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Comedian Tom Segura Chooses the Worst Way to Say He Hates Pro Wrestling
- Thread starter Manbig
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gotta say for someone ranting about the intelligence level of a fandom, he sure doesn't seem that intelligent himself.
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As a lifelong fan of pro wrestling, this is exactly right. We are all very aware that it isn't "real" and to claim that there are still a ton of people that watch it like it is real is some real ancient ass out of date insult, and really shows willful ignorance to the subject.
My counter argument to him is..."Oh! Did you see John Wick. Did you see how many people he killed? Did you see the action?" BUT I knew going into the movie that these were scripted actors and actresses in a scripted environment. I didn't go in there expecting real people to be killed. That would be sick. Do I think Cats has real cats talking upright on a Broadway stage? Certainly not. I knew before hand that it was being acted out for my entertainment.
99% of wrestling fans KNOW it is fake just like they KNOW a TV series or a movie isn't real. They watch or go to it to be entertained. Nothing more. That all aside, I will never listen to this guy again for his comments about the Special Olympics and the courageous people who participate in them. He can forever go fuck himself.
99% of wrestling fans KNOW it is fake just like they KNOW a TV series or a movie isn't real. They watch or go to it to be entertained. Nothing more. That all aside, I will never listen to this guy again for his comments about the Special Olympics and the courageous people who participate in them. He can forever go fuck himself.
Maaaaaaan that was a weak sauce roast with abelist gravy.
I loves me some wrestling but if you're gonna dog it, make fun of the people for going after THEY KNOW it's fake. The whole "they think it's real" gimmick is olllllld. Might as well a used car sales bit or an Elvis impersonation
Lemme explain why this guy fucking sucks at his job. He has no idea how to be funny. You can't look at wrestling and be dismissive. That's not a joke, that's a general sentiment. That's not funny.
No if you say "wrestling sucks and it's going to kill us all" that's a funny bit. You got some place to exaggerate. Making the absurd dangerous or tragic tickles ya brain. This is just one path you can take. But instead this fuckwad sees the easiest, lowest hanging fruit and goes for it.
Sad part is, many people are gonna get defensive about pro wrestling instead of clowning on this most try-hard "I'm a man" fuckface david cross wannabe failed comic. Ooooo you have whiskey on the table, aren't you a risk taker.
I loves me some wrestling but if you're gonna dog it, make fun of the people for going after THEY KNOW it's fake. The whole "they think it's real" gimmick is olllllld. Might as well a used car sales bit or an Elvis impersonation
Lemme explain why this guy fucking sucks at his job. He has no idea how to be funny. You can't look at wrestling and be dismissive. That's not a joke, that's a general sentiment. That's not funny.
No if you say "wrestling sucks and it's going to kill us all" that's a funny bit. You got some place to exaggerate. Making the absurd dangerous or tragic tickles ya brain. This is just one path you can take. But instead this fuckwad sees the easiest, lowest hanging fruit and goes for it.
Sad part is, many people are gonna get defensive about pro wrestling instead of clowning on this most try-hard "I'm a man" fuckface david cross wannabe failed comic. Ooooo you have whiskey on the table, aren't you a risk taker.
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Plenty of wrestlers are chiming in with comments there, but anyone that's not an asshole should be able to see the issue with his approach here, whether they are a fan of wrestling or not.
He forgot homophobia on the "Insult wrestling" Bingo but checked off pretty much everything else and even some stuff that isn't on the sheet like the Special Olympics.
i mean, that's his opinion on something he clearly doesn't know anything about. not gonna make me stop watching or question it lol. is he gonna call people that watch any theater stupid too? that isn't real either!
at least go after people for supporting stupid, evil carnies. and for supporting a cruel and often times toxic industry. the 'fakeness' is the least of the problems with wrasslin.
just makes me think less of him in a pretty significant way. it's pretty much self-ownage in video form.
at least go after people for supporting stupid, evil carnies. and for supporting a cruel and often times toxic industry. the 'fakeness' is the least of the problems with wrasslin.
just makes me think less of him in a pretty significant way. it's pretty much self-ownage in video form.
There's plenty of ways to critique the stupidity of the WWE, but this one feels like it is about 30 years behind the curve. Everybody knows that it is fake dude. It's an incredibly stupid low-grade form of action-entertainment that is watched week-in and week-out by people who don't even enjoy it anymore, and that's what's worth mocking -- not some imaginary lunkhead who thinks it is real. Those people don't exist anymore.
I don't know who Tom Segura is, other than Netflix almost always wants me to watch his stand-up specials.
I don't know who Tom Segura is, other than Netflix almost always wants me to watch his stand-up specials.
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WWE and it's hardcore fans are incredibly stupid but he shouldn't phrase it like that.
There is literally no one who thinks it's real. Wrestlers are not competitors, they are performers putting on a very athletic show. This asshole knows ZERO about pro wrestling and decided to make a dumbass assumption.
wait...WAIT
wrestling is FAKE?!?!!?
I've wasted 26 years of my 35 years on Earth!!! Why didn't anyone tell me this?!
wrestling is FAKE?!?!!?
I've wasted 26 years of my 35 years on Earth!!! Why didn't anyone tell me this?!
Wrestlers haven't kept kayfabe up in 20 years. My grandma died thinking it was real but she dropped out of school in the 8th grade
Who's the other comedian saying almost equally stupid shit? It appears that conversation was setoff by the fact that she dated someone in the past who loved wrestling.
I always thought of pro Wrestling as a kind of fun soap opera for men. It's dramatic as hell and silly fun. Everyone knows it's fake but that doesn't mean it isn't fun. It ain't for me but if you like it more power to ya.
You couldn't have found a more generic looking example of "pretentious white man" if you tried. Imagine caring what this guy thinks.
It's not even that he's hating wrestling. It's just bad comedy. Everyone knows it's fake. No one watches it cause they think it's real. You fucking rube, you stupid duck.
And then hating on the Special Olympics is the extra cherry on top of the low hanging bad joke ice cream sundae.
And I say that as someone thats enjoyed a lot of Segura's work.
And then hating on the Special Olympics is the extra cherry on top of the low hanging bad joke ice cream sundae.
And I say that as someone thats enjoyed a lot of Segura's work.
Yeah i get what he was trying to say and he hit the usual points that people mention about wrestling in general but that Special Olympics shit was uncalled for and made him look like an asshole.
So you do know he is...
Anyway, media can't be played. Sucks that he said the 'r' word but beyond that who cares how wrong he is about wrestling? If the joke sucks, roll your eyes and move on. This Trumpian "who cares what this FAILED COMIC nobody thinks anyway" is a bit thin-skinned but w/e
edit: clip finally started working. yeesh, i get it. i like his stand up okay but the podcast seems terrible
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Honestly as long as your hobby isn't harming others than have at it. The WWE has a lot problematic things stemming from the owner but that's mostly at a management level. Watching wrestling is no less valid than playing video games or coding for fun
I watched a few videos of theirs before seeing them use ableist language a lot. They don't even use it in a flippant way to describe a situation or to be self deprecating but as an insult to others or to literally say someone is mentally ill.
I'd I this is it, and one hopes they too realize it's dumb, and very politically problematic.
