OK, so if you know me you’ll know that I am a badminton player. That’s right I said it! It recently became common knowledge at my work place and I’ve been taking shit for it ever since. But you know what? It’s all good to me…and I’ll tell you why.

Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world, right behind soccer. The problem is that it has an identity crisis here in the States. Yes, badminton is viewed as an outdoor/backyard/garden game played by pansies and pussies and the reason is two fold: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Badminton, machismo, sport, stigma