New York Assemblymen Oppose Legalization of MMA by Comparing It to Slavery and Gay Porn

There are some New York assemblymen who don’t want to see MMA legalized.

Mar 22, 2016
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Will MMA be legalized in the state of New York? That’s the question that a group of lawmakers spent all day discussing. According to WNYT reporter Dan Levy, some of them like the idea of legalizing the sport:

Lentol: MMA is better if its regulated then if it's underground. If people say its dangerous, it should be regulated pic.twitter.com/qTPGuPQJgr

— Dan Levy (@dlevywnyt) March 22, 2016

Others hate it:

Assembly woman Ellen Jaffe (D-Suffern: MMA has no place in civilized society. Debate underway in assembly chamber. pic.twitter.com/SjlwzA1n4F

— Dan Levy (@dlevywnyt) March 22, 2016

And some of them really hate it. They hate it so much that they went as far as to compare it to slavery:

NY Assembly member Charles Barron likened MMA to a time when slaves were “thrown in a cage" and forced to fight. pic.twitter.com/YrzkItUwtD

— FIGHTLAND (@FIGHTLAND) March 22, 2016

And…gay porn?

Assem Danny O'Donnell: MMA is two naked men rolling around trying to force the other into submission, like gay porn. pic.twitter.com/yO18MW5EaB

— Dan Levy (@dlevywnyt) March 22, 2016

There were some other strange comparisons made, too:

What do gay porn, pedophilia, slavery and public hangings have in common? All compared to MMA today at the NYS Assembly.

— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) March 22, 2016

The thought seems to be that a bill legalizing MMA will pass the New York state assembly. But clearly, there are going to be at least a few people who are going to be very upset about it.

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[via The Big Lead]

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