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Post by willywonka666 on Aug 15, 2013 7:28:45 GMT -5
That was one of the first times I remember hearing commentators giggling along with a segment which caused me to laugh more. I have heard it a lot since then and it seems forced.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 9:02:40 GMT -5
Honestly I've never liked this segment, I just find it painfully unfunny Agreed. Jason Sensation's part was funny, but other than that, is was more over-the-top than clever. The Four Horseman parody the nWo did prior to that was way better, IMO.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 15, 2013 9:03:52 GMT -5
Road Dogg and X Pac stole that segment.
X Pac looked hilarious in blackface, and Road Dogg's D-Lo impersonation was a riot.
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Post by pepsitwist on Aug 15, 2013 9:14:40 GMT -5
Jason Sensation was hilarious. The blackface was anything but.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Aug 15, 2013 9:26:25 GMT -5
I mean I'd say the blackface was indicative of a different era but Hubcap Stealing Alberto Del Rio was just this year.
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Post by ibdude on Aug 15, 2013 9:31:53 GMT -5
It's crazy how they were in blackface, but nobody really talks about that.
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Post by Jiren on Aug 15, 2013 9:39:00 GMT -5
Honestly I've never liked this segment, I just find it painfully unfunny Agreed. Jason Sensation's part was funny, but other than that, is was more over-the-top than clever. The Four Horseman parody the nWo did prior to that was way better, IMO. Yeah his Owen was good I probably should have mentioned that before
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 9:44:40 GMT -5
It's crazy how they were in blackface, but nobody really talks about that. People just kinda pretend it doesn't exist, I dunno. It's just a fact these dudes were clearly in blackface so I don't see the point of ignoring it, acting like they weren't or that everything is cool. I mean, I ain't saying you can't like it in general, but understand: you are talking about how funny a wrestling blackface routine promo was. That's...just what it was.
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Post by Hurbster on Aug 15, 2013 10:05:55 GMT -5
They wore black makeup because they were white guys impersonating black guys.
Seriously, is this really a thing ?
Bloody comedy gold compared to what Kevin Nash did to Arn Anderson.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Aug 15, 2013 19:01:43 GMT -5
Yeah blackface is a thing. A bad one.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Aug 15, 2013 19:11:53 GMT -5
Never found the overall skit particularly funny, but I never thought it was bad either. I can only imagine the uproar if X-Pac did that Mark Henry impersonation with the 'blackface' today... the world is a lot stricter on these things today. I imagine the fatties wouldn't be happy either. One of those people, huh? I see...
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Post by Greer on Aug 15, 2013 20:05:47 GMT -5
They wore black makeup because they were white guys impersonating black guys. Seriously, is this really a thing ? Pretty much. Like Steve Austin said, it ain't a race thing. It's a me kicking your ass thing. The black face wasn't meant to be offensive. The wrestlers they were lampooning just happened to be black. Kinda makes sense to me that they would make their skin dark to look like the people they are portraying.
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Post by mizerable on Aug 15, 2013 21:07:27 GMT -5
I didn't like it, outside of Jason Sensation. That was the only impersonation that wasn't god-awful. Jason was super talented.
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Post by The Gambler Fan on Aug 15, 2013 21:56:47 GMT -5
It did not age well. I thought it was funny when I was 16 but now I think it is lame and not funny.
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Post by BigBadZ on Aug 15, 2013 22:09:50 GMT -5
Just went and re-watched this and the Corporation bit, and Triple H probably did the worst impression of the Rock ever to be seen on television. The only thing that chuckled about was when X-Shamrock was going crazy and Trips said "the Crock thinks maybe Kenny should switch to decaf"
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Aug 15, 2013 22:27:28 GMT -5
The blackface thing shouldn't be ignored, but that isn't why I didn't like it. I didn't like it 'cause... well, it wasn't funny, simple as. Hell, Piper painted half of himself full-on jet black; not only did it not bother me, I actually found that entertaining.
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Post by Social Housecat on Aug 15, 2013 23:22:27 GMT -5
It did not age well. I thought it was funny when I was 16 but now I think it is lame and not funny. Pretty much. I just can't with the blackface. But I will always love Jason Sensation as Owen.
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Post by Hurbster on Aug 16, 2013 10:25:21 GMT -5
All this weeping and wailing about makeup. Unbelievable. I suppose Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder is terribly offensive to today's people as well. It's makeup, exactly the same as x-pac.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Aug 17, 2013 2:09:58 GMT -5
way overrated. liked it back then, but wasn't really comedic genius stuff or anything
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Post by homofojomo on Aug 17, 2013 3:49:41 GMT -5
I really think a distinction needs to be drawn between painting your face black, and doing a full on minstrel show with huge red lips, etc.
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