Periodicals>Newspaper Article:  Rogers, Nick (April 25, 2017), How Wrestling Explains Alex Jones and Donald Trump, Retrieved on 2018-10-31
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    31 OCT 2018

     Kayfabe

    Although the etymology of the word is a matter of debate, for at least 50 years “kayfabe” has referred to the unspoken contract between wrestlers and spectators: We’ll present you something clearly fake under the insistence that it’s real, and you will experience genuine emotion. Neither party acknowledges the bargain, or else the magic is ruined. [...] The aesthetic of World Wrestling Entertainment seems to be spreading from the ring to the world stage. Ask an average Trump supporter wheth...
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