An acrobatic performer pressed a super-sized cleaver to his stomach. A volunteer started pounding on the cleaver with a metal rod. Except for a red mark, there wasn’t any sign of a cut or a bruise on the man’s stomach. The daredevil act by a Shanghai acrobatic troupe drew squeals from the audience. Were those squeals of delight or fear? Do people find delight in watching violence and if they fear violence, then why watch?
An acrobatic performer pressed a super-sized cleaver to his stomach. A volunteer started pounding on the cleaver with a metal rod. Except for a red mark, there wasn’t any sign of a cut or a bruise on the man’s stomach. The daredevil act by a Shanghai acrobatic troupe drew squeals from the audience. Were those squeals of delight or fear? Do people find delight in watching violence and if they fear violence, then why watch?
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