1,165
edits
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | In professional wrestling, kayfabe /ˈkeɪfeɪb/ (also called work or worked), as a noun, is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged. The term kayfabe has evolved to also become a code word of sorts for maintaining this "reality" within the direct or indirect presence of the general public. | ||
{{#widget:YouTube|id=QGcqV3xrhK0}} | |||
Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe Wikipedia] | |||
== Kayfabe as a Scientific Concept == | |||
The sophisticated "scientific concept" with the greatest potential to enhance human understanding may be argued to come not from the halls of academe, but rather from the unlikely research environment of professional wrestling. | The sophisticated "scientific concept" with the greatest potential to enhance human understanding may be argued to come not from the halls of academe, but rather from the unlikely research environment of professional wrestling. | ||
Line 8: | Line 14: | ||
Source: [https://theportal.group/2011-edge-kayfabe/ Eric's Edge essay on Kayfabe] | Source: [https://theportal.group/2011-edge-kayfabe/ Eric's Edge essay on Kayfabe] | ||
{{#widget:YouTube|id= | == Community Contributions == | ||
In 2021, Portal Community contributor and media producer [[Jake Orthwein]] released Part [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZpBvfBxLxc 1] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L39Xr6bU9Mg 2] of a high quality informative miniseries tying together Eric's ideas about politics, Kayfabe, [[Embedded Growth Obligations]] and #whathappenedin1971. | |||
{{#widget:YouTube|id=SZpBvfBxLxc}} | |||
{{#widget:YouTube|id=L39Xr6bU9Mg}} | |||
[[Category:Ericisms]] | [[Category:Ericisms]] |