Being a wrestling fan when I was younger the topic of the WWE a form of masculinty was very interessting to me. When I used to watch wrestling when I was younger I was addicted. I loved the story lines and I would order all the pay-per-views so I wouldn't miss any of the big matches. As I grew older I started to realize that what I was watching was a big joke. I always knew wrestling was fake but the entertainment and drama sucked me in. When I became older though I realized, why am I watching oiled up men wrestle around and yell at each other in their underwear. I believe sports such as NFL Football and NBA Basketball truly represent masculinity. The WWE is a form of entertainment and NOT a sport. The WWE is scrpited and has a pre-determined outcome. It is essentially like watching a movie. The WWE does feature strong muscular men but I don't believe they represent masculine ways. Since when has it been masculine to roll around with other guys in your underwear? I believe the WWE falsely portrays manhood and shows us everything not to be. Wrestlers Chris Benoit and Eddie Gureero died because of steroid abuse. Does taking steroids to become a musucalr wrestler really reprsent masculinity. Before I would consider the WWE to represnet hegemonic maculinity I would take a closer look. The WWE even features story lines where the men wrestlers fight the women wrestlers (divas). It is definitely not masculine or socially accepted for a man to wrestle a girl. In my opinion wrestling is a form of entertainment similar to that of a movie, it is pretend and nothing else. The real form of manhood and masculinity lies withinin professional sports.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
WWE
Being a wrestling fan when I was younger the topic of the WWE a form of masculinty was very interessting to me. When I used to watch wrestling when I was younger I was addicted. I loved the story lines and I would order all the pay-per-views so I wouldn't miss any of the big matches. As I grew older I started to realize that what I was watching was a big joke. I always knew wrestling was fake but the entertainment and drama sucked me in. When I became older though I realized, why am I watching oiled up men wrestle around and yell at each other in their underwear. I believe sports such as NFL Football and NBA Basketball truly represent masculinity. The WWE is a form of entertainment and NOT a sport. The WWE is scrpited and has a pre-determined outcome. It is essentially like watching a movie. The WWE does feature strong muscular men but I don't believe they represent masculine ways. Since when has it been masculine to roll around with other guys in your underwear? I believe the WWE falsely portrays manhood and shows us everything not to be. Wrestlers Chris Benoit and Eddie Gureero died because of steroid abuse. Does taking steroids to become a musucalr wrestler really reprsent masculinity. Before I would consider the WWE to represnet hegemonic maculinity I would take a closer look. The WWE even features story lines where the men wrestlers fight the women wrestlers (divas). It is definitely not masculine or socially accepted for a man to wrestle a girl. In my opinion wrestling is a form of entertainment similar to that of a movie, it is pretend and nothing else. The real form of manhood and masculinity lies withinin professional sports.
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You made some very good points with this blog. I myself was a big fan of WWE when I was younger. I had the same falling out with it. Once I realized it was all fake and staged I completely lost interest. The winning of the matches wasn't due to who was more strong and willed to win, it was the decision of the commissioner and what the fans might enjoy the most. What fans enjoy the most is an undetermined match, not one that is predetermined. That is why we gravitate towards such sports with these outcomes. Who would have guessed Washington would beat USC. It happened and this is why we love it. Grit and determination are main factors in upsets such as this.
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