Wrestling and Other Sports
Fans line up days in advance before the selling of tickets to games, often camping out in tents, and they pay big bucks to see men hurt other men. The arena is always packed, the tickets always sold out, people always trying to sneak in to see the bloodbath. And that is what is.
In wrestling, most obviously, not only are the men half naked, but they have trained for nothing but to beat the cena out of their opponent. Many have died fighting, all to the crowd's shock, because surely, after being repeatedly smacked in the head by a folding chair the wrestler can still survive, right? The newbies almost never stand a chance, and after being knocked out cold they are never heard of again. Their career has been put to death hasn't it? Even women, though their numbers are so very low, do wrestle as well, though they are by no means taken quite as seriously.
Many other sports are quite the same. Boxing, mixed martial arts, football, rugby... the list goes, the only exception being that the crowd doesn't decide who dies.
In wrestling, most obviously, not only are the men half naked, but they have trained for nothing but to beat the cena out of their opponent. Many have died fighting, all to the crowd's shock, because surely, after being repeatedly smacked in the head by a folding chair the wrestler can still survive, right? The newbies almost never stand a chance, and after being knocked out cold they are never heard of again. Their career has been put to death hasn't it? Even women, though their numbers are so very low, do wrestle as well, though they are by no means taken quite as seriously.
Many other sports are quite the same. Boxing, mixed martial arts, football, rugby... the list goes, the only exception being that the crowd doesn't decide who dies.
Celebrities
Remember Lindsay Lohan? Remember Britney Spears? After the crowd bringing them up to stardom through devoted fans buying merchandise we can't help but be amused as their lives spiral down and crash as conspiracies and rumors about their lives give us something to think abut while we munch our cereal. Because, as celebrities, that is their main goal: to amuse us. And after being on top for too long, the crowd decides that it'd way more fun to see them crash and burn. We give their careers a thumbs up, and as their publicity goes down, they try to do whatever it takes to stay in the newspapers. Rehab, anyone? Shaved head, anyone?
I'm also told that in the land of "Britney Spears" there is no Pompeii...
I'm also told that in the land of "Britney Spears" there is no Pompeii...