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There’s a very small percent of people who empower society on a global basis. Maybe one percent. If everyone was a pioneer, it’d make things a lot easier. But that’s not the case. And there’s a price that comes with being a pioneer, but I would not expect anything less because that’s who I am.
He also has some lofty aspirations for his "eccentric" and "flamboyant" gimmick:
I really hope this character helps troubled teens, be it because of their race or their sexuality. If this character makes life even just a little bit easier for someone else, then I’ll be really happy.
What a positive step forward for the LGBT community and beyond! A wrestler who is prostituting his sexuality for a push. A wrestling gimmick that is so cringeworthy and tacky (he's already dressed up in gaffer tape like some bondage S&M slave and licked cum, sorry white chocolate, off his chest), I'd be mortified for any of my non wrestling fan friends, gay or straight, to see.
Finally, the article contained this whopper:
Pro wrestling has a long history of stereotypical gay characters: flamboyant and over-the-top. All, though, have been portrayed by straight wrestlers.
For all the talk of Orlando Jordan being some sort of groundbreaking pioneer, the openly gay Pat Patterson started his career in 1958 in Montreal with a similar stereotypical gay character. Given the moniker "Pretty Boy" he portrayed an effeminate wrestler who wore red lipstick and pink trunks and was accompanied by his pet poodle. Thankfully Pat was such a talented, creative in ring worker that he soon escaped such a demeaning gimmick to become a wrestling legend. Unfortunately Jordan isn't close to being so talented, which means this tawdry gimmick will probably break his career. Meanwhile, the wrestling business proves that in 52 years it's still as homophobic as ever.