WWE & Anti Bullying

[FourFifty]

I understand the point they're trying to make. Anti-bullying is "kind of a big deal" in some circles, however it's professional wrestling. There's always bullying. It's like if an adult entertainment company promoted strict monogamy while producing gang bang films.

[Seth82]

Originally Posted by FourFifty I understand the point they're trying to make. Anti-bullying is "kind of a big deal" in some circles, however it's professional wrestling. There's always bullying. It's like if an adult entertainment company promoted strict monogamy while producing gang bang films.

what a lame excuse that is

just cause it's wrassling doesn't mean it's ok

WWE and GLAAD are working out a deal to eliminate the type of promos that Cena has been doing which are full of homophobic comments

[FourFifty]

Originally Posted by Seth82 what a lame excuse that is just cause it's wrassling doesn't mean it's ok WWE and GLAAD are working out a deal to eliminate the type of promos that Cena has been doing which are full of homophobic comments

I bet you were cool with the negative stereotypes that WWE put out when they had Cryme Time, or when WWE made fun of the mentally disabled with Eugene came out. I'm sure you were alright with the degradation of the Godfather's Ho's and you cheered when Hassan got teamed up on by everyone in the royal rumble at once.
But god forbid they go for you. If you want something politically correct watching Public Access, not cable.

[dingdongyo]

Originally Posted by FourFifty I understand the point they're trying to make. Anti-bullying is "kind of a big deal" in some circles, however it's professional wrestling. There's always bullying. It's like if an adult entertainment company promoted strict monogamy while producing gang bang films.

well, not really. wrestling is entertainment, and wrestlers inherently volunteer themselves to get in confrontations. bullying is beating on people/kids in real life who are trying to mind their own business. i see a very large difference there.

Originally Posted by FourFifty I bet you were cool with the negative stereotypes that WWE put out when they had Cryme Time, or when WWE made fun of the mentally disabled with Eugene came out. I'm sure you were alright with the degradation of the Godfather's Ho's and you cheered when Hassan got teamed up on by everyone in the royal rumble at once.

i did not cheer for any of these events, nor am i cheering for the anti-bullying campaign. i just don't see what the problem is with it.

[FourFifty]

Originally Posted by dingdongyo well, not really. wrestling is entertainment, and wrestlers inherently volunteer themselves to get in confrontations. bullying is beating on people/kids in real life who are trying to mind their own business. i see a very large difference there.

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.

[dingdongyo]

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.

[FourFifty]

Originally Posted by dingdongyo 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.

How about a bunch of guys robbing one guy of his chance at a title shot?

SPOILER: show

[Kane Knight]

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.

So you can tell the difference between real and pretend, you just choose to suspend that selectively to try and force a point bridging them?