Currently Nerdy

Currently Nerdy


Wrestling, the Undertaker, & QAnon

February 27, 2021

Today we talk about the the culture of wrestling and the Undertaker. We examine his comments and claims about how wrestling has gotten softer by highlighting the toxic, racist, and cruel working conditions of past years. We talk about the history of masculinity and how it is constructed historically and changes over time. We talk about the politics of nostalgia and its connection to conspiracy theories. We then examine QAnon conspiracy theories around the inauguration and the mental gymnastics it takes to deny reality. We talk about the broken information ecosystem and how far afield republicans have gone.