Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>I am glad to see so many statements of shock and anger from local gyms and MMA folks against the use of their spaces by white supremacists.</p><p>But when I see the celebration of sheer and utter brutality in UFC events, I really have to wonder how anyone can be surprised that that level of glorification of violence could lead to hatred and violence against other social groups.</p><p>I think if you want to ensure these spaces are safe from those influences, then you have to see the UFC and other big promoters making a point of saying and doing more to highlight the problem and address it.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/MMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/UFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UFC</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/arjan-bhullar-mma-denounce-white-supremacy-9.6975473" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/arjan-bhullar-mma-denounce-white-supremacy-9.6975473</span></a></p>
