Cedric Alexander Says WWE Is Being Racist With Treatment Of The New Day Faction

[Prince Bálor]

Ring Of Honor wrestler Cedric Alexanderrecently spoke about the issue of racism in pro wrestling, citing WWE’s “New Day” faction as one of many examples he feels to be offensive and racist.

Regarding the WWE faction, Alexander said, “This opens up a whole different can of worms here, because everyone I know that watches WWE is offended by The New Day… extremely offended because of the whole racial thing.”

“It’s like, ‘oh we’re three black guys, we’ll sing, we’ll dance,” he continued. “You’ve got Kofi Kingston, who’s a phenomenal athlete, Big E Langston is a gigantic, threatening man andXavier Woods is extremely intelligent. So why make them sing and dance when they obviously can be more… serious, I guess?”

Alexander concluded, “When they first started this thing, it was like two or three weeks that they did it where Xavier would come out and be like a Malcolm X type of thing. He was preaching black power without saying black power, which I think is fantastic because you don’t offend anyone. But when you’ve got three black guys singing and dancing, stereotypes get fed too much and I hate it.”

Check out the complete interview as part of the latest “Jobbing Out” podcast by going to GlennClarkRadio.com.

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[Dolph'sZiggler]

Singing and dancing is a black stereotype? I thought all races sing and dance. Fuck this moron.

 

[Snowman1]

Water is wet.

-Snow

*waits for the call from the dirtsheets*

 

[The GOAT]

Being stereotypical isn't the same thing as being racist. Some folks need to learn the difference.

The New Day gimmick is stupid, but it isn't "racist." Wrestling has always been laden with stereotypes. We've had stereotypical cult leaders, rednecks, blacks, Indians, Mexicans, preachers, televangelists, etc. You name it. It isn't racist just because they decide to stereotype you based on your skin color.

 

[Farooq]

Wouldn't Bray Wyatt's be considered racist too? I mean, we can all nitpick and call anything racist if it has a lick of stereotypes or something.

 

[Leo C]

People get mad way too easily these days lol

 

[Kuolema]

Giving a shit gimmick to a black person automatically means racism? Oh ffs. And seriously, dancing and singing? I'd understand if they'd be raping, stealing, eating watermelons + KFC and having this as their theme but I don't see anything offending with dancing and singing

 

[Pop Tatari]

John Travolta would out dance this clown any day of the week, Pulling the old race card shit to get him noticed and talked about as his garbage wrestling is not doing it for him, stay off the McDonalds fat fuck

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

Can we all just drink a beer on this one?

 

[Leo C]

John Travolta would out dance this clown any day of the week, Pulling the old race card shit to get him noticed and talked about as his garbage wrestling is not doing it for him, stay off the McDonalds fat fuck

He could also stop no selling top rope sunset flip powerbombs and things of the sort

 

[Swift]

entertain me black man

 

[Koko B.]

entertain me black man

 

[Messiah1]

Not everything has to do with racism, Jesus people can be so sensitive... There's no reason to be offended.

 

[Green Jesus]

Wasn't 3mb a stable of three white guys singing and dancing? lol

 

[Leo C]

Wasn't 3mb a stable of three white guys singing and dancing? lol

You're 2/3 correct.