Lars Sullivan wasn’t excited about tiptoeing across the controversy surrounding Dustin Rhodes. Whereas Rhodes has spent the fallout insisting he by no means meant to help an anti-Islam message, Sullivan jumped into the dialog and flat-out declared that it’s “okay to be islamophobic.”
The previous WWE star took to Twitter because the argument surrounding Rhodes continued spreading on-line and made his personal place clear.
“It’s okay to be islamophobic. There are one thing like 57 muslim nations. Go there for those who find it irresistible a lot. Should you’re in America, assimilate. Cry about it”
There wasn’t a lot ambiguity there. Sullivan didn’t argue that Rhodes had been misunderstood. He didn’t level to Dustin’s apology or defend his clarification that he merely hadn’t learn the caption. As an alternative, Sullivan went straight after Muslims himself and instructed these residing in America to “assimilate” or go someplace else.
The entire mess began after Rhodes responded with “❤️🤘🏼” to a Twitter put up containing anti-Islam messaging and imagery that was additionally criticized as anti-trans. Followers instantly went after the AEW veteran, with some even tagging Tony Khan and demanding that the corporate tackle it.
Rhodes finally apologized and stated he hadn’t learn the caption in any respect. In accordance with him, he noticed the firearm within the photograph, preferred it and reacted with out listening to the message hooked up to it.
That apology didn’t fully cease the backlash. Gail Kim finally stepped in to defend Rhodes after he prompt he would possibly give up Twitter, arguing that he had already apologized and deserved an opportunity to maneuver on.
Now Sullivan has thrown himself into the center of the identical controversy for a wholly completely different purpose. Rhodes says he by no means supposed to endorse Islamophobia. Sullivan simply brazenly stated being Islamophobic is okay. One tweet later, and there isn’t a lot guessing required about the place the previous WWE star stands.
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