Post by osj on Dec 21, 2007 20:18:42 GMT -5
Wrestling & Sports
It's only when we take things to their absurd conclusion can we truly see behind the facade. There's much that can be said about American culture where wrestling is abhorred & frequently molested by a growing self righteous media sphere. The same media the heralded Mark Mcgwuire the savior of american baseball while hypocritically maligning Barry Bonds. The same media that would have you believe wrestling represents the lowest form of culture america has created. Is wrestling anymore grotesque then boxing where to men enter a ring and beat each other senseless until one man is knocked uncoucious. I fail to see where the barbarism of two men play fighting in the middle of the ring could compare to your typical sunday football game. Is it the steroids? In a country that prides itself on being built on personal freedom personal use of steroids seems to be the logical conclusion. The difference between a baseball player using steriods & a wrestler using steroids is absurdly simple; "The baseball player is giving himself an upper hand against the competition (& that's assuming the competition isn't using steriods.)" while in wrestling the out come is predetermined, using steroids provides no advantage other than being aestically pleasing.
It's Become even more evident with the Chris Benoit murders how much the media wants to persecute wrestling fans, promoters & "athletes". Homicide is a fact of life in america but rarely is an employeer or co-workers of a murder blamed for the actions of there employees in there personal lives. Is the senate ever blamed for Kennedy crashing his car & leaving a girl to die in it while he walked away as if nothing happened? What Benoit did was horrendous but in no way can you blame his employeer for his actions. If he suffered multiple concussions & his brains was slowly turning to mush it's his personal responsibility to consult a physician. It's an individuals personal choice to perform ill, no one is forced to work. If you have serious grievences with your employer quit. Some may say that the WWE is the only game in town but that's not their fault. It's up to the employee to save money or even file a claim of disability due to the fact that they can no longer make a living in their chosen profession due to injury. Safe guards do exist to protect employees yes even wrestlers. No individual wrestler can blame the WWE for being bankrupt or being out of a job. If I get fired from my job it's not their responsility to pay my rent because I didn't save money or pay my medical bills. It's up to me as an employee to use the wage I've earned in the best manner possible to make sure i can survive if I'm fired.
I think the main reason wrestling is maligned in society is because it exposes the truth about ourselves, we don't want shades of grey. We want our heroes & our villains. We want to think that the red sox(which have the second highest pay roll in baseball) to be the underdogs while the yankees are the evil empire. We want our entertainment & sports simple. Wrestling provides this, rarely are there shades of grey. It's breaks down the whole facade of good & evil & exposes it.
It's only when we take things to their absurd conclusion can we truly see behind the facade. There's much that can be said about American culture where wrestling is abhorred & frequently molested by a growing self righteous media sphere. The same media the heralded Mark Mcgwuire the savior of american baseball while hypocritically maligning Barry Bonds. The same media that would have you believe wrestling represents the lowest form of culture america has created. Is wrestling anymore grotesque then boxing where to men enter a ring and beat each other senseless until one man is knocked uncoucious. I fail to see where the barbarism of two men play fighting in the middle of the ring could compare to your typical sunday football game. Is it the steroids? In a country that prides itself on being built on personal freedom personal use of steroids seems to be the logical conclusion. The difference between a baseball player using steriods & a wrestler using steroids is absurdly simple; "The baseball player is giving himself an upper hand against the competition (& that's assuming the competition isn't using steriods.)" while in wrestling the out come is predetermined, using steroids provides no advantage other than being aestically pleasing.
It's Become even more evident with the Chris Benoit murders how much the media wants to persecute wrestling fans, promoters & "athletes". Homicide is a fact of life in america but rarely is an employeer or co-workers of a murder blamed for the actions of there employees in there personal lives. Is the senate ever blamed for Kennedy crashing his car & leaving a girl to die in it while he walked away as if nothing happened? What Benoit did was horrendous but in no way can you blame his employeer for his actions. If he suffered multiple concussions & his brains was slowly turning to mush it's his personal responsibility to consult a physician. It's an individuals personal choice to perform ill, no one is forced to work. If you have serious grievences with your employer quit. Some may say that the WWE is the only game in town but that's not their fault. It's up to the employee to save money or even file a claim of disability due to the fact that they can no longer make a living in their chosen profession due to injury. Safe guards do exist to protect employees yes even wrestlers. No individual wrestler can blame the WWE for being bankrupt or being out of a job. If I get fired from my job it's not their responsility to pay my rent because I didn't save money or pay my medical bills. It's up to me as an employee to use the wage I've earned in the best manner possible to make sure i can survive if I'm fired.
I think the main reason wrestling is maligned in society is because it exposes the truth about ourselves, we don't want shades of grey. We want our heroes & our villains. We want to think that the red sox(which have the second highest pay roll in baseball) to be the underdogs while the yankees are the evil empire. We want our entertainment & sports simple. Wrestling provides this, rarely are there shades of grey. It's breaks down the whole facade of good & evil & exposes it.