lacrosse is awesome actually. When the right people play it it's the most fun sport to play ever--not only does it require mad physical agility, but also both individual and team skills: when a team clicks and the plays work it's fucking incredible. Seriously no better high when your play works against a worthy opponent.
With that said, there is a worthy argument for the 'lacrosse steriotype'. What you have to know is that lacrosse is, presently, a largely upper-middleclass-and-above white boy sport originating in the northeast and similar neighborhoods throughout the US, so obviously there is a slightly superior feeling amongst players, as comes for some with such status.
However, lacrosse was started by native americans in the northeast as a form of war, played across multi-mile long fields with a rock as a ball, as a non-padding malicious shitshow that actually had a winner worthy of the win.....no guns, bombs, or whatever; just dudes fighting/playing for the win, whoever won won.
In the end, these kids went beyond the fact that it's just a game--when competition turns unfriendly it's not worth it if you can't handle the loss. Obviously it hurts sometimes, but it's something you have to realize is a learning experience, and something to congratulate the other team on, as along as they're worthy of the win.
Don't stereotype lacrosse as a sport for stuckup frat faggotbros, because, while it's full of those types, the sport itself is incredibly beautiful when played right, for the thrill of competition rather than for a bunch of arrogant jocks. Truthfully, I cared deeply when we lost the state championship my senior year, but honestly, the other team deserved it because we fucked up in the second half. I didn't cry like many of the other kids on the team because, in the scale of life, it wasn't worth it--it was a blast either way.
In the end, it's not gay, even if you're australian
