MMA Fighter’s Explanation For Calling Michelle Obama A ‘Man’ Isn’t Helping
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MMA Fighter’s Explanation For Calling Michelle Obama A ‘Man’ Isn’t Helping
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We know exactly why he said it: racism
I still don’t know who that clown is. Trying to gain some name recognition by insulting someone who has worldwide name recognition…
He should just use the same reasoning as my grandmother who has long claimed Michelle is a man, “I saw it on Facebook”
People have been saying this for a long time and now that this guy said it while at the White House is now a big deal. You can’t single one person out.
Who needed further explanation to understand he’s a bigot?
Asks troll for explanation, gets troll response… it’s not helping because it’s not meant to, let’s stop pretending these people are acting in good faith.
Racism, sexism, transphobia— pretty simple explanation
I don’t know why anyone gives a shit what a guy gets punched in the brain for a living says.
just ignore and move on. don’t amplify this idiot.
In case you didn’t want to read the article:
>“I thought it was a perfect opportunity to show the world how great this country is with freedom of speech,” he began to ramble. “You go somewhere [else] and you say something like that and you die. And I’m not suicidal, by the way. I’m in good spirits. I’m a little under the weather right now, but other than that, I’m good.”
>“And so in other parts of the world, you say something like that, and you’re not here to speak to Ariel Helwani, you know,” Hokit continued. “So yeah, I don’t know there’s a ways… there’s a few answers to that. There’s a certain side that pokes at another side, and there’s no outrage there, and so I thought it was a perfect time to take a jab.”
>Asked if he had any regrets, the fighter went back to unapologetic mode, telling his host, “You’ll never hear me backtrack from what I say.”
>When Helwani said no one read his remarks that way, Hokit doubled down and told him:
>”Michelle Obama being a man… It’s like, she knows how to deal with adversity. She knows how to work hard like a man when the times get tough.”
>”I thought it was a perfect opportunity to show the world how great this country is with freedom of speech,” he began to ramble. “You go somewhere [else] and you say something like that and you die. And I’m not suicidal, by the way. I’m in good spirits. I’m a little under the weather right now, but other than that, I’m good.”
>”And so in other parts of the world, you say something like that, and you’re not here to speak to Ariel Helwani, you know,” Hokit continued. “So yeah, I don’t know there’s a ways… there’s a few answers to that. There’s a certain side that pokes at another side, and there’s no outrage there, and so I thought it was a perfect time to take a jab.”
>Asked if he had any regrets, the fighter went back to unapologetic mode, telling his host, “You’ll never hear me backtrack from what I say.”
I genuinely don’t even know wtf he’s trying to say.
The guy gets punched in the face for a living. Let’s stop pretending like he is some super good politically correct person.
He knew what he was doing, and that is stirring up shit and trying to get viral..
Hell watch his weigh in, or press conference for the event.. he was fake vomiting, acting like he was scared to fight
Explanation “I’m an idiot that was performing for a very specific audience and I have no regrets”
For a 28 year old, he doesn’t look a day over 50.
The fact that her name passed his lips should tell you something.
Keep my First Lady’s name out your damn mouth, asshole.
Literally never heard of this chode until that moment. So that’s probably the explanation lmao
With all of the WWE performers who have made the transition to acting (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Dave Bautista, etc…), this asshole just blew any chance of having that career after he retires from UFC. Not saying he had any plans for that, just that he disqualified himself from even pursuing that in the future, because he had to be a bigot.
Attention and potential money. That’s why he said it. I think it’s kinda smart for a fighter. Guys who like him will watch to support him and those offended may watch to see if his face gets caved in.
Complete and utter moron.
Just stop giving this idiot and the UFC any more attention than they deserve, which is none at all.
“I thought it was a perfect opportunity to show the world how great this country is with freedom of speech,” he began to ramble. “You go somewhere [else] and you say something like that and you die.”
If he were brave and actually trying to make that point, he would have insulted Trump.
Why does he need to explain when the answer is obvious?
He’s appealing to the dipshit Fox News addicts who say the same shit every day.
He’s nasty trash who gets beaten for a living.
I wouldn’t expect him to be decent.
Nobody should report on this clown.
Republicans are a bunch of losers anyway what made him say that right after that shitty fight. MO is a beautiful smart WOMAN compared to most.
I’m sorry, what the fuck is he on about now?
Who gives a fuck why the pathetic bigot said something?
Can we stop talking about it? He doesn’t deserve the attention.
Look, he is a homoerotic sexual performer whose performs nearly naked for an almost exclusively male audience….
He is not so
This clown is a moron, nobody thought this was funny or cool.
I’m beginning to think these pro wrestler guys aren’t the intellectual heavyweights we thought they were…
Big giant fucking loser
Sounds like he was paid to say it
If it’s any consolation, I think he’s fighting Pavlovich next and I think Pavlovich knocks his head off.
Is this the guy that threw up on himself at a weigh in?
It’s a work.
His whole persona is a character that doesn’t really exist.
I coached against him in HS. I saw him play football and wrestle at Fresno State. Nothing like this was evident.
It’s a work. He’s getting paid for it.
End of story.
He’s that high school kid who thought making fun of the teacher would make him look cool but everyone hates his guts. Only difference is that he’s an adult but with a child’s mentality.
Yeah because he’s trying to backtrack and used the dumbest lie possible. Dude should’ve said “I get punched in the head for a living. Who cares what I have to say?” and it would’ve been 1000x better than this
“Once I realized I couldn’t pin yhe backlash on calling me racist, I switched to now saying it was both a joke, and a compliment.”
Sounds like either a paid shill, or a complete idiot who’s taken too many brain traumas.
Keep giving him a platform, Huffpo.
Do we know how much they paid to hold the match there.
Trying to be Randy “Macho Man” Savage without being macho or a man.
I wonder if this means Michelle can use the men’s bathroom or if this same dude would call the police because he can’t use a bathroom with a woman he called a man.
But I doubt he even understands how convoluted his cult is where they insult women by calling them men but then deny transgender citizens access to public bathrooms that align with the insult gender they just said?
Dumb maga just outdumb themselves every day.
I had some friends from college who were obsessed with posting this to our group chat. Posted a ton of Michelle Obama with penis AI slop. Not text, but images of Michelle with a bulging cock.
But apparently I am an asshole because I just replied with actual naked trans women. It was apparently “super inappropriate because they have kids”.
Professional Concussion Man lacks reasoning skills. More at ten.