As an avid MMA fan and jiu-jitsu practitioner, I have often found the sexist undercurrents of the
MMA world to be disturbing. It is an overtly masculine sport and women are often either deduced to sex objects or are held as symbols of disdain. Words like, “pussy” and phrases like, “don’t be a girl” are used to feminize men, holding femininity as the ultimate insult. These tactics are used to humiliate the target and condition everyone around to "act like a man". When these behaviors are broadcast on national tv, the "everyone around" becomes millions. This is a dangerous scenario.
Recently, while watching the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, I was horrified by Josh Koscheck’s use of this tactic. Watch him in the clip below, taunt a medic for being a “male nurse”, attempting to degrade him for being in a predominantly female profession... which apparently, for Koscheck is deserving of utter disrespect.
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