Chinese Guys Wrestling

I am reading a bunch of crazy old shit from my old laptop today. Here is something from China in 2002. Definitely pre-Olympics... these days it would not have been this sweet and innocent. It's also nice to see that the status of naked skinny guys on television seems to have changed, at least from the impression I give in this paragraph. Or maybe it's me who has changed?

Channel Surfing Finally Pays Off

They are fighting in a 6-sided ring sponsored by Red Bull and when they kick each other in the groin the commentators keep saying stuff like, “That was beautiful! Beautiful!” I can’t even tell what kind of sport this is supposed to be: they are dressed like boxers, with boxing gloves and everything, but on the other hand I see some wrestling moves, and that is definitely soccer they are trying to play with each other’s nuts. Typical, shy-looking, slender-bodied Chinese guys… sweating, half-naked, and grunting at each other. God this is novel. A bit of aggression at all is almost shocking, but along with bare skin? Shiver! My favourite part is where they hug each other after each, what, match? Yeah, the part where they hug each other, that smooth, skin-to-skin contact. I am definitely enjoying this program too much. And I love how the commentators keep going over the age and marital status of the models, er, I mean athletes. You can see up the legs of their shorts when they fall down, backs to the mat. After each match, they have close-up shots of the guys’ chests and backs as they walk off the ring, cuts and scrapes and new pink bruises glistening on their sweaty golden skin. These guys are so solid looking. In North America, skinny guys would never be shown half-naked on TV. This program is a triumph for skinny guys everywhere. My own inner skinny guy has stood up and is cheering! Oh wait, that’s my… never mind. If only they would quit trying to injure each other’s gonads. Hot or not, novelty or no, this is still a stupid sport.