WWE & Anti Bullying

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Originally Posted by FourFifty Look at when The Four Horsemen ambushed Dusty Rhodes in a parking lot, as Dusty was minding his own business. Was that not bullying? While it was part of the storyline it had the elements of bullying. Want something more recent? How about when the original Nexus destroyed everyone by gang up on them? Until WWE promotes events as "Paul Wight as The Big Show" and "Glen Jacobs as Kane". Wrestling shows acts of bullying, much like an action movie will show people getting shot. It's part of the nature of the drama. While it's all part of the show, it's still the imagery that we see as Randy Orton punts a bad guy in the skull as the audience cheers, post match.

right... i guess i'm still slipping on the idea that portraying bullying in a story line, by a good guy or bad guy, negates the validity of an anti-bullying campaign. wwe also used to show a bunch of "don't try this at home" vignettes. do you think those were stupid too?

i also can't think of a storyline where a bunch of people kicked the piss out of one other person for no reason and got a positive crowd reaction. it may have happened, dunno, but i prob wouldn't feel good about it.