ALonelyDad
Veteran
Glad other wrestlers calling him out
Randy Orton with the face turn? Supports BLM
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Glad other wrestlers calling him out
Lucha Vandross
Rhythm & High Spots
Gunner is a wack ass POS. 
FromStLouis
Superstar
It ain't the WWE locker room of 1994, it's blacker than ever, more diverse than ever, online and sober.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Wonder how they feel about Undertaker
SpacelySprockets
Veteran
man will walk around the locker room in a blue lives matter shirt with a maga hat tomorrow and theyll still worship the ground he walks on
Even though the root of the problem (racism) and the spark that lit the fire (Floyd's death) are completely different from what happened here in Chile, it's pretty crazy to me seeing y'all go through the same escalation of protests/unrests/violence/rage and mind boggling level of incompetence from leadership once the anger set in than we did since October 18th. I hope y'all brehs don't start losing eyes like we did but seeing how police is operating, it might just be a matter of time
In our case, a new Constitution was supposed to be the first step of many to come (a complete reform of the police included) but politics, summer and Corona have made things come to a halt for now. All indicates that shyt is gonna get worse once Corona is tempered with but all I wanna say isto y'all and your endless fight with systemic racism and the inequalities it brings to your country. Don't let up now.
They done already shot out a journalist's eye who was just trying to cover the protests so that bridge is already crossed.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
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Randy Orton on recent Black Lives Matter support: 'I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took me a little while'
Randy Orton on recent Black Lives Matter support: 'I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took me a little while'
By Brent Brookhouse
2 hrs ago3 min read
WWE
When WWE superstar Randy Orton tweeted in support of the Black Lives Matter movement a couple weeks ago, it caused many in the professional wrestling community to do a double take. After all, Orton had previously been outspoken against former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem, tweeting in 2016, "Americans are dying. Pigment of skin doesn't matter. American people matter."
So, with previously expressed views that fell in with the "all lives matter" camp known throughout the community, Orton tweeting "#BlackLivesMatter" on May 29 came as a surprise. He doubled down later that day, responding to a fan that he "finally realized that until #BlackLivesMatter," all lives cannot.
Randy Orton
✔@RandyOrton
https://twitter.com/RandyOrton/status/1266498139105529856
All lives DO matter, but the point I was trying to make is that I finally realized that until #BlackLivesMatters, they can’t. Get it? https://twitter.com/peacefulescape/status/1266486726513455104 …
BeExcellentToEachOther@peacefulescape
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Stop spreading hate and segregation. Try unity and working together. PEOPLE need to change. Not "something" needs to change. All lives matter.
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During a conversation with CBS Sports, Orton explained how he came to that realization, chalking his change of mind up to a decision to start listening and looking at what is really going on.
"When Kaepernick was kneeling, I looked at it as disrespecting the American flag and that he was disrespecting the servicemen and women who fight for our freedom and our free speech and come home in a coffin when they give the ultimate sacrifice. That coffin draped in an American flag. I think I went on Booker T's radio show and even said those things and I believed them," Orton said.
"It took me a little time, but what I had to do was realize, Kaepernick, he wasn't shytting on the flag. He wasn't disrespecting the people that have given their lives for our freedom. He was taking a stand against police brutality. As a white guy, I don't see it. But then I started listening to my black brothers and sisters, especially the ones I've known for years and some for more than a decade. I was hearing first-hand accounts of interactions with cops that took advantage of the situation and the power they had because they maybe felt a certain way about the color of someone's skin. That's when the lightbulb went off.
"I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took me a little while but I get it. What I said on Twitter, I stand behind. If anyone doesn't agree with me, I think they need to do more digging. Go look at Big E's Twitter from a week ago, go look at Xavier Woods' Twitter, go look at things Kofi said, that Mark Henry said, that Shelton said, that R-Truth said. If you read what they're saying and try to put yourself in their shoes for even just a minute, you're going to see right now that it's not fair. All lives do matter, but like I said on Twitter, until black lives matter, all lives can't matter. My only regret is that it took me a little bit and some soul searching to see that."
The death of George Floyd, who was in the custody of four now-former Minneapolis police officers after being accused of purchasing cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill, has stirred nationwide protests that have been ongoing for more than two weeks. The four ex-officers involved in his arrest now face charges, including a second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
The attention paid to the Floyd case has brought attention to more videos and stories of police brutality, fueling further protests and calls for changes to policing tactics.
Orton said it was not only hearing stories from the black men and women in his life but actually digging into the issue led him to realize he had a responsibility to use his platform to help create change.
"The more that social media has allowed us to see these horrific videos -- and it wasn't just George Floyd. I've seen so many after I did a little digging," Orton said. "You realize it is tough to be a black person in this country, and we've got a ways to go before all lives truly matter. I think what we have to do is make sure black lives matter.
"And I think white people, like me, especially with a platform, saying that? Sitting on your laurels and not saying anything? I don't think that's helping anything. You need to get out there and get in this conversation. You need to insert yourself. That is what I was trying to do."
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Norrin Radd
To me, my board!
Good for him
Y'all want him back so bad after one good match and social media pr. But eh
But jericho be with trumps son says all lives matter n he throws some change at funeral n tsc was forgiving him
