Kalisto ain't safe - WWE to incorporate LGBT characters into programming

[RammerJammer]

Speaking at a Beyond Sport United event in New York this week, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon said her organization -- best known for its wrestling showdowns -- is committed to LGBT inclusivity.

"Throughout my life I have grown up knowing gay [WWE] superstars and executives," McMahon told NBC OUT backstage. "It's always been accepted, but now it's about getting that message out there."
McMahon grinned as she reminisced about wrestling legend Pat Patterson, the first-ever WWE Intercontinental Champion, who just this week released a book, titled "Accepted."

"It's about his life as a gay wrestler and how from the beginning of his career he had to hide that," McMahon explained "He first came out … on a show on WWE Network called 'Legends' House.' It was a reality show with a bunch of our legends, and he had such a positive response. It was so warm and supportive that he then decided to tell his story."

McMahon told NBC OUT her organization is committed to inclusive storytelling going forward.
"We will integrate LGBT characters into our programming ... and I do think there will be an opportunity to integrate some of those storylines in the near future," she said.
Through its partnership with GLAAD, an LGBT media advocacy organization, WWE is also prioritizing sensitivity in their writers' room.

"We've had GLAAD come in and speak to our entire writing team and give a whole tutorial on sensitivities, the right words, the wrong word [and] why those words matters," she explained. "I think that with their guidance and support, we will be able to portray that [LGBT storyline] appropriately."

 

[Riley Escobar]

The Shining Stars about to become The Flaming Stars

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Backstage telling Big Show "Put on the goddamn hot pants:cokeboydown:"

There isn't a single writer on their staff I would trust to not turn this into a parade of stereotypes.

With that said:

IN for the biblical PR shytstorm that would rain down on him for pulling 'Billy & Chuck II' or the return of HLA.

 

[September]

Good lord please tell me they'll be working with an LGBTQ group to do this right.

This is going to be soooo offensive.

 

[RammerJammer]

Good lord please tell me they'll be working with an LGBTQ group to do this right.

This is going to be soooo offensive.

Knowing WWE's track record of sensitive storylines, not a good chance this is gonna turn out well.

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

this is definitely going to work out better than it did the last couple times



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Darren Young out here like

It's interesting to me how Patterson wrote a book and is being set up as a trailblazer in the current cultural climate, when previously it seemed that all I read was that he took advantage of young ring boys from broken homes and up-and-coming wrestlers looking for a push. Seems awfully like an insincere attempt to position the organization as more progressive than it actually is, the same as Stephanie's book will attempt to do so for feminist interests.

Vince thinking this is giving him carte blanche to make more incest angles

 

[Psychosis]

Vince thinking this is giving him carte blanche to make more incest angles

 

[Lord Scion]

Nothing would ensure that the WWE's attempts at inclusion are being seen other than making this exclusive to the flagship RAW brand.

 

[MightyHealthy]

As much as I love Enzo and Cass, their shtick is borderline homophobic. They make this an immediate contradiction.

Wrestling is what it is, Steph really has no idea what she's doing.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Instead of just letting it happen organically, of course WWE had to let folks know by the way we're gonna have gay characters on tv.

Probably gonna try to brand it and make it a movement too

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

but yeah, if you didn't know

http://taimapedia.org/index.php?title=LOLWWE_History
Vince pushing for incest angles (particularly with his own family) is a straight-up trope on there

 

[mrken12]

Stephanie is the Queen of shameless pandering. She's so transparent. And please don't get inspiration from Pat Patterson who has been known to be a lecherous predatory scumbag for decades.

Before you worry about pushing new LGBT gimmicks and pretending to be progressive how about you push a new black main eventer which we haven't gotten in over 10 years?

 

[trick]

Stephanie is the Queen of shameless pandering. She's so transparent. And please don't get inspiration from Pat Patterson who has been known to be a lecherous predatory scumbag for decades.

Before you worry about pushing new LGBT gimmicks and pretending to be progressive how about you push a new black main eventer which we haven't gotten in over 10 years?

They got so many problems, they can't even produce 2 straight weeks of compelling content right now

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

could you see guys putting up a stink for having to portray a gay character?

 

[Breh Obama]

Isn't this why they kept Darren Young?