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RVD Says Hulk Hogan Racism Controversy Got Blown Out Of Proportion
“Vince talking about Hogan’s racial slur, you know, I think that maybe, perspectively, in the overall picture, that could validly be played down a little. It’s not like he murdered somebody, you know? And just hearing Vince say, you know, he makes mistakes and he did make a mistake, and it was a really bad one, and he did pay for it. However he put it, I just thought, and he’s right, but I just thought, man, for knowing Hulk like I know him, and then knowing that there are so many people that just choose to hate him that don’t even know him, but they hate him because of the little bit they know about him—it just felt like those comments supported that kind of consequence or punishment. Like that thought process of, yeah, I get what you mean.”
“I say this every week, you know, but if somebody is a racist, I don’t need other people in society telling me that I need to hate this person because he is a racist. And I’m not saying that Hulk is or isn’t. I mean, you heard him in his own words say that he guessed he is, kind of, or whatever. So the point is moot. I’m just saying, either way, it could be anybody. It could be you. If it turned out that you hate a certain race of people and you feel really strong about it, I might think that makes you stupid, but if everyone tells me that I need to hate you—and they’re telling me I need to hate you worse than an adulterer, worse than a wife abuser—shouldn’t I be able to choose for myself which is the worse person, and whether that has anything to do with where I meet this person on? You know what I mean?”
“So, having said that, there are so many people that think Hulk’s a horrible person. And I kind of also think if somebody doesn’t want their kid to marry someone of a different race, I think they should have the right to have those feelings. You know, if it’s a Black family and they don’t want their daughter to marry a white boy, I think they have that right. Now, the language, the rap, the slurs—all that, those are crimes in today’s society. But still, for me, looking at the bigger picture and weighing out somebody that is a racist against someone that cheats on their wife, against someone that beats their wife…”
“Let’s assume, in rap culture, it’s probably safe to assume one, they probably don’t like racists. Two, they might be okay with beating women, because it’s cool to give them a pimp slap. And adultering is cool, because they all do it and get busted all the time. Like Offset cheated on Cardi B over and over and over until finally it seems like it split them up. I mean, they
choose their own values. And they’re like, ‘Oh, he said the N-word, he’s the devil.’ You know, but they have that right. But we also have the right to take that into consideration with all the other factors that we want to include as well—even some they’re not including, like whether he’s a good person or not, stuff like that, right?”
“Vince talking about Hogan’s racial slur, you know, I think that maybe, perspectively, in the overall picture, that could validly be played down a little. It’s not like he murdered somebody, you know? And just hearing Vince say, you know, he makes mistakes and he did make a mistake, and it was a really bad one, and he did pay for it. However he put it, I just thought, and he’s right, but I just thought, man, for knowing Hulk like I know him, and then knowing that there are so many people that just choose to hate him that don’t even know him, but they hate him because of the little bit they know about him—it just felt like those comments supported that kind of consequence or punishment. Like that thought process of, yeah, I get what you mean.”
“I say this every week, you know, but if somebody is a racist, I don’t need other people in society telling me that I need to hate this person because he is a racist. And I’m not saying that Hulk is or isn’t. I mean, you heard him in his own words say that he guessed he is, kind of, or whatever. So the point is moot. I’m just saying, either way, it could be anybody. It could be you. If it turned out that you hate a certain race of people and you feel really strong about it, I might think that makes you stupid, but if everyone tells me that I need to hate you—and they’re telling me I need to hate you worse than an adulterer, worse than a wife abuser—shouldn’t I be able to choose for myself which is the worse person, and whether that has anything to do with where I meet this person on? You know what I mean?”
“So, having said that, there are so many people that think Hulk’s a horrible person. And I kind of also think if somebody doesn’t want their kid to marry someone of a different race, I think they should have the right to have those feelings. You know, if it’s a Black family and they don’t want their daughter to marry a white boy, I think they have that right. Now, the language, the rap, the slurs—all that, those are crimes in today’s society. But still, for me, looking at the bigger picture and weighing out somebody that is a racist against someone that cheats on their wife, against someone that beats their wife…”
“Let’s assume, in rap culture, it’s probably safe to assume one, they probably don’t like racists. Two, they might be okay with beating women, because it’s cool to give them a pimp slap. And adultering is cool, because they all do it and get busted all the time. Like Offset cheated on Cardi B over and over and over until finally it seems like it split them up. I mean, they
choose their own values. And they’re like, ‘Oh, he said the N-word, he’s the devil.’ You know, but they have that right. But we also have the right to take that into consideration with all the other factors that we want to include as well—even some they’re not including, like whether he’s a good person or not, stuff like that, right?”
Welp RVD is a pack now. Ironic.
