What does pro wrestling teach children?

[frorider6]

I really don't watch the WWF. Maybe during the commercial breaks from another show. I also don't have any kids. So take this however you want.

From what I've seen of the WWF, I don't think I ever want my kid to watch it. It seems to teach that violence is the only way to handle ANY problem and revenge is common. Even the "good guys" do it. Now, the same arguements have always been made about cartoons. But cartoons, by their nature, are not real. The WWF blurs that line, especially to a young child.

Another major problem I have with the WWF is how alcohol is portrayed. Last night (and many times before) I see Steve Austin in the ring with a can of Budweiser, chugging it, pouring it over his defeated competitor, and spraying it over the audience. What message does this send to kids. Maybe it's no worse than seeing daddy come back from the vending booth with his max amount of beer every 30 minutes. Personally, I don't think any person with a child at ANY sports event should be drinking. I believe the message is that you can't have fun without alcohol.

If this doesn't make sense, oh well. It's early.

Thoughts?

 

[HappyScrappy]

the chicks are hot.

 

[The Shadow]

If ya don't like it - change the channel.

It has a parental rating just like everything else on TV. a 10 year old should not be watching it. Period. Parents need to responsibilize their actions.

 

[danielson]

that you can repeatedly stomp on another persons head, smash sledgehammers into their skull and smash them through tables and that they will be perfectly okthe next day


i dont thin its suitable for kids, as they will almost certainly try and replicate the moves. the dumb ass 'dont try this at home' stuff probably gets ignored

but yeah, i dont think it particularly sends a good image to children, and i personally dont think i would let my younger ones watch it if i had any

perhaps when they are old enough to realise the true competition in a bra and panties match

 

[TheProject]

Y'know, I wasn't allowed to watch wrestling as a kid, and it was fairly tame then.

I think there's a rating of TV-14 on both WWF shows, and rightfully so. It's like anything else that's on TV: it falls to the parents to govern what their kids are watching.

WHAT?!?

I said, it falls to the parents to govern what their kids are watching.

 

[The MN Bulk]

that you can repeatedly stomp on another persons head, smash sledgehammers into their skull and smash them through tables and that they will be perfectly okthe next day

Hmmm sounds like cartoons.

 

[frorider6]

I agree that parents should take responsibility for what their kids watch. And I'm not saying it should be taken off the air. It's just an observation.

Also, if it has a TV-14 rating, why are they allowed to use beer as a prop?

 

[saint808]

wrestling grew up with those of us who watch it... in the 80's when BBV was a kid it was more cartoon like... now that BBV is a grown man it is mor adult like.

 

[frorider6]

Hmmm sounds like cartoons.

Like I said, cartoons by nature are not real. The WWF intentionally blurs the line between reality and fantasy.

 

[The Shadow]

I agree that parents should take responsibility for what their kids watch. And I'm not saying it should be taken off the air. It's just an observation.

Also, if it has a TV-14 rating, why are they allowed to use beer as a prop?

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