Would you be in a favor of banning vuvuzelas at World Cup matches?
Apart from being annoying to many people watching on TV, players have complained they can't hear each other talk on the pitch, and the use of the things outside the stadiums at all hours is giving them sleepless nights. They also drown out the singing and other forms of musical expression that give World Cups some of their atmostphere.
On the other hand, they are a big part of South African soccer culture.
It seems there is a possibility that they might, after all, be banned from stadiums.
Would you be in favor of such a ban, or is it interfering too much in the way South African fans normally behave?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm
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As the commentator on your source said, it's their unique style.
In fact, they are funny
The players should be accustomed to play in noisy stadiums.
If they are disturbed outside of stadium, that's a problem of organizing. Their residences should be farther from public or they can limit the noise someway.
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M$I don't know a whole lot about audio recording or how this would even work, but I am sure that there is something that could help this problem. Also, I realize that live broadcasting would prevent the networks from editing out some of this. Still, I don't think that the use of the vuvuzelas is really any different than the use of air horns or cow bells at American athletic events or college football games. In some types of events and stadiums, there are rules regarding the use of these types of things as well. Perhaps incorporating some kind of rule about when the vuvuzelas could and could not be used would help a little bit.
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FIFA announced Friday that regardless of whether fans loved or hated the vuvuzela, they will not be banned from the World Cup events. The reason for this had to do with African culture. However, the organization did incorporate a number of rules regarding their use in the stadium. For one, fans cannot use the vuvuzela during any national anthem.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/11/world-cup-2010-vuvuzelas
They are plastic and made in China. How much of an African cultural thing can they be?
You may want to answer this question here:
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/world-cup/what-is-the-history-of-the-vuvuzela
@albanian: "They are plastic and made in China. How much of an African cultural thing can they be?"
The US Flag is made of nylon and polyester, and ironically, most of the time, is also made in China. Does that mean that it has no symbolic meaning? Christmas trees are also sometimes made from plastic and other man-made materials, many times manufactured in China, does that mean that they have no significance? Bibles are made from paper and mass-produced in factories, does this mean that they can't possibly be that important to some?
Since when is the cultural, spiritual, personal significance or importance of something directly tied to the cost of production, the purchase price, or the materials that it is made from? Just sayin...................
Instead of being a boost to South Africa's reputation, this will make people glad to leave and never want events to return to the country.
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The vuvuzelas are definitely much louder and also more continuously used than anything else that is used in stadiums. Players *are* used to playing in loud stadiums, but not *that* loud.