GLAAD Angry At Vince McMahon Over ‘Gay’ Comment On Raw

– Vince McMahon may have been joking around on Raw, but his comments from Monday night have upset GLAAD. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has posted on their blog that they are upset that Vince McMahon “belittled” the Cirque du Soleil performers that appeared on Monday Night Raw by saying that the masks they were wearing were “really gay”. You can read the full blog here. Here are some of the highlights…

“McMahon here wasn’t implying the performers were gay, however, he used the term in a derogatory manner. It’s just another example of how people throw around the word “gay” derisively.”

“This came from the leader of a $500 million-plus organization who holds a lot of power in what he says and what he does.”

“WWE programming reaches 16 million viewers each week. McMahon needs to understand that the words he uses and how he uses them can greatly affect people’s lives.”