NEWS: Former WWE Diva Tammy "Sunny" Sytch in Islamophobic Twitter Storm
NEWS: WWE Hall of Famer Tammy "Sunny" Sytch is in hot water once again. This time it has nothing to do with Sunny moonlighting as a porn star or issues, DUIs, or drugs and alcohol altogether. Sunny caused a ruckus on Twitter with a storm of Islamophobic tweets in the wake of Friday's Paris terrorist attacks. Sunny tweeted the following:
"What I think the world needs is another Holocaust, but this time for the islams of the world…the ones who REALLY should be extinguished. HAIL TRUMP!!"
Sytch has since issued an apology (sort of) stating, "Ok ok... I do apologize if I offended anyone by my post last night.. It was made in jest. What I do not apologize for is my own off-color sense of humor and outspoken ways... Baby, I was born this way.... And nothing is going to change that. What you see is what you get."
It should be noted that apologizing if one has been offended is actually a non apology. It puts the onus on the one being offended rather than the one who committed the actual offense. There has been no word from the WWE as of press time; but, it would be difficult to imagine Sunny being in the WWE Hall of Fame much longer. Hulk Hogan, arguably the biggest star in wrestling history, had his entire history virtually erased after his private racist comments were made public, when he was unknowingly filmed for a sex tape. It would be difficult to imagine the WWE ignoring these hateful comments as it is entirely contrary to the image of inclusiveness the company is trying to portray heading into 2016 and beyond. Additionally, if the WWE fails to act swiftly against Miss Sytch, the company would be acting inconsistently, as they disassociated themselves from Hulk Hogan, virtually overnight.
"What I think the world needs is another Holocaust, but this time for the islams of the world…the ones who REALLY should be extinguished. HAIL TRUMP!!"
Sytch has since issued an apology (sort of) stating, "Ok ok... I do apologize if I offended anyone by my post last night.. It was made in jest. What I do not apologize for is my own off-color sense of humor and outspoken ways... Baby, I was born this way.... And nothing is going to change that. What you see is what you get."
It should be noted that apologizing if one has been offended is actually a non apology. It puts the onus on the one being offended rather than the one who committed the actual offense. There has been no word from the WWE as of press time; but, it would be difficult to imagine Sunny being in the WWE Hall of Fame much longer. Hulk Hogan, arguably the biggest star in wrestling history, had his entire history virtually erased after his private racist comments were made public, when he was unknowingly filmed for a sex tape. It would be difficult to imagine the WWE ignoring these hateful comments as it is entirely contrary to the image of inclusiveness the company is trying to portray heading into 2016 and beyond. Additionally, if the WWE fails to act swiftly against Miss Sytch, the company would be acting inconsistently, as they disassociated themselves from Hulk Hogan, virtually overnight.
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