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These are the most egregious examples of heckling gone overboard, and thankfully, they have been extremely rare.
But in using first-person pronouns, we are accepting a responsibility as well. When we sit in the stands, we represent our team. When we show up at Harvard Stadium, Lavietes Pavilion, or Ohiri Field, we represent the institution of Harvard.
We’ve all seen it: that one, loud fan who taunts a specific opponent. “Nice hair, Jones,” he yells, in his high-pitched voice that carries. He never lets up and usually recycles the same jokes as he continues to chirp at...
If you are like me, you are endlessly annoyed and embarrassed by these fans. Just as number 13 leaves Cambridge with the impression that we are a bunch of homophobes, the hypothetical Jones leaves thinking that Harvard breeds prepubescent bullies.
If you are one of these hecklers, I’m sure you will counter by contending that you are doing whatever you can to help Harvard win. Perhaps. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to rattle an opponent. A high volume of noise...