found it pretty interesting and something that i definitely agree with
On Boxing by Chengde Chen
The madness of the thousands around the boxing ring
is civilisation's sincere appreciation for barbarity
Hit him! Hit him! Hit him again!
Let the skull be smashed by the heaviest blow
so that the plasma bursts out at body temperature
If the ancient fight between gladiators and lions
had some solemn heroism of competing against nature
then men destroying each other in modern boxing
is only a business of turning blood reeking into profit
But the spectators then and now belong to the same civilisation
- enjoying others expressing your own brutish nature!
Roars delivered by language are still roars
Barbarity transmitted by television is still barbarity
Cruelty with regulations is still cruelty
except that it can be more cruel!
When a sport is destroying
the competition is war
All those condemnations of violence and sympathy for the injured
including the noble talk of the Red Cross and RSPCA
are merely putting on an act
The seething excitement over the boxing ring has declared loudly:
civilisation is a false appearance, as we are still what we were!
Unknown "<3" Loving
- 15 years, 8 months, 15 days ago
