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[The Faceless Master]

1. WWE depicts wrestler Muhammad Hassan and his manager Khosrow Daivari as Arab Americans. In fact, neither is Arab American. A turban and Arabic inscriptions are used as representations of Arab American markers. When Daivari launches into tirades, viewers are led to believe he is speaking Arabic, but he is actually speaking Farsi

2. As evident by the audience’s loud boos and chants of “USA,” the wrestlers have already had an adverse effect on the image of Arab-American. Average viewers will equate the characters disloyalty to America as representative of all Arab Americans.

3. WWE has a responsibility to its younger, and more impressionable audiences, not to undermine the seriousness of public concern about the worsening problem of racism and prejudice towards Arabs, Muslims, South Asians, and those perceived to be. The ramification of this is tantamount to conditioning young people to resent and be frightened of Arab Americans, Arabs and Muslims.

4. Wrestling matches may be form of a theater with self-conscious displays of caricature and parody, but when audiences enter into the match, real emotions are unleashed. Mock racism can awaken real racism, and there is a danger that mock violence can result in real violence.

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[Prine]

e's the only reason i watch RAW.

Muhammed Hassan > RAW roster

 

[LakeEarth]

Damn it, I was hoping no one would complain. You know the only reason WWE introduces characters like these is to cause some group to complain, get news coverage, and therefore WWE gets free advertising.

I was SO happy when the Katie Vick thing just backfired on WWE, causing no media coverage and just led to the pissing off of thousands of fans.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

bah one day they'll turn em from heal to face and he will be HUGE the guys got skills on the mic.

 

[FightyF]

bah one day they'll turn em from heal to face and he will be HUGE the guys got skills on the mic.

Yeah! Just like the Iron Sheik!

 

[bjork]

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