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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 8:12:47 GMT -5
Good for him. I hope they treat this professionally and respect his sexuality. It's his choice, and it's one that is completely legal.
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Gummydavidson
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Post by Gummydavidson on Aug 15, 2013 8:16:33 GMT -5
Will this result in a Darren Young push? He's bound to be considered a hero in the gay community right now.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Aug 15, 2013 8:17:39 GMT -5
Will this result in a Darren Young push? He's bound to be considered a hero in the gay community right now. Feud with AJ Styles
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 8:20:08 GMT -5
I'm glad that everywhere & 90% of fans are being respectful & cool to Darren for this, really cool, progressive honesty is the best and all the respect in the world to him for it.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Aug 15, 2013 8:20:41 GMT -5
Reach for the stars First you got to have a vision. . .
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Post by Yami Daimao on Aug 15, 2013 8:23:39 GMT -5
Great for him to come out like that. Hope it all works out well for our favorite, and only, Bizarro Cena.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Aug 15, 2013 8:34:32 GMT -5
Well, congrats to Darren Young for coming out and hopefully, WWE will treat this with decency. next week he comes out with a pink leather tight and a new moniker: Darren "the insatiable" Young and Cole puts over how he likes eating bananas all day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 8:35:50 GMT -5
Wait - you mean this guy? Haha, seriously though - hopefully things keep going well for him in WWE and they don't get all extra-exploitive about it. I mean, I expect some level of exploitation, it is wrestling, but not a ridiculous amount.
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Post by wisdomwizard on Aug 15, 2013 8:41:56 GMT -5
Don't make his character campy, and I'm all right with this. Weirdly, I'm not shocked about this. When there was that thread we had a bit ago about an interview with someone and they mentioned that there were some guys in the locker room who are openly gay, I thought for a while about who on the current roster would be gay, and Darren was the first one to come to mind. I guess you can say its a rare case of a straight person having gaydar, because there were no obvious signs he was to me at all.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 15, 2013 8:49:42 GMT -5
I gotta assume most of who he worked with already knew, say what ya will bout the WWE, but given how Patterson has been there for decades and is universally respected, they don't seem to have an issue with sexuality behind the scenes.
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Post by pepsitwist on Aug 15, 2013 8:53:54 GMT -5
Given WWE's past record, I really hope he's treated with the same level of respect. For athletes to 'come out' regardless of sports where the majority fanbase is male is a big deal. Perhaps even a watershed moment for the industry in modern times.
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Post by JTG Fan on Aug 15, 2013 8:54:55 GMT -5
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Post by mattyy on Aug 15, 2013 8:56:37 GMT -5
finally, a serious gay character.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Aug 15, 2013 8:57:11 GMT -5
Haha funnily enough I was going to come here and say that I just read this thread title as "Darren Young comes out as gay JTG fan" and was all like "There must be more to this story that I haven't heard!"
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Post by Sparkybob on Aug 15, 2013 8:59:15 GMT -5
Neat, it doesn't effect me personally but good for him for having the courage to be himself.
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Post by salz4life on Aug 15, 2013 8:59:18 GMT -5
Good for him! I hope a day comes when this isn't as big a deal as it is today.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 15, 2013 9:00:51 GMT -5
Pat Patterson Chris Kanyon Orlando Jordan Darren Young Who's next? Goooooldberrrrrg....?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 15, 2013 9:03:17 GMT -5
Black Cena is gay... who knew
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Post by The Masked Heel WAS WRONG on Aug 15, 2013 9:03:57 GMT -5
Him and Titus will start coming out with headbands with their names on it.
They will also bring up Tyler Breeze as their manager.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 15, 2013 9:04:57 GMT -5
More power to him. Hopefully the WWE treats this with some sensitivity and doesn't use him as a human shield to try and deflect bad PR, or make him into a cliche down the line.
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