Friday, 31 July 2009

Being Macho: Great In The Ring, If Not Out

Duran, Monzon, Cuevas, Chavez, Trinidad... the list could go on and on. When you think of these great Latin fighters, and many others, one word comes to mind: macho. 

What is it in Latin culture that produces fighters with this i'm-going-to-meet-you-head-on-and-not-take-a-backward-step mentality? It's a mindset that thinks admission of pain is unacceptable and defense is somehow unmanly. 

Machoism is men acting like men. Or bulls. Or lions. It says men should fight and drink while women should look pretty. It might not spell equality. But, between the ropes - wow.

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