| ▲ | jasongill 5 days ago |
| Hulk Hogan was my business partner in an ill-fated web hosting business called Hostamania. While he ultimately had a lot of troubled, old-fashioned thinking that I don't agree with, he was a genuinely friendly person who was nice to everyone despite crowds following him around constantly. He was an odd character but was truly a character - he was Hulk Hogan as you know him (bandana, the mustache, the yellow muscle shirt) from the moment he got up to the moment he went to bed; unlike some stars who had a life outside of their character, his character became his life which was really something interesting to behold up close. I've been getting a lot of calls and talking to friends today; and again - while Hogan was not exactly a "good person" in all regards - he was a friend and brought a lot of joy to a lot of people and he will be missed. |
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| ▲ | dakial1 4 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Seems like maybe he was good natured but susceptible to the influence of the environment he grew up/lived. Kind of like those grandpas who were very kind to all people but for unknown reasons had prejudice against minorities. I was hopeful that this kind of bad influence in good people would stop with society evolving, but in reality things seem to be cyclical... |
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| ▲ | kbelder 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | | >Seems like maybe he was good natured but susceptible to the influence of the environment he grew up/lived. We all are. Not just Grandpas, but all the way down to current kids. It's just less obvious for the cohort you're part of. | |
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| ▲ | cutlilacs 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | This take is nonsensical. People don’t bring up George Floyd’s past when discussing him because it isn’t relevant to the circumstances of his death. When people protest or talk about him, they’re focusing on the way he died and how cruel it was. In contrast, Hulk Hogan was a racist. What he said on that tape was blatantly racist. When discussing his life and legacy, it’s relevant to bring up a racist rant he made as an adult, especially when he was already famous. No one is suggesting George Floyd was a role model. That’s not the point. | |
| ▲ | bigyabai 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | They're also cross-referencing the public and on-record racist statements and behavior of his. Your correlation of this to Trump and George Floyd (???) is a product of your own insecurity, or a particularly pathetic strawman. Either way it's not very salient to the discussion. There is no "lost cause" of Hulk Hogan's racist behavior. Not every assertion like this has to turn into a culture warrior tirade against the forces of antiracism. People like John Hampton and Hulk Hogan wanted the world to know they were racist, and we all got the memo. It's okay to move on, they don't need saving from the reprieve of social suicide. | |
| ▲ | behole 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | [flagged] | | |
| ▲ | bicepjai 4 days ago | parent [-] | | Can you elaborate on what’s off the wall comparison that was made ? | | |
| ▲ | behole 4 days ago | parent [-] | | George Floyd <> Hulk Hogan. Trash talking points from this user, as per. |
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| ▲ | itomato 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| The visual I have of him in 1989 full Hulkamania Regalia holding a Publix shopping basket while reaching in for bologna will stay with me forever. Bright yellow and red Hulkster with the green Publix basket, reaching down next to me to grab hotdogs or bologna or whatever it was and nodded 'hello'. |
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| ▲ | tracker1 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I saw him at a hotel/resort around the time his daughter turned 18, I was in the same restaurant as an argument that appeared on their reality tv show a few months later (not on camera)... You could tell that marriage was having issues. That said, Hulk himself was completely warm and responsive to fans when I'd see him around signing pictures/merch and taking pictures with random fans over that week. I cannot imagine being "on" that well, he was a consummate celebrity at its finest example. I wish more celebrities could see, and execute even half as well. |
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| ▲ | tropicalfruit 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| sounds like a book/article i would want to read. the world of wrestling and kayfabe is so interesting and has so many parallels with real life. |
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| ▲ | xnx 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | | > so many parallels with real life. Parallels is probably not strong enough a word to describe a world where a reality TV star who was part of WrestleMania in 2007 is President of the United States. | | | |
| ▲ | krapp 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I strongly recommend "The Unreality of Pro Wrestling" by Super Eyepatch Wolf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POsvxBJfTwg | | | |
| ▲ | orionsbelt 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Mr. McMahon, a documentary on Netflix, is a great watch. | |
| ▲ | mebizzle 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | I unironically believe there are deep lessons about psychology and sociology contained beneath the ridiculousness. |
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