WWE star Chris Jericho is wrestling with a pretty serious controversy -- after he made a slew of offensive slurs against Middle Easterners and gays.
Jericho was at the Sacramento Horror Film Festival two weeks ago ... for a screening of a movie in which he appears. During a Q&A session, Jericho referred to the moderator several times as "Hadji" -- a term sometimes used as a racial slur against Middle Easterners.
After the first wave of slurs -- and a random shot at Paris Hilton -- the host jokingly takes Jericho's drink to sniff it for booze, when Chris chimes back, "it's apple juice ...
f**."
War machine comment: I tried to find it on youtube but couldn't...see the video of the incident here http://www.wrestling-radio.com/index...em&hline=13652 IMO Jericho almost seems "in character", particularly calling the host "Hadji"
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From TMZ.com:
Chris Jericho has since apologized and told TMZ.com, "After seeing the video I realize some inappropriate comments were made and I apologize if I offended anybody. Just know that everyone on stage was having a blast and we all shared a drink and a laugh after! The good news is I got my wish of being posted on TMZ."
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Source: LordsofPain.Net
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is effectively rejecting what they call Chris Jericho's "insincere and worn" apology for using anti-gay and racist slurs at a recent film festival.
GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios issued the following statement to TMZ.com this afternon:
"Just three months ago Chris Jericho's boss and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon acknowledged to GLAAD that words matter.
There is no time, context or occasion in which it is acceptable to utter racist and anti-gay slurs. Jericho's hollow apology 'if (he) offended anyone' is a template used by many and is insincere and worn."
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source: eWrestlingnews.com
The man who Chris Jericho used racial and homophobic slurs against at the Sacramento Horror Film Festival told TMZ that Jericho was an "a**hole" and that Jericho's apology was "crap."
Mr. Lobo, the host of the film festival, said he was deeply offended by the insensitive remarks, saying that Jericho's claim that "everyone on stage was having a blast" was false.
"I don't think [Chris] has the capacity to give an honest apology," he said. "I don't think it's in his character."
war machine comment: Oddly enough...while looking for the video of the incident on youtube I found this...Mr. Lobo's response to the incident...it sounds like a work to me...
Could it be that Y2J found a bunch of marks?
Discuss.
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WWE star Chris Jericho is wrestling with a pretty serious controversy -- after he made a slew of offensive slurs against Middle Easterners and gays.
Jericho was at the Sacramento Horror Film Festival two weeks ago ... for a screening of a movie in which he appears. During a Q&A session, Jericho referred to the moderator several times as "Hadji" -- a term sometimes used as a racial slur against Middle Easterners.
After the first wave of slurs -- and a random shot at Paris Hilton -- the host jokingly takes Jericho's drink to sniff it for booze, when Chris chimes back, "it's apple juice ...
f**."
War machine comment: I tried to find it on youtube but couldn't...see the video of the incident here http://www.wrestling-radio.com/index...em&hline=13652 IMO Jericho almost seems "in character", particularly calling the host "Hadji"
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From TMZ.com:
Chris Jericho has since apologized and told TMZ.com, "After seeing the video I realize some inappropriate comments were made and I apologize if I offended anybody. Just know that everyone on stage was having a blast and we all shared a drink and a laugh after! The good news is I got my wish of being posted on TMZ."
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Source: LordsofPain.Net
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is effectively rejecting what they call Chris Jericho's "insincere and worn" apology for using anti-gay and racist slurs at a recent film festival.
GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios issued the following statement to TMZ.com this afternon:
"Just three months ago Chris Jericho's boss and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon acknowledged to GLAAD that words matter.
There is no time, context or occasion in which it is acceptable to utter racist and anti-gay slurs. Jericho's hollow apology 'if (he) offended anyone' is a template used by many and is insincere and worn."
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source: eWrestlingnews.com
The man who Chris Jericho used racial and homophobic slurs against at the Sacramento Horror Film Festival told TMZ that Jericho was an "a**hole" and that Jericho's apology was "crap."
Mr. Lobo, the host of the film festival, said he was deeply offended by the insensitive remarks, saying that Jericho's claim that "everyone on stage was having a blast" was false.
"I don't think [Chris] has the capacity to give an honest apology," he said. "I don't think it's in his character."
war machine comment: Oddly enough...while looking for the video of the incident on youtube I found this...Mr. Lobo's response to the incident...it sounds like a work to me...
Could it be that Y2J found a bunch of marks?
Discuss.
In before Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho. ASK HIM.
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lol they're giving him way too much crap for that. I know people here who call each other hadgi/hajji, I can't see that being all that offensive. It looks like it was just a tongue-in-cheek in context thing, but instead they're taking it out of context and blowing it out of proportion. We live in such a politically correct world that its ridicolous.
In b4 jericho loses tag titles and jobs to evan bourne.
Last edited by Younglifter16; 11-07-2009 at 08:39 AM.
lol they're giving him way too much crap for that. I know people here who call each other hadgi/hajji, I can't see that being all that offensive. It looks like it was just a tongue-in-cheek in context thing, but instead they're taking it out of context and blowing it out of proportion. We live in such a politically correct world that its ridicolous.
In b4 jericho loses tag titles and jobs to evan bourne.
couldn't agree more dude, f*cking media
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lol they're giving him way too much crap for that. I know people here who call each other hadgi/hajji, I can't see that being all that offensive. It looks like it was just a tongue-in-cheek in context thing, but instead they're taking it out of context and blowing it out of proportion. We live in such a politically correct world that its ridicolous.
Agreed.
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Am I the only one that doesnt think the work f a g is used as a homosexual reference here, so I dont see how it is offensive? People just need to lighten up. If someone called me a cracker, I wouldnt care. What am I gonna say, Im not a cracker? haha
don't you just hate morally jumped up politically correct word nazis.
these critics of jerichos are similar to the jumped up arseholes jericho is portraying in his current heel role. lulzilicious.
except jericho's character has a point. none of these pc c u nt s have a point. they just wat their own way all the time.
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Am I the only one that doesnt think the work f a g is used as a homosexual reference here, so I dont see how it is offensive? People just need to lighten up. If someone called me a cracker, I wouldnt care. What am I gonna say, Im not a cracker? haha
I take it you have seen the new episode of south park .
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Actually I havent. haha I havent watched South Park in a looong time.
Never have understood why it's ok to make fun or insult some but not others. We all just need to get thicker skins. Jericho is a master of heel promos, even though he relies on a lot of cheap heat, he is terrific IMHO.
**** GLADD. I'm sick and tired of these maggots getting media attention everytime some public figure says something they find mildly offensive. They're nothing more than a bunch of overly sensitive pussies who want to control people's thoughts and opinions.
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Actually I havent. haha I havent watched South Park in a looong time.
Thats quite ironic that you havnt as a week ago they had a brand new episode dedicated to the word "f ag" and how it is no longer used in reference towards homosexuals. (serious)
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Thats quite ironic that you havnt as a week ago they had a brand new episode dedicated to the word "f ag" and how it is no longer used in reference towards homosexuals. (serious)
That is funny! Meanings of words have changed over time. If I said "dude thats gay" I dont mean it in a homosexual way. If you were to smack me on the ass and I said " get away f ag" then that would be a homosexual reference.
Lol Jericho is a real life heel, they are taking this 2 srsly didnt he already apologize, and that pussy waited until after everything happened to feel offended, why didnt he say anything 2 Jericho right then and their, whyd he wait till TMZ reported it
Bunch of babies got their feelings hurt by a word. Oh my everyone stop what you're doing. I like how everytime someone says phag all of a sudden 10,000 people are jumping all over him.
I wouldn't of apologized if I were Jericho. Who really gives a sh!t.. I can say any word I want in any context I want
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oh wow, advocate groups complaining about something someone said....what a new development.../sarcasm.
cant stand all these whiney ass groups that get so "offended" about every little thing. they sound like a 5 yr old..."he hurt my wittle feewings" *sniff sniff*
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