Unraveling Desire and Danger: Why ‘Rough House’ Will Keep You Turning Pages Late Into the Night
No, “national obsession” is not an exaggeration. And yes, I, too, was deeply skeptical of anyone making such a claim — until I read Rough House. As Miller points out throughout her book, savvy promoters play upon bedrock prejudices to pump up their “products,” inciting and increasing their fan base with such provocative trash talk as “Pro Wrestling is like Broadway for Hillbillies,” or “Pro Wrestling is the third favorite white trash pastime behind incest and NASCAR.” But as Rough House convincingly argues, the appeal of pro wrestling lunges across all demographics of education, race, and income.
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