Attempted to pry free the foot she’d slammed squarely in her mouth, WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley has apologies for using an anti-gay slur during a live stream event.
Australian-born Ripley uttered the words as part of a moneymaking gag where fans could pay $15 to get insulted by a wrestler. In a clip later posted to Twitter, Ripley referred to a fan as a “motherf*cking f*ggot.”
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The backlash came swift and hard, prompting the 22-year-old wrestler to issue an immediate apology. “I know a lot of you are upset with me after tonight, but I just wanted to publically [sic] say that I am sorry,” Ripley tweeted. “My brain to mouth filter came down for a second and I forgot that some words are a big no-no to a lot of people. I am a firm believer that everyone should be treated equally, whether that be race or sexual orientation. With that said, I just wanted to say how dearly sorry I am to everyone that was offended by my choice of words tonight.”
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— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) April 25, 2019
Wrestlers within the WWE have a history of making homophobic jokes, which the federation has tried to distance itself from in recent years. A number of pro-wrestlers have also come out of late, including Chris Kanyon, Darren Young and Pat Patterson.
Catholicslutbox
OH DAMN!
I googled the name and had no idea that that’s actually a WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF?!
Dnooage
Maybe we should stop using bitch and cunt so casually within the gay/queer culture. Equity and all that.
davegun2
But bitch has been around for so long, I’m 73. I wish we could keep that, but in the dog way. Yea and I’ve never like the C word. It’s really hitting below the belt.
MikeM
It should be a “no no” to all people, not just “a lot of people.” The casual acceptance of using the word gives people the tacit “right” to say it on their own. When we have 15 year olds committing suicide because of being bullied for being gay, the use of the word needs to stop altogether.
IWantAFullBeard
You are seriously telling me she isn’t a lesbian? Please…
Catholicslutbox
That’s no woman. That’s a man, baby.
Geeker
That is a very…unique looking lady.
Max
a brain to mouth filter?
a split second was all that was needed to let the derogatory word slip the mouth. not much of filtering at all.
truthseeker
>Pays $15 to be insulted by a wrestler
>Gets offended over being insulted
Catholicslutbox
The people offended by the insult are NOT the ones that paid for it.
Joshua333
I mean it’s a word, it can only have the power you give it.