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AJ/Punk Fallout
Sep. 26th, 2012 01:37 amWHY are the fanbrats pearl-clutching over the latest AJ & Punk segment? 'Creative is ruining AJ's character! They're degrading her! They're slut-shaming her! Now she's gonna be weak and pathetic ~omg!'
First of all, since when has AJ ever done what everyone expected her to do?! No one thought she'd get Kane wrapped around her finger, play Daniel Bryan for a fool, leave him at the altar, and become a GM. For MONTHS the fanbrats have been bewailing the most predictable bullshit and AJ surprises them every single time! There is nothing about this girl that is gonna crack and fall apart the first time CM Punk and Darth Heyman are mean to her. Stop underestimating AJ!
I'm not sure what's up AJ's sleeve but I am eager to find out. As for Punk using her sexual history against her -- he's the BAD GUY! He's a heel, that's what they do. They go after the most vulnerable part of a person, in this case AJ's feelings for Punk, and they rip it open. It'd be one thing if Punk was still a heroic character and therefore we were supposed to accept his slut-shaming of AJ as implicitly right. But he's a BAD GUY who does BAD THINGS like calling a girl a SLUT and mocking her about it. We are supposed to despise him for this!
Okay, onto my third part: Kane and Daniel Bryan's segments continue to be some of the best things about WWE. There's even a growing contingent of 'Kaniel' shippers (being a diehard Kane/AJ shipper, I appreciate it but cannot board that ship). "My name is Gerald." Kane's comic timing is impeccable!
And, oh yeah...
First of all, since when has AJ ever done what everyone expected her to do?! No one thought she'd get Kane wrapped around her finger, play Daniel Bryan for a fool, leave him at the altar, and become a GM. For MONTHS the fanbrats have been bewailing the most predictable bullshit and AJ surprises them every single time! There is nothing about this girl that is gonna crack and fall apart the first time CM Punk and Darth Heyman are mean to her. Stop underestimating AJ!
I'm not sure what's up AJ's sleeve but I am eager to find out. As for Punk using her sexual history against her -- he's the BAD GUY! He's a heel, that's what they do. They go after the most vulnerable part of a person, in this case AJ's feelings for Punk, and they rip it open. It'd be one thing if Punk was still a heroic character and therefore we were supposed to accept his slut-shaming of AJ as implicitly right. But he's a BAD GUY who does BAD THINGS like calling a girl a SLUT and mocking her about it. We are supposed to despise him for this!
Okay, onto my third part: Kane and Daniel Bryan's segments continue to be some of the best things about WWE. There's even a growing contingent of 'Kaniel' shippers (being a diehard Kane/AJ shipper, I appreciate it but cannot board that ship). "My name is Gerald." Kane's comic timing is impeccable!
And, oh yeah...
