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Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
It also has probably the best representation of a gay relationship in modern media

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Xand_Man
Mar 2, 2004

If what you say is true
Wutang might be dangerous


the bitcoin of weed posted:

pro wrestling is like theater if the only play anyone knew was 'large men beat the poo poo out of each other' and that's beautiful

I'd watch way more theater if it regularly featured backflips onto a concrete floor.

Grognan
Jan 23, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

Byolante posted:

It also has probably the best representation of a gay relationship in modern media

got specifics?

kayfabe is pretty bad for emotional fidelity

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Grognan posted:

got specifics?

kayfabe is pretty bad for emotional fidelity

This is a good rundown of the story of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_pZWrHCng

Grognan
Jan 23, 2007

by Fluffdaddy
dear lord if that is a gay relationship then then the LGBQT community has my sympathy

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

BENGHAZI 2 posted:

Once you get into it deep your options are to be fascinated by the business side of things or the artistic side of it, how people pull off their characters outside of just doing promos, and storytelling, and all that

There's a lot to dig into with either, it just depends on what youre watching which is more interesting

If you are a really, really sad individual, sure.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

BENGHAZI 2 posted:

The saga of wcw is absolutely fascinating, you could make a hell of a documentary out of it

There was a great one made by WWE called The Monday Night Wars

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
wrestling snobbery is liberal elitism. Very unproletarian

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Grognan posted:

dear lord if that is a gay relationship then then the LGBQT community has my sympathy

Two characters have a long term arc of jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness, are obviously romantically involved but the story never feels it necessary to say 'wow look at these two homos'. The whole point of beating bigotry is to make minority lifestyles normal. The whole problem with the current diversity representation thing is that you keep getting magical negros instead of characters.

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

gradenko_2000 posted:

wrestling snobbery is liberal elitism. Very unproletarian

It's not snobbery when something is objectively garbage.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

You're not my Ruthie!
You're not my Debbie!
You're not my Sherry!
I desperately need to know if I should be watching wrestling to be properly woke and gay in 2018

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


i dont watch wrestling and i am neither woke nor gay, so probably

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost

Pirate Radar posted:

I desperately need to know if I should be watching wrestling to be properly woke and gay in 2018

watch njpw it's plenty gay

Filthy Hans
Jun 27, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Pirate Radar posted:

I desperately need to know if I should be watching wrestling to be properly woke and gay in 2018

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

ScrubLeague posted:

watch njpw it's plenty gay
It also has a Corbynite octopus.

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747

steinrokkan posted:

It's not snobbery when something is objectively garbage.

This is not even close to being the case though unless all you've ever seen is WWE from the last like ten years

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

There was a great one made by WWE called The Monday Night Wars

That series blows rear end compared to death of wcw, because it's essentially the dub dub patting themselves on the back for twelve hours instead of giggling at the shitshow that was wcw

The company that booked James Brown to appear on ppv and didn't announce it at all

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
wrestling is gay

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747

GalacticAcid posted:

wrestling is gay

Yeah it rules I love Kota and Kenny

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

GalacticAcid posted:

wrestling is gay



nah

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747
Every time Kota and Kenny kiss it's gay as hell and also hot as hell

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

BENGHAZI 2 posted:

This is not even close to being the case though unless all you've ever seen is WWE from the last like ten years

It's like watching extra lovely soap operas, except also with performative masculinity because ew soap operas are for girls

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

steinrokkan posted:

It's like watching extra lovely soap operas, except also with performative masculinity because ew soap operas are for girls

Okay Aeon Flux

Plutonis
Mar 25, 2011

steinrokkan posted:

It's like watching extra lovely soap operas, except also with performative masculinity because ew soap operas are for girls

its coming from inside the thread

Your Parents
Jul 19, 2017

by R. Guyovich

GalacticAcid posted:

wrestling is gay

https://twitter.com/Rican_Taker/status/961390043750334466

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747

steinrokkan posted:

It's like watching extra lovely soap operas, except also with performative masculinity because ew soap operas are for girls

counterpoint kenny and kota are my perfect gay wrestling sons and the golden lovers story has been beautiful

content, courtesy of uor own henry krinkle

https://twitter.com/brolykogan_/status/983008919151923200

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES

lmfao

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747
https://twitter.com/brolykogan_/status/983016589141401601?s=19

This thread has a Gaddafi derail

Plutonis
Mar 25, 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLkeUmgY1cc&t=64s

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade


Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012


feel like posting the federalist itt is cheating but oh well

https://twitter.com/fdrlst/status/983724535840063488

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



Pirate Radar posted:

I desperately need to know if I should be watching wrestling to be properly woke and gay in 2018

the two people i know who actually wrestle in tiny shows are trans women so yeah, probably

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

feel like posting the federalist itt is cheating but oh well

https://twitter.com/fdrlst/status/983724535840063488

I agree. It should be divorced from what are actually Native lands, and die peacefully

Duscat
Jan 4, 2009
Fun Shoe

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

feel like posting the federalist itt is cheating but oh well

https://twitter.com/fdrlst/status/983724535840063488

lmoeba

https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/982738692900032513

yes i'm sure neatly dividing the us into two contiguous regions to be developed into a christofascist hellscape and a neoliberal dystopia would be peaceful as all hell

Duscat has issued a correction as of 19:28 on Apr 10, 2018

Venom Snake
Feb 19, 2014

by Nyc_Tattoo
Why would Colorado join the neo-confederacy?

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



Venom Snake posted:

Why would Colorado join the neo-confederacy?

also new mexico and iowa

looking forward to the national wildlifepreserve of the White Working Class in former west virginia

General Dog
Apr 26, 2008

Everybody's working for the weekend

Venom Snake posted:

Why would Colorado join the neo-confederacy?


Shear Modulus posted:

also new mexico and iowa

looking forward to the national wildlifepreserve of the White Working Class in former west virginia

None of them are as pissed off as Montana is in this scenario.

StashAugustine
Mar 24, 2013

Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

Venom Snake posted:

Why would Colorado join the neo-confederacy?

conversely why wouldnt indiana

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

Duscat posted:

lmoeba

https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/982738692900032513

yes i'm sure neatly dividing the us into two contiguous regions to be developed into a christofascist hellscape and a neoliberal dystopia would be peaceful as all hell

This is what the American Empire looks like in Ghost in the Shell.

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Mordiceius
Nov 10, 2007

If you think calling me names is gonna get a rise out me, think again. I like my life as an idiot!

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

feel like posting the federalist itt is cheating but oh well

https://twitter.com/fdrlst/status/983724535840063488

I'm quoting this because I'm down.

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