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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2021 18:45:31 GMT -5
We need some consistency from the mods as far as what's allowed to be discussed here, because this has basically become a political conversation.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 24, 2021 18:45:57 GMT -5
Aren't (weren't ) some of Undertaker's best friends The Godfather, Yokozuna, Savio Vega ? I don't think he's racist he's just one of those right wing patriots. (Right or wrong and I'm definitely not a righty) I dunno I enjoyed his wrestling work even before Undertaker gimmick is all I really have to add I don't know the guy personally. The "I can't be racist cause I have a black/brown/etc. friend" is never a legitimate defense. A lot of the time the example appears it tends to comes down to the mentality of the individual being: "[my friend] is one of the good ones." Again, I'm not accusing Taker of being racist. But this particular example doesn't quell the thought.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2021 19:02:26 GMT -5
Also, I've listened to the first 20mins of this now and already he's been waxing lyrical about modern medicine, wrestlers taking better care of their bodies and how stupid they all were back in the day to take steroids because newer wrestlers have proven fans don't really give a shit how big you are. You could easily select a few quotes, put them on Twitter and paint him as a super forward thinking dude. Or take the bit where he has a shot at video games and compare it to using racial slurs. Basically, you'll agree with some things he says, disagree with others. I don't think you can extrapolate sweeping judgements on the man from either. Welcome to the internet in 2021. The moment he said "when men were men" you had to know the vultures would come out. I wasn't expecting the racism accusations though, I must have missed that part of the interview.
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Post by eJm on Jan 24, 2021 19:06:28 GMT -5
I'm going to go ahead and lock this. Not anyone's fault as much as this topic really can't go any further without going into political stuff, stuff that 'Taker himself hasn't exactly made it easy to avoid. If any of the actual mods disagree, they can unlock it.
And please make it a habit to report posts instead of calling us out in public. It's really not a hard process to do.
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