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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Sept 30, 2013 18:51:45 GMT -5
I wanna see a Bret "Hitman" Hart t-shirt. Just to see how you "pinkify" a Bret Hart shirt.
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Post by BigBadZ on Sept 30, 2013 18:58:35 GMT -5
If cancer finds out you are wearing this, it will aggressively go into remission out of boredom. Or kills you 5x faster because you've insulted it. You had your choice of any superstar, and you threaten cancer with Lunesta Del Rio. Unless the cancer can get national sponsorships from Red Bull, 5-hour energy, and cocaine, I don't think we have to worry.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 30, 2013 19:06:42 GMT -5
For me, there's not much muckraking to be done when they tell you right up front what percentage of the money they're giving.
Furthermore, I got no issue with that, they're a business first, of course they're also making a profit.
One can say that "they could give more" or "they're supporting a cause du jour" and both those things are to.some degree probably true. But again, at least some $ is going to a charitable source.
Someone is perfectly valid in feeling it's not enough or what have you, but it's perfectly valid to have no issue with it.
Is it primarily a PR move? Almost unquestionably, but if there's at least some positive from that, I say so be it.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Sept 30, 2013 19:16:32 GMT -5
So during this month will the WWE debut a wrestler called the cancer?
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Post by ThePhenomenal620 on Sept 30, 2013 19:17:18 GMT -5
I really like a lot of the shirts and would love to get some especially with part of the cash going to such a good cause. As others have said some money is better than none as every little bit helps.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2013 19:22:05 GMT -5
There needs to be a "Cena is now a Dancer" gimmick, where Fandango uses hypnotism to turn Cena into a ballroom dancer. It is a source of great personal grief, as well as hidden joy, for Mr. Hustle Loyalty Respect.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Sept 30, 2013 19:26:44 GMT -5
October is breat cancer awareness month and June is prostate cancer awareness month. There are other disease awareness months too, but these two are the most publicized. So...why don't they promote prostate cancer awareness in June? That's my whole point, why choose breast cancer? I'm not criticising, it just seems random to me though. Ive always wonderd that why MLB and WWE don't do everything baby blue in June. Esp since getting men to willingly have a Dr shove his fingers or a camera up their ass is kind of hard in most cases. And thats not to say Brest Cancer does not need attention but prostate needs more attention that it gets.
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Post by percymania on Sept 30, 2013 19:40:46 GMT -5
I few of those shirts are good, but most are pretty uninspired.
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Sept 30, 2013 20:32:39 GMT -5
Ugh, most of that will go on "raising awareness" instead of paying for research into cures.
Funnily enough, I'm aware of cancer.
Also, I lovehow there's a Swagger one. Nothing says Anti-cancer like a shirt promoting a racist.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 30, 2013 20:37:15 GMT -5
So...why don't they promote prostate cancer awareness in June? That's my whole point, why choose breast cancer? I'm not criticising, it just seems random to me though. Ive always wonderd that why MLB and WWE don't do everything baby blue in June. Esp since getting men to willingly have a Dr shove his fingers or a camera up their ass is kind of hard in most cases. And thats not to say Brest Cancer does not need attention but prostate needs more attention that it gets. They already have the perfect baby blue shirt for that
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Sept 30, 2013 21:42:22 GMT -5
Oh god, I just realised that October is cancer bandwagon month. One bandwagon I am more then happy to be on and apart of.
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Post by Sparvid on Sept 30, 2013 23:07:55 GMT -5
According to a quick Google search, November is lung cancer awareness month. R-Truth shirt, please.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 30, 2013 23:10:15 GMT -5
According to a quick Google search, November is lung cancer awareness month. R-Truth shirt, please. They'll just continue selling the current RVD and Swagger shirts throughout November.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2013 23:20:37 GMT -5
For me, there's not much muckraking to be done when they tell you right up front what percentage of the money they're giving. Furthermore, I got no issue with that, they're a business first, of course they're also making a profit. One can say that "they could give more" or "they're supporting a cause du jour" and both those things are to.some degree probably true. But again, at least some $ is going to a charitable source. Someone is perfectly valid in feeling it's not enough or what have you, but it's perfectly valid to have no issue with it. Is it primarily a PR move? Almost unquestionably, but if there's at least some positive from that, I say so be it. I say they're dicks. The PR part is inevitable if they're doing all the pink stuff on TV, but that's part of the awareness too so that's fine. But profitting off of the merch is complete bs. The good PR should be enough, they're being greedy assholes. I'm glad money is going to the cause, but WWE doesn't deserve to be commended one bit. They should break even in all this, pay for the labor and materials and everything else to produce the shirts, and give any profit to the cause. I don't think that's a really hardcore, outlandish way to think, it's just that we're so used to greed that we're not even phased by it anymore, and that's a really sad, spiritually sickening place to be. Not hating on your post or anything, it just inspired me to give my opinion.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 1, 2013 6:42:33 GMT -5
No worries, we just disagree.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 1, 2013 7:10:07 GMT -5
How come they don't do a Rise Above HIV thing? Because they don't want to be seen as part of the Patriarchy.
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Post by CM Parish on Oct 1, 2013 7:11:10 GMT -5
FEED ME CANCER Nah, wouldn't work CANCER RULES That doesnt work either. If there's one thing I hate more than BOWLIES, it's Cancer.
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Post by CH Punk on Oct 1, 2013 7:21:39 GMT -5
So....why is WWE doing this exactly? Don't get me wrong, it's nice they are giving to charity but it just seems odd. Why Breast Cancer Awareness out of everything? And why promote it so aggresively like the company depends on it? From what's been said about it in 2012, Cena made a big push for it internally and it ended up becoming an entire brest cancer awareness month instead of just a special Cena shirt.
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Post by Germansuplex on Oct 1, 2013 9:05:44 GMT -5
There needs to be a "Cena is now a Dancer" gimmick, where Fandango uses hypnotism to turn Cena into a ballroom dancer. It is a source of great personal grief, as well as hidden joy, for Mr. Hustle Loyalty Respect. Hustle Loyalty Cha-Cha "Rise Above Dancer"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2013 11:03:30 GMT -5
CANCER RULES That doesnt work either. If there's one thing I hate more than BOWLIES, it's Cancer. it would be hilarious, to me, for ryback to chastise everyone for bullying cancer. it might be in bad taste, but if he was pretty OTT about it and got a sound beating as a direct result i think it would be fun.
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