scoobypat
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Post by scoobypat on May 6, 2008 13:42:08 GMT -5
Apparently Hayes has reffered to the Great Khali and his manager (a guy who is also on the creative staff) in racist terms too. This is from a wrestling news site so take it with a grain of salt as always. This story is from the Wreslting Observer Newsletter -- Regarding Michael Hayes' relationship with Dave Kapoor a.k.a Ranjin Singh, while he'd often refer to him (and The Great Khali) with a racial slur when he wasn't around, he wasn't shy about doing it in his presence during booking meetings either. "The worst part is that Dave would be there to take the abuse and he was intimidated and almost paralyzed by the comments," one source said. "He'd try and smile to deflect, but you could see it impacted him. Hayes would also do a stereotype Indian dialect, mocking Dave, who doesn't have an Indian dialect at all." A number of people confirmed these stories on Hayes' using this terminology in reference to Kapoor, but it was split on whether it came off as bad as it reads. Some say it was clearly not said in a biting manner, and that Hayes was simply joking around. Additionally, Hayes' racials slurs towards people of Indian descent weren't only limited to Kapoor and The Great Khali. A few years ago, a professor from George Washington University by the name of Dr. Ranjan Chhibber worked on the creative team. Hayes routinely referred to him with a racial slur as well. Also, Kapoor's ring name, Ranjin Singh, name is a spoof on Chhibber, who has long since parted ways with the company, but apparently still has some enemies within WWE. www.lordsofpain.net/news/2008/articles/1210096946.php |
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Post by bulldog77 on May 6, 2008 13:50:04 GMT -5
There will always be racism in the WWE.
I like Hayes but i think its time for him to go.
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Post by "Jefe" on May 6, 2008 13:50:30 GMT -5
Why dont we start a get rid of Hayes petition racism is just wrong.
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Post by chokeslamcena on May 6, 2008 13:53:04 GMT -5
Khali should chop his ass to death.
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scoobypat
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Post by scoobypat on May 6, 2008 14:04:40 GMT -5
There also is a story circulating of Henry giving a "He goes or I do" ultimatum. Now I know alot of stupid ass fans are going to be like "Yeah Hayes got rid of Henry" but like Mark Henry or not he should not be subjected to that type of behavior, he deserves the same amount of respect as every other man.
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Post by COCK & BLAST on May 6, 2008 14:09:00 GMT -5
Who cares man  , just release him already if it's that big of deal. People are starting to nit pick. |
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scoobypat
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Post by scoobypat on May 6, 2008 14:14:25 GMT -5
Who cares man , just release him already if it's that big of deal. People are starting to nit pick. Nit pick, wow.... dude it's racism, it is a big deal. |
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Post by savagenation4life on May 6, 2008 14:19:04 GMT -5
Frank Sinatra used to be ruthless with Sammy Davis Jr and nobody blinked. America needs to lighten up.
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Post by cia on May 6, 2008 14:20:27 GMT -5
I’m not condoning it by any means, but it seems like the older generation are more comfortable using racist terms because back then it wasn’t deemed socially unacceptable like it is these days.
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Post by guster on May 6, 2008 14:42:19 GMT -5
It's funny how Hayes has been with the company for over 12 years and just now these stories are coming out. I'm not defending him or his speculated actions, but don't you think if he was full blown racist and bigot as some of these reports claim, that there would have been some type of lawsuit by now? Not everything on the internet is true kiddies.
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Post by raz2005uk on May 6, 2008 14:43:03 GMT -5
Maybe just demote hayes for a while so he understands to respect others.....?
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Post by scoobypat on May 6, 2008 16:11:23 GMT -5
It's funny how Hayes has been with the company for over 12 years and just now these stories are coming out. I'm not defending him or his speculated actions, but don't you think if he was full blown racist and bigot as some of these reports claim, that there would have been some type of lawsuit by now? Not everything on the internet is true kiddies. I agree with that, it is indeed a bit suspect but Hayes hasn't been in such a place of power in all 12 years that might have somethign to do with it. It's sad but a racist statement coming from a mid level guy doesn't hold the same weight as a higher up guy in the company. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2008 16:42:19 GMT -5
Hayes reminds me of your average redneck racist, it's just that he happens to be famous.
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Post by CBT on May 6, 2008 17:21:50 GMT -5
The last sentence says it all.
Hayes holds grudges, and never forgets. That in turn puts a negative effect on business. It's like having an admitted addict continue to work in Narcotics.
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raz2005uk
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Post by raz2005uk on May 6, 2008 18:06:45 GMT -5
yupp your right about grudges - if u see the WWE 24/7 Legends roundtable discussion about the monday night wars - the only guy who gave bischoff a really hard time was hayes - even JR, mick foley & king in comparison to hayes were gentlemen.
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on May 6, 2008 18:10:58 GMT -5
Dude.. hayes came from a time and place where really that wasn't such a big deal. I'm not excusing him, but at the same time from what most of the reports say, Henry, Lashley, and even D Lo brown all seem like they are just blowing a situation out of proportion. I feel bad for Henry cause he already isn't very good and is probably getting a lot of deserved heat from the boys as Hayes is very well liked in the back.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on May 6, 2008 19:00:55 GMT -5
If Hayes was contributing anything useful or positive in the storylines, MAYBE it would be OK to let this slide. But the fact that he's clearly a terrible booker in addition to being a prick makes me wonder why he hasn't been fired already.
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Post by bulldog77 on May 6, 2008 19:02:44 GMT -5
Heres an idea.
Put hayes in the ring with Henry and let them settle things like that.
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on May 6, 2008 20:24:52 GMT -5
At this point, I can take or leave Hayes. Sure, he's a racist. He's also a SD writer...and last time I checked, SD was where minorities tend to flourish.
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Post by CBT on May 6, 2008 20:43:12 GMT -5
At this point, I can take or leave Hayes. Sure, he's a racist. He's also a SD writer...and last time I checked, SD was where minorities tend to flourish. *shrugs* How do you figure? MVP is the only one that comes to mind. Khali, Henry, those two don't really count since they would probably be dominant regardless due to their size. Name me a minority honestly "flourishing" on Smackdown. I don't think Yang counts since the most he has had is a job and tag title shots as one of the only two regularly paired, face tag teams on Smackdown. |
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