Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 19, 2021 7:38:41 GMT -5
No more live proposals plz. I understand the sentiment behind them, wanting to share a happy moment, or to not feel like you're "hiding" a significant other, but I feel like it also has such a possibility of putting someone on the spot. I know I'd honestly hate to be proposed to at a public event like that.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Dec 19, 2021 7:39:13 GMT -5
Tay deleted her Twitter account because people were harassing her apparently. It’s moments like this where it becomes glaringly obvious why, even though wrestling shows are some of the highest rated shows on cable TV, advertisers are still not lining up to pay for ad space on them. Certain reality shows have the most insane batshit obsessive fans(reality fandom drove Hana Kimura to suicide) that would make star wars/wrestling/sports/marvel etc most obsessive fans seem quaint . A few bad apples online isn't gonna stop sponsors as reality shows that hit the right demo do just fine,the reason wrestling doesn't command top dollar is the most coveted demo for sponors is youngish/married and female and most wrestling fans are not young,unmarried and male
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Dec 19, 2021 7:55:03 GMT -5
No more live proposals plz. I understand the sentiment behind them, wanting to share a happy moment, or to not feel like you're "hiding" a significant other, but I feel like it also has such a possibility of putting someone on the spot. I know I'd honestly hate to be proposed to at a public event like that. Could you imagine being in this situation? Yeesh. As for Sammy, hope he and his partner can move on ok. That’s the only feeling I have on this.
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 19, 2021 9:03:38 GMT -5
Any major fan base sadly. Being a Star Wars fan, I can tell you that it can get pretty nasty online there as well for example. And these same people will be the first to bring up mental health. Idiots.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 19, 2021 9:59:32 GMT -5
In the interest of keeping perspective, we do need to acknowledge that even just a couple hundred assholes deciding to asshole it up on twitter can be enough to drive anyone who doesn’t work with a publicist off the platform. The worst voices get amplified, sadly; the vast bulk of a fanbase can be fine but the angry, bitter, or hateful among them will unfortunately often end up at least playing a role in shaping the surrounding discourse.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2021 10:19:12 GMT -5
No more live proposals plz. I remember witnessing an extreme case once at this one karaoke bar. The gal in question said "no" (that got a mixed reaction) and next thing what happened: the dude who proposed burned down his own apartment late at night. Everyone else in that terraced house had to move elsewhere because of that. Jesus!
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 19, 2021 10:39:13 GMT -5
As someone who’s marriage collapsed inside of 9 months, it’s better it happens now then after the fact. Doesn’t make it suck less now, but it could be a lot worse.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 19, 2021 11:38:34 GMT -5
I'll never understand the people who feel the need to harass celebrities and those around them over this shit. Sammy and his fiancee breaking up is sad to hear for them, but it doesn't really affect me at all and while I can empathize I have no personal stake in it so whatever the reason it is, provided it isn't something sketchy or abusive - which there's no indication that it is - how's it anyone else's problem?
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Mochi Lone Wolf
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Dec 19, 2021 12:44:25 GMT -5
Another thing: Hana Kimura wasn’t that long ago.
No lessons have been learned since then. None.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 19, 2021 14:46:30 GMT -5
Another thing: Hana Kimura wasn’t that long ago. No lessons have been learned since then. None. Sadly, I'll wager that a lot of the people harassing Tay either don't know about Hana, or if they do they'll argue "Yeah, but we're justified in what we're doing". Again, it really doesn't take many people to create the real feeling of a social media mob; I want to think that most fans who know what happened to Hana took at least some of that to heart, but even a small number of who either are ignorant of it or choose to ignore it can create all kinds of misery on a platform like Twitter. But the larger issue of parasocial relationships still sticks out, nevertheless.
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Post by eJm on Dec 19, 2021 16:28:51 GMT -5
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Dec 19, 2021 17:06:07 GMT -5
Woof, if it was October that only would have been a couple months after the proposal. That's rough.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 19, 2021 17:21:53 GMT -5
So, if indeed Sammy and Tay are a couple as people have speculated based on their interactions on the vlog, turns out Sammy was already single by this point.
This is why you don't make assumptions, people. A lot of people owe Sammy and especially Tay an apology.
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Post by greyfmdan on Dec 19, 2021 18:04:10 GMT -5
Appreciate him speaking up on behalf of his friend. But it goes without saying that it’s a darn shame he had to.
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Post by greyfmdan on Dec 19, 2021 18:06:33 GMT -5
This is why you don't make assumptions, people. A lot of people owe Sammy and especially Tay an apology. Agreed, but good luck getting it. The sad thing is, many of them probably wouldn’t even think they did anything wrong.
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Post by bog on Dec 19, 2021 18:21:53 GMT -5
Woof, if it was October that only would have been a couple months after the proposal. That's rough. Better then than after the wedding 🤷♂️
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Post by Cyno on Dec 19, 2021 18:35:34 GMT -5
Sometimes people grow apart and there's no malice or anything that goes into a breakup. It still sucks and hurts that this relationship is no longer a part of you, but you don't hate the other person. Indeed, you can remain friends. Hell, I'm still friends with one of my exes. Like, it doesn't seem like there's any real animosity between Sammy and Pam. If he cheated on her with Tay Conti, shit would've been a lot nastier.
And even if he did cheat, well, one none of anyone's business besides Sammy, Pam, and their friends and family. Second, that these internet crusaders go after Tay instead of the guy who proverbially cheated shows their misogynistic asses for what they really are. It's like when people went after Carmella instead of Corey Graves when people thought he cheated on his ex-wife with her.
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Post by markymark on Dec 19, 2021 18:54:35 GMT -5
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Fade
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Post by Fade on Dec 19, 2021 18:59:11 GMT -5
Girl, just stay off it. That goes for every other human being as well lol
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Dec 19, 2021 19:03:43 GMT -5
Girl, just stay off it. That goes for every other human being as well lol Even just within the post, it sounds like she doesn't have a choice with the sponsored posts. Handing it over to a management company is for the best, though. Put a barrier between her and the bile.
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