Two members of the United States Congress are speaking out about Power Slap and asking Warner Brothers and TBS for answers about its airing.
Thursday, U.S. representatives Bill Pascrell Jr., of New Jersey’s 9th congressional district, and Don Bacon, of Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district, wrote a letter to Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav with a carbon copy to Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel.
The two-page letter called UFC president Dana White’s new project a “crass program that glorifies dangerous and aggressive behavior at the expense of its participants’ long-term health. The letter also discussed potential serious health outcomes for Power Slap combatants including concussions. CTE, and other mental degenerative health issues.
“The governing bodies of (other) sports have made strides in recent years to preserve the history and tradition of physical activity while seeking to understand the causes of CTE and implement appropriate safety precautions. The Power Slap makes no similar good faith effort to do the same, while exposing participants to brain trauma without protective measures.”
Pascrell and Bacon also categorized Power Slap’s spot on national television and social media presence as “dangerous content… not…
