Is Wrestling Suitable for Children? Children all over the world are watching
wrestling now more than ever. Some say it is very entertaining while others say
it is garbage. Nonetheless, tickets are selling in less than an hour. “Besides
matches, which are when two or more wrestlers compete in a ring, there are also
interviews where the wrestlers state how they feel to the fans.
In these
interviews, some wrestlers curse and say disgusting phrases that parents feel
their children should not hear”, said a high-school student-wrestling fan. This
is one of the many reasons why parents ban their children from watching
wrestling. Although some strict parents would never let their children watch
wrestling, it is still suitable for children over a certain age of about twelve
or thirteen. Today, many people over the age of ten watch wrestling. Kids love
to talk about Federation television programs with their friends. Attending a
live event allows a family, friends and even football fans to exercise their
First Amendment rights.
Fans express themselves with self-styled signs that they bring to Federation
live events. They even take pictures of their favorite superstars and mock them
as well said a student. “It is not right for a child to know these words but
they still do learn them in school and other social places”, said a parent.
Parents should not immediately think that their child is doing these things all
from wrestling or something else on television. Wrestling teaches children some
interesting things that they should know. The parent could let them watch it not
only for the entertainment side of it, but also for its learning experience.
“The announcers at the show call the match move-by-move and also use some
interesting words that helped me on the SATs”, said a student. Parents must not
ban their children from wrestling all because they feel the wrestlers have no
intelligence. The only reason why they might have a real reason to ban their
children from watching wrestling is the sex appeal involved, stated a parent. It
is not fair that if an eleven-year-old boy, who probably does not like girls
yet, watches wresting and sees what happens. Parents do not want to let their
children watch a woman and a man celebrate after a victory by kissing. If
parents do not want their children to watch the Monday Night Raw show and the
Thursday night Smackdown show, then they should let them watch the two weekend
shows. These shows (WWF Superstars and WWF Livewire) are summaries of what went
on in the past week without showing any violence, stated another student. In
conclusion, wrestling is suitable for children depending on the maturity of that
child. It is up to the parent whether their child should watch wrestling
although it is practically the same as watching a rated R movie or even HBO.
Words: 477
