General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Comrade Khan]

oh also i am hype for impact now

 

[Doom]

oh also i am hype for impact now

Sweet. Hope you enjoy the show.

 

[Comrade Khan]

that chicago surprise entrant - I think some ppl will be happy

 

[Comrade Khan]

some ppl will be haters tho

 

[Comrade Khan]

but i myself? very happy

 

[Doom]

some ppl will be haters tho

Eh. Hater's gonna hate lol

 

[Chris]

They caught it quick too, I believe it aired on the pre-show video package of the feud but once it aired on the main show before the match it was already removed, probs were hoping no one watched the pre-show after whoever realized it was there saw it and had a panic attack to remove it before it aired again

 

[JakeYourBooty]

the mansoor stuff is pretty unforgivable to me though, even as a joke, thats not fucking funny

Yeah that’s how you get your talent murdered

This isn’t Sgt Slaughter in the 90s
Different times for sure


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[Hoss]

I remember it was weird but I also am too lazy to go back at the shirt. its more likely similar to Gunther, just a big derp

I feel it was definitely that. If you have no knowledge of the racist depictions of black people in cartoons from the first half of the 20th century, the design would be completely innocuous.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah that’s how you get your talent murdered

This isn’t Sgt Slaughter in the 90s
Different times for sure


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well a few things too

thats a great way to alienate other muslim talent on your roster and make them feel like shit

also not just getting killed, that's a career killer gimmick. don't fuck with ppls careers like this

 

[Hoss]

And it's easy to see someone coming up with that design and it never cross their mind that it would be problematic

 

[Comrade Khan]

And it's easy to see someone coming up with that design and it never cross their mind that it would be problematic

its why quality control should be crucial for sure.

 

[Hoss]

After all it was just a red mouth silhouette with his name in white, like teeth, on a black shirt

 

[Comrade Khan]

After all it was just a red mouth silhouette with his name in white, like teeth, on a black shirt

ya now i remember. sometimes the intents are not nefarious.

 

[Hoss]

But then that leads to another problem with black guys in entertainment usually being pigeonholed into "bkgsmiley friendly g