What does pro wrestling teach children?

[Jae]

In the case of Tate, it teaches you that you can administer a substained beating of over 32 minutes to a 4 year old, rupture her kidneys and spleen, deliver blows hard enough to crack and fracture her skull, collapse a lung, crack a verterbrate and cause her to die during this "play". And you can blame it on copying what you see the wrestlers do on tv as your defense excuse when you are tried for murder.

 

[smallmovesal]

i used to watch wwf as a kid because my brother made us... i wanted to watch loony tunes instead.

today's wrestling sucks imo *hears gasp from the vast numbers of wrestling lovers on elite*... the acting is worse than in porn and the chicks look like porn stars too for the most part.

i dunno.. part of me really hates it more because my ex-roommate blared it on the tv all the time and practically yelled along with the tv.

all in all though, i just don't understand the appeal.

 

[frorider6]

Same reason why it was allowed on Cheers....It shows no illegal activity.

Good point. But wasn't Cheers only allowed (initially) to be shown after prime time viewing hours because it was set in a bar, showed drinking, and contained adult themes? Also, it wasn't marketed specifically at kids as the WWF is, which is shown in a very early timeslot.

 

[smallmovesal]

when i was a kid wrestling was on at the same time as saturday morning cartoons...

and who can forget hulk hogan's rock 'n wrestle?

 

[The Shadow]

Good point. But wasn't Cheers only allowed (initially) to be shown after prime time viewing hours because it was set in a bar, showed drinking, and contained adult themes? Also, it wasn't marketed specifically at kids as the WWF is, which is shown in a very early timeslot.

Yes, but that was also b-4 ratings.

Most of the beer stuff you see is at the end of the show 10:00 on Thursdays and 11:00 on Mondays well past prime time. That's EST time BTW.

 

[frorider6]

Yes, but that was also b-4 ratings.

Most of the beer stuff you see is at the end of the show 10:00 on Thursdays and 11:00 on Mondays well past prime time. That's EST time BTW.

touche

But what about the children that are at the actual events? Is it irresponsible for parents to take their children to these events?

 

[TheProject]

touche

But what about the children that are at the actual events? Is it irresponsible for parents to take their children to these events?

It depends on whether or not the parents are reinforcing to their kids to not act out what they're seeing.

 

[smallmovesal]

what exactly is the appeal of wrestling though? it's terribly fake, so it's not the "realism" of it...

 

[saint808]

raising some good points here... personally i think it is the responsibility of the TV show to raise my child. I'm sick of doing it perosnally... yes that was sarcasm and yes this strikes a nerve... how is wrestling any worse than mtv?

 

[frorider6]

It depends on whether or not the parents are reinforcing to their kids to not act out what they're seeing.

How much influence do you think daddy has when he's had his 5th or 6th beer of the night, Austin starts chugging and spraying Bud, and good ole dad tells his son that it's not cool to drink?