Consent Is Not an Alibi
Most sport risks injury as a side effect. In cage fighting, the harm is the product.
Consent explains why a fighter steps in. It does not explain why an audience member buys a ticket.
Dignity means no person should become an instrument of someone else's entertainment.
The ethical question sits with the spectator, not only the promoters and fighters.
As a teenage male, I was very attracted to boxing. My dad, an athlete himself, always motivated me and my siblings to practice some level of physical activity. When I sought permission to box, my mom’s response was, “You want to pay so people can punch your face?” I was sure that my father would give me........
