The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity - 1381 Words

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a satirical play written by playwright Kristoffer Diaz. The play is centered on the absurd, yet implicit racism of the American people. In the play, professional wrestler Macedonia Guerra is constantly battling to promote himself in the world of wrestling. He eventually finds a way to become a famous wrestler, but it involves selling out his values and pretending to be an absurdly inaccurate and stereotypical Mexican character even though he is Puerto Rican, (see Appendix 1). Mace goes along with the ridiculous faà §ade he is playing for quite some time and even ventures to make their entrances and promotions even more elaborate. He is paired up with one of his friends, Vigneshwar Paduar, who is known†¦show more content†¦Then there are the in-between moments where the audience sees the characters in everyday life at their place of employment. The Office is also known to have a boss that comes off politically incorrect at times. Chad Deity emphasizes that to take it a step further. I think this is a necessary component of the play because it helps the audience to get the full effect of the show. Many people think that racism no longer exists or that it does, but they are not guilty of racism. However, studies have shown that implicit racism has become increasingly more prevalent in society, (see Appendix 2). By making the reactions to the incorrect stereotypes more exaggerated, Diaz is shining a light on the implicit racism of society. Mace and Vigneshwar are considered the bad characters in the eyes of the wrestling audience because they are of a different race. Mace’s boss, Eko, decides to capitalize on this and creates erroneous, unbelievable characters for them to play in the ring. For example, Mace’s character’s name is a combination of three of the most communistic political leaders. None of them have anything to do with Puerto Rico, which is where Mace is from, or Mexico, which is where his character is supposed to be from. Vigneshwar is an Indian American, who is told to play a Middle Eastern terrorist. He is not even given an actual name, only the Fundamentalist. He is told to wear a turban and is given a