I have been watching sports for my entire life. I grew up as a huge fan of football and basketball- football on a professional level, and basketball on the collegiate level. Since a fairly young age, I have filled out a bracket annually for March Madness and faced heartbreak when my bracket fell short. I never claimed to be an expert on any of these sports, but I would certainly say that I am a genuine fan with interest, and am a knowledgable source on the subject.

However, it has come to my attention that males seem to believe that females as a whole are incapable of truly understanding or having an interest in sports. When a girl expresses interest in a particular sport or team or player, boys are quick to propose the most obscure question that almost nobody would be able to answer without extensive research. No, I do not know the blood type of the defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers, I apologize, I must not be a real fan.

There are, inevitably, some girls who use sports as an attempt to talk to or flirt with guys and are very clearly not knowledgeable about the subject at all. For example, there always seem to be screenshots on Twitter showing some guy asking about how non-athlete (i.e, an actors name or some obscure public figure) played in the game. Of course, the girl's response is always along the lines of, “Yes! He played great!” Even though it may be humorous (even to me), these type of instances make girls further lose sports credibility, which can be pretty frustrating.

Boys really need to give some of us girls more credit for how much we appreciate sports. They are not just for the enjoyment of guys, girls enjoy them, too! So here's an idea: why don’t we all just get along and enjoy them together? It sounds like a pretty good plan to me.