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#1 |
Curtis
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WWE dropped the boat with Mohhamed Hassan as a terrorist
Imagine if WWE went all out. It would've been a wrestling classic. But WWE pandered to stupid PC groups and angry fat ass mothers to do what could've been amazing. I was just thinking about it today and think how AMAZING it could've been if for example.
Hassan Vs Cena is booked. Cena enters the ring first, Hassan then walks out and BOOM! The ring explodes! Hassan has planted bombs in the turnbuckles! Then in another match, Hassan could drive a car into the titan tron knocking it over and having it fall on another opponent. |
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#2 |
RIP SABU
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LOL, WWE didn’t “pander” to anyone. They dropped the character mostly after airing a segment on the 7/7/2005 edition of SmackDown! aired, the same day as the London terrorist attacks (albeit with a last-second, tacked-on disclaimer at the bottom of the screen about the segment as a warning to viewers who might be easily offended).
It caused the Muslim community of Dearborn, MI, which has the largest Muslim population in the US to protest to WWE and the channels which aired the show to drop the character, prompting WWE to bow to the pressure and do so. |
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#3 |
Curtis
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I think the Muslim community should be more proud at being so good at terrorism, just like the African American community takes pride in the art of the "gangsta".
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#4 |
the heartbreak king
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dropped the boat
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#5 |
Out Of Step
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Not even trying anymore.
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#6 |
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Drop the boat, don't drop the boat baby
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#7 |
Best Poster
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Lol
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#8 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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...I'd be curious to known what you think pandering IS, if you think this isn't it.
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#9 |
Best Poster
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Lol poor DAMN inator
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#10 |
The Rum Diary
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I'm a little sad I read right past "dropped the boat" made me chuckle
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#11 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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They dropped the boat with the gimmick for sure. He wasn't a terrorist. He was an Arab American tired of people lumping all middle easterners as the enemy. The WWE should never have had him with those henchman no matter what day the episode aired.
Taker killed him though so 'murica won. |
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#12 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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#13 |
Cranky Kong
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I really did like the Hassan character originally. They did miss the ball on that one.
Shit, that kinda made sense. |
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#14 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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Also were ignoring the fact that he wasn't very good in the ring. Daivari was 10000 times the worker Hassan was.
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#15 |
Cranky Kong
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Daivari looked like a plausible threat to precisely no one.
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#16 |
vitamin cheese
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Except for that dude he choked out that time nobody remembers
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#17 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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I know! He should have flown an airplane into an arena, killing thousands! Instant heel heat (as well as fire heat).
Oooooh...Controversial. I'd like to know where you got the notion. Same difference. |
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#18 |
RIP SABU
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#19 |
Cranky Kong
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My man literally just said "it's NOT because I SAID so, and you KNOW it".
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#20 |
President of Freedonia
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Hassan would have been World Heavyweight champion by the end of 2005 at the rate he was going.
Also, Daivari was excellent in every role they put him in. |
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#21 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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http://bit.ly/pnls9t
How is it not pandering? They gave into the demands. That's the political definition of pandering. Not having a choice doesn't matter. "Pandering is the act of expressing one's views in accordance with the likes of a group to which one is attempting to appeal. The term is most notably associated with politics. In pandering, the views one is verbally expressing are merely for the purpose of drawing support up to and including votes and do not necessarily reflect one's personal values. Pandering is essentially a reaction of panic in elected officials who must either tailor their views to public opinion or risk losing their existing or potential seat.[1] Politicians running for office are known to pander because their winning depends on the voters. When an election is upcoming, many straw polls are taken, and the results may change by the day or even by the hour. By pandering, a politician attempts to tilt the results in his or her favor." |
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#22 |
Cranky Kong
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Don't argue with The DAMN iNATOR. He's clearly correct about everything, all of the time.
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Never liked that gimmick. Every time I heard that music, I sighed with frustration and just wanted to kill that guy. The whole gimmick was in bad taste. I was glad they dropped it.
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#24 |
Curtis
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#25 |
Cranky Kong
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Wait, what?
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#26 |
The Rum Diary
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that escalated quickly.
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