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Post by jabronidrive on Feb 4, 2013 0:42:24 GMT -5
Not as bad as when they referred to his finisher as "Pale Justice".
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Feb 4, 2013 1:13:21 GMT -5
I could never figure out what this was supposed to be. A cross with an Afro with an undone bow tie ascending to heaven? Whatever it is, it hurts the eyes. Bad.
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Post by JCBaggee on Feb 4, 2013 2:30:09 GMT -5
I never saw it as racist... Neither did I, and I'm sure a lot of people didn't see it as intentionally racist. Sadly, all it would take is one person to see it otherwise, and suddenly there's a huge PR mess.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Feb 4, 2013 2:43:59 GMT -5
Why did they call him that to begin with? Was it because he is pale? Either that or he's a white supremacist behind the scenes. I can't comprehend how anyone in this thread doesn't see how this nickname can easily be misconstrued as racist. he was redeeming himself after running away from those sharks in that empty butthole.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Feb 4, 2013 6:50:10 GMT -5
Yeah, it was a bad nickname. Besides the obvious racial implications, I didn't like them straying from anything Irish with him. His whole character has been based around Ireland, Gaelic culture and Irish folklore. His promos, his stories, everything was based around the character all connected, except for the whole "Great White" thing. Or "White Noise". I also miss the Fiery Red Hand, apart of the many aspects of his character and look. They should just have Sheamus come up with every nickname for his character, as he obviously knows a ton about Irish history and has used it throughout his early and current career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hand_of_Ulsteren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brogueen.wiktionary.org/wiki/laochen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_crossId love if wrestlers like Finlay and Sheamus could be wrestlers who just happen to be Irish instead of having their character be based around that. But alas that will never happen because people rather stereotypes and I kind of get why WWE do it. I have a fantasy of Fergal Devitt coming in and calling Sheamus out on using a stereotypical Irish name and exploiting his heritage etc. I wouldn't say he's exploiting it. Sheamus obviously has a huge interest in Irish history, and if you check out his old stuff, he really went hardcore with it. Even before coming to WWE, a cape with the Celtic Cross on it, the fiery red hand, O'Shaunnessy as his last name, an axe, like, Sheamus did this character all himself and WWE kinda took a lot away from it. He likes being a character like that. This was his character in Ireland and the UK.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2013 8:18:40 GMT -5
Id love if wrestlers like Finlay and Sheamus could be wrestlers who just happen to be Irish instead of having their character be based around that. But alas that will never happen because people rather stereotypes and I kind of get why WWE do it. I have a fantasy of Fergal Devitt coming in and calling Sheamus out on using a stereotypical Irish name and exploiting his heritage etc. I wouldn't say he's exploiting it. Sheamus obviously has a huge interest in Irish history, and if you check out his old stuff, he really went hardcore with it. Even before coming to WWE, a cape with the Celtic Cross on it, the fiery red hand, O'Shaunnessy as his last name, an axe, like, Sheamus did this character all himself and WWE kinda took a lot away from it. He likes being a character like that. This was his character in Ireland and the UK. We're heading towards a "one world" "open society" where one can't be proud of their heritage, lest they're either implying someone else's heritage isn't equal, or perpetuating a stereotype that stands in the way of a homogenized world society. This makes it a lot easier for people to find things to complain about, as they're (usually subconsciously) filtering it through a lens of easily-offendedness.
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