Aol reports how the Super Bowl broke the previous record for most-watched TV program in history, netting 162.9 million viewers. Now, if an annual event regularly comes in as the year's most-watched TV event, it becomes harder to see how it is not justifiable to have the Super Bowl as a national holiday.
Also, many people view the Super Bowl just as a social event, like a party, rather than the biggest football game of the year, every year. For something that attracts so much attention, it is worthy of a day free of tedious tasks, like a practice ACT for a football-craving teenager such as myself.
The fact that someone like Christopher Columbus attracts so much attention in receiving a national holiday baffles me. The Examiner looks into the question of who should truly deserve the credit for discovering the most powerful country in the world. There is no questions about the Super Bowl on the other hand. It is viewed and enjoyed by the whole country, as well as parts of the world, too.
America would embrace the Super Bowl as a holiday with open arms. I certainly would not complain, and I don't think many others would either.
Personally, as much as I loved kicking back with a bucket of chicken wings and watching my favorite sport, I really don't see any benefits of making the Super Bowl a national holiday. What would change? Businesses closed for the day? If anything, it would harm businesses, especially those who cater specifically for the Super Bowl. Take Buffalo Wild Wings for example, if the Super Bowl were a national holiday then they would lose one of their most economic productive years of the day. This would be detrimental to business. Personally, I love the Superbowl but not enough to call it a "national holiday"
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Noah on this one. Although this day is one of the best of the year, it would be a stretch to make it a legal nationalized holiday. Many people in fact might be angered if this happened, because although its hard to believe, many people don't care for watching the Super Bowl. Also, it would bring into question what else should be allowed to be a Holiday. Should the Stanley Cup finals be considered a holiday then? Although it may sound like a good idea, I don't think Super Bowl sunday could ever become a holiday.
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