I don't know who Joey swoll is but I did see a clip of his apology and then follow up apology where he had to clarify that he misspoke in his original apology when he said "colored people" instead of "people of color"
Is using the N word worse than spousal abuse? Or murder?
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I was a huge wrestling fan growing up a child of the 80's. So needless to say I was a massive Hulkamaniac like many his death a week ago pretty much ripped a part of my childhood away. So I've been going down a rabbit hole lately of celebrity and industry reactions to his death. Many have expressed sympathy and admiration for his work, notably The Rock, Trump, Stallone, and others. But among some circles there has been complete derision for him as a "racist" and his caught on tape remarks should tarnish and ruin anything else he did in life. For those that don't remember, in 2015 Hogan was caught on tape using the N-word and saying some really terrible things about his daughter dating a black man. He was kicked out of the WWE hall of fame and terminated from his legends contract. In 2018 he was allowed back after an apology. Some guys on the roster still hold anymosity and refused to even come out for the Hogan tribute last week. Fan forums still have many people that trash him for those comments and define him for them. He was booed in LA in january for supporting trump and those comments.
Keep in mind, Steve Austin beat his wife and never lost his legends contract. Still adored by fans. Chris Benoit murdered his wife and young son and is still adored by some fans because they chalk it up to CTE. Countless other WWE stars have committed actual crimes that resulted in actual harm to others (not hurt feels by the n-word), and still are honored and have seemingly untarnished legacies.
Some people were even shamed and canceled because they dared post tributes to Hogan.
WWE star Chelsae Green was forced off social media because she posted a tribute.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/wwe-star-chelsea-green-leaves-social-media-after-backlash-hulk-hogan-commentsInfluencer Joey Swoll forced off social media after also posting a Hogan tribute. He even tried to bend the knee and take it back to no avail.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/sports/fitness-influencer-joey-swoll-quits-social-media-after-hulk-hogan-costume-tribute-backlash/Why does the fallout from using this word carry so much weight? Why is it considered worse than actual violence and harm? If we are being completely honest, someone who engages in petty theft is worse than someone using the n-word. In the case of the former, there's actual harm to someone. Hell, running a stop sign is literally worse than using the n-word when it comes to potential actual harm.
