Ex-WWE writer Britney Abrahams is suing the company for discrimination & retaliation after objecting to stereotypically racist creative plans. Details on alleged plans to have Shane Thorne hunt Reggie and more! WWE Lawsuit
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Prior to the writing of this scene, many of the WWE writers commonly complained that they didn't know what to do with Ms. Belair. As a result, Plaintiff undertook researching Ms. Belair's background and discovered a fascinating family tree, including an aunt who helped desegregate her high school in the 1960s and an uncle whose contributions to science were world-renowned. DUNN allowed Plaintiff to write a first draft of Ms.
However, despite Plaintiff's complaint, Defendants failed and/or refused to take any immediate or appropriate corrective action in response. The report further states that Abrahams bore witness to similarly racist suggestions in the WWE Slack channels, including a pitch for a Black male wrestler,to dress in drag – a proposal that was only abandoned after a white writer pointed out the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes. In another script,was allegedly told to adopt a"stereotypical and exaggerated Nigerian accent.
By way of another example, in or around the spring of 2021, CALLAHAN pitched that a white Caucasian male wrestler with a"hunting" gimmick would hunt a black, male wrestler for fun. In a nutshell, the said hunting gimmick pitch for new wrestlers, Shane Thorne, and Reggie was,"since Shane is Australian, we should make him a crocodile hunter, and instead of crocodiles, he hunts people.
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