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hostilecityshowdown · 1 year ago

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i know i'm The Guy who never shuts up about people, especially modern-day professional wrestling fans with little to no awareness of pre-1980's wrestling, needing to read death of the territories. However. bodyslams in buffalo by dan murphy opens with the best overview of the entire history of professional wrestling i've found yet and, overall, it's a much shorter book that doesn't read like a textbook

this is a greatly accessible alternative for anyone who felt overwhelmed by death of the territories' scope, constant stream of factual information with little reprieve, and serious/academic overtone. bodyslams in buffalo has humour, dramatised retellings of events, and exclusive/rarely seen photos from the collections of both pro wrestling illustrated and the families of wrestlers. also: transcribed promotional posters, news articles, and advertisements! highly recommend

and don't forget to continue engaging in active boycotts, demonstrations, letter/email writing, awareness raising, and direct action in support of palestinian freedom and in opposition to the genocide of palestinians.

#[ colour commentary ]#being in WNY means i had the opportunity to check out way too many pro wrestling books recently #my therapist told me to start doing things i enjoy until i actually enjoy them instead of feeling so much guilt and despair i just. stop.#and prowl al jazeera and palestinians' social media. so. i checked out way way too many books because i'd just knit and cry all day when #mango was at work because representatives don't even accept phone calls directly and many answering machines are full now. my emails are met #with the same automated messages. i'm too disabled and poor to travel to demonstrations or engage in highly illegal™ shit because i would #only endager other protestors by being a weak link in need of protection. so even though i'm a molotov thrower at heart i'm a liability and #Literally can't run from pigs. anyway. engage in direct action use your privilege do not enable the same settler colonialism that wiped out #the majority of my families and many many palestinian bloodlines. do not be complicit. and read bodyslams in buffalo. because unfortunately #life goes on admist unfathomable atrocities. keep elevating people like adeel alam and mansoor within the pro wrestling community. et cetera #long post

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