My impression was that most of the military doesn't actually end up in shooting roles.Anytime I see family/friends enlist in the United States military, my brain is always rattled. Like, why?! I would rather clean high school bathrooms with my tongue than to enlist. Serving in drummed up wars, losing your sanity, and being treated as a joke upon return? Props to people who have served but it is something I would never consider.
We have an admin post that WWE will not be censored or deplatformed here.Disgusting. Glad I cancelled my sub. Wwe should be banned here, and honestly any kind of pro US military commenting should be gone aswell.
Disgusting. Glad I cancelled my sub. Wwe should be banned here, and honestly any kind of pro US military commenting should be gone aswell.
We have an admin post that WWE will not be censored or deplatformed here.
Speaking of, why have no news outlets picked this up?The mods raise a good point that if they banned threads being created about awful people, companies, or places on the internet that do vile things, then news like this would get swept under the rug instead of the members of this site being made aware about their atrocities.
I'd be surprised if he didn't, between this and the upcoming show at Saudi Arabia.I honestly have no idea. Anytime that a wrestler passes away, it's always a bit handwaved by the news unless it's a big name. But I have to guess they don't consider this enough of a national story. Would love to see John Oliver do a segment on it though.
Official Staff CommunicationTo address messages we have received: We will not be implementing a blanket ban on all WWE threads, as that might inadvertently sweep this under the rug. However, we will have zero tolerance for any kind of excusal or downplaying of what happened here. This subject will be fair game in all WWE threads going forward. Any bans issued for violating this policy will not be short.
I think it's a hard decision to make. For a lot of people, WWE is synonymous with wrestling, there are people that have grown up with it, it's all they have watched or followed for years, it's their main hobby, for some people it's almost a lifestyle. At the same time, they continue to engage in heinous things. It's important to provide people a platform on this site, where content will be moderated accordingly within that context, to be able to bring that stuff to light to people who may not know this stuff as opposed to elsewhere where it may go unchallenged. The administrator stance represents a compromise where while it may be platformed it can also be challenged and advocacy can happen.I'm confused as to what the logic is when admins say that de-platforming WWE on this site "sweeps this under the rug".
Did the Collin Moriarty ban "sweep" the misogynistic and transphobic comments he made under the rug?
Yeah. But the decision is made, so that's that.I'm confused as to what the logic is when admins say that de-platforming WWE on this site "sweeps this under the rug".
Did the Collin Moriarty ban "sweep" the misogynistic and transphobic comments he made under the rug?
Anytime I see family/friends enlist in the United States military, my brain is always rattled. Like, why?! I would rather clean high school bathrooms with my tongue than to enlist. Serving in drummed up wars, losing your sanity, and being treated as a joke upon return? Props to people who have served but it is something I would never consider.
Shit, that's like some of my friends. They didn't know what to do so they joined. They're ok today but that's most of the people I've seen join the army.This is tragic, sad, and disgusting.
I had a few friends from High School join the military and they did so because they weren't really "ready" for college, didn't have a real financial/job security future lined up, and felt like they had to do something. FWIW, they're all well adjusted people today, even those who were in combat.
John Oliver might have another crackI honestly don't know why no one in the more mainstream hasn't gone after Vince recently. I mean they may when he starts promoting the XFL but there is so much they can go after him and so much evidence to support. Not only him btw half the people in wrestling are scumbags. in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.
I honestly don't know why no one in the more mainstream hasn't gone after Vince recently. I mean they may when he starts promoting the XFL but there is so much they can go after him and so much evidence to support. Not only him btw half the people in wrestling are scumbags. in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.
We reached out to WWE about the 2006 affidavit that included a claim by Ashley Massaro that she was sexually assaulted in 2006 while on tour in Kuwait. WWE issued the following response:
"WWE is saddened by the death of Ashley Massaro, and we reiterate our condolences to her family. However, we regret that her attorney Konstantine Kyros, who filed multiple cases against WWE, lost all of them, and was sanctioned multiple times by the Court for repeated misconduct and false allegations, is using Ashley's death to further his malicious campaign against WWE by releasing an affidavit that she submitted to the Court and later apologized to WWE for being involved with, so we wish to make certain things crystal clear.
1. At no time was Vince McMahon or the management of WWE ever informed by Ashley Massaro or anybody else that she had been sexually assaulted, drugged, raped or sodomized by a military doctor with a nurse standing guard while on a goodwill tour in 2007 to U.S. military bases in Kuwait. In fact, if she ever articulated such a claim to WWE, we would have reported it immediately to the Base Commander.
2. At no time was there ever a meeting with Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis or other company executives in which she told them of such a claim and was instructed to keep it quiet."
Took em forever.WWE has responded it seems.
https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/w...ssault-claims-made-in-2016-by-ashley-massaro/
Yeah WWE can fuck itself foreverWWE has responded it seems.
https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/w...ssault-claims-made-in-2016-by-ashley-massaro/
Fuck this company and anyone that willingly gives it money.WWE has responded it seems.
https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/w...ssault-claims-made-in-2016-by-ashley-massaro/
Fuck that shit, fuck wweWWE has responded it seems.
https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/w...ssault-claims-made-in-2016-by-ashley-massaro/
It's to Wrestlingnews.co too which they've used in the past to debunk things.
Yeah, already seeing a lot of people online say that the lawyer is lying now due to him being involved and Ashley's comments after that lawsuit.Sadly even if the accusations are true, the WWE got the perfect scapegoat the second that Ashley sued them using that Lawyer.
Brand New used to be my favourite band in the world, with multiple times more plays than any other artist. I had a deep emotional connection to this music as a teen and it was something that got me through dark places in my adolescence and young adulthood. When it came out that the lead singer Jesse Lacey had been alleged of sexual abuse, grooming underage girls those memories became tainted, the lyrics corrupted by now knowing they were from the mind of an abuser.I think it's a hard decision to make. For a lot of people, WWE is synonymous with wrestling, there are people that have grown up with it, it's all they have watched or followed for years, it's their main hobby, for some people it's almost a lifestyle. At the same time, they continue to engage in heinous things. It's important to provide people a platform on this site, where content will be moderated accordingly within that context, to be able to bring that stuff to light to people who may not know this stuff as opposed to elsewhere where it may go unchallenged. The administrator stance represents a compromise where while it may be platformed it can also be challenged and advocacy can happen.
Hmm... Has anyone stepped forward confirming she told that story?WWE has responded it seems.
https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/w...ssault-claims-made-in-2016-by-ashley-massaro/
Not yet. It's probably going to have to be Maria, Ron Simmons, Jimmy Hart, Johnny L. or Kevin Dunn to step up since they could confirm the story.Hmm... Has anyone stepped forward confirming she told that story?