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Jim Cornette Resigns From National Wrestling Alliance

The NWA has announced Jim Cornette is done working for their company after he resigned over an offensive comment of his being pulled from Powerrr.

www.prowrestlingsheet.com

Effective immediately: Jim Cornette has resigned from the National Wrestling Alliance. As an announcer on the November 19th edition of NWA Power, Jim made remarks during a singles match between Nick Aldis and Trevor Murdoch that were both offensive and do not meet the high standards of decency and good faith of the National Wrestling Alliance.
To ensure that such an error can never happen again, we’ve established new procedures of review for all NWA programming going forward.
We sincerely regret our failure in this regard.

The line in question is in here.

The wrestling media are up in arms about this. What do you guys think?

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[ExpandKong]

Tangential but why is liking fried chicken a racial stereotype? Everybody fucking loves fried chicken.

 

[iconmaster]

Tangential but why is liking fried chicken a racial stereotype? Everybody fucking loves fried chicken.

Man, great point. Put some fried chicken in front of me and I'll be whatever race you like.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

I'm Italian and I fucking love fried chicken and watermelon.

 

[cryptoadam]

If your Chapelle or making jokes ok fine, but on a Wrestling show in 2019 its not going to fly.

I echo the statement though why is fried chicken a racist black thing, when pretty much everyone loves chicken. I mean the Popeyes chicken sandwhich is super popular and you can't tell me thats all black people. CFA has line ups out its door and again thats not just blacks. I think this notion of black people and chicken being racist is kinda stupid.

 

[DESTROYA]

The remark was stupid but not enough to get fired over.

 

[Deleted member 713885]

The joke was he could strap 'food's onto his back in a starving country.

What he did wrong tho was use 'Fried Chicken' as the food.

When referencing any topic, country, etc.. about or occupied by black folks you cant use certain words, foods, phrases etc..

Fried Chicken, Watermelon, Grape Soda etc..
Using these items in a sentence involving black people is a death stroke.

Black fragility is a thing we need to accept.

 

[Space Runaway]

Too bad, his color commentary and euphemisms were very fitting for this NWA show. Though it's Cornette so I guess it was inevitable he'd find a way to get fired from a promotion, yet again.

 

[RokkanStoned]

Probably a big overreaction. The fried chicken thing doesn't really work as a negative stereotype (it's such a general southern stereotype, that trying to hold onto its previous minstrel show uses just makes things ridiculous. It also ends up with people acting awkward around black people and fried chicken, leading to outrage whether they try to hard to avoid it or just don't care and say it) and honestly, the stereotype doesn't make any sense if you look at statistics (and more so, black people in the US have long ago taken pride in fried chicken as something like black culture and built up the stereotype, so much that people are arguing about KFC, that it really shouldn't be very offensive unless it's trying to say specifically say something negative about black people in general).
Ethiopia is a country struggling with famines at times, so it's an apt comparison, although I don't think the chicken stereotype works well for a country/continent that consumes much less chicken per capita than most others despite being mostly populated by black people. I know, it's a joke, but I like ruining things. Perhaps a bad choice of words, could possibly need some clarification from the guy or if he felt like it an apology. So likely an overreaction, but companies do as they do.

Honestly, Hong Kong are the poultry overlords. Though I imagine fried chicken likely is biggest in the US.

 

[haxan7]

Just a dumb remark.

Sick of this world where one sentence can be a career ender.

 

[appaws]

I'm Italian and I fucking love fried chicken and watermelon.

Ditto. People are ridiculous. Ethnic foodways are a thing. There is nothing offensive about mentioning them. If I wanted Catfish and greens and a sweet potato pie, I would look for a black owned business to get it. If I want Chorizo and eggs I go to a Mexican place. If I want bracciole I can make it myself.

When they tried to fire him he should have hit them over the head with his loaded tennis racket.

 

[kunonabi]

At least he went out with a great soundbyte. Cornette is too good for 2019.

 

[neobiz]

The joke was he could strap 'food's onto his back in a starving country.

What he did wrong tho was use 'Fried Chicken' as the food.

When referencing any topic, country, etc.. about or occupied by black folks you cant use certain words, foods, phrases etc..

Fried Chicken, Watermelon, Grape Soda etc..
Using these items in a sentence involving black people is a death stroke.

Black fragility is a thing we need to accept.

Drink. Grape drink you insensitive clod

 

[RokkanStoned]

Grape Soda

Drink. Grape drink you insensitive clod

I have no idea how grape soda/drink is a thing. It's definitely not a thing in Norway at all. Only thing we drink is a lot of fermented grape juice.

Instead we are the Official Country of SUrge.

 

[cryptoadam]

 

[bitbydeath]

He should drink wet cement and harden the fuck up.

 

[sol_bad]

I've never understood the whole blacks love fried chicken thing.
LMAO

 

[V2Tommy]

He’s a classic dude but he is no longer suitable for the public eye. If he keeps acting like an asshole and getting caught, next thing you know, he’ll be president.

 

[cr0w]

Death, taxes, and Jim Cornette getting fired from a wrestling company.

 

[brap]

Tired of these offended "people" that have to ruin everything. Fuck them, fuck billy and fuck the nwa.

 

[Space Runaway]

Also isn't this a pre-taped show? Editor should have caught that.

 

[ClanOfNone]

I feel like I remember Lawler saying WAY worse stuff in the past.

 

[ResilientBanana]

The joke was he could strap 'food's onto his back in a starving country.

What he did wrong tho was use 'Fried Chicken' as the food.

When referencing any topic, country, etc.. about or occupied by black folks you cant use certain words, foods, phrases etc..

Fried Chicken, Watermelon, Grape Soda etc..
Using these items in a sentence involving black people is a death stroke.

Black fragility is a thing we need to accept.

I don’t think it has much to do about being fragile as much as it has to do with being disrespected. As a white man, I have no idea how many times in the life of a black man that they get stereotyped, but I’m sure it’s far more than I do.

 

[brap]

Also isn't this a pre-taped show? Editor should have caught that.

They probably didn't care. This is NWA not AEW or WWE.

I feel like I remember Lawler saying WAY worse stuff in the past.

Yup. 97 was such a good year for WWE.

 

[Deleted member 713885]

I don’t think it has much to do about being fragile as much as it has to do with being disrespected. As a white man, I have no idea how many times in the life of a black man that they get stereotyped, but I’m sure it’s far more than I do.

Every race has stereotypes.

I dont turn into a little bitch everytime I have to hear I'm a little dick, unable to dance, non-seasoning, no culture etc. etc..

Everyone is untouchable at some level aside from whites.
And if we do say it bothers us then we are 'Fragile'

So maybe its everyone else turn to not be so fragile about a chicken comment or a pumpkin at Bath & Body works, or chick Cosplaying etc..

'Blackface' Pumpkins Pulled From Bed Bath & Beyond After Complaints Of Racism

The backlash first arose after a local law firm in Nyack, New York placed the pumpkins -- painted black with white eyes, nose and mouth -- on their front porch as part of a Halloween display.

www.google.com

French Cosplay Champ Removed From EuroCosplay Finals Over Blackface

Alice Livanart, a French cosplay champion, has been accused of wearing blackface in a costume that won her the France Cosplay Cup. The costume has been banned from the upcoming EuroCosplay finals after coming under fire for using blackface.

www.google.com

 

[Papa]

Drink. Grape drink you insensitive clod

Is your avatar supposed to be goatse?

 

[Space Runaway]

They probably didn't care. This is NWA not AEW or WWE.

Well they care now. =P

 

[ResilientBanana]

Every race has stereotypes.

I dont turn into a little bitch everytime I have to hear I'm a little dick, unable to dance, non-seasoning, no culture etc. etc..

Everyone is untouchable at some level aside from whites.
And if we do say it bothers us then we are 'Fragile'

So maybe its everyone else turn to not be so fragile about a chicken comment or a pumpkin at Bath & Body works, or chick Cosplaying etc..

'Blackface' Pumpkins Pulled From Bed Bath & Beyond After Complaints Of Racism

The backlash first arose after a local law firm in Nyack, New York placed the pumpkins -- painted black with white eyes, nose and mouth -- on their front porch as part of a Halloween display.

www.google.com

French Cosplay Champ Removed From EuroCosplay Finals Over Blackface

Alice Livanart, a French cosplay champion, has been accused of wearing blackface in a costume that won her the France Cosplay Cup. The costume has been banned from the upcoming EuroCosplay finals after coming under fire for using blackface.

www.google.com

I know what you’re saying. But not everyone is the same.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Double cheeseburger, double mayo, extra onion....motherFUCKER.

 

[ClanOfNone]

They probably didn't care. This is NWA not AEW or WWE.


Yup. 97 was such a good year for WWE.

lmao, I remember that. He would be crucified for it in the current climate. There was a bar we would go to where they would out RAW on all the tvs and the speakers, it was glorious.

 

[DKehoe]

I feel like I remember Lawler saying WAY worse stuff in the past.

There's a recording of him back in the mid-90s using racist language (repeatedly using the n-word to describe people) at a Smokey Mountain fan event that pops up every now and again. It came up again recently after Cornette decided to say AEW's ring announcer, Justin Roberts looks like a paedophile. Cornette has a great mind for the business but just seems to sabotage himself and burn bridges wherever he goes. Once the Roberts thing happened I knew there would be a group of people looking for any excuse to go after him and he served himself up to them better than they could have hoped for.

 

[neobiz]

Is your avatar supposed to be goatse?

Supposed?

 

[Papa]

Supposed?

...?

 

[Pallas]

Probably a big overreaction. The fried chicken thing doesn't really work as a negative stereotype (it's such a general southern stereotype, that trying to hold onto its previous minstrel show uses just makes things ridiculous. It also ends up with people acting awkward around black people and fried chicken, leading to outrage whether they try to hard to avoid it or just don't care and say it) and honestly, the stereotype doesn't make any sense if you look at statistics (and more so, black people in the US have long ago taken pride in fried chicken as something like black culture and built up the stereotype, so much that people are arguing about KFC, that it really shouldn't be very offensive unless it's trying to say specifically say something negative about black people in general).
Ethiopia is a country struggling with famines at times, so it's an apt comparison, although I don't think the chicken stereotype works well for a country/continent that consumes much less chicken per capita than most others despite being mostly populated by black people. I know, it's a joke, but I like ruining things. Perhaps a bad choice of words, could possibly need some clarification from the guy or if he felt like it an apology. So likely an overreaction, but companies do as they do.

Honestly, Hong Kong are the poultry overlords. Though I imagine fried chicken likely is biggest in the US.

Huh surprised China isn’t on that list at all.

 

[neobiz]

...?

It's a mash of goatse and

 

[Papa]

It's a mash of goatse and

me rikey

 

[bitbydeath]

I've never understood the whole blacks love fried chicken thing.
LMAO

Who doesn’t love fried chicken?
I’d wear that as a badge of honour.

 

[ExpandKong]

I don’t think it has much to do about being fragile as much as it has to do with being disrespected. As a white man, I have no idea how many times in the life of a black man that they get stereotyped, but I’m sure it’s far more than I do.

Thank god you’re here to feel offended on their behalf, As A White Man.

 

[-Arcadia-]

At least he went out with a great soundbyte. Cornette is too good for 2019.

The best point in the thread. His joke was hilarious. With jokes now being absolute proof of racial hatred and intent, there’s something wrong with the world, and not him.

Better to go out in a blaze of glory, than as a simpering coward under the thumb of bad hair dye and soy lattes.

 

[BigBooper]

Anyone use twitter enough to get #blacklash trending?

 

[ResilientBanana]

Thank god you’re here to feel offended on their behalf, As A White Man.

I'm not offended at all. I'm not sure how you got that impression.

 

[ExpandKong]

I'm not offended at all. I'm not sure how you got that impression.

Offended or not, I’m sure you mean well with your concern posting (because people like you always mean well) but here’s the problem I have with what you’re saying:

I have no idea how many times in the life of a black man that they get stereotyped, but

If you admittedly have no idea about something, why are you talking about it? Does the black community need you to pontificate about how much they probably get stereotyped maybe? Can they not do that for themselves? Don’t you think it might be a little insulting, bordering on infantilizing, to black people for As A White Man to be doing this kind of shit all the time?

Not saying you do this all the time yourself, just seeing your post got me on about something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

 

[DeafTourette]

The history of black people and fried chicken being a racist stereotype:

Where Did That Fried Chicken Stereotype Come From?

Fried chicken is an old mainstay in racist depictions of blacks, and golfer Sergio Garcia's recent jab at rival Tiger Woods shows that the idea still holds traction. Why?

www.npr.org

"D.W. Griffith's seminal and supremely racist 1915 silent movie about the supposedly heroic founding of the Ku Klux Klan was a huge sensation when it debuted. One scene in the three-hor features a group of actors portraying shiftless black elected officials acting rowdy and crudely in a legislative hall. (The message to the audience: These are the dangers of letting blacks vote.) Some of the legislators are shown drinking. Others had their feet kicked up on their desks. And one of them was very ostentatiously eating fried chicken.

"That image really solidified the way white people thought of black people and fried chicken," Schmidt said.

Schmidt said that like watermelon, that other food that's been a mainstay in racist depictions of blacks, chicken was also a good vehicle for racism because of the way people eat it. (According to government stats, blacks are underrepresented among watermelon consumers.) "It's a food you eat with your hands, and therefore it's dirty," Schmidt said. "Table manners are a way of determining who is worthy of respect or not."

But why does this idea still hold traction, since fried chicken is clearly a staple of the American diet? Surely, KFC, Popeyes and Church's ain't national chains — and chicken and waffles aren't a brunch staple — because of the supposed culinary obsessions of black folks.

"It's still a way to express racial [contempt] without getting into serious trouble," Schmidt said. (Among the Code Switch team, we've started referring to these types of winking statements as "racist bank shots.")

"How it's possible to be both a taboo and a corporate mainstream thing just shows how complicated race in America is," Schmidt said"

 

[TheGreatYosh]

Cuckaholic were so offended. It was a line that I didn't care about one way or the other. I don't like Jim Cornette personally, but he has been good on commentary for NWA.

 

[brap]

Cuckaholic were so offended. It was a line that I didn't care about one way or the other. I don't like Jim Cornette personally, but he has been good on commentary for NWA.

Cuckaholic said white people should be offended by Kerwin White. After that they completely lost me. All those wrestling youtubers are a bunch of pathetic little british soyboy worms.

 

[Rest]

Tangential but why is liking fried chicken a racial stereotype? Everybody fucking loves fried chicken.

It's a joke about starvation. It's obviously effective enough to get heel heat that they cut it. Cornette is just showing that he's a dinosaur by quitting when he's not allowed to reuse a line that's lived past its expiration date.

 

[Horsemama1956]

I've never understood the whole blacks love fried chicken thing.
LMAO

Chicken is cheap.

 

[sol_bad]

Chicken is cheap.

So it's meant to mean black people are poor? lol

 

[DeafTourette]

So it's meant to mean black people are poor? lol

I gave y'all the reason for the stereotype... Check above