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Originally Posted by sally
Wait, did you even read the article? The girls don't do it because they want to, they do it because all the pressure in the world is on them from such a young age. Also, there's little to no protective gear during the fights.
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Admit I didnt read the article, just responding to people who were bashing the sport. I dunno what you mean by protective gear, that's how MT is fought. Fights are either with gloves or bare-knuckle, but to be honest it hardly makes a diff. your not likely to get hit as fluidly in bareknuckle fights so amount of pain is about the same. However, rules of MT have greatly evolved since the old days of Muay Boran, and its a lot safer. And the referee is def. going to be stricter on a girls bout, than he would if they were grown men or women. Again Thai's have a great love for this sport, which is why they keep it as safe as possible while maintaining the "sweet science of 8 limbs" (8 limbs being hands, legs, knees, and elbows)
The spectators are not bloodthristy people; like I said its a sport to them not a fight. Yeah I dont like the idea of the girl's being forced to fight either, but it beats other forms of child labor. The girls are well-trained and know what they're getting into, they're also greatly honored unlike other victims of child labor.