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A promotion in West Virginia is hosting a child boxing fight involving nine-year-olds.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, if we're going to keep pretending that dancing around and slugging each other is a "sport," then it makes sense to have children play it, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Somewhat, though I generally believe that some forms of freedom are appropriate for adults that aren't for children. For fighting, I think adults have a better chance of understanding the long-term consequences than kids and thus it's more immoral to let children do it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, it is a sport. I have no idea whether it's good for young children to be doing it though... Isn't there a lot of CTE risk?

[–] bizzle 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is clearly the conservative version of child drag shows

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I don't think drag shows give you concussions and brain damage tho lol.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nice @nottheonion type material, here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Is this before or after the local ~~pedo show~~ child beauty pageant?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many 9 year-olds? I'll bet I could take 5 at once.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@sndmn i dunno... if one grabs each arm, and each leg... that fifth one is free to go crazy.

@Girlparts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But they're only each 9. Ever seen drunk dudes fighting in groups? They'd fight like that. Getting in each other's way, tripping over each other. Hell if my kid is any indication he'd just sit and play with toys the other kids left behind.

I could take about 5 at once given what I know of children, that's a reasonable limit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh for sure. I'm just saying if they did manage to coordinate for a minute it could get a little more difficult. Luckily children aren't known for teamwork or strategy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think really you only need to get a solid punch on one kids jaw. One goes out cold, the others to into survival mode. I think the primary risk there is I might wear myself out chasing them down to mop up.

I'm gonna step back and just say this is all humorous. Don't hit kids... Unless they deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But if they deserve it make it count. Haha!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Gotta get the fights in now before the child labor laws get passed and we have to pay them! /s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whats wrong with that. What you want them boxing after their married to their sisters? They have to grow up and take responsibilities for their kids at that age. They can't be foolin around brawlin like that. Wouldn't be responsible now would it.

[–] pozbo 5 points 1 year ago

I love that this article triggered someone hard enough for them to downvote it.

Stay mad, we're all laughing at you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hm, how long till they promote a fight between two twins in a womb of a 16 year old girl after she got pregnant from her father and not able to get an abortion? Or do they care about the health of the unborn twins?

[–] DevCat 2 points 1 year ago

Isn't this the definition of child abuse? Tell me this is satire.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure about this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, that's some straight up Peacemaker shit

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