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	Vol.7, No 15, September 23, 1999
	WWF sues bunny Wrestling fans were very happy a few months ago. The World Wrestling Federationís former womenís champion, Sable, posed in Playboy magazine. In fact, she did it twice, and is going to do it again. I guess third time is a charm. Ken Hanson The WWF filed a lawsuit earlier this week in an attempt to block the issue, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. The federation is also trying to force Playboy to give up profits from the wrestlerís last appearance in the magazine.   The WWF claims that because it created Sableís character and image it needs to be compensated.   I must question the argument that creative rights extend to the corporations that create an identity for a person.    Who really has control of the character, the WWF or Rena Mero, who played the character in the sports entertainment matches?   Mero filed a lawsuit against the WWF in June for stripping away her championship belt because she did not like the direction in which her character was going to be scripted, the Press Telegram article said.    Mero said that the WWF was planning to "degrade" her by incorporating a lesbian story line, exposing her breasts on national television and having Sable appear in sexually degrading photos.   Didn't she already appear naked in Playboy magazine? Okay, maybe Playboy pictorials are not sexually degrading, but she is already naked. It makes me wonder why appearing in other naked pictures is any worse.   Mero felt it tasteful to pose in Playboy. If she has no problem taking off her clothes in that publication, why is it so hard to do it for the company that made her who she is today?      Besides, Sable is just a character in a soap opera. Professional wrestling is fake, and the characters are too. Anything that happens to characters is only make believe.   Ken Hanson is the opinion editor of the Daily Forty-Niner		CFA angry over raise process Students welcomed to mixer New system makes e-mail easier Mentor program gives support, helps with pressures of life Toys don't kill Threats no joke WWF sues bunny Ol' Dirty Bastard does it again with new album 'Tootsie' and 'The Big Chill' make good rentals Injuries hamper 49ers Haneef blocks opponents' way LBSU soccer team tries for two this weekend Men's polo looks to rebound after tough week Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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