Guess Which Country is Making ‘The Purge’ Legal

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July 13, 2016

Guess Which Country is Making ‘The Purge’ Legal

Bullshido isn’t exactly the State Department, but we’re going to issue a Travel Advisory for The Philippines anyway after its newly elected president, Rodrigo Duterte, has issued official statements not only condoning, but encouraging the public to go out and kill drug addicts.

Yes, you read that right, drug addicts, not dealers –as if the distinction should make any difference.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duarte — *Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte*

“If you know of any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself as getting their parents to do it would be too painful.” said Duterte, going on to add, “These sons of whores are destroying our children.”

The Philippines has a rich, but rocky history, and is known to many of our readers as the home of some of the most functional Martial Arts –and it’s not hard to see how the two facts are related.

*The Philippine stick fighting style has been incorporated into several other styles such as Jeet Kune Do. Image: Maryland JKD Academy and our own JB Jaeger*

Over the past weekend alone, according to the Philippine new site PhilStar nearly 1000 people have turned themselves into police to avoid being killed, and at least 30 people are already dead since Duterte took office. If you think this is a good thing, that we should implement similar policies, keep in mind how their president also not only turned a blind eye to the rape and murder of an Australian missionary by his police officers during his tenure as mayor of Davao City, but expressed that he wished he could have been the first to rape her:

“I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first, what a waste.”

Duterte also has similar views on journalists critical of his administration, saying “Just because you’re a journalist you are not exempted from assassination if you’re a son of a bitch”.

Our Douchebag of the Month award, unfortunately, goes not to Duterte, but to the people of the Philippines, who elected him. Such a shame.

10 Pictures That Will Shut Up Your Anti-GMO Friends

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July 11, 2016

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10 Pictures That Will Shut Up Your Anti-GMO Friends

Just about everyone these days has someone in their life –a friend, a relative, a co-worker– who subscribes to the asinine notion that food was better back when people lived in caves. Most of those people are simply misinformed and misguided, but a handful of them are dangerously vocal in spreading their famine-inducing nonsense on the rest of the planet.

So when it comes to those people, show them these pictures to shut them up:

Mmm, look at that delicious dirt stick. Our ancestors could easily see how tasty that would be, right? (Wrong, they were probably starving to death and putting anything they could find into their mouths to stave off hunger.)

This is what Dirt-Stick Plant looks like after pesky humans modified it through the dastardly process of genetic manipulation:

Before Human beings started manipulating this weird sort of pizza-looking fruit, ye olde backyard barbecues must have involved a lot of spitting.

And here’s a Watermelon today:

I don’t know about you, but if I were living in prehistoric times, after I came home from a long day of trying not to die from sepsis or being turned into bear feces –you know, a “natural” lifestyle– I’d just love sink my four teeth into these delicious nubbins:

No, I’d just rather have a freaking proper ear of corn, or as I like to think of it, “The Iriquois’ Revenge”. And while it may be difficult these days to find any food that doesn’t have obesity-inducing corn syrup added to it, that’s not the fault of Science, it’s the fault of science-illiterate people who allow bureaucrats and lobbyists to determine what subsidies we should be giving to farmers.

Everyone loves Cherry Tomatoes in their salads, right?

Sure, but that’s what a freaking Eggplant looked like before we donned our lab coats, twirled our mustaches, and ~~violated nature~~ started selectively breeding so the damn thing would feed more people.

Now check out this weird, exotic fruit. How the hell would you even eat that?

Would you believe there’s a former child TV star who’s trying to make the argument against Evolution based on how “intelligently designed” this fruit is?

Wrongo Mike Seaver, you curly-mulleted, homework hating rascal. People modified bananas so they didn’t look like a pulpy beehive of buttholes.

Bonus video of the nonsense, staring Mr. Kirk Cameron himself. Who knew that there was overlap between anti-GMO crusaders and fundamentalist religious types? We did! Because they both only have a bronze-age understanding of Science.

If you’ve made it this far without banging your head into something, check out The Genetic Literacy Project, the source for a lot of this information.

Curls: Why Do Any Other Lift?

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April 1, 2016

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Okay bro, look. There are only two reasons to lift weights:

1. To prepare yourself for a situation in which being strong is essential to your survival

2. To get into ladies’ pants.

And since we live in the safest time in all of human history, your fantasy about zombie invasions or robot apocalypses or gremlin attacks isn’t justification to spend all that effort on something that doesn’t involve impressing the ladies.

supinating-dumbbell-bicep-curl — Biceps: because legs mean squat

From an evolutionary perspective, the male of our species was designed to be strong, to protect the tribe. Females look for mates who will pass on stronger genes and will be able to protect their offspring. And that’s why bigger arms equal a bigger dating pool. So you want to be drowning in it, you’ve got to pump those pythons like a Hulk Hogan sextape.

mtv-jerseyshore-season-pool-acb-fa-cf-guidos-496548780 — What are you going to do if you’ve got noodle arms and find yourself in this Situation?

A Tale of Two Knees: Growth and Family

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March 14, 2016

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A few weeks ago we shared a video of two high schoolers participating in the hallowed tradition of kids slapping at each other on our Facebook page. Usually it ends with two kids who awkwardly try to hug each other aggressively, but in the video we posted a girl, Cassandra Chastain, displayed a solid understanding of grappling and technique. The video starts in the middle of the fight showing Chastain dropping a bully with a variance of an outside foot sweep (De Ashi harai, for the master race) and during the scramble gets a few knees in before beating Usain Bolt for the world record 200 meter dash leaving the faculty in the dust chasing after her. The amateur videographer, Jason Olhava, who declined an interview was able to point us in the right direction to get a hold of Chastain.

Every news outlet gave us an impression that Cassandra was just some “at-risk” kid who attacked an upper-middle class student for giggles. But a few of us aren’t dumb. Some of you might be thinking, “Sirc, it’s been like 2 weeks, that’s basically a million years ago now. Why do you even care?”

WELL GUESS WHAT KIDDOS, WE GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HER. SO SHUT UP. BUCKLE IN AND GET READY FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM TRAIN. CHOO CHOO!

This fight started almost 20 years ago. Cassandra began her fight right out of the womb, born into an impoverished family in Vacaville, CA. Cassandra’s story is one of growth, fighting and family. Shortly after being born, she was thrown into the AMAZING foster family system in California where children are regularly abused, molested, starved and generally poorly taken care of, Chastain’s life was no different, she didn’t know her biological family and was, by her own account, having to push against the world on her own. She was neglected at home, made into a typical latchkey kid, all the children in the home raising each other. This recipe almost always creates the perfect storm for failure and a bad lot in life. Like many kids in the system she was pawned off to other adults to take care of them.

“My foster dad and mom lied to my father and got him to give me up because ‘I would have a better life with them.’ My foster mom allowed me to see my dad and keep my last name. But when I was 6 my foster mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and died 3 months later. After she died my foster dad, who is a narcissistic alcoholic, completely shut my biological father out of my life and changed my last name so he couldn’t find me. When I was in the 8th grade my biological dad found me on facebook but my foster dad found out and deleted my social media accounts.”

The constant conflict and instability lead her to a rough upbringing and Chastain found herself getting into fights with neighborhood kids throughout her life. And trust me here at Bullshido, the delicious irony that a 17-year old girl has infinitely more Reality Based Self-Defense experience than any other similarly named program is not lost on us.

“My best friend Quiera and her family took me in as one of their own in Elementary School and taught me how to defend myself. These people are straight out of LA and Vallejo, they don’t fuck around. I remember me and quiera would have so many people thinking we were actually fighting as kids, but it was just her teaching me new moves to take down bigger people.”

And like many fighters and people who grew up in such a chaotic environment called home, she found stability in Martial Arts.

“Since I was the only girl in the house and my foster dad worked all the time he wanted me to be able to protect myself outside the house. So he put me in Karate and mixed martial arts and I trained at Ramtown Karate in Dixon for about 4-5 years. They taught me most everything I know; including the knees. Those were always my favorite.” She told Bullshido with a slight laugh. “It was the only place I felt peace and was able to learn discipline and self control. My foster father lacked to teach me those. It basically gave me an adult vibe that I never felt at home and a place where I felt completely safe and was able to learn lifelong skills since my foster dad was always drunk off his ass or working.”

But a chance move to Sonoma gave her the kick start that she needed to turn her life around and for the first time in 12 years she was not only able to see her biological father and brother, she was able to recover all of the lost credits and was looking forward to graduating High-School and building a platform for self-confidence.

“I learned boxing at the Duke’s Sports Center for about a year during my freshman year and started playing Rugby. I ended up moving in with my foster sister in Sonoma and turned my life around. I caught up on all of my credits and I was getting A’s, B’s, and C’s for once in a few years and now in my senior year I’m fully on track to graduate. I already have plans and placement tests to do for College. I got another report card and I posted it on Facebook saying, ‘See who said you can’t be successful?’ and then this guy from our neighboring High School commented, ‘That school’s hella easy. You guys don’t even do real work. You guys are just a bunch of disabled kids who get graded on drawing. You guys don’t even get real diplomas and have no chance at universities.”

That was the spark that brought us the academy award winning filmography of the fight that happened at Sonoma Valley High School. What happened before the video starts is really what was in question. Angel Tapia’s friends all say that she attacked him out of nowhere, but a video that had been quickly taken down showed a student, Tapia, throwing food and water at Cassandra. This is Chastain’s version of the events that lead to the fight:

“I noticed the kid was sitting on a bench next to our school with his friends and some were pointing and some were laughing at me so I walked over and I confront him and asked why was he talking shit about me and he replies ‘I’m not talking shit, bitch.’ So I slap him for disrespecting me because the way I was raised, you get a lot worse if you disrespected someone. And then his friend Angel pushes me and I grab him off of me and slap him. Then he throws his food at me, so I slap him again. I then tried to walk away but he stopped me and squared up with me. So I put my hands up and said, ‘What the fuck are you going to do?’ Then he grabs a water bottle and sprays me in the face and all over my new dress.”

The rest? That’s now a part of the Lore of Internet History. But what about Chastain? What happened to her afterwards? Her version of things goes as follows:

“That night happened my principal called and said I was suspended for 5 days. I didn’t know it went viral until the next day when I woke up and everyone was tagging me in videos that had up to a million views. It was crazy because none of my friends recorded the fight. Only his friends did. So that just shows who your real friends are. But since it went viral the Sonoma Police Chief was pressured to make them punish me for defending myself but the school cop was on my side and risked his job helped me to get the least amount of punishment but most likely it’s community service.”

The aftermath online hasn’t been that bad either. As she described it to us, she doesn’t use her real name on Facebook. However, that didn’t stop Tapia’s ADULT PARENTS from threatening a 17 year old child.

“His parents messaged me through Facebook saying ‘wassup g this is Angels dad i know who you are.’ Like… cool. Are you trying to intimidate me? I definitely see where your son gets his attitude from.”

So what happens now? What does this at-risk student who will OBVIOUSLY become a hardened criminal go from here? What with grown adults threatening her, the entire internet being on fire about her and Men’s Rights Activists and Trump Supporters probably saying something about how if this were a man there’d be no justice and generally being on the receiving end of internet hate, what does someone dealing with all that have for her future plans?

“My plans for the future are to first get my degree as a Wildlife Veterinarian. But I’ll still be training. Probably try to find a Muy Thai gym or a personal BJJ trainer. And I might try for the UFC while working on my degree or after I finish school. I can’t make any promises.”

What a time to be alive, folks. When in history could a foster kid have been born and forged in the system only to be come out hard on the other side, then be etched into the annals of Internet Lore and still be given the opportunity to decide between becoming a veterinarian OR UFC fighter? Amazing.

Your Training Mask is BS

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March 9, 2016

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We get it, you want to look like Bane. You want everyone else at the gym to think to themselves “gee, that guy’s training so much harder than me”. Or maybe you just want to simulate the conditions of training at high altitude to increase your athletic performance.

Unfortunately for you, none of those things are happening when you wear a training mask.

According to a study released recently, aside from making you uncomfortable (and look like a tool), there’s little difference between wearing a mask and just working out a little harder.

“The training mask examined in this study did provide for respiratory muscle training (RMT) and cause hypoxemia when it was worn during endurance exercise. Importantly, the magnitude of hypoxemia was much less than what occurs at terrestrial altitude, and there was virtually no difference between the two altitude resistance mask configurations that were tested. However, just because something can be used does not mean that it should be. Reductions in sustained exercise tolerance and maximal exercise capacity would reduce training quality and negatively impact endurance exercise performance. The training mask caused inadequate hyperventilation that led to arterial hypoxemia and psychological discomfort, but the magnitude of these responses were small and they did not vary across mask configurations”.

So if you want to cosplay as a Mexican luchador with a hatred of Batman, by all means, jump feet first into the training mask fad. But if you want to improve your athletic performance, just train harder.

Source: PubMed

Manny Pacquiao: Gays Worse Than Animals

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February 17, 2016

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What do you do when your athletic career is over and you’re lining up a new career in politics?

Well obviously, you start pandering to the religious hardliners for easy votes.

In an interview with Filipino television, the former champion expressed his views on homosexuality and faith:

“It’s common sense. Do you see animals mating with the same sex? Animals are better because they can distinguish male from female. If men mate with men and women mate with women, they are worse than animals.”

Pacquiao, apparently, was not aware that something said in the media anywhere, is something said everywhere. And while the Philippines are still a largely conservative, religious nation, there was plenty of outrage both abroad and at home, over his statement

“I’m sorry for comparing homosexuals to animals. Please forgive me for those I’ve hurt.”

Pacquiao went on to say that he wasn’t condemning homosexuals, he was just standing by his conservative Christian faith.

“I love you all with the love of the Lord. I am praying for you.”

While there is not a lot of overlap between Boxing and the LBGT communities, Pacquiao is enough of a celebrity that his voice has influence over enough people to concern activists struggling for civil rights in the developing world.

Ladies and Gentlemen, your douchebag of the hour: Manny Pacquiao.

Getting Hit in the Head Increases Suicide Risk

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February 11, 2016

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Getting Hit in the Head Increases Suicide Risk

It’s almost as if, getting kicked and punched is bad for you.

There has been much ado in the media about traumatic brain injuries, especially with regards to professional football players. Canadian researchers recently published a study in which they demonstrated a link between concussions and suicide in people who aren’t being paid millions of dollars to ram their heads into each other:

Redelmeier and his team wanted to examine the risks of the concussions acquired under those circumstances [ordinary people -Ed.]. They identified nearly a quarter of a million adults in Ontario who were diagnosed with a mild concussion over a timespan of 20 years—severe cases that resulted in hospital admission were excluded from the study—and tracked them for subsequent mortality due to suicide. It turned out that more than 660 suicides occurred among these patients, equivalent to 31 deaths per 100,000 patients annually—three times the population norm. On average, suicide occurred almost six years after the concussion. This risk was found to be independent of demographics or previous psychiatric conditions, and it increased with additional concussions.

Mechanism of a Concussion — The mechanism of a concussion, or why after a lot of sparring you have trouble counting to potato.

In a related study, it was shown that concussions lead to an increased chance of mental illness, exacerbating the problem. The take-away from this, according to the senior scientist overseeing the research, is simple: take this problem seriously.

“But let me at least articulate three things to do: One, give yourself permission to get some rest. Two, when you start to feel better, don’t try to come back with a vengeance. And three, even after you’re feeling better, after you’ve rested properly, don’t forget about it entirely. If you had an allergic reaction to penicillin 15 years ago, you’d want to mention that to your doctor and have it as a permanent part of your medical record. So, too, if you’ve had a concussion 15 years ago.”

Moral of the story? Let your doctor know when you get rocked; unless Joe Rogan follows you around to provide commentary on your life.

BS: Wrestler Fights off Mountain Lion

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February 9, 2016

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It’s a sad statement, that our culture is so desperate for acts of badassery, that we’ll believe just about anything put out in the media.

The only cougars this guy fought were the ones in line for free samples at Costco.

“Upon further investigation, his claim has been determined to be a hoax,” wrote KSBY News. “Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife interviewed Olson on Monday and say he admitted the story was fabricated.

“KSBY News staffers attempted, but failed, to independently confirm his claims prior to the broadcast of this story. We sincerely apologize to our viewers and will work hard to make sure additional protocols are in place to make sure this kind of error does not happen again.”

The Douchebag of the Hour Himself

Via Fightland.

Runner Dies of Heart Attack at Krispy Kreme Challenge Race

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February 8, 2016

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Runner Dies of Heart Attack at Krispy Kreme Challenge Race

And the surprising part? He hadn’t eaten any donuts.

Yes, we realize you’re probably reading this story because you were hoping to feel a little smug and superior that some donut-pounding lardo got a dose of glazed karma, but that’s not what happened, and any news source you find that leads you to believe otherwise is a waste of your data plan.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge involves running 2.5 kilometers, eating a dozen donuts, and then running another 2.5 back. In only a few years, it has raised nearly $1 million in charity for a children’s hospital. Deaths in normal, non-pastry races aren’t exactly rare, to such an extent that it’s becoming a topic of discussion for the running community.

Furthermore, eating donuts in the middle of a race, even twelve of them, isn’t going to affect a normal, healthy person. Calories are calories, and some ultramarathoners even eat whole pizzas to eat while they’re running their races.

The 58 year old man who suffered a heart attack, died 1.5 k into the race; before he even reached the donut station.