Thursday, March 21, 2013


After reading Sut Jhally’s article titled “Manhood of the Mat: Wrestling & Masculinity,” I have to agree with his opinion that “wrestling subculture contributes to a larger cultural environment that teaches boys and men that manhood is about achieving power and control.” He makes the strong point that wrestling is not about winning or losing but more about who can be more ridiculing and essentially more of a bully. For young children, particular boys that watch wrestling, this portrayal of violence, and power driven brutality might be displaying the wrong message where these children start to believe that this is what “being a man” is all about. I think UFC (Ultimate Fighting) is essentially no different. In combination with wrestling, ultimate fighting is displaying the same brutality and could be teaching young boys that fighting is acceptable and a part of being a man. Children learn from adults, and if adults are watching these shows as entertainment than children might believe that bullying is acceptable and start to bully other kids as their form of entertainment.

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