• neobunch@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This got a very hearty snort out of me, thanks.

    This has been a trope in Japanese media since forever, I wonder how it came about, since I’m pretty sure that if anyone is spitting mouthfuls of blood they are dying or very close to it

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      2 days ago

      Well, getting punched in the mouth/jaw real good will cause your mouth to bleed, or a badly broken nose can cause blood to drip into your throat/mouth, or, if you have a sucking chest or gut or esophagus wound, you’ll likely either be coughing or vomiting up blood, that is internally bleeding into either your lungs or gut.

      Hell, you can cough up blood from a bad enough blunt force injury to the chest or gut , especially if you’re a bit past your prime fighting age, I’ve seen it happen a few times during kumite bouts at tournaments.

      Its a thing that does actually happen from many kinds of injuries, and its pretty visually striking… makes sense as a visual metaphor to indicate somebody is massively fucked up.

      The real, pro, “fuck you” move is to spit your mouthful of blood into the face of your aggressor, lol.

      Might actually temporarily blind or stun them!