• EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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    2 days ago

    Tbh, contact sports seem so much more disparate than non contact sports.

    Does this also extend to combat sports (e.g. MMA), or is it more of a team sports thing?

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      2 days ago

      I don’t know enough mma people to say, honestly. I know jiu jitsu bros, and they tend to be extreme in either direction, but more commonly very cool with women who also do jiu jitsu.

      My sister did a fuck ton of martial arts and some combat sports (no MMA), and is pretty thick skinned about sexism. According to her, the same is true for most martial artists and wrestlers, but boxers are more of an even mix.

      Edit: maybe it scales with head trauma?

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        I was a wrestler in hs. Can confirm I have very thick skin about sexism from the abuse I endured. Because it happens so much, you either quit or find a way to deal with it.

        Those who stick it out survived the selective pressure to get them to quit. So is no wonder they tend to be more uniform than you’d otherwise expect.