That's what hockey IS
- Thread starter VIBC
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It's weird for anyone to express surprise about recent 'revelations' of abuse & violence in hockey, unless they haven't watched it.
There are no facets in life that don't represent the same short comings.... Singling out hockey as if it is unique in this regard is disingenuous
One tidbit at a time. There would be heads exploding if you told them all the bad things that have happened or are happening all at once. wait until they find out lesbians play tennis.
There is abuse in many sports. The recent revelations are against individuals - not entire teams nor the hockey community. Rugby, boxing, wrestling, football, etc etc are also to some extent 'violent sports' or is it just hockey that you choose to 'out'.
Most pro sports are nothing more than gladiator sports. People go there to see blood spilled.
Agreed; but less-violent sports also promote socially-toxic aspects; like ego-gratification, one-upmanship, partisan rivalry, irrelevant nationalism (including fake nationalism - many of the athletes are 'foreign'). Sport for the pure enjoyment of it is virtually non existent, at least within the mass-spectator category.
Oh absolutely.
There is no where near the amount of fighting and blood in the game that there was in the old days.
