[Vision2020] Re: Boxing
Aaron Schneider
durstann@yahoo.com
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:36:02 -0800 (PST)
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That's all well and good, but I'm worried about what my children will think if they happen to come across two men boxing. How do I explain what's going on to them. If we're not careful, our youth will begin to think that beating each other up is acceptable.
Please, think of the children.
You don't hate children, do you?
-Aaron Schneider
Tim Lohrmann <timlohr@yahoo.com> wrote:Visionaries,
Here's the deal on boxing.
It's not complicated, has nothing to do with religion
or masculinity.
What a sexist observation. Never heard of women
boxing?
Get a clue at www.womenboxing.com
Laila Ali will never be mistaken for anything male.
Some people just like to get psyched up and beat the
crap out of each other. And not only that they love
spending tons of time figuring out how to do it the
best.
And yeah, it's fun.
Fun to watch too.
Nothing wrong with being a little primitive now and
then.
If you don't like it, that's cool. Find something else
to do, like read a Joyce Carol Oates novel or
something.
Not MY idea of a fun read, but hey what's wrong with a
little diversity in taste, eh?
TL
--- DonaldH675@aol.com wrote:
> Dear Visionaries,
> At first I was puzzled that our local *Christian*
> school would sponsor a
> fight night. Why would anyone pay to watch
> youngsters (and older "heavy
> weights") demonstrated how adroitly they can turn
> the other cheek? On the
> other hand, what kind of person could describe this
> abusive spectacle as a
> "night of fun?"
> Then it struck me that Joyce Carol Oates had it
> exactly right. "[Boxing is] a
> celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all
> the more trenchant for
> its being lost." Joyce Carol Oates On Boxing
> Doubleday 87, quoted in
> Newsweek 9 Mar 87.
>
> Rosemary Huskey
>
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<P>That's all well and good, but I'm worried about what my children will think if they happen to come across two men boxing. How do I explain what's going on to them. If we're not careful, our youth will begin to think that beating each other up is acceptable.
<P>Please, think of the children.
<P>You don't hate children, do you?
<P>-Aaron Schneider
<P> <B><I>Tim Lohrmann <timlohr@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Visionaries, <BR>Here's the deal on boxing.<BR><BR>It's not complicated, has nothing to do with religion<BR>or masculinity. <BR>What a sexist observation. Never heard of women<BR>boxing?<BR>Get a clue at www.womenboxing.com<BR>Laila Ali will never be mistaken for anything male. <BR><BR>Some people just like to get psyched up and beat the<BR>crap out of each other. And not only that they love<BR>spending tons of time figuring out how to do it the<BR>best. <BR>And yeah, it's fun. <BR><BR>Fun to watch too. <BR>Nothing wrong with being a little primitive now and<BR>then. <BR><BR>If you don't like it, that's cool. Find something else<BR>to do, like read a Joyce Carol Oates novel or<BR>something. <BR>Not MY idea of a fun read, but hey what's wrong with a<BR>little diversity in taste, eh?<BR>TL<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--- DonaldH675@aol.com wrote:<BR>> Dear Visionaries,<BR>> At first I !
was puzzled that our local *Christian*<BR>> school would sponsor a <BR>> fight night. Why would anyone pay to watch<BR>> youngsters (and older "heavy <BR>> weights") demonstrated how adroitly they can turn<BR>> the other cheek? On the <BR>> other hand, what kind of person could describe this<BR>> abusive spectacle as a <BR>> "night of fun?"<BR>> Then it struck me that Joyce Carol Oates had it<BR>> exactly right. "[Boxing is] a <BR>> celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all<BR>> the more trenchant for <BR>> its being lost." Joyce Carol Oates On Boxing<BR>> Doubleday 87, quoted in <BR>> Newsweek 9 Mar 87.<BR>> <BR>> Rosemary Huskey<BR>> <BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more<BR>http://taxes.yahoo.com/<BR><BR>_____________________________________________________<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <!
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