A promotion in West Virginia is hosting a child boxing fight involving nine-year-olds.
- Gutotito ( @Gutotito@kbin.social ) 10•1 year ago
I mean, if we’re going to keep pretending that dancing around and slugging each other is a “sport,” then it makes sense to have children play it, right?
I mean, it is a sport. I have no idea whether it’s good for young children to be doing it though… Isn’t there a lot of CTE risk?
- NubTubz ( @NubTubz@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
According to the article it has less CTE risk than football, but then again that’s probably a pretty low bar. Personally, I think combat sports can be great for kids as long as they’re wearing plenty of protection and padding. Learning to hit the various bags and lightly sparring with friends under close supervision shouldn’t be dangerous, which is probably where that stat comes from. However, that’s very different from having an actual boxing match inside a ring. When it’s less about having fun and more about punching your way to glory you significantly increase the odds of getting hurt.
Somewhat, though I generally believe that some forms of freedom are appropriate for adults that aren’t for children. For fighting, I think adults have a better chance of understanding the long-term consequences than kids and thus it’s more immoral to let children do it.
- Froyn ( @Froyn@kbin.social ) 8•1 year ago
Gotta get the fights in now before the child labor laws get passed and we have to pay them! /s
- Hyggyldy ( @Hyggyldy@kbin.social ) 8•1 year ago
Is this before or after the local
pedo showchild beauty pageant? - style99 ( @style99@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
Nice @nottheonion type material, here.
- sndmn ( @sndmn@lemmy.ca ) 4•1 year ago
How many 9 year-olds? I’ll bet I could take 5 at once.
- slendergumby ( @slendergumby@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
@sndmn i dunno… if one grabs each arm, and each leg… that fifth one is free to go crazy.
- Itty53 ( @Itty53@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
But they’re only each 9. Ever seen drunk dudes fighting in groups? They’d fight like that. Getting in each other’s way, tripping over each other. Hell if my kid is any indication he’d just sit and play with toys the other kids left behind.
I could take about 5 at once given what I know of children, that’s a reasonable limit.
- slendergumby ( @slendergumby@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
Oh for sure. I’m just saying if they did manage to coordinate for a minute it could get a little more difficult. Luckily children aren’t known for teamwork or strategy.
- Itty53 ( @Itty53@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
I think really you only need to get a solid punch on one kids jaw. One goes out cold, the others to into survival mode. I think the primary risk there is I might wear myself out chasing them down to mop up.
I’m gonna step back and just say this is all humorous. Don’t hit kids… Unless they deserve it.
- slendergumby ( @slendergumby@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
But if they deserve it make it count. Haha!
- HubertManne ( @HubertManne@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
Whats wrong with that. What you want them boxing after their married to their sisters? They have to grow up and take responsibilities for their kids at that age. They can’t be foolin around brawlin like that. Wouldn’t be responsible now would it.
- brotbuexe ( @brotbuexe@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
Hm, how long till they promote a fight between two twins in a womb of a 16 year old girl after she got pregnant from her father and not able to get an abortion? Or do they care about the health of the unborn twins?
- ExpensiveConstant ( @ExpensiveConstant@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
Wow, that’s some straight up Peacemaker shit
- xc2215x ( @xc2215x@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
I’m not sure about this.