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> nunchaku Huh, you weren't kidding. Banned and censored in the UK, banned in Canada, Germany, and several US states... because of Bruce Lee? Bizarre. http
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> nunchaku
Huh, you weren't kidding. Banned and censored in the UK, banned in Canada, Germany, and several US states... because of Bruce Lee? Bizarre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality
- dwighttk 4y agoSo is Napoleon Dyanamite censored too? I think he mentions nunchucks
- EpicEng 4y agoThe word isn't banned.
- munificent 4y agoThis sounds so hilariously quaint to someone in the US like me. But, I guess that's because I'm used to being surrounded by people armed to the gills with assault rifles and shit. Maybe if you're in a mostly gun-free country, nunchaku actually seem kind of scary and threatening.
- smsm42 4y agoEspecially ironic given nunchaku as a practical weapon is really not that great, especially in the hands of an amateur. A common kitchen knife or an iron rod (or even a good sturdy stick) would probably be more dangerous. It may be a great tool for a martial artist to develop valuable dexterity and speed skills, but as a practical weapon... It's common though for politicians to ban things out of sheer ignorance and following cultural stereotypes borrowed from fictional movies.
- int_19h 4y agoThis is what the UK police confiscates in their "weapons sweeps" these days: https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096 https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096