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Hulk Hogan sex tape included racist tirade - WWE cuts all ties
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Host Samurai
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I guess WWE will retcon Ultimate Warrior slamming Andre the Giant at WM3
There's something about this that strikes me as "that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be." Not in terms of what's said but in terms of the overall effect.
Like totally the plug needs to be pulled on his career, that's what happens when you're a celeb and do this sort of thing. But there's something about admitting to being racist and then going on an offensive but ultimately unimportant rage fueled tirade that doesn't seem that bad. I think it's much worse to say "I'm not a racist" and then proceed to subtly undermine minorities with secret associations, politics and FUD, consciously or unconsciously than just hoisting your inner confederate flag.
Like totally the plug needs to be pulled on his career, that's what happens when you're a celeb and do this sort of thing. But there's something about admitting to being racist and then going on an offensive but ultimately unimportant rage fueled tirade that doesn't seem that bad. I think it's much worse to say "I'm not a racist" and then proceed to subtly undermine minorities with secret associations, politics and FUD, consciously or unconsciously than just hoisting your inner confederate flag.
Young Magus
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Don't think there is much dirt on Macho except those rumors about Steph.
I don't remember that part of the song
when i was young, i though macho man was black lol! which is why he is my favorite wrestler.
but no, he is just a Very very tanned Italian.
CaptainTiptop
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Who's carny enough to sign Hogan soon, then? TNA? GFW?
i'm going to be naive and say even TNA wouldn't try to get him
Ninja Scooter
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They don't care about racism, they care about bad PR (especially as they are a more pg/family friendly company than they were 15-20 years ago). You can bring up dirt sheet stories about Michael Hayes or ric flair but those weren't recordings that were blowing up on social media. Hogan's name is toxic and wwe will disassociate themselves from him as long as that remains the case. Depending on how bad the tapes are and what the media reaction is to them (think Donald Sterling is ever getting back in anyone's good graces?) that might be a very very long time. You are severely underestimating this.
Wow, this old thread now has a sinister undertone..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=782988
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=782988
MWS Natural
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I dunno.. racism is different for me. I do agree that certain public witch hunts are more disgusting than what was being "witch hunted," but babbling on about "Fucking niggers"?
I do not find that remotely acceptable, have never done it myself, and would seriously consider not being friends with anyone if I found out they did.
It's the sort of behavior that needs to change; people talk like that in private and then consciously or subconsciously take those attitudes with them in different contexts.
no kidding. they can't even afford him at this point.
BobTheFork
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Please, Dixie Carter would just latch onto his leg and try to pull him back into the company.
spindashing
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TNA won't even exist pretty soon anyway lmao
Per IGN, Hogan's statement:
"Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it. This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise. I am disappointed with myself that I used language that is offensive and inconsistent with my own beliefs."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07...ont page)&utm_content=5&utm_campaign=Blogroll
"Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it. This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise. I am disappointed with myself that I used language that is offensive and inconsistent with my own beliefs."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07...ont page)&utm_content=5&utm_campaign=Blogroll
giancarlo123x
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This has been said every year for like that past 5 or more.
Already posted in OP.
Well in terms of an immediate apology you could probably do a lot worse than this. Doesn't make it less shitty but then again I'm not sure what else he could possibly say.
Dick Justice
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Too many vitamins.
BadAss2961
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lol.
Honestly, i'm not even bothered by this Hogan development since it doesn't surprise me. All I could do was laugh at his wild imagination of basketball playin' 8 foot tall nigger billionaires.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
so to twitter summarize his apology
#Ifuckedup #Imsorry #Allblacklivesmatter #alllivesmatter #Ifuckedup
Hogan is still a piece of shit
spindashing
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Well, it's always said that cockroaches will eventually outlive us all.
I'm more bothered by WWE trying to paint themselves as the good guy in this whole situation.
Del Rio not a year ago was fired because he attacked a WWE employee who made racist comments towards about him.
Everything WWE has done to repair their image recently is just trying to cover up the fact that they flaunted that stuff for decades.
Lmao
boredofcanada
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You really want to see it don't you
Ninja Scooter
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Should have started it with "Well you know something, Mean Gene..."
Arrowgigantic
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So Booker's famous botch was that he forgot the "guy who says" part.
He said what he needed to say and now it's off to an underground bunker with mel gibson and cosby.
edit: Actually I don't think Cosby has apologized.
I saw it when it came out.
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It's a wall-mounted stationary camera something like 10+ feet away.
dreamcastmaster
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Well, if the judge is black...
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It doesn't make them better to ignore it. It does nothing to call them out over this, which is the correct step.
Gordon Shumway
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Right? lol..
Yeah I don't think he did either. I just recall some bullshit about him not going to attempt defending himself since people would have made up their minds already.
Ninja Scooter
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Corporations don't have morals. The wwe isn't trying to paint themselves as good guys as much as they are trying to cover their own ass and limit any damage or association from this. At their core they are still run by the same guy who allegedly tried to help Jimmy Snuka cover up a murder. I wouldn't exactly expect them to take the high ground.
Warrior was a documented bigot so that would put them in the same place.
Arrowgigantic
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Agreed, this is them moving in the direction they should, it's not hypocrisy until they become recidivist.
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aztek is ok
God no. I didn't even watch the clip, but financially it makes sense for him. People already saw the sex and read the racism. Might as well
If Cosby apologized he'd probably be instantly sued into bankruptcy, not to mention give more weight to the various criminal investigations that are happening.
He should, but he's probably surrounded by people telling him not to say anything remotely close to an apology.
toastyToast
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Fuck Hulk but man those quotes are incredible. I'm fucking crying.
What is happening here?
If it reaches national headline news levels, sure.
Otherwise it'll be swept under the rug just like Ultimate Warrior's extreme bigotry (which there is video of).
He's applying sun screen to his daughter's inner thigh.. gently, with the outside of his fingers..
Reading it is hard enough.
Brutha knows how to tan. He's spreading his knowledge onto the next generation.../s
redmetal86
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Ho Kogan sure has a way with words. :/
I wonder if they're still going to show that episode of Walker, Texas Ranger where Hogan plays a reformed criminal who runs a community center for inner city kids.
I wonder if they're still going to show that episode of Walker, Texas Ranger where Hogan plays a reformed criminal who runs a community center for inner city kids.
Dick Justice
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Just the Hulkster sticking some lotion up his daughter's anus, BROTHER.
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