Theses past few days in class have probably been the most difficult for me because I am actually a pro wrestling fan. Not only that, but I am a smart wrestling fan, one who knows the ins and outs of the business, just as how it is described in the book. Now I am not here to say that pro wrestling is perfect or that everyone is overreacting, because that is not true. Pro wrestling can be degrading towards women, homosexuals, and everything in between.Today in class, we talked about how the wrestlers were all freakishly muscular, and how they seem to keep getting bigger. This, however, is not at all the case. In fact, over the last decade, the wrestlers seemed to have gotten smaller in size. While a few are still pretty tall, and most are muscular, the sizes of the athletes has gone down. Rey Mysterio is an example of one of these wrestlers. He is only 5'4. yet he has won multiple world championships, including, the most prestigious, WWE Championship. While most people say that that doesn't matter because wrestling is scripted, think again. It is a step in the right direction in showing that one does not have to be huge in order to be seen as masculine. I know pro wrestling is not perfect, far from it, but just like a lot of other forms of entertainment in our society if you don't like it, don't watch it.
http://www.wwe.com/superstars This is a link to see the WWE roster.
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