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Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Mon October 03, 2022 9:59 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 1:46 am Posts: 2839 Location: Connecticut
Poor people suffer disproportionately in almost every way. I wouldn’t say my town is affluent but it’s pretty well off. Median household income $122,500 according to google (I’m a mailman so I bring it down). Football, baseball, swimming and lacrosse are staples here (plus cheerleading - my oldest is on the cheer team and they went to nationals in FL last December). No one is saying there’s no risk and no one is saying it’s ok to have multiple concussions.
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Mon October 03, 2022 11:42 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
CTE is not only caused by concussions but by repeated low-grade trauma--lineman, for example, are especially prone to it despite rarely being involved in big, head-spinning hits. So while it's obviously true that high school football is significantly less risky than being a professional concussion-getter, it's a bit ignorant to say that it's exactly the same risk as cheerleading. Any sport or hobby where there's a risk of falling has a risk of concussion--only football and hockey (and I guess boxing, of course) make low-grade brain trauma an integral part of the game experience.
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Mon October 03, 2022 11:45 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
I think if you're an American football viewer you should probably face up to the fact that you're watching people destroy their brains each week. Personally this is why I prefer hockey, since it's mostly white people who are getting dementia at 45.
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its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Tue October 04, 2022 12:41 am
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
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It's also why jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity in recent years. Might fuck your joints up, but at least you'll still be able to file your own taxes.
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Tue October 04, 2022 9:30 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 1:46 am Posts: 2839 Location: Connecticut
Mickey wrote:
I think if you're an American football viewer you should probably face up to the fact that you're watching people destroy their brains each week. Personally this is why I prefer hockey, since it's mostly white people who are getting dementia at 45.
I don’t feel strongly enough to keep at this debate, but the CTE issue was discovered a while ago, we all know, and yet we all watch. The risk is much lower at the junior level, a little higher at the high school level and then… well after that they’re adults. I am in favor of medical professionals giving their opinions and the leagues enhancing safety measures, but football is dangerous. We’ve always known it was. Little by little it’s created new rules to try to minimize the danger, but there will always be some.
Not really sure what the hockey comment means, other than pointing out that you’re a white liberal who has an issue with his own race, which has always seemed weird to me .
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Tue October 04, 2022 9:41 pm
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hockey might actually be worse than football, it's just less studied. the NHL has almost completely gotten rid of fighting after that year a bunch of fighters OD'd or killed themselves.
Post subject: Re: The Controversial Topic of Concussion in Sport
Posted: Tue October 04, 2022 9:45 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
The hockey comment was what some might call "a joke."
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its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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