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World Wrestling Entertainment has long profited from racial stereotypes – it's time for change

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par Andrew Russell, Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth

In April, former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) writer Britney Abrahams sued the company for alleged discrimination following her objections at racist and discriminatory storylines. The lawsuit also contains some damning examples, citing “offensively racist and stereotypical jargon used in WWE scripts”.

In June, the defendants in the lawsuit – executive chairman Vince McMahon, chief brand officer Stephanie…

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