"Football these days looks a lot less like symbolic or theatrical violence and more like the real thing. This brutal collision sport, which is essentially unique to North America, is deadly to those who play it and toxic in other ways to those who worship it."
What? Toxic? Deadly? Deadly how, exactly? More brutal than rugby? Or hockey?
Maybe it promotes an atmosphere of competition and encourages values like individuality, camaraderie, and work ethic. I saw this coming, tbh, when they starting making dodgeball games in school use foam balls, and when they whole 'scandal' over bonus for injuries came to light, but. . .
I wonder if they'd have us all playing flag football, or
worse.
EDIT: haha it embeded without my asking it too. . .