Promoter of Violence?
In an online BlogSpot an unknown author claims that the sport of paintball is, in his viewing, “A militaristic rich kid’s sport that fosters a social acceptance of war in children” (Unknown. Para.1) I can argue this in many different viewings, and it is hard not to get over zealous about someone slandering a passion of mine as this unknown author did. However, in my analysis of this cultural debate, which honestly does not seem to be much of a debate and the majority of people I have met are accepting of the sport, I will effectively give an unbiased run through of my sport and its true nature, and how it is not a promoter of violence. In the sport of hockey, fist fights are encouraged and often highlighted, and in football …show more content…
It is the more popular variant within the community of the sport. It is composed of inflatable objects of different shapes and sizes called bunkers, and they are of equal size and number place on opposing sides of the speedball field to provide fair chance for the two teams competing. This style is in no way a promotion of violence. It is an extreme sport, with company sponsors, bleachers for spectators, and jerseys with numbers and other than the gameplay itself it is extremely identical to mainstream sports. To call this a promoter of violence is to do the same to hockey for its encouraged fist fights and physical contact. In this game variant the competitors can get very close up, almost face to face tagging one another with their markers. Although as soon as a hit is placed, the hit player will put his hand up and walk to the side of the field, and their even multiple referees in place to safely pull out players and to ensure all safety measures are executed correctly. There are even penalties in place for over excessive shooting of paintballs on an opponent, which is the only clear indicator of wanting to harm another player, and is rarely seen. Nonetheless, punishment is in place for those who indicate any potential violence. This game involves training, gym sessions and physical fitness, just like any other mainstream sport. It is apparent that you cannot call this variant a promotion of violence as the …show more content…
No injury ever in our sport of paintball has been from another person. No one person sets out to hurt another, and the author states “Purposefully damaging another organism, is usually, rightly considered violent behavior” (unknown, para. 4). Firstly, waivers are signed before any play on an established field, and players are fully aware of what they are expecting, just bruises. Just like in mixed martial arts, boxing, football, kickboxing, hockey, most sports and past times, you could easily name one, there are expectations to what you will face. But for some reason this author chooses to pick out paintball simply because of woodsball aspect that people like to simulate military tactics. Martial arts are used by military, the Soviet Union utilized Krav Maga, an Israeli fighting style that is commonly used in MMA. There are essentially no differences aside from the paintball markers. MMA is intentionally meant for physical harm, you have to win by beating the other up, and I am not arguing against it. But why is this accepted and paintball is called an indicator or promoter of violence? It’s simply bias, this author attempts to come off as open-minded, but exceedingly contradicts his attempts and further enhances his
In an online BlogSpot an unknown author claims that the sport of paintball is, in his viewing, “A militaristic rich kid’s sport that fosters a social acceptance of war in children” (Unknown. Para.1) I can argue this in many different viewings, and it is hard not to get over zealous about someone slandering a passion of mine as this unknown author did. However, in my analysis of this cultural debate, which honestly does not seem to be much of a debate and the majority of people I have met are accepting of the sport, I will effectively give an unbiased run through of my sport and its true nature, and how it is not a promoter of violence. In the sport of hockey, fist fights are encouraged and often highlighted, and in football …show more content…
It is the more popular variant within the community of the sport. It is composed of inflatable objects of different shapes and sizes called bunkers, and they are of equal size and number place on opposing sides of the speedball field to provide fair chance for the two teams competing. This style is in no way a promotion of violence. It is an extreme sport, with company sponsors, bleachers for spectators, and jerseys with numbers and other than the gameplay itself it is extremely identical to mainstream sports. To call this a promoter of violence is to do the same to hockey for its encouraged fist fights and physical contact. In this game variant the competitors can get very close up, almost face to face tagging one another with their markers. Although as soon as a hit is placed, the hit player will put his hand up and walk to the side of the field, and their even multiple referees in place to safely pull out players and to ensure all safety measures are executed correctly. There are even penalties in place for over excessive shooting of paintballs on an opponent, which is the only clear indicator of wanting to harm another player, and is rarely seen. Nonetheless, punishment is in place for those who indicate any potential violence. This game involves training, gym sessions and physical fitness, just like any other mainstream sport. It is apparent that you cannot call this variant a promotion of violence as the …show more content…
No injury ever in our sport of paintball has been from another person. No one person sets out to hurt another, and the author states “Purposefully damaging another organism, is usually, rightly considered violent behavior” (unknown, para. 4). Firstly, waivers are signed before any play on an established field, and players are fully aware of what they are expecting, just bruises. Just like in mixed martial arts, boxing, football, kickboxing, hockey, most sports and past times, you could easily name one, there are expectations to what you will face. But for some reason this author chooses to pick out paintball simply because of woodsball aspect that people like to simulate military tactics. Martial arts are used by military, the Soviet Union utilized Krav Maga, an Israeli fighting style that is commonly used in MMA. There are essentially no differences aside from the paintball markers. MMA is intentionally meant for physical harm, you have to win by beating the other up, and I am not arguing against it. But why is this accepted and paintball is called an indicator or promoter of violence? It’s simply bias, this author attempts to come off as open-minded, but exceedingly contradicts his attempts and further enhances his