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idk. gymnastics seems like a buzzing hive of predation through all of history. Too much focus on teenage bodies. Attracts monsters and creates cycles of abuse/selfharm. Do we really need it?
This seems like kind of a backward way of looking at it, as though the abusers just seep up from the ground wherever there's gymnastics and there's nothing to be done about it but not have gymnastics. I think we'd be much better off worrying about combating patriarchy (etc.) than combating gymnastics.
I wanted to get into gymnastics a couple years ago but realized there's no adult gyms. So I got into skateboarding instead
Yeah top two people I would never want to have to fight (outside of blood sports) are gymnasts and skaters and its really a tossup between the two. I'm sure we have all seen the infamous Mike Vallely fight video.
I mean I wouldn't want to mess with a new jersey / new york baseballer
Combat sports?
yes.