dagblog - Comments for "For The Church And Wrestling, It's Nonchalantly Gay"

Well - here's the thing -

Orion — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:27:46 +0000

In reply to Cool! Yeah, Cena the rapper

Well - here's the thing - John Cena wasn't a bad rapper. He was actually pretty good. Above song is a perfect example. He certainly flows better than Jay-Z. And Kanye. And there's a sort of Will Smith "don't let it sweat you" positive vibe in all of it.

Cool! Yeah, Cena the rapper

Michael Maiello — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:19:51 +0000

In reply to I'm not much of a fan of it

Cool!

Yeah, Cena the rapper is long gone. Now he's a Hulk Hogan superman type with funny ears. Kind of reminds me of a roided up Marky Mark.

I'm not much of a fan of it

Orion — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:05:04 +0000

In reply to Everybody is taking their cue

I'm not much of a fan of it either but when Cena was really serious about the rapper persona, which he doesn't seem to be in to as much anymore, he actually did a rap video with Murs, a Midwest rapper. It turned out really well:

Everybody is taking their cue

Michael Maiello — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:46:54 +0000

In reply to Professional wrestling is

Everybody is taking their cue from Cena these days. He's as close as they've come to creating a new breakout star (though, I can't stand his character or his in ring performance)...

Professional wrestling is

Orion — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:37:25 +0000

In reply to I might write about this some

Professional wrestling is built on stereotypes and those stereotypes go in all sorts of directions. Stone Cold Steve Austin could be a potentially offensive depiction of a redneck, if the sorts of people who usually get called rednecks were to find him offensive. Ric Flair is a stereotype of awesome and a pretty accurate depiction, if you ask me.

BTW Mike, is it just me or do Young and Cena look alot alike? Just saying - facial expressions and features. Only diff is one is black.

I might write about this some

Michael Maiello — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:26:43 +0000

In reply to Not really a fan, so don't

I might write about this some time during the week but from what I've read, the back stage environment has been more accepting than other sports locker rooms or mainstream society. Fans, also, despite all sorts of lurid and evil gay stereotypes used as characters, have tended to be more accepting. The show is camp, after all, and the people know it.

Not really a fan, so don't

Jpburns — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:59:56 +0000

In reply to For The Church And Wrestling, It's Nonchalantly Gay

Not really a fan, so don't know the main players. But you've got to love Cena's lovely lady's supportive reaction to his responses - that is to the point where it starts to encroach upon date time. Some things never change.

http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2013/08/15/john-cena-darren-young-gay-support-wwe

I haven't watched

Orion — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:53:06 +0000

In reply to Good on, Darren Young. And

I haven't watched professional wrestling in a while but Young and Cena seem like pretty top notch guys.

Good on, Darren Young. And

Michael Maiello — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:43:39 +0000

In reply to For The Church And Wrestling, It's Nonchalantly Gay

Good on, Darren Young. And now Cena tells us his brother is openly gay, too.

Given the serious problems

Orion — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:36:19 +0000

In reply to I think a big part of the gay

Given the serious problems this world has, it is absurd that the "legitimization of gay sex" is a top priority problem for anyone at all. The only time sex of any kind other than our own should be a public policy concern is if it is molestation or rape. I think most of this country agrees with that sentiment too. We've seen in Obama's presidency that old school prejudices don't go away but they certainly won't be the majority - large organizations like the WWE or the Catholic Church will know that their survival depends on acceptance.