Wrestling With Racism

[theotherbaldwin]

I make no bones about it: I love pro wrestling. I've loved it since I was a little kid, cheering for Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and Hulk Hogan and Bruno Samartino. I remember when Hulk Hogan body-slammed the 7-foot, 500-pound Andre The Giant and it was all classmates talked about in my 5th grade class for days. Ot's been everything from a sit-down-and-

Comments

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Re: Booker T. Never thought that was racist, that I can recall, mainly because Booker T's signature move is that breakdancing Spinarooni.

Re: Kung Funaki. Last I heard, it was actually a gimmick Funaki himself came up with and had been trying for years to convince management to let him do.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

[theotherbaldwin]

Okay, even granted the "dance for me" is covered by his Spinaroonie taunt... going after his hair (a black characterisitc)? Vince dropping the N word? There are plenty of ways either guy could have gotten legitimate heel heat without stooping to cheap, racist crap.

[theotherbaldwin]

And the fact that the idea Sho Funaki had for years was "a Japanese guy who somehow was named after a Chinese martial art" is STILL face-palm worthy.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Never said anything about Vince or the hair. Won't really argue any of the other stuff, just going with what I know off the top of my head.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

[theotherbaldwin]

Ah, gotcha. The "that" which you were referring to was a little vague.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Looking back at it, you are correct. Since you addressed two issues with Booker T, I should have been more specific.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"