Meryl Streep Was Dead Wrong About MMA

[candycorn]

Sometimes questions just answer themselves….

So why couldn't you answer it yourself then? It's an obvious answer.

Its one of those things that fall into the category of "if you need it explained to you, you are not going to understand the explanation".

I agree, you seem unable to grasp the why.

Its hard to describe why it is wrong to someone who thinks paying two humans to fight one another in a cage is just fine and dandy. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Let me ask you this. If both guys "want it and can train for months and years and see if you can beat the other guy up"....and both agree to wear brass knuckles; would you still be okay with it?

Yeah, why not? They both agreed.

Okay...swords, shields? Still cool with it???

 

[candycorn]

well?

 

[westwall]

Boxing is more dangerous than MMA. Thats why they have multiple people die every year. The problem with boxing is you can get KOed, but if you recover within 10 seconds, theyll let you continue fighting, so boxers get a mini concussion, then another, then another, but they can still continue. In MMA, if you get rocked one time, the ref stops the fight immediately, therefore people arent suffering life altering damage to their brains, or at least not yet.

I hope they’re all able to live long, happy lives. Common sense should tell us that it’s not likely.

Well its safer than playing soccer, and if we arent going to worry about soccer, then we shouldnt worry about MMA.

Data is inconclusive.

No, its very well established and a fact. Take a look for yourself.

List of association footballers who died while playing - Wikipedia

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

 

[Unkotare]

yeah, cause pop culture is now the arts, and movies are a source of cultural enrichment without which we'd all be relegated to watching tractor pulls.

lol

this was just a thinly concealed means of calling people rubes. Again.

Hey, what do you mean relegated? I love tractor pulls!

My favorite line from her was “Disrespect invites disrespect." She said, with a straight face all the while basically calling everyone in middle America racist idiots who need some culture lessons from her and those like her.

...-I really don't think she was meaning to diss sports or middle America. ...

Of course she was.

 

[candycorn]

I hope they’re all able to live long, happy lives. Common sense should tell us that it’s not likely.

Well its safer than playing soccer, and if we arent going to worry about soccer, then we shouldnt worry about MMA.

Data is inconclusive.

No, its very well established and a fact. Take a look for yourself.

List of association footballers who died while playing - Wikipedia

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

Sanctioning gladiator contests is fairly new in the US. If my knowledge of history is poor, yours is non-existent.

 

[rdean]

I have no idea why Meryl Streep would want to pick a fight (pun intended) with the MMA crowd last night.

“And if we kick ’em all out,” she said of all of the international stars, “You’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.” The idea is, without all of the diversity present in Hollywood and at the Globes, we’d all be left with Trump and his supporters watching football and mixed martial arts, apparently the hobbies of the modern-day neanderthal.

Meryl Streep Was Dead Wrong About MMA In Her Golden Globes Speech

Clearly, Streep has never watched a UFC fight or set foot in an MMA gym. It's probably the most ethnically diverse place I've ever been. We have white guys, black guys, Asian guys, middle eastern guys, and women who train at my gym. Some were actually born in Brazil, Africa, Asia, and eastern Europe.

Streep's remarks further illustrate the isolated Hollywood bubble these people live in and precisely why their elitist disdain for middle America cost them the election.

I'm sure most of them never watched "The Devil Wore Prada". So consider it a wash.
Myself, I would choose to watch MMA. I'm not a "Terms of Endearment" kind of guy. The last movie I watched at a paid theater was "X-Men: Apocalypse".

 

[Missouri_Mike]

So why couldn't you answer it yourself then? It's an obvious answer.

Its one of those things that fall into the category of "if you need it explained to you, you are not going to understand the explanation".

I agree, you seem unable to grasp the why.

Its hard to describe why it is wrong to someone who thinks paying two humans to fight one another in a cage is just fine and dandy. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Let me ask you this. If both guys "want it and can train for months and years and see if you can beat the other guy up"....and both agree to wear brass knuckles; would you still be okay with it?

Yeah, why not? They both agreed.

Okay...swords, shields? Still cool with it???

That's fine. Was it agreed to by the two in the fight?

Here's another point that doesn't apply today. Are the winners of these battles slaves required to go fuck the fat pig wife of a politician on the sly? One that give him special favors? Such as your wife and your child will be taken care of?

It's a pretty different thing being a free man to choose and a slave forced.to perform. Nobody owns these people. They are there of free will. I have no problem with watching that.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Well its safer than playing soccer, and if we arent going to worry about soccer, then we shouldnt worry about MMA.

Data is inconclusive.

No, its very well established and a fact. Take a look for yourself.

List of association footballers who died while playing - Wikipedia

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

Sanctioning gladiator contests is fairly new in the US. If my knowledge of history is poor, yours is non-existent.

LMAO! The US responsible for this? Are you seriously this historically stupid?

 

[OnePercenter]

'Trump and his supporters watching football and mixed martial arts, apparently the hobbies of the modern-day neanderthal'. How true!

 

[candycorn]

Its one of those things that fall into the category of "if you need it explained to you, you are not going to understand the explanation".

I agree, you seem unable to grasp the why.

Its hard to describe why it is wrong to someone who thinks paying two humans to fight one another in a cage is just fine and dandy. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Let me ask you this. If both guys "want it and can train for months and years and see if you can beat the other guy up"....and both agree to wear brass knuckles; would you still be okay with it?

Yeah, why not? They both agreed.

Okay...swords, shields? Still cool with it???

That's fine. Was it agreed to by the two in the fight?

Here's another point that doesn't apply today. Are the winners of these battles slaves required to go fuck the fat pig wife of a politician on the sly? One that give him special favors? Such as your wife and your child will be taken care of?

It's a pretty different thing being a free man to choose and a slave forced.to perform. Nobody owns these people. They are there of free will. I have no problem with watching that.

Most would call you sick if you have no problem watching two people hack away at each other for cash. But that seems to be where we are with Trump's ascension, a lesser nation whose sickness is now accepted and applauded.

 

[candycorn]

Data is inconclusive.

No, its very well established and a fact. Take a look for yourself.

List of association footballers who died while playing - Wikipedia

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

Sanctioning gladiator contests is fairly new in the US. If my knowledge of history is poor, yours is non-existent.

LMAO! The US responsible for this? Are you seriously this historically stupid?

No...did I say they were responsible? Sanctioning human cock fighting is fairly new in the US.

 

[westwall]

I agree, you seem unable to grasp the why.

Its hard to describe why it is wrong to someone who thinks paying two humans to fight one another in a cage is just fine and dandy. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Let me ask you this. If both guys "want it and can train for months and years and see if you can beat the other guy up"....and both agree to wear brass knuckles; would you still be okay with it?

Yeah, why not? They both agreed.

Okay...swords, shields? Still cool with it???

That's fine. Was it agreed to by the two in the fight?

Here's another point that doesn't apply today. Are the winners of these battles slaves required to go fuck the fat pig wife of a politician on the sly? One that give him special favors? Such as your wife and your child will be taken care of?

It's a pretty different thing being a free man to choose and a slave forced.to perform. Nobody owns these people. They are there of free will. I have no problem with watching that.

Most would call you sick if you have no problem watching two people hack away at each other for cash. But that seems to be where we are with Trump's ascension, a lesser nation whose sickness is now accepted and applauded.

Uh oh, Would you look at all of those progressives who love boxing (another gladiator sport).



Famous Boxing Fans

 

[westwall]

No, its very well established and a fact. Take a look for yourself.

List of association footballers who died while playing - Wikipedia

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

Sanctioning gladiator contests is fairly new in the US. If my knowledge of history is poor, yours is non-existent.

LMAO! The US responsible for this? Are you seriously this historically stupid?

No...did I say they were responsible? Sanctioning human cock fighting is fairly new in the US.

Over 100 years? Recent? I think not.

 

[there4eyeM]

What is 'art'?

 

[Wyld Kard]

I dont know why she decided to pick MMA to attack, but I agree with her in that it's not an "art".

It's a sport.

Well you're both wrong, martial arts is an "art".

"Martial" simply refers to war or fighting, thus "martial arts" refers to the art of war.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Clearly, Streep has never watched a UFC fight or set foot in an MMA gym. It's probably the most ethnically diverse place I've ever been. We have white guys, black guys, Asian guys, middle eastern guys, and women who train at my gym. Some were actually born in Brazil, Africa, Asia, and eastern Europe.
Streep's remarks further illustrate the isolated Hollywood bubble these people live in and precisely why their elitist disdain for middle America cost them the election.

Kind of reminds me of how they slam the GOP as well.

 

[JimBowie1958]

What is 'art'?

A martial art is a form of training for hand to hand combat that does not fully implement lethal techniques, for obvious reasons.

A gladiatorial sport using full contact with swords would be a martial exercise and not an art as would a gun fight.

Martial arts also use alot of rehearsed moves in order to build up 'muscle memory' which gives a fighter a distinct advantage in a real fight.

Martial arts are intended for all the participants to live to fight another day.

 

[candycorn]

Its hard to describe why it is wrong to someone who thinks paying two humans to fight one another in a cage is just fine and dandy. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Let me ask you this. If both guys "want it and can train for months and years and see if you can beat the other guy up"....and both agree to wear brass knuckles; would you still be okay with it?

Yeah, why not? They both agreed.

Okay...swords, shields? Still cool with it???

That's fine. Was it agreed to by the two in the fight?

Here's another point that doesn't apply today. Are the winners of these battles slaves required to go fuck the fat pig wife of a politician on the sly? One that give him special favors? Such as your wife and your child will be taken care of?

It's a pretty different thing being a free man to choose and a slave forced.to perform. Nobody owns these people. They are there of free will. I have no problem with watching that.

Most would call you sick if you have no problem watching two people hack away at each other for cash. But that seems to be where we are with Trump's ascension, a lesser nation whose sickness is now accepted and applauded.

Uh oh, Would you look at all of those progressives who love boxing (another gladiator sport).
Famous Boxing Fans

I'm actually one of them. The difference is that Boxing evolved from bare knuckles and other more barbarian actions. You're only allowed to use your fists; the commissions are responsible for regulating the sport, the sport does not regulate itself.

 

[candycorn]

People have been playing organized soccer since before they began writing history down on this continent.
Sanctioned human cockfighting is a fairly new phenomenon to salve the bloodlust of the unwashed.

Combat between men has been around since before record keeping was invented. Your knowledge of history is remarkably poor.

Sanctioning gladiator contests is fairly new in the US. If my knowledge of history is poor, yours is non-existent.

LMAO! The US responsible for this? Are you seriously this historically stupid?

No...did I say they were responsible? Sanctioning human cock fighting is fairly new in the US.

Over 100 years? Recent? I think not.

The UFC is 100 years old? Really?

 

[there4eyeM]

Execution of movements in order to achieve an acrobatic accomplishment is gymnastics. Movement intended to transport the audience is art.