Chants and Taunts at the Football game.

Raiders and cowboys,

Young boys chanting and taunting the other team:

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The Raiders are represented in silver and black, symbolizing pirates who invade and overtake with their steel and their destruction

The Cowboys are represented in blue and white, colors extracted from the American flag, for rugged heroes who claim their territory

Like many sports, American football is a game of  reclaiming territory on a field, conquering space, and passing into guarded zones. While these themes have existed since the beginning of competitive games, American football seems to carry a higher degree of muscular dominance and colliding violence seen in the battles of war.

Most of us had this impression that the tailgating experience was going to be extreme, awkward, and rowdy, filled with a mob-like mentality,  but when we got there it was tame and normal,  a big picnic in a parking lot, with families and groups enjoying their own separate space..