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I'm curious what it means to give up blood sports
by throwaway2503 1y ago
I'm curious what it means to give up blood sports
- ghgr 1y agoIt's from 1977, so probably dinosaur hunting
- 0xbadc0de5 1y agoTaken literally - any sport where the goal is to injure the other. I believe the context here is mostly metaphorical - ie: don't engage in activities whose goal is to injure (physically or otherwise) another.
- hinkley 1y agoHistorically that would have been animal fighting or hunting. It’s a euphemism for death rather than injury. Today some people interpret it more literally and include any sport where injury is expected. Which is to say, pugilism.
- simtel20 1y agoI read that and thought of zero-sum winner take all pursuits that are more performance than achievement. Office politics, trash talking in earnest, picking sides in conflicts that don't involve me, etc. Sporting for the sake of blood, not for any kind gain. Metaphorical fox hunts if you will.
- andrewstuart 1y agoBoxing in all its forms. Hunting animals. Rollerball. Fight soccer. Naked fencing. That sort of thing.
- elvis10ten 1y agoIs that fight and soccer? Cause I couldn’t find a sport called fight soccer.
- andrewstuart 1y agoIt’s soccer where punching and kicking is allowed.