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**The CyNick** · 05-19-2004, 07:29 PM

I agree, the WWE is using the race card as a way to gain interest in a feud between Orton and Benjamin (which BTW has never worked in the WWE). And I agree the WWE is trying to portray Benjamin as the face and Orton as the racist heel. If this was any other movie or TV show, the evil racist guy would lose, and the black guy who has faced predjudice will get revenge.

HOWEVER

In the land of the WWE there is no moral justice when it comes to race issues. The WWE went even further in the past with Triple H in his feud with Booker T leading to Wrestlemania XIX. I'm sure we all remember the comments HHH made, and in that story it looked like the only way to end the story was for HHH to get his in the end at the hands of Booker T (who would win the Championship in the process). Unfortunately not only did Booker T lose that match, but it was done in a way that made BT look totally inferior to HHH. And on top of that BT left the main event scene right after WM. So in essence the WWE told their fans that the white evil racist guy was superior to the black man (who was put in his place). Their was no moral justice, the racist guy won.

So I dont think there's any guarantee that Orton will lose this feud to finish the story properly. I can just as eaisly see history repeating itself and once again the WWE will tell the story that "those people" are not good enough to compete in a white man's world.

Beyond that its clear that Vince and the rest of the people on creative and some of the workers are racist. There are too many racial driven gimmicks and angles that illustrate that Vince probably has some racism, check that a lot of racism flowing through his viens.

What boggles my mind is that the WWE is a publically traded company and yet they allow this kind of stuff to happen on their TV. To me thats unaccpetable, but unfortunately just like people dont care that Vince does nothing to sstop his wrestlers from steroid abuse they dont care about this. Its just a product of the mainstream media not caring about wrestling and what goes on in the industry.

05-19-2004, 07:29 PM	#10
The CyNick Make the IWC Great Again Posts: 8,922	I agree, the WWE is using the race card as a way to gain interest in a feud between Orton and Benjamin (which BTW has never worked in the WWE). And I agree the WWE is trying to portray Benjamin as the face and Orton as the racist heel. If this was any other movie or TV show, the evil racist guy would lose, and the black guy who has faced predjudice will get revenge. HOWEVER In the land of the WWE there is no moral justice when it comes to race issues. The WWE went even further in the past with Triple H in his feud with Booker T leading to Wrestlemania XIX. I'm sure we all remember the comments HHH made, and in that story it looked like the only way to end the story was for HHH to get his in the end at the hands of Booker T (who would win the Championship in the process). Unfortunately not only did Booker T lose that match, but it was done in a way that made BT look totally inferior to HHH. And on top of that BT left the main event scene right after WM. So in essence the WWE told their fans that the white evil racist guy was superior to the black man (who was put in his place). Their was no moral justice, the racist guy won. So I dont think there's any guarantee that Orton will lose this feud to finish the story properly. I can just as eaisly see history repeating itself and once again the WWE will tell the story that "those people" are not good enough to compete in a white man's world. Beyond that its clear that Vince and the rest of the people on creative and some of the workers are racist. There are too many racial driven gimmicks and angles that illustrate that Vince probably has some racism, check that a lot of racism flowing through his viens. What boggles my mind is that the WWE is a publically traded company and yet they allow this kind of stuff to happen on their TV. To me thats unaccpetable, but unfortunately just like people dont care that Vince does nothing to sstop his wrestlers from steroid abuse they dont care about this. Its just a product of the mainstream media not caring about wrestling and what goes on in the industry.