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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 9, 2018 21:11:00 GMT -5
Let’s see.... Randy Orton’s tweets on Hispanic women Early Abraham Washington in FCW ...something tells me this company might be a little racist. Huh? www.cagesideseats.com/2014/8/4/5969383/randy-orton-apologises-for-calling-fan-latino-ms-piggy-on-twitterOrton’s excuse was that the woman was harrasing his wife but that argument doesn’t hold water because Orton asked the woman for a picture and then uploaded it calling her a pig. Over the last few years, Orton’s twitter account has become insensitive to say the least. In FCW, around 2009, Brian Jossie debuted a presidential gimmick, the character’s full name was Abraham Saddam Washington, the character was then renamed Abraham Obama Washington. Dusty Rhodes was working in developmental at them time and let’s just say that he didn’t have the best record in race relations.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 9, 2018 21:14:32 GMT -5
Oh and Chris Jericho was never ever disciplined by the wwe for this
tmz.com/2009/11/05/chris-jericho-wee-racial-slurs-wrestling-statement/
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Nov 9, 2018 23:47:36 GMT -5
Gail Kim is indeed bitter and delusional but honestly I have no problems whatsoever believing this.
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Post by BrodietheSlayer on Nov 10, 2018 0:12:28 GMT -5
Let’s see.... Sweet Saphire Akeem Saba Simba Virgil Slick eating fried chicken The Nation’s vandalized locker room Vince saying the n word Triple H saying nappy hair to Booker T and telling him to grab his bags Edge telling Cryme Tyme that he was gonna beat them black and blue Calling Mark Henry a silverback gorilla The social media employer who told Alberto to wash the dishes Mexicools Zeb Coulter Early New Day Kerwin White Bill Watts Bill Watts as hall of famer Bill Watts appearing on a round table that was supposed to honor black wrestlers Michael Hayes’ continued employment Roddy Piper’s program with Bad News Brown Lionizing Agent Orange’s racist ass despite never apologizing for his words only apologizing for getting caught Randy Orton’s tweets on Hispanic women Early Abraham Washington in FCW Colt Cabana being insulted for being Jewish in OVW by an agent Employing literal neo nazis with the Harris Twins Employing a real nazi in Ludvig Borga Several blackface segments Vince being surprised that men actually found Asian women attractive Colt Cabana getting the Scotty Goldman name only because he was Jewish Tatanka’s heel turn Muhammad Hassan Austin saying “I see sand people” to Hassan Kaientai Goldust using a blackface and a week later jive talking and using an afro Rikishi turning heel and playing the race card Slick invoking Hakeem ...something tells me this company might be a little racist. Vince McMahon (and quite a few of his Yes Men) is a dumb out-of-touch racist. Also, a sexist homophobe, a sexist, and a xenophobe.....but one with ACTUAL power.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 10, 2018 0:29:15 GMT -5
Let’s see.... Sweet Saphire Akeem Saba Simba Virgil Slick eating fried chicken The Nation’s vandalized locker room Vince saying the n word Triple H saying nappy hair to Booker T and telling him to grab his bags Edge telling Cryme Tyme that he was gonna beat them black and blue Calling Mark Henry a silverback gorilla The social media employer who told Alberto to wash the dishes Mexicools Zeb Coulter Early New Day Kerwin White Bill Watts Bill Watts as hall of famer Bill Watts appearing on a round table that was supposed to honor black wrestlers Michael Hayes’ continued employment Roddy Piper’s program with Bad News Brown Lionizing Agent Orange’s racist ass despite never apologizing for his words only apologizing for getting caught Randy Orton’s tweets on Hispanic women Early Abraham Washington in FCW Colt Cabana being insulted for being Jewish in OVW by an agent Employing literal neo nazis with the Harris Twins Employing a real nazi in Ludvig Borga Several blackface segments Vince being surprised that men actually found Asian women attractive Colt Cabana getting the Scotty Goldman name only because he was Jewish Tatanka’s heel turn Muhammad Hassan Austin saying “I see sand people” to Hassan Kaientai Goldust using a blackface and a week later jive talking and using an afro Rikishi turning heel and playing the race card Slick invoking Hakeem ...something tells me this company might be a little racist. Vince McMahon (and quite a few of his Yes Men) is a dumb out-of-touch racist. Also, a sexist homophobe, a sexist, and a xenophobe.....but one with ACTUAL power. Jim Ross in his podcast told Kevin Sullivan that the promoters was basically the good ol boy network, that they were white and extra macho alpha male mentality, that they didn’t want to know anything about Jim Barnett’s private life or that Sam Muchnik was Jewish. It’s sad that even though they portray themselves as a global brand, it’s still the good ol boys network.
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Nov 10, 2018 7:57:01 GMT -5
WWE is so racist that Gail worked for them not once but twice. You'd think she wouldn't come back if they were that bad. Sounds like sour grapes from a retired wrestler.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Nov 10, 2018 8:45:14 GMT -5
WWE is so racist that Gail worked for them not once but twice. You'd think she wouldn't come back if they were that bad. Sounds like sour grapes from a retired wrestler. That's the power of the almighty $ for you. Most are willing to look the other way for it.
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 10, 2018 9:02:05 GMT -5
WWE is so racist that Gail worked for them not once but twice. You'd think she wouldn't come back if they were that bad. Sounds like sour grapes from a retired wrestler. There were few places for womens wrestlers to work at that time, and one of them, the company that she was at, lowballed her, despite the Knockouts pulling big ratings and Awesome Kong vs Kim being one of the best feuds in the companies history. And its not like TNA didn't have it's problems with Racism at that time. Vince Russo was at the company, after all.
And as a person of Korean descent, going to Japan was out of the question. It was WWE or pretty much nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 9:03:25 GMT -5
WWE is so racist that Gail worked for them not once but twice. You'd think she wouldn't come back if they were that bad. Sounds like sour grapes from a retired wrestler. I’ve said before that any minority/non-white who works for the WWE should know what type of company they are working for, so in a way I get your point (don’t take money from a racist), but that still doesn’t excuse the racism. Ideally either minorities would stop working there or WWE would get more negative press for being run by bigots but neither of those things will ever happen.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 10, 2018 12:27:40 GMT -5
WWE is so racist that Gail worked for them not once but twice. You'd think she wouldn't come back if they were that bad. Sounds like sour grapes from a retired wrestler. It’s the only place to work for. TNA paid shit. Unfortunately if she wanted to make ends meet she had to endure that racism. It’s not sour grapes when there are a lot of other stories about how minorities are treated there.
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Post by corndog on Nov 10, 2018 13:17:20 GMT -5
Vince hired Bill Watts despite Watts getting fired in WCW for a racist and homophobic tirade. Vince keeps Michael Hayes employed. Vince loves so much orange racists that he brought Hogan back. I expect Vince to hire Roseanne Barr and Michael Richards. Bill Watts is a well documented racist and he pushed African American wrestlers much further than Vince ever has, because he actually booked Ron Simmons as champion and Junkyard Dog wasn't treated like a complete moron in Mid-South.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 10, 2018 14:28:47 GMT -5
Vince hired Bill Watts despite Watts getting fired in WCW for a racist and homophobic tirade. Vince keeps Michael Hayes employed. Vince loves so much orange racists that he brought Hogan back. I expect Vince to hire Roseanne Barr and Michael Richards. Bill Watts is a well documented racist and he pushed African American wrestlers much further than Vince ever has, because he actually booked Ron Simmons as champion and Junkyard Dog wasn't treated like a complete moron in Mid-South. I think Foley says in his book that Watts always booked a black babyface as his top guy.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Nov 10, 2018 14:47:30 GMT -5
Bill Watts is a well documented racist and he pushed African American wrestlers much further than Vince ever has, because he actually booked Ron Simmons as champion and Junkyard Dog wasn't treated like a complete moron in Mid-South. I think Foley says in his book that Watts always booked a black babyface as his top guy. I don’t think he was « racist » as I “I hate all black people and they’re inferior” type. I think, like Vince, he just has a very narrow un pc view of other races and cultures. His racist comments that got him fired were about restaurants having to right to refuse service to people and if they didn’t want to serve blacks then the government shouldn’t make them. Let the court of public opinion deal with it. It’s not unlike the people complain about that bakery who didn’t want to make that cake for the gay wedding. Of course, that’s the story he tells years later. If you read a transcript of the actual interview, yeah if not racist then very bigoted considering the word he uses to describe gays
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 10, 2018 15:03:09 GMT -5
I think Foley says in his book that Watts always booked a black babyface as his top guy. I don’t think he was « racist » as I “I hate all black people and they’re inferior” type. I think, like Vince, he just has a very narrow un pc view of other races and cultures. His racist comments that got him fired were about restaurants having to right to refuse service to people and if they didn’t want to serve blacks then the government shouldn’t make them. Let the court of public opinion deal with it. It’s not unlike the people complain about that bakery who didn’t want to make that cake for the gay wedding. Of course, that’s the story he tells years later. If you read a transcript of the actual interview, yeah if not racist then very bigoted considering the word he uses to describe gays Could be the case; bigotry involves outright disliking a group, while racism CAN involve that, but often revolves around innate biases, many of which a person might not even realize they possess; for example, if you were raised around segregation then, hey, "I don't hate those people, but that's just how things are/were, I wish they wouldn't complain about it so much." Watts was perfectly happy to make money off of a black babyface champion, but it's entirely possible he could simultaneously be the type to get upset if a family member decided to marry a black person and not view that as a form of hatred for another group ("they should just keep to their own kind!").
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 10, 2018 15:19:27 GMT -5
Watts pushing black faces cuz it was the smart thing to do money wise doesn't mean a thing when it comes to whether he was or wasn't racist. Just about any racist except for the most virulent will consider indvidual members of a race as a 'good one'. "So and so at work, he's not like that...."
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Post by segaz on Nov 10, 2018 15:40:19 GMT -5
Let’s see.... Sweet Saphire Akeem Saba Simba Virgil Slick eating fried chicken The Nation’s vandalized locker room Vince saying the n word Triple H saying nappy hair to Booker T and telling him to grab his bags Edge telling Cryme Tyme that he was gonna beat them black and blue Calling Mark Henry a silverback gorilla The social media employer who told Alberto to wash the dishes Mexicools Zeb Coulter Early New Day Kerwin White Bill Watts Bill Watts as hall of famer Bill Watts appearing on a round table that was supposed to honor black wrestlers Michael Hayes’ continued employment Roddy Piper’s program with Bad News Brown Lionizing Agent Orange’s racist ass despite never apologizing for his words only apologizing for getting caught Randy Orton’s tweets on Hispanic women Early Abraham Washington in FCW Colt Cabana being insulted for being Jewish in OVW by an agent Employing literal neo nazis with the Harris Twins Employing a real nazi in Ludvig Borga Several blackface segments Vince being surprised that men actually found Asian women attractive Colt Cabana getting the Scotty Goldman name only because he was Jewish Tatanka’s heel turn Muhammad Hassan Austin saying “I see sand people” to Hassan Kaientai Goldust using a blackface and a week later jive talking and using an afro Rikishi turning heel and playing the race card Slick invoking Hakeem ...something tells me this company might be a little racist. Muhammad Hassan as a character was not racist. The undertaker angle notwithstanding
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 10, 2018 15:52:54 GMT -5
I think Foley says in his book that Watts always booked a black babyface as his top guy. I don’t think he was « racist » as I “I hate all black people and they’re inferior” type. I think, like Vince, he just has a very narrow un pc view of other races and cultures. His racist comments that got him fired were about restaurants having to right to refuse service to people and if they didn’t want to serve blacks then the government shouldn’t make them. Let the court of public opinion deal with it. It’s not unlike the people complain about that bakery who didn’t want to make that cake for the gay wedding. Of course, that’s the story he tells years later. If you read a transcript of the actual interview, yeah if not racist then very bigoted considering the word he uses to describe gays Watts is very very very racist, it’s beyond the restaurant comments. Read his interview again, he’s basically a white supremacist. This is what he said, “Who’s killed more blacks than anyone? The f***in’ blacks. But they want to blame that bullshit Roots that came on the air. That Roots was so bullshit. All you have to do if you want slaves is to hand beads to the chiefs and they gave you slaves. What is the best thing that has ever happened to the black race? That they were brought to this country. No matter how they got here. You know why? Because they intermarried and got educated. They’re the ones running the black race.” deadspin.com/hank-aaron-sparked-pro-wrestlings-first-major-racism-st-1823080138This goes beyond having a narrow mind, Watts is a virulent racist.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 10, 2018 15:54:50 GMT -5
Let’s see.... Sweet Saphire Akeem Saba Simba Virgil Slick eating fried chicken The Nation’s vandalized locker room Vince saying the n word Triple H saying nappy hair to Booker T and telling him to grab his bags Edge telling Cryme Tyme that he was gonna beat them black and blue Calling Mark Henry a silverback gorilla The social media employer who told Alberto to wash the dishes Mexicools Zeb Coulter Early New Day Kerwin White Bill Watts Bill Watts as hall of famer Bill Watts appearing on a round table that was supposed to honor black wrestlers Michael Hayes’ continued employment Roddy Piper’s program with Bad News Brown Lionizing Agent Orange’s racist ass despite never apologizing for his words only apologizing for getting caught Randy Orton’s tweets on Hispanic women Early Abraham Washington in FCW Colt Cabana being insulted for being Jewish in OVW by an agent Employing literal neo nazis with the Harris Twins Employing a real nazi in Ludvig Borga Several blackface segments Vince being surprised that men actually found Asian women attractive Colt Cabana getting the Scotty Goldman name only because he was Jewish Tatanka’s heel turn Muhammad Hassan Austin saying “I see sand people” to Hassan Kaientai Goldust using a blackface and a week later jive talking and using an afro Rikishi turning heel and playing the race card Slick invoking Hakeem ...something tells me this company might be a little racist. Muhammad Hassan as a character was not racist. The undertaker angle notwithstanding He was turned into the iron sheik terrorist stereotype. Hassan was so bad it was cancelled by a UPN directive.
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Post by Shark on Nov 10, 2018 18:49:07 GMT -5
This actually isn't the first time she's addressed this. I remember a couple of years ago, I was watching a random WWE PPV that Gail was on and Matt Striker was commentating on it and Striker always had some sort of odd mean streak when it came to Gail. Someone mentioned Gail being Bryan;s girlfriend and Striker said Gail doesn't really count, kind of implying it was because she was Asian. He'd call her the Saigon Kid, Saigon is in Vietnam and Gail is Korean. He'd call her the Poison Fist of the Pacific Rim. I tweeted about Striker saying those things and tagged Gail in the tweets and she replied to me something to the effect of "That company being racist? I'm shocked!" and she obviously meant it in a sarcastic way.
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Post by chazraps on Nov 10, 2018 18:51:32 GMT -5
I don’t think he was « racist » as I “I hate all black people and they’re inferior” type. I think, like Vince, he just has a very narrow un pc view of other races and cultures. His racist comments that got him fired were about restaurants having to right to refuse service to people and if they didn’t want to serve blacks then the government shouldn’t make them. Let the court of public opinion deal with it. It’s not unlike the people complain about that bakery who didn’t want to make that cake for the gay wedding. Of course, that’s the story he tells years later. If you read a transcript of the actual interview, yeah if not racist then very bigoted considering the word he uses to describe gays Watts is very very very racist, it’s beyond the restaurant comments. Read his interview again, he’s basically a white supremacist. This is what he said, “Who’s killed more blacks than anyone? The f***in’ blacks. But they want to blame that bullshit Roots that came on the air. That Roots was so bullshit. All you have to do if you want slaves is to hand beads to the chiefs and they gave you slaves. What is the best thing that has ever happened to the black race? That they were brought to this country. No matter how they got here. You know why? Because they intermarried and got educated. They’re the ones running the black race.” deadspin.com/hank-aaron-sparked-pro-wrestlings-first-major-racism-st-1823080138This goes beyond having a narrow mind, Watts is a virulent racist. Yeah, these are white supremacist talking points. There's no defending Watts on this.
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