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over a year ago
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So this afternoon i found myself in the local supermarket.
In the foyer they were having a live boxing demo to advertise something. The guy was hitting the other and he was trying to block it.
This wasnt slow or playful. It was fast and grunty and sweaty.
I had my 3 year old with me and i found it super innapropriate.
My husband wasnt bothered by it though. What do you think? |
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Why is watching a sport inappropriate? If done right boxing is a great sport,very physical,lots of dedication to training and nutrition and an understanding that what happens in the ring stays in the ring much like karate.
You could use it as an opportunity to teach your son that fighting like that is OK in boxing but not in the real world etc turn it into a positive. |
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that."
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question. |
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"So this afternoon i found myself in the local supermarket.
In the foyer they were having a live boxing demo to advertise something. The guy was hitting the other and he was trying to block it.
This wasnt slow or playful. It was fast and grunty and sweaty.
I had my 3 year old with me and i found it super innapropriate.
My husband wasnt bothered by it though. What do you think?"
I think I would have found it questionable. My brothers were boxers I see nothing wrong with the sport and am happy for people to watch it if it's their choice. However I always found it upsetting and I wouldn't want to see it in a supermarket myself I can also understand why it would upset children. |
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that.
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question."
why not? your child is going to experience things that scare them, you are not always going to be able to prevent that. As said before, take it as an opportunity to educate her, ok maybe she wont undeerstand the intricacies etc but you could just explain that its just a thing called boxing that some people do and nothing to be scared of.
Plus if it was just in the foyer then you didnt have to hang round it very long to go and do your shopping so cant really see an issue in it to be honest. |
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that.
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question."
In my opinion no, I am aware that my opinion is slightly off as if there was a trampolining demo for instance I wouldn't have been bothered. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that.
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question.
In my opinion no, I am aware that my opinion is slightly off as if there was a trampolining demo for instance I wouldn't have been bothered."
A trampolining demo wouldnt have bothered me lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that.
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question.
why not? your child is going to experience things that scare them, you are not always going to be able to prevent that. As said before, take it as an opportunity to educate her, ok maybe she wont undeerstand the intricacies etc but you could just explain that its just a thing called boxing that some people do and nothing to be scared of.
Plus if it was just in the foyer then you didnt have to hang round it very long to go and do your shopping so cant really see an issue in it to be honest."
I didnt hang around and of course i tried to explain it to her. But also i didnt have a choice in seeing it twice being where it was... plus you could hear the grunting at the other end of the store |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's just boxing, nothing offensive in that.
I dont disagree with boxing just wondering if people would want to see it in there local tesco. If i didnt have a young child i might not of thought about it.
As a place where lots of people go ... should it be in the local tesco i suppose is the question."
No it shouldn't be in the local Tesco. I agree with you. |
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