Media analysts have uncovered a new culprit in the growing culture of violence

among American youth, professional wrestling. Long considered boorish and pretentious,

televised wrestling is now regularly full of vulgarity, obscenity, and sexual innuendo.

Critics say professional wrestling reinforces sexual and ethnic stereotypes and

communicates to young people that violent, vengeful acts are morally acceptable. The

devastating impact of all this violence affects children, because one-third of the viewing

population is children under the age of fourteen.

Years ago professional wrestling gave up the silly notion that it was simply a

sporting event. Promoters, programmers and the wrestlers themselves admit the matches

are choreographed and a winner is predetermined. Now, there are scriptwriters who write

lines for wrestlers to recite in the ring, in backstage dressing-room banter, even in car

chases. Running story lines of feuds between the wrestlers and their women followers

have included attempted rape. Threats of killing are common in the prematch rhetoric.

Real wrestling is secondary and participants are not so much athletes as actors.

it necessary to monitor his/her television viewing. "The Rock's" comment about the

Millions of children are watching this on TV. This will cause many of them to

supposedly takes the women from him for the night. I feel that his is very damaging to the

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