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  It's unpopular and controversial opinion in certain parts of the US like the South. I said this to my Southern cousin. It's one of the few times they've been angry with me. It's "way of life" as my cousin put it. I'm guessing the OP is from the Southern US.
context: I'm still trying to understand the post title. >
  
  Might I offer baseball? >
  
  Not even remotely controversial, and barely unpopular.