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Post by The Barber on Apr 1, 2023 8:50:08 GMT -5
No disrespect, but this is an incredibly bad take. Bigots will be bigots regardless of what their chosen outgroup does; it's one of the reasons some folks aren't public about gender identity. The idea trans people are setting themselves up for trouble by waiting to disclose their identity puts the responsibility for these reactions on them and not the folks harboring baseless hate. And the idea that immediately disclosing gender identity somehow generates less negative attention from bigots is wishful thinking at best and naive at worst. You ever notice how to some people, trans people who go stealth are "liars" but if they're open and up front about it they're "shoving their agenda in your face"? They should be open about it and any abuse they may face is horrible. I support anyone who is gay, straight, lesbian, etc. being open about themselves. Then may I ask, what should a man do if he finds out that the person he is with is trans? Just shrug his shoulders? I hate to tell you this, but that won't be most men's reactions. I'm not agreeing with it, but it's the truth. Okay so putting aside that trans panic defenses are f***ing garbage and awful, Gisele was not having sex with Rick Steiner. Gisele was doing a public signing as a wrestler who people like at a wrestling convention, and he yelled at her at her table while she was doing her job. That's not about sex, that's not about genitals, that's not about any of what you're talking about. That's hatred. That's simple, pure hatred, and honestly with you bringing out the idea of "trans people are deceivers to men in relationships" you're not actually proving much better than ol' Rick is. Just absolutely despicable posting here. Like I typed earlier, Rick was in the wrong about what he did. I am not making excuses for it and to assume that I am is a huge misnomer on your part. Questioning the trans movement doesn't make one bigoted (just like everything else on Earth should be questioned). Then may I ask, what should a man do if he finds out that the person he is with is trans? Just shrug his shoulders? Yes. Yes he should. The end. I love this weird shit where we have to pretend that straight men don't date and aren't attracted to trans women when I know so many trans women who get lonely straight dudes in their twitter DMs just f***ing drooling over them constantly. If you just don't know any trans people you end up with zero scale of just how attracted to trans women many, many straight men are. Which is all also not getting into the idea of trans women who are attracted to. Other women? Like why the f*** is this woman's dignity being centered around if men would date her as a singular stake-in-the-ground issue for why people in this thread are saying Wrong Things? I'd hate to tell you this, but most men don't want to be with a trans woman because they feel that they are still men in their eyes. I talk to many people (both men and women) who feel that way and not just a small minority of people. No disrespect to anyone here, but some of the things you guys are saying is setting a bad precedent. Yes, in a perfect world, it wouldn't matter if someone has changed their sex. But in this imperfect world, a trans person who doesn't disclose that they are trans is setting themselves up for trouble. Most straight men will see Gisele as a man regardless of how many surgeries Gisele has had. lol trans people that fully “disclose” who they are also get massive amounts of abuse. Get lost with this victim-blaming shit. Tans women are women.
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Post by The Barber on Apr 1, 2023 8:41:48 GMT -5
No disrespect to anyone here, but some of the things you guys are saying is setting a bad precedent. Yes, in a perfect world, it wouldn't matter if someone has changed their sex. But in this imperfect world, a trans person who doesn't disclose that they are trans is setting themselves up for trouble. Most straight men will see Gisele as a man regardless of how many surgeries Gisele has had. I struggle to think of any context where a trans person needs to disclose that they're trans besides talking to their doctor or sexual partners. Other than that, I don't really think it's anybody's business, especially with the increasingly harmful attitude towards trans people in today's society. I think it should be up to the individual if they want to go public with it or not Like I said earlier, in a perfect world, it wouldn't matter. But, we don't live in a perfect world. It's nice to think this way, but it truly isn't realistic.
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Post by The Barber on Apr 1, 2023 8:11:11 GMT -5
No disrespect to anyone here, but some of the things you guys are saying is setting a bad precedent. Yes, in a perfect world, it wouldn't matter if someone has changed their sex. But in this imperfect world, a trans person who doesn't disclose that they are trans is setting themselves up for trouble. Most straight men will see Gisele as a man regardless of how many surgeries Gisele has had. No disrespect, but this is an incredibly bad take. Bigots will be bigots regardless of what their chosen outgroup does; it's one of the reasons some folks aren't public about gender identity. The idea trans people are setting themselves up for trouble by waiting to disclose their identity puts the responsibility for these reactions on them and not the folks harboring baseless hate. And the idea that immediately disclosing gender identity somehow generates less negative attention from bigots is wishful thinking at best and naive at worst. Then may I ask, what should a man do if he finds out that the person he is with is trans? Just shrug his shoulders? I hate to tell you this, but that won't be most men's reactions. I'm not agreeing with it, but it's the truth.
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Post by The Barber on Apr 1, 2023 7:44:24 GMT -5
No disrespect to anyone here, but some of the things you guys are saying is setting a bad precedent. Yes, in a perfect world, it wouldn't matter if someone has changed their sex. But in this imperfect world, a trans person who doesn't disclose that they are trans is setting themselves up for trouble. Most straight men will see Gisele as a man regardless of how many surgeries Gisele has had.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 28, 2023 7:42:22 GMT -5
How long was Khali working before he got to WWE? I'm asking because even by the time he debuted, he's knees looked shot. I have no idea at all.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 27, 2023 2:37:37 GMT -5
He also had a lot of charisma, which would make a difference. I think his biggest issue would be seeing how he'd adapt to a very different backstage environment. If he had a promoter that he could have the kind of relationship with as he did the Vinces, then he'd be gold, but if he couldn't, he'd probably bounce from company to company like Sid would later on. Andre was very conscious of his market value, and for better and worse, prioritized that over being a team player, which would lead to things like him viewing guys like Uncle Elmer and Big John Studd with suspicion and hostility, given he felt they could damage his value as THE giant. I mean there still is the spectacle of 70's Andre doing moves that he did as opposed to what we saw in the 80's/90's WWF (Which even working hurt Vince Sr. and Jr. both basically told him to stop doing a lot of the moves he could do with the you're a giant... you don't need anything else) People often forget that Andre could move for a big man back in the day. The Great Khali could move too, but didn't in WWE.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 26, 2023 7:25:55 GMT -5
It's a big what if for me, had Paul Wight gone to WWF and not been grabbed by WCW due to WWF dropping the ball, what would have happened with him. WCW definitely pushed him heavily and made him a star, but they also didn't really teach him discipline, especially since he was Hogan's buddy. WWF could have maybe got some seriousness into him and sidestepped some of his later attitude issues, but they also might have totally botched using him like they did with some of their big men, even if he was definitely a cut above the Silvas and Kurrgans of the world. I fear that they would have had him be the lumbering giant or goofy schmuck he was in the 2000s. I think he might've actually gone to WCW if it was still around because Big Show probably still would have had issues with his weight while in the WWF.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 25, 2023 6:06:55 GMT -5
I think statements that Andre would outshine all modern giants is doing a huge disservice to be Big Show who could both work and talk. The WWE squandered him doing comedy crap so it's easy to forget just how talented he was for someone his size.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 22, 2023 8:18:17 GMT -5
Aside from the steroid scandals, I’ve always been surprised that WWF wws having trouble in that era. If you were to put together a dream roster from the golden age of wrestling, you would basically end up with WWF’s roster from some time between 1990 and 1992. I was talking to someone online about this and I believe the problem was the fact that the WWF was still stuck in the past. The guy mentioned that both Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels looked like heavy metal rockers in an 80s music video and I agree with him. The Ultimate Warrior even looked like a comic book character from ten years prior. But it could also be that anything pop culture from a generation will most likely be seen as old hat in the next generation.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 17, 2023 2:03:13 GMT -5
Is that the one that got leaked online early? I didnt hear anything about a leak...interesting. Wonder if this was darkside's your referencing No. I was referring to the leaked script that everyone here is talking about. (Yes, I mean the one with Linda McMahon's 'butt stuff' quote. Don't forget, it also had unknown tidbits about Jimmy Snuka being a porn star and the heads of the NWA going to a nudie bar after a meeting doing cocaine).
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Post by The Barber on Mar 16, 2023 3:13:21 GMT -5
ECW Roster: Our paycheck! But seriously... to DrBackflipsHoffman , does that show where Cactus threw the flaming towel even exist? If if didn't, I could understand why. I can see it as either destroyed, or more likely, an Owen/Droz situation where it's being kept for legal purposes. I meant that it either didn't happen or it did, but wrestling lore made it out to be bigger than it was (like WCW's New Blood blood gimmick). ECW Roster: Our paycheck! But seriously... to DrBackflipsHoffman , does that show where Cactus threw the flaming towel even exist? WWE would have the tapes of the show if ECW kept them. Highlights of the match where it happened are on the Nov. 14, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV. OK. I've never seen that episode. Was the match as bad as they say it was?
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Post by The Barber on Mar 16, 2023 3:09:28 GMT -5
Is that the one that got leaked online early?
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Post by The Barber on Mar 15, 2023 3:48:02 GMT -5
ECW Roster: Our paycheck! But seriously... to DrBackflipsHoffman , does that show where Cactus threw the flaming towel even exist?
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Post by The Barber on Mar 12, 2023 9:45:41 GMT -5
I'm just trying to figure out why Holly. Why not? *shoulder shrug*
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Post by The Barber on Mar 11, 2023 7:07:20 GMT -5
Cool, another post-modern, "adulty" spin on a classic kid's cartoon. I can't wait to see how they try to spin "I've been cancelled, Barney!" into a rock pun. Umm...The Flintstones wasn't a kids cartoon. It aired in primetime.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 9, 2023 7:00:44 GMT -5
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Post by The Barber on Feb 28, 2023 8:23:01 GMT -5
Not gonna blanket blame black people by any means, but it was an odd decision airing f***ing Dilbert of all shows on a network geared towards black people. Dilbert, starring Daniel Stern, it’s hard to get much whiter then that UPN was trying to diversify their content. They'd actually also been one of the people vying for Clerks the Animated Series, but Kevin Smith went with ABC. Ironic, really, since even if it'd have likely only lasted a season or two on there, too, it would have likely got more episodes, and certainly aired more of them. I remember reading that the Dilbert cartoon was literally the lowest rated show of all network TV at one point.
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Post by The Barber on Feb 21, 2023 8:50:04 GMT -5
I have never beaten that game undefeated because I can beat everyone on my first try except 'Macho King' Randy Savage. For some reason, he'll decide to become a cruiserweight and run circles around me while elbowing me in the back of my head. I can beat him the second time, however. Andre The Giant is unplayable vs. The Ultimate Warrior if you were to play against another human because of that very same reason (a reason that didn't apply when you played versus the computer, somehow). The secret to the game is constantly going for pins as it would make the computer less aggressive. Even the late match bosses like Hogan and Warrior would become fairly easy once you figured this out.
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Post by The Barber on Feb 20, 2023 1:45:23 GMT -5
Time to fix me an AWFUL WAFFLE and watch all about the show that taught me the color of giraffe's tongue! It's blue. Blue, blue. Toilet bowl blue!
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Post by The Barber on Feb 20, 2023 1:36:11 GMT -5
Unfortunately it was one of those games that it was far too easy once you got the hang of it I have never beaten that game undefeated because I can beat everyone on my first try except 'Macho King' Randy Savage. For some reason, he'll decide to become a cruiserweight and run circles around me while elbowing me in the back of my head. I can beat him the second time, however. It really didn’t feel outdated at the time, IMO. I’m very interested in the prototype, which to my knowledge has yet to be discovered. It was titled Survivor Series and had the Mega Powers as the title screen. The only gripe I had, was the jumping out of the ring randomly and not being able to get back in if you were Andre the Giant. Andre The Giant is unplayable vs. The Ultimate Warrior if you were to play against another human because of that very same reason (a reason that didn't apply when you played versus the computer, somehow).
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