Word: wwf
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...belief that WWF is undeniably horrible as an institution was only been confirmed by my ring side seat. The morals, gender codes and so-called patriotism it condones make my stomach queasy. The wrestlers are over-paid to do nothing (they don't even look particularly good in those spandex things), and, as performers, could use some work. Wrestling lessons would be at the top of my list, with a few lessons on acting as a close second and haircuts a definite third. As I watched yet another wrestler gesture at his groin, I realized that my mace was futile...
...haven't, though I suppose I'm familiar with it. When I'm on line in the supermarket, I always see on the covers of TV Guide these big, buxom blondes and then it says something about WWF. So I imagine an element of sexiness is combined with violence...
...someone who studies stage violence, how do you view something like WWF, particularly in the context of contemporary culture...
...same time, however, the violence is staged in a public arena, and arenas tend to cross economic and even gender lines in a way that home performances don't. In some ways, WWF acts both ways: you watch it on TV but it's also in a public arena. And it even travels around so that it becomes a sort of court, a sort of "for the people" activity. If you remove it into a more private space--say, now it's going to be at the Kennedy Center--it's going to be quite different...
...could predict the future of WWF based on your knowledge of trends of stage violence in the past, what would...