As a white man. All I can say is I see what both of them are and recognize what both of them are...but to me when truth busts out the random dancing in his matches it's so out of place. I'm sure he's not feeling any type of way about it IRL because he's feeding his family and is on international tv each week..but c'mon. Is so obvious this is a rib with the plunger septer, I can't help but feel this is a bit racist.
Now to contrast, I also liked new days original gimmick and the vignettes about being the positive guys preaching so my whiteness proves to hold no consistency. Knowing that how do you all feel about truths dancing? It just feels like he's the jester, dancing for the man. They have the white guy with the rubies and diamonds and the black guy with the plunger. What are they trying to say? black people are poor and delegated to being plumbers? That's so wrong man. Is this another trying to make fun of blacks segment or am I just high and over reacting?
Ps. I would like to add that I like R Truth and think he's a good hand in row midcard. He's talented in the ring and always manages to stay over past a certain level, which is impressive.
As a white man. All I can say is I see what both of them are and recognize what both of them are...but to me when truth busts out the random dancing in his matches it's so out of place. I'm sure he's not feeling any type of way about it IRL because he's feeding his family and is on international tv each week..but c'mon. Is so obvious this is a rib with the plunger septer, I can't help but feel this is a bit racist.
Now to contrast, I also liked new days original gimmick and the vignettes about being the positive guys preaching so my whiteness proves to hold no consistency. Knowing that how do you all feel about truths dancing? They have the white guy with the rubies and diamonds and the black guy with the plunger. What are you trying to say black people are poor and delegated to being plumbers? That's so wrong man. Is this another trying to make fun of blacks segment or am I just high and over reacting?
Dancing has kind of been his thing since the 90's. He was a break dancer and hip hop artist. If somebody told R-Truth that he can't do his gimmick anymore since it's racist, he probably wouldn't be happy.
People call racism so much these days I think we've forgot what it really is. R-Truth is playing a character, just because he is black doesn't mean it's racist
It's pretty ridiculous and kind of reminds of a jester. But in defense of the WWE, King Booker was true royalty and he was black. ALL HAIL KING BOOKAHHHHHHH
R Truth's whole character in 2011 was him being sick of being a shucking and jiving ****. He even said ever since I stopped dancing ya'll don't love me no more.
If it were up to PC lovers and making every gimmick the least bit racist, you'd have people wrestling in full green bodysuits with no names, no clearly visual characteristics or speech.
If they really wanted to be subtly racist and use a term that few intheir audience would understand, they would have called him The Kingfish. They didnt. I genuinely think they find Truth being booked as this goofy semi retarded character is just pure slapstick. He does have his comedic moments.
If Too Cool was all-black, they, too, would be racist and offensive! Probably.... nah, not in the slightest. R Truth is only building his gimmick around real-life interests, and the crowd doesn't seem to mind (even the black ones like his act). Do you know what the great thing about dancing is? Anyone can do it, you racist. His gimmick isn't intended to be taken seriously, along with plenty of other gimmicks, and he's fine with that.
What's ironic, is that R Truth's dancing malarkey would only be viewed as racist if that person already held racist views of black people dancing for the white man. Otherwise, nobody gives a flying fuck as long as he's entertaining the kiddies.
Let's be honest, R-Truth might as well be every cook or butler in any Three Stooges short, running around the place with his eyes wide 'cause he seen spooks. I suppose Vince loves it and it keeps the dude in the mix for title shots he doesn't merit, though.
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