GAWKER Vs. Hulk Hogan

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,319
    To expand, Gawker is making this storyline out as a billionaire with an angenda took them down. And that it had nothing to do with gawker releasing a sex tape. And that we should take pity on gawker.

    The billionaire just financially backed gawkers own fuckup. He didn't need to spread false lies or degrade Denton's character.

    This attitude exemplifies Denton and company's complete arrogance.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,715
    rgambs said:



    "What's going on with Hulk Hogan's hair? It's blond and yet it's silken, like that of a Chinese man.
    Ah yes Uh, that is Hulk Hogan's signature look.
    Blonde, Chinese hair and the skin of a hot dog."

    :rofl:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,715
    Cliffy6745 said:

    This entire thing is so shady. The billionaire who Gawker outed funded Hogan's suit. That's a really slippery slope...

    As in, rich people can control media? Yeah, I think that slope was already been slid down a long long time ago!
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    I'm not convinced that Gawker is actual journalism.
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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Jason P said:

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    Loved it when Beavis and Butthead riffed that video.
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Degeneratefk said:

    I'm not convinced that Gawker is actual journalism.

    Just like how Mr Nanny and Suburban Commando aren't actual examples of quality film making. Just ask Nostalgia Critic.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,715
    PJ_Soul said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    This entire thing is so shady. The billionaire who Gawker outed funded Hogan's suit. That's a really slippery slope...

    As in, rich people can control media? Yeah, I think that slope was already been slid down a long long time ago!
    I recently posted an article in another thread that suggests that it's not specifically rich people who control the media... it's intelligent people who control the media and they got rich doing it.... Just saying.
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    Degeneratefk said:

    I'm not convinced that Gawker is actual journalism.

    I doubt they'd argue with you on that. The whole site is just a cesspool.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    rgambs said:

    Jason P said:

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    I was born in 1985, so Hulk Hogan was clearly my first hero (excluding Mighty Mouse).

    "What's going on with Hulk Hogan's hair? It's blond and yet it's silken, like that of a Chinese man.
    Ah yes Uh, that is Hulk Hogan's signature look.
    Blonde, Chinese hair and the skin of a hot dog."
    :rofl:
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    Thiel wins...

    http://gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations-next-week-1785455712
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,319
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    Really hope Univision doesn't mess with Deadspin
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,319
    I really think if they wouldn't have been so arrogant and dismissive in court that they would still be operating. Just sit back, stay quite, and let the lawyers do all the work or train you what to say if you are questioned.

    Even Gawker's coverage of the trial was like "this is so stupid, whatever"
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    Jason P said:

    I really think if they wouldn't have been so arrogant and dismissive in court that they would still be operating. Just sit back, stay quite, and let the lawyers do all the work or train you what to say if you are questioned.

    Even Gawker's coverage of the trial was like "this is so stupid, whatever"

    Seems like they were losing that case regardless, but maybe you're right. The jury took no time and awarded him as much as they could.

    I don't like what they did to Thiel one bit, but I also don't think a billionaire should have the power to shut down a website of that magnitude because he didn't like what they did.

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