Was at my friend Q’s house. He likes mixed martial arts. Watches it all the time, and plays the XBox 360 version of it. I only watch when I’m at his place. All that grappling puts me to sleep inside of fifteen minutes. Kickboxing, judo, wrestling all mashed up? Sounds good in my mind. The…
Violence and sports going hand-in-hand: DUH moments
“If competitive sports build character, it is character fit for a criminal,” said G.B. Leonard in 1972, disputing the theory that athletics embody moral principles. Leonard might have had football in mind when he penned those words. Football is a game of intelligence. But it’s a game of brutality, too. How can a person wrestle…