Burt Dymond;

Popularity of Professional wrestling is to a large extent not viewed too favorably by parents. While children love this phenomenon, parents find certain wrestling styles to be offensive and disturbing. In many homes, children are banned from watching professional wrestling on television. This does lead us to the question of - Is all the fuss justified, or is professional wrestling really just a soap opera for boys?

Everyone knows by now that professional wrestling is a sham. Viewers long ago gave up the idea that it was for real. Actors pretend to be wrestlers and it doesn't take much skill. The only real aspect is that someone could actually be hurt.

The fuss has little to do with whether or not professional wrestling is real, but parents and others worry that it's sending bad messages. It's definitely violent, no one can deny that. Recently, professional wrestling is venturing into new territory. It's always targeted racial and ethnic backgrounds, but now there is physical and verbal abuse directed at women in the world of wrestling. This is the part that's bothering many people.

Most male wrestlers have often had their female counterpart, a scantily clad girl with certain fake body parts, huge hair, and way too much makeup. Where many think the turning point is came several years ago, when a pimp character was introduced and his entourage was prostitutes. The girls would often be made to do demeaning acts and many parents were shocked.

Whether or not children really realize what they are watching, many people thought that any show that caters to young viewers should take some responsibility of what they are showing the kids and teaching them. Wrestling was soon shut off in many homes because of this. Many parents were wondering why the change from just violent wrestlers with catchy names and ridiculous outfits, to this? Many people felt that their children shouldn't be subjected to seeing this sort of behavior.

Another issue that came up was that wrestling was on television in the early afternoon, when many children were home alone without parent supervision. Parents felt that it should be the responsibility of the television networks to only have controversial shows like wrestling on later in the evening when at the very least parents could either make sure it stays off the TV, or watch it with their kids so they could explain certain aspects of the show.

Despite the controversies, wrestling continued to gain popularity and all events in the US and Canada would have stadium filled to capacity. Major matches were also shown on big screens in large movie theatres. In the recent past, wrestling mania has slowed a bit but it continues to be very popular with kids.

Whether or not we like wrestling it seems that kids will always enjoy it. It has been around for many years and kids love the extra merchandise that is sold, as well as imitating their favorite wrestler. As long as parents can be there to explain that none of this is real, and not to try and act out any wrestling moves, it proves to be fairly harmless.

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