Paid Members Psygnosis Posted July 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2011 http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/04/cm-punk-wwe-...comments-anchor  Fantastic.  I hope they go a long way with this and not just your annual 'Summer hook' - wonder what GLAAD will come out with since WWE work with them.  -EDIT- YouTube finds thread, wasn't sure, since its not on YouTube but now it is - feel free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCharisma Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 CM Punk's 'tache is mantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 "I was bored! I was bored!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Wretch Posted July 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2011 From Punk's Twitter . . .  "I'm glad TMZ posted that video because everybody needs to be held accountable for their bullshit, me included. What I said was bullshit."  and  "...I'm embarrassed. I own up to being a total douche in this situation and I offer a sincere apology to anybody I hurt with careless words." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2011 Pillman and Jake wouldnt have apologised. Punk comes across as a right homo in that tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2011 Terrible, terrible horseshit. Â Heels are the bad guys. They are supposed to act bad, perform heinous acts and genuinely be loathsome and despised. Making homophobic slurs to fans is a heinous heinous thing... for his CHARACTER to do as part of the show. CM Punk as a heel can be a homophobe, or a terrorist, or a reprogrammed cyborg neo-Nazi from the future. To draw attention to this or criticize the human being behind the character is bollocks. Yes, it's unacceptable language. Using it makes you bad, apparently. Well, his character is bad. Â It's a show, you utter morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Showtime Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 It's a show alright but you can't get away with stuff like that these days, no matter what "old school" stars would or wouldn't have done. I'm sure most fans wouldn't have cared what was said but it getting dragged around the media doesn't help anybody much. Anyway, I now hope Punk apologises for what he said about Vince and the rest of the McMahon family last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamroller Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Pillman and Jake wouldnt have apologised. Punk comes across as a right homo in that tweet. I guess Punks insight and empathy will help him avoid ending up like them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted July 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 By "insight and empathy" you mean a WWE boss sending him an angry email, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members martyngnr Posted July 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Pillman and Jake wouldnt have apologised. Punk comes across as a right homo in that tweet. I guess Punks insight and empathy will help him avoid ending up like them? It's probably easier to apologise when you're not drugged off your face like Jake and Pillman were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve_grand Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 If you can't get heat without calling someone a homo you're not much of a heel. "It's a show" is a fairly rubbish excuse - you don't get many "characters" in Gladiators or any other show calling the crowd homos. And UFC for some reason is full of people spouting homophobic insults in public including the CE which I think is incredibly sad and will ultimately lead to a backlash. Â Punk is better than that as he proved in the rest of the rant in the full video. As I said on the you tube thread the "homo" comment could ironically get him suspended depending on how its picked up and actually that would be fair - WWE have told their wrestlers and commentators to stop doing it. I thought the twitter apology was well judged though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Terrible, terrible horseshit. Â Heels are the bad guys. They are supposed to act bad, perform heinous acts and genuinely be loathsome and despised. Making homophobic slurs to fans is a heinous heinous thing... for his CHARACTER to do as part of the show. CM Punk as a heel can be a homophobe, or a terrorist, or a reprogrammed cyborg neo-Nazi from the future. To draw attention to this or criticize the human being behind the character is bollocks. Yes, it's unacceptable language. Using it makes you bad, apparently. Well, his character is bad. Â It's a show, you utter morons. Â Bang on once again Mr. Air Raid sir. I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted July 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Hmmmm this is a slightly tricky one. One side of it is CM Punk is playing a character in what WWE are heavy to promote as an "entertainment" show. If someone on a normal scripted TV show calls another character a fag or homo not a single head would turn. Â But then he did call a fan a homo which I suppose would be like going to see a play and halfway through the guy playing Macbeth called you a cocksucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted July 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 This wouldn't even be reported on 10 years ago. The problem is we're no longer in the 'Attitude' era, we're in the 'PG era' & WWE's target demographic are young children so comparisons to UFC are way off the mark. A more reasonable comparison would be whether a presenter on the 'Mickey Mouse Club' or any kids show calling someone a 'homo' would be seen as acceptable? If you change your target audience the old rules no longer apply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sir Steve Redgrave Posted July 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 But then he did call a fan a homo which I suppose would be like going to see a play and halfway through the guy playing Macbeth called you a cocksucker. Stand up comedians call hecklers all sorts and the fella in the crowd was clearly getting in Punk's face, so you could take that view on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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