Quote by Roland Barthes

There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque.

There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble spor

Summary

This quote suggests that wrestling, often seen as a lowly sport, should not be dismissed as ignoble. Instead, it argues that wrestling is not just a sport but a spectacle, comparable to theatrical performances. The quote implies that it is no more shameful to partake in watching the physical suffering of wrestlers than to engage in watching tragic works of theater, emphasizing that the appreciation of wrestling should not be belittled due to society's prejudice against it.

By Roland Barthes

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