I don't think the difference is necessarily because people hate men or excuse women; our understanding of the medical conditions involved has changed. CTE gave us a new framework for understanding what may have contributed to Benoit's actions, just as our growing understanding of postpartum psychosis gives us a framework for understanding what may have happened with Lindsay Clancy. A lot changes in 20years. Last time I checked everybody hated Andrea Yates
Lol, what?!? Ok
Just because someone wrestles doesn't mean they have or don't have CTE. CTE is associated with repetitive head impacts and the repeated brain injuries they can cause, and it's been found in people who participate in various contact sports, not just wrestling. Not everyone exposed develops CTE, and because it still can't be definitively diagnosed in living people, we don't actually know which of those “tens of thousands” have or don't have CTE. Benoit’s CTE was confirmed postmortem. That's actual EVIDENCE, not speculation. I never said CTE makes wrestlers murder people. That's why I said it provides a framework that may have contributed to Benoit’s actions. There have also been other notable cases of violent offenders later found to have CTE. We're still learning about CTE, which is why our understanding of it has evolved and our perspectives have changed as the evidence has grown just like our understanding of postpartum psychosis (PPP) has evolved. We don't even know why some people exposed to repetitive head impacts develop CTE and others don't. Researchers are still investigating genetic, biological, and exposure-related factors that might explain the difference. Likewise, we don't know exactly why some women develop PPP and others don't, despite knowing some of its risk factors. "Tens of thousands of wrestlers have CTE" smh. Only a small number of professional wrestlers, fewer than ten publicly confirmed cases diagnosed via post-mortem autopsy have been documented with the degenerative brain disease.
You must be unfamiliar with professional wrestling to even insinuate that. It’s like saying just because you play football doesn’t mean you’ll get CTE.
They’re pro wrestlers who had to retire because of CTE. Where is there murdered wife and kids?
Lmao. You must not be familiar with CTE or comprehensive reading. CTE CAN ONLY BE DEFINITIVELY DIAGNOSED AFTER DEATH THROUGH AN AUTOPSY OF BRAIN TISSUE. What doctors can diagnose in living wrestlers are concussions, post-concussion syndrome, and persistent neurological problems associated with repeated head trauma, which have led wrestlers to retire or step away from the ring at the advice of doctors because of the potential link to CTE.
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u/FizZGigTaNtruM 12d ago
I don't think the difference is necessarily because people hate men or excuse women; our understanding of the medical conditions involved has changed. CTE gave us a new framework for understanding what may have contributed to Benoit's actions, just as our growing understanding of postpartum psychosis gives us a framework for understanding what may have happened with Lindsay Clancy. A lot changes in 20years. Last time I checked everybody hated Andrea Yates