Fantasy baseball is a perfect description for hegemonic masculinity. The definition of the term is to basically describe as men overpowering women. Fantasy baseball is a primarily a male dominant activity. 85% of users are males, however women are on a rise in all fantasy sports. Throughout all the leagues I have participated in, for all fantasy sports, I have encountered only one female. I occasionally "play" fantasy football in a league with my football crazy older sister. I love that she is so enthusiastic and we share the love for the same team, the Steelers.
In the league people are always being judge in how they perform. The primary word in Performativity is perform. Fantasy baseball is a research driven and mostly lucky hobby. One can research day after day of stats of their favorite players, but not always do you have those players on your team. A draft is at the beginning of the season to help people pick players for their team. The better the players, obviously the better your team will perform. As the season progresses, if your team starts to lead categories and the league, people will see you in a strong light and see that you can perform as a good manager. However if your team is losing a lot and players aren't producing you will be looked down upon. Ever person in the league will always want to beat the best team in your league. This is similar to hegemony because of the higher power looking down on other and dominating others without say.
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