Maikeru Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 How anyone finds Strictly Come Dancing entertaining is beyond me. But admittedly a much larger proportion of the population would struggle to understand what I see in wrestling than would question my mum's love of Strictly. There are likely less than ten million people worldwide watching wrestling regularly. Should the industry be thankful that there are that many people willing to suspend disbelief for a fake sport? Or is the level of talent and sacrifice required from performers compared with other forms of arts and entertainment such that it's a travesty more people don't appreciate it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Dancing is socially acceptable. Strictly is shit, but pro-wrestling is worse. Dancing is quite clearly a respected art form that stretches back centuries and is a pillar of not only western civilization but the entire world. It transcends language. Pro-wrestling is gutter entertainment to be honest. It's embarrassing. Anyone that extracts any kind of emotional attachment to wrestling after a certain age hasn't lived. If you've gone through addictions, broken relationships, lost loved ones and been laid off work, you can take pro-wrestling or leave it. Edited September 13, 2019 by Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Richard bloody hell you are uplifting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted September 13, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: Anyone that extracts any kind of emotional attachment to wrestling after a certain age hasn't lived. If you've gone through addictions, broken relationships, lost loved ones and been laid off work, you can take pro-wrestling or leave it. Or it can be an escapism from all that. Which is generally is to millions of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Or it can be an escapism from all that. Which is generally is to millions of people. I agree with you to an extent, but I wouldn't plan my entire life around it. My own personal voyage has gravitated towards creating a family. I'm not prodding anyone that has been depressed and has found solace in their youth, that's fine. But I wouldn't measure my existence on what New Jack thought of Paul Heyman in 1999. Pro-Wrestling shouldn't be an extension of your existence past a certain age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 13, 2019 Moderators Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Richard said: Pro-Wrestling shouldn't be an extension of your existence past a certain age. Same goes for being a fan of any other entertainment. Nothing you're not actively participating in should be the defining part of your identity otherwise you're a spectator in your own life. That goes for people who follow bands around on tour, full kit wankers, obsessive wrestling fans, etc. It's all the same. But you can still enjoy all of those things reasonably and with some perspective. Edited September 13, 2019 by Chest Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Pro wrestling isn't an art form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited)  30 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: Same goes for being a fan of any other entertainment. Nothing you're not actively participating in should be the defining part of your identity otherwise you're a spectator in your own life. That goes for people who follow bands around on tour, full kit wankers, obsessive wrestling fans, etc. It's all the same. But you can still enjoy all of those things reasonably and with some perspective. Well that's a sociological topic, then. If you can't differentiate between high culture and pro-wrestling, then I don't know what to tell you. Entertainment isn't arbitrary, and boiling entertainment down to hollow ''subjectivity'' sheds away the cultural and societal norms. Pro-Wrestling leans into societal anomalies. Equating Football on a Saturday to pro-wrestling isn't fair, and it's disingenuous to think so. I'm not fully sold on the idea that liberalism has no standards, and what is acceptance will progressively become the norm. Watching Eastenders and watching Monday Night Raw aren't the same. Edited September 13, 2019 by Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevestofdeanambrose Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Talking absolute bollocks and trying to sound smart and then spelling eastenders wrong is the kind of shit I live for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 minute ago, thevestofdeanambrose said: Talking absolute bollocks and trying to sound smart and then spelling eastenders wrong is the kind of shit I live for I have a degree in sociology but appreciate the tip. Hi @Devon Malcolm do you have anything to say babe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 13, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Richard said: Hi @Devon Malcolm do you have anything to say babe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Devon Malcolm said: You're my favorite poster for a reason. Edited September 13, 2019 by Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 13, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2019 You'd better do something with that James Franco gif before @Chest Rockwell sees it in the morning, you know what he's like before midday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 14, 2019 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Richard said: I have a degree in sociology 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: 😂😂😂 awww. Second time you have had nothing to say to me on here. Why are you a mod? Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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