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But people aren't going to want to act like they don't care in a big group of people, because that same vast majority of people know that it is something they should care about, or at least influence their public presentation.
A vast majority of people probably don't care that Hulk Hogan is a racist. A vast majority of people also know that Hulk Hogan being a racist is pretty fucking bad. I'm honestly not sure if it will start right away. Like if the crowd that sees his return is just going to go "Yeah!" and then eventually people go "Fuck this guy," or if it starts right away, but it'll be interesting to watch.
Also, Hogan is very old now, his history is well known and he is kind of "establishment" and people don't like that. His shtick may not be as evergreen as people think. These are the fans that started turning on Goldberg because they didn't like he was having short matches and they feel they should be critical of part-timers and guys that are stars. Hogan coming out and being all "Brother, brother" might really bother what's left of the wrestling audience even discounting his overt racism.
It comes so loaded and it's such a mess. Audiences are going to feel that their fandom is too much of a process with him. Subconsciously, I mean. It'll just be this odd feeling having Hogan back, at his age, in his state, with a possible declining mental state and a highly publicized streak of being utter trash.
Actually, come to think of it, it will still be surreal when WWE actually tries to put him on TV, because the reality of it playing out is going to be so weird and something I don't think even the sponsors who are like "Yeah, it's Hulk Hogan. Sure, he deserves another chance" have even thought about. Like, they are going to get so much media attention for putting Hogan the cunt on television again just as they are going to get for putting Hogan the former wrestling star on television. The crowd reactions are then going to be a part of the story, depending on what those outlets feel about booing or cheering racists that pretend to say sorry. Audiences that cheer Hogan are going to get called out. Audiences that boo Hogan are going to get criticized. There are so many dynamics at play here, it wouldn't shock me if Hogan never appears on TV. I can see someone with sense getting really cold feet.
But they are such marks for him. That's why they're doing this in the first place. It's so weird.
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