GLAAD’s website has an article up on their blog talking about Vince McMahon’s “gay” comment on this past week’s Monday Night Raw.
“The episode included a birthday celebration for McMahon that included Vegas showgirls and the aforementioned Cirque du Soleil performers. As the performers bounced into the wrestling ring on springboard-type stilts, McMahon utters, ?Those masks are really gay,? and later, ?Just what every man wants on his birthday.?
McMahon here wasn?t implying the performers were gay, however, he used the term in a derogatory manner. It’s just another example of how people throw around the word ?gay? derisively.
This came from the leader of a $500 million-plus organization who holds a lot of power in what he says and what he does.
The WWE’s website states, ?WWE is committed to family-friendly, PG content across all of its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing.? However, off-handedly using ?gay? in a derogatory manner is anything but family-friendly.
WWE programming reaches 16 million viewers each week. McMahon needs to understand that the words he uses and how he uses them can greatly affect people’s lives.
GLAAD is reaching out to McMahon and the USA Network.”
To view the full article, click here.
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