• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Oh no! My child might get hurt playing a game! Little Jhonnythan is far too valuable to be put in harms way no matter how much he’ll develop emotionally and intelligently by playing <Insert Sport Here>. I’m an amazing parent!

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        3 days ago

        How is that more specifically bad vs any other sport with contact built into it, like baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, rugby… Even more individual sports have incidents like curling and tennis.

        Maybe your soft child might be good at golf? But they could strain leg muscles, pull a hip, should injuries are common among golfers…

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      3 days ago

      My child might get hurt playing a game!

      It’s not a game when the goal is to injure the other players. It’s functionally a combat sport.

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        I’ve played sports my whole life. Never has there ever been a sport where the goal is to “injure the other player”.

        Your ignorance is showing. I’ve accidentally hurt others, and others have unintentionally hurt me. Shit happens. I’ve torn a muscle in my shoulder from a bad hit in hockey. I’ve also severely sprained my ankle walking to my driveway. If you want to bubble wrap your kids and protect them from all the harm in the world, enjoy raising a completely incompetent leech on society that is dependant on you their whole life.

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          I’ve played sports my whole life. Never has there ever been a sport where the goal is to “injure the other player”.

          Boxing. MMA. In both of those, concussing knocking out your opponent is a win

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          Never has there ever been a sport where the goal is to “injure the other player”.

          Not sure if genuinely ignorant or just contrarian maxxing

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            3 days ago

            I could ask the same thing.

            Which team sport is designed around intentionally injuring the other players?