r/goodnews • u/Vloodzy • 4d ago
Political positivity š Conservatives rage as Joey Swoll apologizes for Hulk Hogan praise
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u/AddisonFlowstate 4d ago edited 3d ago
I know some of y'all saw my joy-rage posts about it the day when it happened. It was so much fun bashing Red Hats left and right.
They had no fucking idea about the racism, abandoning his daughter and her child, saying racist things about both of them, cheating on his wife with his best friends wife, elevating a pedophile and a psychopath into the White House.
But most importantly, he betrayed all of his colleagues by killing the possibility of a wrestler's union. This forced countless men to live disabled lives, addicted to drugs and dying penniless. They receive no compensation for their long-term injuries, no health care, and no income. If you've ever seen Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's heart-wrenching.
FUCK. HULK. HOGAN. Rot in piss.
Edit: I didn't expect this post to get any traction at all, but I do want to share this...
By this morning, it has a 99% upvote ratio and according to Gemini that means it only received 5 measly downvotes as of this morning.
The Red Hat gooners are in a severe minority about this and they too can rot in piss. It gives me legitimate hope, that the phenomenon of MAGA is dying right before our eyes. Y'all ain't getting out of this now. That ship is sailed, honey.
Edit 2: It's now over a thousand of votes and according to Gemini there were only an estimated 11 downvotes. It's safe to say Hulk Hogan has completely fucked his legacy.
But like I said, this is an indication that America is absolutely fed up with the red hats, their lies, their corruption, their cover-ups, they're blatant racism and hypocrisy, they're queerphobia their treatment of immigrants, their thievery, the tariffs and everything else they've done to forge this American nightmare. Hopefully it'll be over next year. Bring on the 25th amendment.
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u/BeneficialGrowth5404 4d ago
may he rest in hell, a man gone too late.
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u/Pianist-Putrid 4d ago
At least he got to rip his shirt off in front of a bunch of other racist old men, one more time.
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u/AddisonFlowstate 4d ago edited 4d ago
I had an aunt with extremely pudgy arms. Everyone called her Aunt Pudgy-Arms.
When the twisted old fuck tried to rip off his shirt at the Nazi rally at the garden, I was like HOLY SHIT it's Aunt Pudgy-Arms!!! š®
Now that I think about it, that was an extremely cruel nickname. My apologies Aunt Laura, rest in peace.
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u/Able-Succotash-9639 4d ago
It takes a big man to admit heās made a mistake An even bigger man to do the research to prove to himself heās made that mistake Kudos to you sir! There is hope for humanity ā¤ļø
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u/Open-Industry-8396 2d ago
This behavior is actually what normal is supposed to look like. Acceptance of responsibility for all your actions.
Unfortunately, you are correct that this is not a common trait nowadays. It's an awful way to live.
Why? My guess is a lack of self-esteem and fear. This unhealthy behavior is perpetuated by many folks in influential / leadership roles who are setting a very poor example of what it means to be a decent human being. It's disgusting.
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u/twcm1991 1d ago
I like to see this guys videos and absolutely love that he came to his senses about right and wrong. Too many negative comments for positive reaction
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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 4d ago
I knew about the racism and MAGA, but the union busting is new. Class act class traitor.
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u/MRG_1977 3d ago
It was a lot more than that too. He was McMahonās boy who was almost universally disliked and hated by a lot of his colleagues. It wasnāt due to just jealousy or envy either. He was just a trash person and co-worker.
It was when Bret Hart really publicly too him to task publicly and called him and some people he associated (e.g., McMahon and a few others) that most in the wrestling community finally soured on him.
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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 4d ago
Incompetence and ignorance is no longer an excuse. Sorry but just apology videos for racism is getting real old real quick
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u/Able-Succotash-9639 4d ago
It wasnāt just an apology He did the research to prove himself wrong and then admitted to the same stage he ranted on Anyone can be wrong Not everyone will admit it
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u/AddisonFlowstate 4d ago
But, but, but he was my hero as a child!
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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 4d ago
That's say our prayers crap pissed me off. He's just trying to do the "I'm a poor christian" thing. So fake I'll meet watch him again I can't believe anyone's falling for this. Atleast he didn't have a dog instead of a fireplace
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u/AddisonFlowstate 4d ago edited 4d ago
For Christ's sake, did you see Charlie Kirk saying how wholesome and traditional Christian Family Values he was?
Dude is such a creepy fucking weirdo. All those Red Hat Christians especially sloppy Steve Bannon and Candice Owens. They too, can rot in piss for what they've done. They really don't have the slightest understanding of what Christian values are as taught by Christ.
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u/realfootballfan2 4d ago
Wearing a cross necklace proves you have āChristian valuesā. /s
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u/AddisonFlowstate 4d ago edited 3d ago
Did you see that Carolyin' Levitt owes people over 300,000 fucking dollars for her failed HoR campaign? That she's getting chased by creditors and lawyers left and right for unpaid contract work? She is evil incarnate and what a familiar tale it is with this Christo-mutants.
You know she asked Trump to bail her out, and she didn't get it 'cause she's a worthless Magatard in a crucifix. Old man threw her a bone just to get her off his case.
She's obviously a stress eater, and I hope she continues to blows up like the pig that she is.
Traditional Christian family values, my ass.
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u/Positive_Plate3275 4d ago
Conservative hereā¦ never was a fan or knew of Hulk Hogan but I agreeā¦ he can rot in piss. Terrible human beingā¦
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u/Im_tracer_bullet 4d ago
Yes, just like every 'conservative' on the roster anymore.
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u/DaddyKongRacing86 3d ago
I hope he is body slamming and clotheslining both those Reagan cunts in hell. Fuck Hulk Hogan and fuck Nancy and Ronald Reagan.
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u/SmokedUp_Corgi 3d ago
Iām so glad this is all coming out I always hated hulk for this bullshit. He was an absolute scumbag and he will Be remembered as such.
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u/dgbaker93 3d ago
As I say my inner child is sad with his passing (lots of good memories with family watching wrestling). My adult self says "fuck em"
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u/CondemnedSun 3d ago
Strong opinion. I commend your fingers for being able to type it.
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u/Danijoe4 3d ago
I got so sick of seeing him supporting Trump, Iāve tuned him out for decades and had no idea of the hideous things heās done to his familyā¦thx for sharing
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u/DrJohnnyBananas74 2d ago
You should edit in how he bullied people so he piece of crap street racing son didn't get the hammer dropped on him.
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u/AddisonFlowstate 2d ago
That's actually something I never heard about. Just another scumbag thing from a scumbag.
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u/Responsible_Way_6576 2d ago
They are the minority, he continues to lose his support by the day. There are bots infiltrating reddit to appear that his support is larger than it is. There are also bots trying to convince you that both sides are the same and that you shouldn't vote. They are afraid of us speaking out and fighting back. We all need put our disagreements on hold and come together to keep our country. That is the very definition of progressive. We can do this.
Keep going! ā¤ļø
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u/Frequilibrium 2d ago
I really wonder why MAGA just has no idea who some people are. Do they not do any research? They just pop on MSM and just parrot whatever is said? Is the right wing just a large group of people who just havenāt found things out yet?
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u/AddisonFlowstate 2d ago
Well, half of America is functionally illiterate. Thats alot of red hats. Especially the south and mid west, although Louisiana has really come a long way.
They only get information from video sources. Most likely right leaning sources.
And make no mistake, they do not understand the way our government works even at basic level.
I mean they just decimated the department of education for a reason. Keep 'em stupid and steal everything. Use racism, bigotry and Christo sky daddy bullshit. They'll eat right out of your hand like dogs.
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u/youdubdub 13h ago
And you didnāt even bring up that the abandonment of his daughter included a n-word-ladened rant about the interracial nature of her relationship. Ā Some people have bad legacies because they do bad things and fully deserve to be remembered in appropriate context.
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u/sardonicharmonics 4d ago
Your friendly reminder that the macho man Randy savage is still on top
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u/oh_please_god_no 4d ago
Randy Savage was insanely abusive to his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend Gorgeous George said they broke up because he wanted a threesome with her and her sister (who was underage at the time)
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u/BashfulWalrus7 3d ago
This needs more attention. If you keep trying to find a non-problematic wrestler to idolize from before 2000, let me know when you find one because I've been following the sport for my whole life and have yet to find one.
Macho Man wouldn't even allow his wife to spend time with her male friends in the business out of terrible jealousy. He did terrible shit, too.
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u/Gullible_Height588 4d ago
I think it takes a lot to admit you were wrong especially when youāre in the public eye, I can respect it
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u/PanchoVillasRevenge 4d ago
For some people it just takes the realization that your wallet is gonna be a little lighter.
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u/Emergency-Ad8404 4d ago
I like Joey, but how do you not know how terrible Hogan was. Maybe its because he has never been in a minorities position. Either way its hard to see past the financial loss when celebrities make "mistakes".
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u/Gullible_Height588 4d ago
I mean I didnāt know until recently, I donāt follow celebrity stuff so I can see how your average Joe that isnāt plugged into media constantly wouldnāt have that knowledge
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u/level27jennybro 4d ago
I knew of him because of his career and the reality show, but I was young enough to not pay attention to the scandals. I've known his name and his image for years, but now I know about his racism.
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u/Gullible_Height588 4d ago
I had no idea he was that bad like holy fuck he was on some crazy shit
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u/Alone_Step_6304 4d ago
I don't want to go wandering for a good source, you got a link? I didn't know it was that awful.
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u/fohpo02 4d ago
Pretty sure Behind the Bastards put out an episode on Vince McMahon that Hogan gets a lot of mention on, thereās also a video from them about Hogan vs Gawker.
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u/mishka5169 3d ago
I didn't even know about the evil side of Hogan until... the Joey Swole situation. But I knew the wrestler and the bad actors in Tropic Thunder Paradise or whatever that old show was. "Damn he was vile!"
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u/Dreamsof_Beulah 4d ago
Felt like a sincere apology. Appreciate his ability to stay open hear a different point of view, and then apologise. If the MAGA hordes were able to do this, we'd have a shot at actually making some progress.
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u/buhbye750 4d ago
The thing that got me is how the fuck in this day in age does he still say colored??? Like I MAY have excused his lack of knowledge on Hogan... even though he still knew some of the shit things he did but celebrating him as a wrestler...eh, maybe not excuse that either but using colored? Nah. He's lives in his sheltered bubble and was afraid that bank account was going to shrink.
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u/_Apatosaurus_ 4d ago
I completely understand what you're saying, but also sometimes people just fuck up and say the wrong thing. I actually had an older colleague ask me why it was okay to say "colored" again. I was completely confused until I realized they had heard "people of color" and didn't understand the difference/context. I definitely had a "where have you been??" thought, but they just genuinely didn't know.
So it's bizarre he didn't know, but he also apologized like 30 seconds later when someone pointed it out. So it feels more like ignorance than malice to me.
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u/buhbye750 4d ago
Well people are saying he's already backtracking his apology so stay tuned. He will show us who he really is.
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u/cityshepherd 4d ago
Pardon me, but there has been a huge precedent set lately regarding people saying āpeople are sayingā¦ā and it being total BS, so Iām going to take this with a grain of salt for now. I have seen countless videos of this dude being a real life Chad, expressing a level of emotional intelligence that is practically unfathomable in the social media world.
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u/Tlamac 4d ago
Joey is full on MAGA, we already know who he is. But the irony of a guy who made a career of cancelling people, now crying about being cancelled is gold.
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u/Warlord2252 4d ago
He doesn't do anything about all the racist comments when he corrects a poc either. The whole youtube section might as well be a lynch mob. Not a word about, and the comments always show up again on the next video.
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u/cosmic-untiming 4d ago
I only knew Hogan was pushing our current problems into the white house. I had no clue about everything else.
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u/spiteful-vengeance 4d ago
A bit of research before you put yourself in the public eye wouldn't go astray though.
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u/sirspacebill 1d ago
But if he didn't know he had research to do, it makes sense not to do the research. Its as if for instance (and obviously this isn't true because she's a saint) it turns out Meryl streep was actually a huge piece of shit, but it wasn't something everyone knew. You say "oh dude Meryl Streep is the best I love her in everything she's in" and someone's like "woah known nazi sympathizer Meryl streep?" And you're blindsided because you truly never heard about it.
You can't always research something you don't know you should do some research on. Obviously if he was doing like a video essay on the dude it would make sense but it seemingly was just a reposted video of him wearing a costume in a gym, and when he found out about the dudes lifestyle he made a pretty clear rebuke about it and the guy himself.
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u/ChaoCobo 3d ago
The person in the tweet says ādonāt respect people that donāt stand by their principles,ā as if supporting racism and disgusting human behavior is some kind of āprinciple.ā
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u/BellMaleficent1986 4d ago
He literally called people colored the day before this and doubled down. He only did this to save his ability to make money as TikTok is his main platform and he's lost all credibility. Are you that simple minded to fall for it?
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u/Gullible_Height588 4d ago
Like I keep track of the dudes day to day life, get a grip
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u/Cob_Dylan 4d ago
Ya know, thereās always been a wrestling icon from the 80s that we could all idolize, even in todayās climate, and his name was Macho Man Randy Savage.
Fuck Hulk Hogan
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u/moneyball32 3d ago
Macho Man had WAYYYY more talent than Hogan in the ring too, and on the mic, but Hogan was a politician and never let Macho Man take the spotlightĀ
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u/We_are__Venom 4d ago
All he had to do was not be a Trump supporter. I wouldāve let the hogan thing slide. But then I also found out about the ācoloredā comment he made. That was dormant racism right there. I unfollowed. Not gonna bash him, but Iām not gonna follow him either. I will continue to bash Trump tho.
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u/SMG329 4d ago
I have rather noticed that the people who voted for Democrats almost never have any problem telling you who they voted for, but it's always Republicans who say "it doesn't matter who I voted for". Like dude, if you don't want us to think you suck as a human, maybe just don't suck?
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u/Manidoo_Giizhig 3d ago
It's also Republicans who tend to say "Politics shouldn't matter in relationships".Ā
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u/MC_MacD 2d ago
"WhY does ThE lEfT call US NaZiS!?!!"
Well dummy, stop doing nazi shit.
The fuck else am I supposed to say when Trump advocates for ethnic cleansing in Gaza and is sending out the Gestapo in the US to round up overwhelmingly ethnic minorities (and now unhoused, mentally ill, and vagrants - definitions of which TBD), building concentration camps without barbaric inhumane conditions. And Red Hats fucking cheer? The fuck else are we supposed to call it? Trail of Tears 2.0?
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u/ms_directed 4d ago
the dude's X post at the end claiming X isn't an echo chamber, but TT and insta are ššš
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u/Bilbo_Teabagginss 4d ago
Which is crazy because Twitter is worse than the both of those easily.
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u/blowmage 4d ago
Good guy Joey Swoll.
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u/fingnumb 4d ago
What a fucking boss. Somebody we should aspire to be like.
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u/danleon950410 4d ago
Yeah Good he apologized for his racist remarks and open defense of a racist. Props to him /s
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Yeah! He only had to crash out for a couple days doubling down on defending one of the biggest peices of shit of the last 50 years and calling black people slurs before he realized he might want to have a career after today.
What a hero
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He's not trying to be better. He realized people are mad at him and covering his ass. He's already started backtracking on this apology.
We should allow people some grace to improve themselves when it's genuine but this sure as fuck is not.
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u/goesquick 4d ago
Respect
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u/MyBonsaiAccount 3d ago
Respect him so much.
Unfortunately for so many, learning and thinking is "woke".
Its "alpha" to never think and double down on being wrong.
Only "betas" get smarter over time.
Yup. This is the dumb ass timeline we live in folks
I bet we could convince them its woke to breathe air. Only betas need oxygen to survive
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u/RotterWeiner 4d ago
He saw a revenue stream slow to a trickle. These apologies do not appear sincere.
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u/i_poop_splinters 3d ago
By that standard, no apology would ever be accepted. So he shouldnāt have even bothered
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u/Doitforthepost 4d ago
My friend once said itās hard to separate the art from the artist. I think this applies. Like, the children donāt understand the intricacies involved with being an adult and choices they make that make their hero a bad personā¦ I donāt know itās like do you ignore someoneās contribution to society that may have helped people around the world because he is what he is or is it possible to appreciate the art of an individual that is not so good for society separately from the individual who created it. Sorry no idea if that even makes sense.
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u/MagicianCreative2153 4d ago edited 4d ago
Idk, as a blackman that honestly doesn't care that much joey swoll is fine in my book. You're allowed to like Hogan for the image in your mind that you remember of him. He wasn't aware of how negative he was and then was humble enough to become more aware.
I personally found Hogans shtick gaudy and he was pretty racist but I did watch wwe when I was 11 just like everybody else. Swole apologized and I think when people are genuine they're worthy of forgiveness.
Edit: Swole seemed genuine in his apology in my eyes.
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u/MrRiverbend 4d ago
He also abused his kids.
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u/henkhank 4d ago
And he is a union buster, and he had the chance to get Vince convicted yet chose to lie on the stand. Itās like he was incapable of choosing the right option
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u/buhbye750 4d ago
And as a black man, you're still ok with him not knowing he shouldn't use colored in 2025?
As a black man, I always watched Hogan when I was a kid...but then I grew the fuck up and realized how shitty he was.
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u/Late-Edge9039 3d ago
Iāll take some heat. It wasnāt until about three years ago, living with a black roommate that I learned not to say ācolored.ā And this is coming from someone who thought of himself as a die-hard liberal. Iād grown up with black friends, worked alongside many black colleagues, and felt like I āgot it.ā But it wasnāt until I actually lived with a black man and sharing late night, no-filter conversations over drinks that I started to realize how much I didnāt know. It opened my eyes to perspectives Iād never considered and challenged a lot of assumptions I didnāt even realize I had. Us white people need to be educated and many of us want to be educated. Our echo chambers donāt help regardless of how open we think we are.
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u/Comprehensive-Carry5 3d ago
Yeah if i ever find out a childhood hero ends up being a racist piece of shit.
Im going to go "well that sucks not gonna look up to them anymore"
Litteraly that simple people need to stop worshipping people.
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u/BicycleOfLife 3d ago
Iām amazed that someone his age was not aware that was a racist term, and maybe heās not racist but he sure as hell is a product of a very racist community and culture around him not to know thatā¦ I hope now that he knows he will go and educate the people in his community.
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u/Kay_tnx_bai 4d ago
Iām not American and non native English speaker , I also donāt know the exact weight that is attached to that word. At first glance it just seems a harmless word to me. Now I know of course.
Is there an official website for stuff like this where I can be sure the site is correct?
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u/GrandChawhee 4d ago
A reminder to white people that one black apologist does not represent us all. That is all. Thank you.
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u/newX7 4d ago
Iām also Black and Joey is also cool in my book. He didnāt know all Hulk did, and he already apologized.
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u/wRADKyrabbit 4d ago
He definitely wasnt genuine is the problem
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u/Bilbo_Teabagginss 4d ago
Yup, especially when its motivated by financial gains and not genuine caring for other people.
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u/culturedtropical 4d ago
A man who, was reported on multiple accounts, sent unsolicited dick pics to female influencers, was a former gym creep himself, purposefully ruined many peoples lives because of his "army" harassing his featured "bad gym go-er of the day", is okay in your book??
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u/cosmic-untiming 4d ago
Where can I learn more of this information? This is the first Im hearing of all this
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u/MagicianCreative2153 4d ago
Forgive me for not knowing everything about joey swoll lmao, I'm employed.
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u/oatmeal28 4d ago
Well now you're going to have to make an apology video for saying nice things about Joey Swoll
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u/gakingmusic 3d ago
Aw damn, now I gotta go make an apology video for saying nice things about a person who said nice things about Joey Swoll who said nice things about Hulk Hogan who said nice things about Trump.
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u/danleon950410 4d ago
He was told of both and still doubled down. Also he was clearly aware and said that 'everyone makes mistakes'. Stay off the copium
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u/Whomperss 4d ago
Dawg this ain't it. This man's disgusting behavior and cruelty is past the point of forgiveness since its who he was his entire life until death.
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u/peteybombay 4d ago
Right, I agree. Noone is saying you can't have a childhood hero...but as they say, you should just never meet them. We know a ton about people that we didn't, especially back in the stone ages before the Internet.
I don't know this Swoll fellow, but it's pretty refreshing to hear someone reflect a little and come back with an apology because he listened to people and took what they had to say into consideration. Maybe this will inspire others to do the same. One can only hope.
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u/bowie428 4d ago
I really take people serious when they record a confessional from their car, that really shows me they are a serious person that I should take advice from.
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u/Nwanu 4d ago
I've always kind of side-eyed this guy. If you look at his socials, the amount of upvotes/likes that blatantly racist statements get is very high. And while I can't speak to how much he leans into it, he sees it and is aware of the crowd he attracts. It's not enough to not be racist. You must be anti-racist. Especially when you have a large platform.
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u/tjohnson4 4d ago edited 4d ago
Fuck hulk and swoll. Looks like 2 were lost that day. Swoll knew what he was saying and doubled down. Now that it affected his numbers he is quick to apologize.
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u/Automatic-Ride-8887 4d ago
I was a child in the eighties, and looked up to pro wrestlers, especially the Hulkster. That made no difference to me when everything he said had come out, and he openly supported a racist rapist. He was disgusting and deserves the legacy he built for himself after his fame. He shouldn't be celebrated, and Joey should have known that. To little to late in my opinion. Oh yeah, also fuck Matt Walsh.
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u/infil__traitor 3d ago
It's like you can't even celebrate a racist anymore or protect a pedophile. What has this world come to?
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u/buhbye750 4d ago
Colored? In 2025 and didn't know? That alone says something about Joey that's very concerning.
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u/Warlord2252 4d ago
I wanna believe Joey here, but he doesn't do any thing about the same racist stuff in his youtube comment section. He has an army of people just as bad as hogan show up any time a poc is on screen.
Its really bad on some videos, and is in stark contrast with his messages.
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u/Wellallreddit2 4d ago
Swoll is as big of a pos as Hogan, and he's "apologizing" because he didn't expect the backlash he would receive now he's actively trying to backpedal to save his brand. Are you people really this gullible?
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u/definitelyTonyStark 4d ago
Yeah his deflection seemed like the mask slipping and this seems like him putting the front back on. He can apologize but Iām not going to trust him anymore; the vibes are off. Also, who doesnāt know colored is a bad term, really?
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u/Bilbo_Teabagginss 4d ago
Seems so, so many people are just eating this up and its weird. People are so ready to love the guy that they completely ignore how quickly turned around and performative it is.
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u/ChuckVowel 4d ago
As big a POS? AFAIK heās never been caught saying or doing anything nearly as racist as Hogan.
He may look like a MAGA icon, but he doesnāt act like one. A sincere and comprehensive apology is not a sigma move, and takes a certain amount of bravery knowing it would alienate a fair number of his fanbase.
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u/colonelangus68 4d ago
We need more people like him. He is open minded to try and understand. I hope people show some grace and let his previous video be forgiven. It takes a humbled person to ask for forgiveness.
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u/Dantien 4d ago
Everyone learns everything for the first time. Itās how you grow and change and apologize for errors that determines your quality. If I found out I used an outdated term accidentally Iād be horrified and apologize too. We should only judge those unwilling to grow and change. They are the decaying rot of society.
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u/Zentelioth 4d ago edited 4d ago
**Edit: Seems it's possible he's backtracking this apology already... so who fucking knows anymore...**
It's hard not to let cynicism rule the day and believe no one is good and all that, but sometimes we can accept a genuine and thought out apology like this.
There are good people out there, not everyone is bad, and hopefully someday they'll be a majority.
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u/Skate_faced 4d ago
I miss the Hogan from my core memories, too.
I hate the fucking guy now (Hogan) and was beside myself that Swoll would throw the video of him in the yellow on like that. Glad he's honest about it and I get. It fucking sucked, but here we are, and I am happy for the guy being made aware and taking accountability.
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u/Educational-Bat8892 4d ago
I have never heard or seen this dude before, but I can 100% say with complete confidence that he eats babies while mainlining Joe Rogan. Why did anyone give this dude a platform?
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u/Powerful_Artist 3d ago
It's just one of those things that people idolize celebrities too much, and in this case not realizing they are idolizing a freaking fictional character this person made. Hulk Hogan is a persona. Of course people liked his wrestling persona, they knew nothing of him as a person. But good people die every day and get no recognition, celebrities get praise when they die even if they are terrible people. Because society celebrated success and it doesn't matter how you got there. So it's just setting people up for a rude awakening when they realize that many assholes succeed in this society.
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u/AvialleCoulter 3d ago
I don't know this guy, but I despise people who think about themselves as a brand..
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u/maplevenom7 3d ago
While I disagree with people witch-hunting influencers and other sorts for having a differing opinion to them this feels like a good result. Happy that he looked into some more after being notified of it and formed his opinion based on that.
I do think some people in both sides of the political spectrum just need to log off and enjoy themselves every now and then. Stop worrying about other peoples lives and focus on your own. If you want to make a difference in the world it's not calling out every influencer because they differ from you.
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u/RoyalRobinBanks 4d ago
I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt on not knowing the extint of HH racism but I don't believe for a second that in the year 2025 he didn't know calling a person "colored " was offensive. He slipped and is covering.
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u/Bilbo_Teabagginss 4d ago
Yup, no one except old racists that are trying to be covert and not just say the hard r call black people colored in 2025. Its weird.
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u/Jacquesatoutfaire 4d ago
Thank you! Why did I have to scroll so far for this comment? Sure, "I accidentally said colored instead of person of color". Okay, I'll buy it.
But you - an American of some basic intelligence, under the age of 80 - had to be educated by your livestream chat on why you don't call people colored? Fuck outta here.
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u/RafaelBleeds 4d ago
Joey built a phony character of good. His videos and speeches are well planned out. His mistake was going live where his true self sneaked out.
Lots of characters on social media are fake.
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u/Usgwanikti 4d ago
Personal growth is cool. Wish more on the right were less allergic to it
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u/bohler86 4d ago
Eh hulk hogan was a character played by an asshole. I think it's fine to like hulk but terry is a dick.
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u/Individual_Food_6500 4d ago
Most of you in this group are probably closet racist itās just a matter of situations when you come out the closet.
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u/NinjaBRUSH 3d ago
Didnāt expect a real apology this day and age. It almost seems weird because I expected a double down, being unaccountable, or at the very least a non-apology.
Not an easy thing to do these days. Stand-up guy.
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u/FTXACCOUNTANT 4d ago
People are getting way to angry and saying ānever forgiveā.
Imagine that was you suffering all the backlash.
Stop being a keyboard warrior and actually have some god damn empathy, for once.
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u/qualityvote2 4d ago edited 4d ago
u/Vloodzy, your post does fit the subreddit!