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That's Not My Name
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Racism in wrestling
Racism in wrestling over the years has been laughable in it's blatantcy, especially so in the WWE. Now, WWE decides to celebrate it's ethnic history with this...
A feature on it's greatest black superstars over the years. Clockwise from top left: a drug dealing, jive-talking, bucket-of-chicken-eating pimp... a wrestler whose name was supposed to be Boo Boo... (OK, I'll give them Ernie Ladd)... a white millionairre's slave... a chauffeur... an untamed, non-English speaking, barefooted jungle beast... and a dude with a dog collar and chain around his neck. Yeah, WWE. You celebrate black history. You've really done them proud. |
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The Great Pink Hope
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Where's the Rock dammit?
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THE ROCK ISN'T BLACK!
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Here's a trivia question for you buffs out there. Excluding the guys in the photo above, how many of the following dodgy wrestling gimmicks or moments appeared in the WWE over the years?
* a spear-throwing, loin-cloth wearing, barefooted tribesman * lying, cheating, stealing Mexicans * a black militant group * a Puerto Rican street gang * lawnmowing Mexicans * evil lip-synching Japanese * "The African Dream" ie. a big, fat white American * a white millionairre using the word "nigger" on live TV * evil salt-throwing, sneak-attacking Japanese * fun loving, theiving, stolen good peddling hoodlums * a 1970s pimp * a 1990s pimp! * thuggish, sneak-attacking Muslim extremists * cowardly Frenchmen * kilt-wearing, ginger-haired uncivilised Scots * upper-class, stiff upper lip, refined Englishmen * drunken, scrappy Irish (complete with pet leprechauns) * America-despising, immasculated, overlooked Canadians * uncivilised, carcass munching, headshrinking, barefooted, non English speaking, thick headed Samoans * evil fat Sumo wrestling Japanese * a dude accompanied to the ring by his big, black "Momma" Anyone get the answer? That's right... all of them. Last edited by NeanderCarl; 02-02-2008 at 03:22 PM. |
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The Great Pink Hope
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Oh, not forgetting bumbling Commie Russians, insincere Italians, mafioso, and outback dwelling Australians.
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What about the overly horny sexual chocolate who tries thearpy to cure his sex drive just to grab some dude's wang?
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Also, untrustworthy Iranians... apple munching, cocky Puerto Ricans... bull-fighting Mexicans... thuggish Cuban immigrants... Pineapple picking Hawaiians... and now the beach patrolling Jamaican, who will no doubt morph into a stoner character before long... the list never ends...
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I miss sheltons momma
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Even the black characters not stuck with a disagreeable gimmick, such as Booker T, have had their criminal pasts highlighted as part of their character development.
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And with Ron Simmons' voculabulary now limited to the single word "Damn!"... I'm starting to think that Bobby Lashley may have been the only black wrestler in WWE history to have been presented in a wholly positive light, where the colour of his skin did not play a factor whatsoever. And HE's the one who wanted out for racial discrimination!
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Everyone's a stereotype in WWE.
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The Great Pink Hope
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A racism thread wouldn't be complete without this...
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Xero, mah nigger!
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Completely off topic, I know, but it made me laugh.
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they also prominently display redneck american stereotypes... And that's not even a gimmick...
also did vince drop the N bomb? |
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yeah during the Lashley and umaga feud vince said "Let these niggers fight"
and the crowd cheered |
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#23 |
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CAN YOU DIG IT... NIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Oh, man... can I just point out, having posted that, I'm absolutely not a racist.
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#26 |
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Rep for anyone who makes a Vince McMahon version of that vid!
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#27 |
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Kramer vs "The Blacks"
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Oh God. Booker should start a new gimmick. Nigger T.
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ROFL
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You can not tell me that Funaki was supposedly "evil" with a straight face.
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He said "nigga" not "nigger". If he had said "nigger" id think they would have been bombarded with complaints and made to issue an apology.
Heres the vid of it anyway. Bischoffs prediction of the new crowd chant really came to fruition i must say. Last edited by Gerard; 02-02-2008 at 09:33 PM. |
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Yeah, and those stereotypes are what made the WWE so great. If I wanted to see bland assholes beat the crap out of each other, I would watch UFC.
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#34 |
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#36 |
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Again, nothing to do with the thread:
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lol at people saying the Rock isn't 'black'. If i remember American history correctly, if your father is/was african american, then the son is. Also, he did too much shit-talking to be anything else.
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ELF ANGEL
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btw
* evil salt-throwing, sneak-attacking Japanese what was his name? i can't remember |
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