On Violence

[John 6IX Breezy]

And, by your definition, martial arts contests do not qualify as violence. Seriously - have you ever even see an MMA fight or a boxing match?

My point is not whether MMA is violent. Rather, that when people say MMA is violent, they are saying something like "the sport uses force in a way I consider excessive, harmful, or damaging." The word violent is not a neutral, all-encompassing word for force; rather it tells the listener that the force is believed to be negative or unjust.