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Originally Posted by Racehorse
Bring on the gladiators! They are sub-human, and disposible. Our entertainment is more important!
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It's the NFL. There are something around 1,700 gigantic fast men willing to risk severe injury to go out every Sunday and play this game in exchange for big pay days. Yes, this is our entertainment. Networks pay Billions of dollars for us to be entertained by this violence. But somehow, specific individuals should be exempt from this risk? Somehow because he wears the uniform we route for, we need to be worried about Taylor getting injured because he takes too many hits. Where is this same concern for a guy like Kelly who legitimately every play of every game is involved in a high speed car crash? Can't have it both ways. Either we enjoy and celebrate the violence of it and accept the risk, or we find it abhorrent and don't fund it. I don't think we can individualize the violent risk component of this admittedly very violent sport.
11-02-2021, 05:40 PM
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