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Originally Posted by srmom
Off topic: I think it is funny that people will say things like, "don't get mad when I say this, BUT...." or "don't take this in the wrong way, BUT....", or "I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, BUT..." and then expect that the people they are addressing will not have a negative reaction and respond. My sister would do that to me all the time and it drove me nuts. She would never understand why I got mad when she told me something mean. She'd come back with, "But, I told you not to get mad!" Oh, well then that makes it ok.  |
I hate disclaimers just like I hate sayings like "let's agree to disagree." DUH?
Cosign on the sports-violence research that has been discussed, too. There is a relationship between testosterone levels and violence and athletes are documented to either have higher levels of testosterone and/or sports provide a context where violence is appropriate for both players and fans. This manifests itself on the fields/during sports evens and often off the fields/away from the sports events. None of this stuff is 100% but it's about a correlation, not causation.