 

[Campione]

"If somebody says that Vuvuzela is wrong, this man must be arrested."

 

[Bes]

Well, if the match is interesting, then you won't hear them, as I didn't in today's match of Spain v Swiss. So, I'm very slowly learning with them .

 

[thorn]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/FIFA-...OUTH-AFRICA-WORLD-CUP-/124891457531066?ref=ts

250,430 members in 3 days

 

[Bes]

Facebook will not ever change a thing.

 

[thorn]

Facebook will not ever change a thing.

everyone knows that.but there are a group of people who think that only Nazi's or KKK members are annoyed by this thing.

 

[pazzainteramala]

when sud africa were loosing the vuvu's were quiting down it was such a relief.

 

[Choppin Onions]

http://vuvuzela.ytmnd.com/

Lol thats classic.

I agree it's pretty annoying (and pointless considering it drones out everything else that happens in a football game) but is what is is. I doubt FIFA will ban it unfortunately. As long as it never infects the European game. I could see American sawker fans using is at their games if possible. The Yanks love those artificial sounds that add nothing and doesn't require any effort on their part.

 

[Hammoudi]

I remember muting the opening game because it was annoying, but now I don't really mind them and I guess it makes those South Africans happy then why not.

I really want to buy one though, imagine taking one and sneaking near a golf course and blasting it everytime some teas up

 

[Pajo]

well, today we could listen to the fans, it was great feeling

I got used to these vuvuzelas, but it is still better without them