[sirmarksalot]

I know a lot of people who take their lack of interest in sports as a point of pride. I've been in bars where everybody immediately starts cheering after some amazing play, and my table gets up and ironically yells "FOOTBALL!" I still think it's amusing, but there's definitely an element of elitism to it.

[wutbrodo]

I've seen what you're talking about, but when I've seen it, it usually seems more like an acknowledgement of the amusing mild awkwardness inherent in being surrounded by people who are REALLY passionate about something and not being able to partake. I can see it having elitist intent in some cases, but in a lot of cases it's just poking fun at oneself for being so out of touch with whatever all the people around you are into.