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You might very well be right. I personally had no idea who Ultimate Warrior was, and if forced to guess would have said MMA or something similar; I certainly wasn't familiar enough to know about his past statements.
If anyone is really that offended by the new name, then they have two options: 1) not watch or support the team or 2) watch the team as a hypocrite but continue to demand the team changes its name through social media or letter writing campaigns. Do I agree with what Ultimate Warrior said? Absolutely not. Does the team utilizing a log that incorporates his wrestling gimmick automatically speak to my personal views? Again, no. Unfortunately, there will always be tremendously unhappy people that will not be content until everyone around them is as unhappy as they are. Very unfortunate.
+ 1,000,000,000. Perfect summation. Thank you.
I'm pretty sure none of us who don't like the name are demanding a name change "through social media or letter writing campaigns". We're just pointing out the naming a basketball team after a guy who clearly outed himself as racist and homophobic in real life seems like an odd choice. I honestly think the guys probably have no idea about his persona outside of wrestling, but if you were to show them his comments on Katrina victims, MLK, etc. today, they probably wouldn't make the same choice. And being mindful of other's feelings and/or who I hold in high esteem doesn't make me unhappy.
There are posters in this thread that have used social media at the TBT account demanding that it be changed.
The Ultimate Warrior was a character played by a guy. Just because he changed his named does not make him the character from the WWF. If Christian Bale changed his name to Bruce Wayne doesn't make him Batman. Same with the 10,000 characters played by actors and actresses over time. So the guy who played the Ultimate Warrior was a scum bag. Doesn't change that his character was wildly popular and in no way reflects on the guys who are playing. Move along.
Willie Wapum is racist.
Means nothing. What horrible statement did he make while in character (during an appearance at a WWF event)? Willie Wapum is racist. Then we would should erase every player who played during that era. And I'll stop watching Seinfeld because the rant Michael Richards had a few years ago. After all. Just because it's a made up character.
That alone is reason enough to not try to throw back to that nickname.
He's a made up character (thus the WWE lawsuit against him). But I guess you think Godfather was a real pimp outside the ring. Or Iron Sheik loved the Aytollah even though he fled Iran. And Ivan Kolofff, also known as the Russian Bear, grew up on a dairy farm in Canada.
Lotsa people struggled with logic back in the day...
What? Is anyone who complained about the name doing anything but complaining about the name? You went on and on with your mindless “woke” comment but then your fine with what he said?
I went “on and on” says the guy who constantly goes on and on and on and on? Try some self awareness, Sultan...it would look good on you.