Hulk Hogan Has Been Fired From the WWE and Will Not Appear in WWE 2K16

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by BMDinTDOT

This is absolutely tragic man I hope black people and sponsors can find the room to forgive him. If you know anything about Hogan he talks a lot of nonsense ask him something about a topic and he will give you 5 different answers. Since he was going through a dark time in his life at the time he was probably going through a bitter phase. Looking at his history and his numerous black friends I have a hard time believing he truly is racist. As for the game its gonna suck that the biggest roster ever won't feature the guy who started it all.

Having black "friends" doesnt mean you cant be racist. There are plenty of racists who can associate with minorities from time to time.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Like I said, not defending or justifying his racist and bigoted remarks but history is littered with known racists (Ty Cobb to name one) that we acknowledge today. We need to deal with these sort of situations in a more constructive manner than just making him a pariah of the industry. Heavily fining him, having him do public speeches involving race relations (much like Mike Vick did with PETA to rehabilitate his image) and taking serious counseling would be a lot more helpful. from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

Why would I want to hear Hogan speak on race relations? Lets not make this as if Hogan is misunderstood. He said something extremely racist in the privacy of his own home and thats his right. But those thoughts are typically the true feelings of the person.

This wasnt a mistake. Hogan actually feels this way about black people. He just thought no one would ever find out because he would never speal that way in public.

[TripleCrown9]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Like I said, not defending or justifying his racist and bigoted remarks but history is littered with known racists (Ty Cobb to name one) that we acknowledge today. We need to deal with these sort of situations in a more constructive manner than just making him a pariah of the industry. Heavily fining him, having him do public speeches involving race relations (much like Mike Vick did with PETA to rehabilitate his image) and taking serious counseling would be a lot more helpful. from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

You should probably read up on that some more.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by TripleCrown9

You should probably read up on that some more.

Interesting article that paints Ty Cobb in a light different than what has been shed over the years.

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Why would I want to hear Hogan speak on race relations? Lets not make this as if Hogan is misunderstood. He said something extremely racist in the privacy of his own home and thats his right. But those thoughts are typically the true feelings of the person. This wasnt a mistake. Hogan actually feels this way about black people. He just thought no one would ever find out because he would never speal that way in public.

Never said that Hogan made a mistake or these aren't his own personal feelings. He obviously harbors a lot of racist/bigoted feelings towards African Americans and that is sad and pathetic.

What I am saying is that for once we should try and examine what has led him to harboring such thoughts (through counseling and other means). While using this situation as a why to try and educate young fans about the ills of bigotry and racism. You can't defeat racism - which will never likely go away - or lessen its impact by ignoring it which is what people always want to do.

Firing him and pushing the issue under the rug, especially in an industry like wrestling where stereotypes and negative portrayals of minorities are rampant, leads to nothing of significance. He goes away in the corner, like he has in the past, and returns in a few years when the media storm has died down. Yet, I also understand that WWE is a corporate entity and needs to look out for their best interest (meaning money) so keeping him around would hurt that greatly.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Why would I want to hear Hogan speak on race relations? .

Lmao. That line made me crack up for some reason.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

Lmao. That line made me crack up for some reason.

Happy you got a chuckle out of that, Pappy.

I meant in the sense of doing a campaign similar to the B*A*Star campaign from a few years ago. Anyway, Hogan is toast (for the foreseeable future) and many people (myself) have lost a childhood hero. Sad to see how big of a piece of **** he really is..............

[cadalyst17]

Our society is becoming more panzy oversensitive liberal everyday. Heaven help us :-(

[TripleCrown9]

Quote: Originally Posted by cadalyst17

Our society is becoming more panzy oversensitive liberal everyday. Heaven help us :-(

Ah, so you must be perfectly fine with what he said.