Darkshot77
Pre-Show Stalwart
Last night, The WWE showed another one of their Be A Star commercials against bullying. A little over an hour later we get footage of Kane choke slamming Ryder through the stage pushing him off the stage in a wheelchair. Is this Ok? To be anti-bullying to showing bullying in basically the same breath.
Now, I know it is a show. If William H Macy was to come out on a commercial during an airing of Shameless and talk about responsible drinking, that is one thing. Shameless does not claim to be real. And this is Willam H. Macy talking not Frank Gallagher. It is clear that what is on TV is complete fiction, they do not pretend it to be.
On the other hand, The WWE tries to make things seem real, but when you do that you can not back track and say it was "entertainment." A few years ago HHH broke into Randy Orton's house with a sledge hammer, after a short fight he was arrested by police men. They even afterwards made is seems real by saying that Orton would not "press charges." And now they want to seem all noble by taking up an anti bullying campaign. This "Be a Star" business is just a follow up for the "Stand up for the WWE" campaign. The WWE wants to make its self out to be wholesome, that it is not as bad as it looks. Being anti bullying is a PR move. But one they do not back up on the day to day programming. Let's review, two examples will suffice:
Mark Henry would attack wrestlers after their matches and injure their ankles. He did this for no reason, just because he could. During his reign of terror he assaulted, and I believe, hospitalized a sound technician for making a mistake. He continues to bully others when he put Jerry Lawler through the announce table and gave him "Anal Bleeding"
For the Past year Micheal Cole has been verbally bullying everyone he sets his sights on. He said that Kelly was fake beautiful and that her magazine cover was air brushed. He consistently assaulted the divas by demeaning their wrestling ability. He Bullied Jerry Lawler all through their feud and up to this day. And finally he has called Daniel Bryan: a geek, boring, clumsy, a nerd, a goof, a dweeb, and was not only a virgin, but in fact had never even had a girlfriend.
Kane and Zack Ryder is just the newest chapter of senseless bullying. All the while we are reminded, even by the Bella twins who have not ceased to bully Eve and Kelly, that bullying is wrong and to not do it. So does the WWE have the right to air anti-bullying commercials when they participate so fully in it?
I call hypocrisy, but why say you?
Now, I know it is a show. If William H Macy was to come out on a commercial during an airing of Shameless and talk about responsible drinking, that is one thing. Shameless does not claim to be real. And this is Willam H. Macy talking not Frank Gallagher. It is clear that what is on TV is complete fiction, they do not pretend it to be.
On the other hand, The WWE tries to make things seem real, but when you do that you can not back track and say it was "entertainment." A few years ago HHH broke into Randy Orton's house with a sledge hammer, after a short fight he was arrested by police men. They even afterwards made is seems real by saying that Orton would not "press charges." And now they want to seem all noble by taking up an anti bullying campaign. This "Be a Star" business is just a follow up for the "Stand up for the WWE" campaign. The WWE wants to make its self out to be wholesome, that it is not as bad as it looks. Being anti bullying is a PR move. But one they do not back up on the day to day programming. Let's review, two examples will suffice:
Mark Henry would attack wrestlers after their matches and injure their ankles. He did this for no reason, just because he could. During his reign of terror he assaulted, and I believe, hospitalized a sound technician for making a mistake. He continues to bully others when he put Jerry Lawler through the announce table and gave him "Anal Bleeding"
For the Past year Micheal Cole has been verbally bullying everyone he sets his sights on. He said that Kelly was fake beautiful and that her magazine cover was air brushed. He consistently assaulted the divas by demeaning their wrestling ability. He Bullied Jerry Lawler all through their feud and up to this day. And finally he has called Daniel Bryan: a geek, boring, clumsy, a nerd, a goof, a dweeb, and was not only a virgin, but in fact had never even had a girlfriend.
Kane and Zack Ryder is just the newest chapter of senseless bullying. All the while we are reminded, even by the Bella twins who have not ceased to bully Eve and Kelly, that bullying is wrong and to not do it. So does the WWE have the right to air anti-bullying commercials when they participate so fully in it?
I call hypocrisy, but why say you?