14 Oct 2010, 2:22 pm
We have not had one for a few years, but in NZ we had these Suicide Awareness Campaigns running in the media, whereas famous kiwis would get in a ring and fight each other to raise awareness for suicide.
Does anyone else see the ridiculousness of these campaigns?
Do other countries have these hamfisted and boneheaded awareness campaigns?
OMG people are killing themselves!! ! What shall we do?
Lets get some sports stars to have a fight on TV to raise awareness!! !
Jeezzz 
Last edited by Surfman on 14 Oct 2010, 3:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
14 Oct 2010, 2:35 pm
It is a little strange, people punching each other to remind people to think of suicide... but then perhaps it may work. Watching the punching may remind some people of their school days, when they were punched by school bullies, and wanted to commit suicide. 
But seriously, I think some boxing clubs might end up taking disadvantaged males under their wings, particularly ones from poor backgrounds. They do boxing training and it gives them something to enjoy and a social outlet... as you know, NZ has a v high suicide rate, and the most likely to do so are young males...
14 Oct 2010, 10:35 pm
15 Oct 2010, 2:03 pm
But seriously, I think some boxing clubs might end up taking disadvantaged males under their wings, particularly ones from poor backgrounds. They do boxing training and it gives them something to enjoy and a social outlet... as you know, NZ has a v high suicide rate, and the most likely to do so are young males...
My thoughts would be that the bullies who in my case were poor kids would have gotten free boxing training making them more efficient assaulters. This way they can knock out their victims for the enjoyment of the crowd. One more thing for the bullied to fear.
15 Oct 2010, 6:19 pm
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15 Oct 2010, 6:28 pm
It would be fun to box a celebrity. 
15 Oct 2010, 10:09 pm
I struggle to see the effectiveness of a toughen up approach.
Recent NZ media has gone in the opposite direction now, with depression hotlines and reach out rhetoric advertised on TV. I guess they have quite a data base. I wonder if many callers receive meds after 'reaching out'
I am sure they do...
But if you have a good doctor you dont necessarily have to take them, unless you are under psych ward care... my doctor offered me the option of St Johns Wort at least. Though the SSRIs I chose to take ended up doing me more harm than good, and didnt even help the problems I had.
15 Oct 2010, 10:12 pm
But seriously, I think some boxing clubs might end up taking disadvantaged males under their wings, particularly ones from poor backgrounds. They do boxing training and it gives them something to enjoy and a social outlet... as you know, NZ has a v high suicide rate, and the most likely to do so are young males...
My thoughts would be that the bullies who in my case were poor kids would have gotten free boxing training making them more efficient assaulters. This way they can knock out their victims for the enjoyment of the crowd. One more thing for the bullied to fear.
No, I dont think boxing necessarily makes you a violent person, unless you have the innate urge to commit violence to start with. I personally dont like the sport, but I think, like rugby, it gives an outlet to testosterone, emotion, and is good exercise, as well as providing a social outlet. The people who bullied me, male and female, had no boxing training at all, they were just mean, aggressive people.
21 Jan 2011, 3:29 am
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21 Jan 2011, 5:24 am
I'd love to box Jenny McCarthy. 
She's the only soul that I would dare to hurt.
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