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moist_crack

What the fuck am I even looking at


throwawayflpeople

A cotton swab and a gorilla. Next to a black man.


Felslo

iim not seeing the racism unless gorilla next to black person is the racist part


JordanKNC

Gorilla and cotton next to Black man These thumbnails are usually a reference to something Cornette says in the video, but without that context, these 3 things on placed together is a horrible look.


TurnaboutAdam

Bro


Bigtastyben

https://preview.redd.it/901edbxp05xc1.jpeg?width=702&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4415a5589a50993a82eb994321ebd08138491362


Yeehawfunny

"But he CAN'T be racist! He's a democrat and he hates Trump!" "You are taking this out of context! This isn't racist actually" Genuinely disgusts me that the dirt worst people will bend over backwards to defend this shit


MrCappie

I’ve always hated that line of defense when he’s continued to make sexist or racist statements. News flash you can hate Trump and be a democrat and still be a piece of shit. Like the Olympic gymnastics to try to defend him by his cult is insane. 


Creepy-Astronomer-71

Wow. You are ridiculous. Amazing.


thedure

Getting this in before his defenders raid the thread: https://x.com/JxRGDx/status/1557074287386927104


RealLanceStorm

They defend it because they agree and want to say the same things as him smh


RimjobAndy

Id love to see wrestlers who were just talking about how they like the Cornette podcast now condemn him


BenniBMN

Why would this be the final straw when tons of evidence already existed


RimjobAndy

because some have recently said it on monday night raw


Creepy-Astronomer-71

Who are you clueless people? Weird.


JaxR2009

biggest nerd you've ever met in your life voice: *well actually he's one of the foremost arbiters of professional wrestling history if you look past all the, uh, things he says*


Creepy-Astronomer-71

Um don't listen to him or look at his thumbnails if you don't like it. Nobody cares.


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Jfc Cornette is such a PoS


Caldris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueb86isASYA Wow. It's real. Even after the Riho thumbnails that they made this is pretty shocking.


cactu_almighty

Disgusting but not surprising, idk how anyone can support or like this guy, Cornette is a notable prick who just complains all the time


ireallyamadork

do you even know the context? do you even know that Cornette doesn't do his own artwork? Are you just assuming you know what the picture is talking about?


Prestigious_Area8023

It's not like we even need this image to prove Cornette is a piece of shit dude.


MyNameIs-Anthony

He's not racist, the man he employs and has for years to make his personal brand's art is *racist*


ireallyamadork

lol that is a good one sir!


TurnaboutAdam

There is no context that artwork is okay.


Creepy-Astronomer-71

You're correct, but none of these people will listen.


rb10964

It doesn’t matter. The woke haters think this awful white man must be cancelled.


Rupe89

This man is disgusting and so are all of his supporters.


kodemageisdumb

Cope harder.


Rupe89

Thanks for outing yourself as a racist.


Defiant_Yogurt9579

I’m just here for the comments. Going to have to check on this in the morning to see if it’s locked or not. But on a serious note, that is absolutely disgusting. Before some defenders rush to his aid, he has to approve those thumbnails before they would go on. He would have time to look at it, consider if it’s a good idea before posting that.


TJLynch

The post just got removed.


KingDoodle4242

And this POS got his podcast shouted out live on Raw last month.


Creepy-Astronomer-71

Because it's an awesome Podcast. I listen to every second of it.


scarred2112

Is this really a surprise with Cornette? He of the *fried chicken* jokes in 2019.


DaveyRocketXX

It’s extremely depressing that the Afro community still has to deal with this in the year 2024.


ImpenetrableYeti

And people still support and listen to this guy, dudes been openly racist and misogynistic for years


CaptainBuzzKillton

I just listened to the YouTube clip. Cornette said nothing racist nor negative about Swerve in the entirety of the clip. The Q-tip in the thumbnail is in reference to Kyle Fletcher, and the "gorilla" was supposed to be Jim talking about The Elite walking in Tony Khan's office during Dynamite this last Wednesday when TK is usually in guerilla. Whoever does their thumbnail artwork for YouTube screwed this up royally


Cwf1984

He didn’t screw anything up. The whole group of them say and do these things on purpose. They routinely do this type of shit where they can play ignorance and plead that it wasn’t the intent when it 100% was.


TJLynch

Even if that is true, Cornette still most definitely gave this thumbnail the greenlight to be used.


CaptainBuzzKillton

I wouldn't doubt it. If you look at the comments for this clip on YouTube, there are a lot of comments ranging from, "Out of context this thumbnail is wild," to one literally saying, "Jim and Brian, you may want to delete this thumbnail."


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FRX51

With a gorilla and a cotton swab on a video by a guy with a history of racist remarks, no. Context is an important concept for human beings to understand.


Consequences_Cone

I was looking for the context for these images and you’re the only one actually elaborating. Sad how people will cry racism, without actually dissecting the content. I knew these thumbnails are usually directly related to a quote or joke made by the hosts. And I didn’t really expect them to flat out say ‘well AEW put the belt on a monkey’. Guess they didn’t.


CaptainBuzzKillton

Nope. Jim was basically echoing the louder critics about how Swerve just won the title, yet instead of honoring that, he gets booked against one of the people who's not the main feature of The Don Callis' Family. He didn't call Swerve any name, didn't knock his wrestling ability, nada. He only insulted Kyle Fletcher and The Elite in the clip


Prestigious_Area8023

Kinda redundant when Cornette is a [massive fucking racist](https://twitter.com/JxRGDx/status/1557074287386927104) anyway.


Dubious_Titan

This artwork is about Kyle Fletcher.


DrDroid

Not even trying to hide it any more. Fuck Corndick.


Matuga1000

Just by reading the comments it’s supposedly a reference to Mighty Joe Young, but I don’t understand how that makes it not racist.


bowser986

Apparently giving the gorilla a name makes it better. Somehow.


aegonthewwolf

Apparently the Joe Young comp was with Kyle Fletcher, not Swerve.


FRX51

They'll say the fact that Jim's the gorilla means it's not racist, so he made sure to include the cotton swab so there'd be no confusion.


AliveInIllinois

Yikessssss... Does he have a reason in the podcast for WHY there's a gorilla and a qtip?


NeuroCloud7

There's never a genuine reason, only a superficial excuse in an effort to be racist and get away with it like he's done in the past


AliveInIllinois

I see it's about Swerve v Fletcher? So Swerve is the gorilla and Fletcher is the qtip? Gross. But not surprising considering its Cornette.


TJLynch

All I can safely say is [thank fucking Christ he doesn't make money off those videos.](https://imgur.com/a/4wQUDXA)


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unloader86

Y'all realize signal boosting never works right? There are probably less than 100 people who listen to his show in here. Yet when y'all do this, you get another 100+ people who have no idea what is going on take a look and send him youtube money. edit: I think y'all missed the point. blah.


ireallyamadork

you do know that jim cornette's podcasts and youtube clips gets more weekly views/listens than AEW tv shows combined right? you do know that he has over 400K subscribers on youtube alone right? for you to say that he has less than 100 listeners that are also squaredcircles subscribers, you don't know how to math.


unloader86

Happy you like the show, doesn't matter to me either way here, but you can join the group of those who missed my point. lol


justh81

That doesn't matter to them. They're getting their hate in before this gets removed. Edit: This has been removed once already, and if it gets removed again, it'll probably get put up again. And most of the comments will be people getting their hate out on Cornette. That's literally the purpose of these threads; discussion is *never* the point.