Should Orlando Jordan's Gimmick in TNA be stopped?

[Rabid619]

I remember we had a topic about this on OWW but it got lost in the data loss, we had a pretty good debate if i remember.

So Orlando Jordan's gimmick which is supposed to be a bi-sexual is a bit extreme to say the least. It debuted just over a year ago and while not as strange as it was to begin with still ruffles feathers with how it portrays people with a certain sexual orientation.

So the question is, should his gimmick be dropped?

[badnewzxl]

It's actually not a bi-sexual gimmick, as we've been led to believe. It's just him being a weirdo; he isn't any different from Goldust, really...

[Big Red Machine]

It's actually not a bi-sexual gimmick, as we've been led to believe. It's just him being a weirdo; he isn't any different from Goldust, really...

Agreed.

[badnewzxl]

It's actually not a bi-sexual gimmick, as we've been led to believe. It's just him being a weirdo; he isn't any different from Goldust, really...

Agreed.

I'll maybe get heat for this, but I think he and EY should be much more a part of the show. They're hilarious a lot of the time

[Rabid619]

It's actually not a bi-sexual gimmick, as we've been led to believe. It's just him being a weirdo; he isn't any different from Goldust, really...

I see your point and i do tend to agree with it. It still is a bi-sexual gimmick i think because some of the comedy stuff they do runs along those lines. The whole I like your a**hole thing.

I will say this, they've trimmed down the weirdness of character and now he's actually fun instead of behaving in a way that makes you turn off the TV. I personally didn't like the way they made the character from the start because they kept pushing that he was bi-sexual and made it seem like if you are bi-sexual you're a very weird person which was the wrong message to send.

[badnewzxl]

It's actually not a bi-sexual gimmick, as we've been led to believe. It's just him being a weirdo; he isn't any different from Goldust, really...

I see your point and i do tend to agree with it. It still is a bi-sexual gimmick i think because some of the comedy stuff they do runs along those lines. The whole I like your a**hole thing.

I will say this, they've trimmed down the weirdness of character and now he's actually fun instead of behaving in a way that makes you turn off the TV. I personally didn't like the way they made the character from the start because they kept pushing that he was bi-sexual and made it seem like if you are bi-sexual you're a very weird person which was the wrong message to send.

exactly. If they hadn't tried to be "controversial" and just went with the gimmick, OJ might have enjoyed more success than he has thus far. He's bizarre; that's what they should have played up, not his sexuality....

[Rabid619]

Also after that PPV last night, they're still trying to get us to think Orlando Jordan is a weird bi-sexual person. I honestly rolled my eyes at it because he wasnt doing anything to require Taz to say that crap. He was just wrestling just like anyone else does and Taz starts making stupid comments about his sexual orientation just because he's in the ring. Taz should be fired.....

[badnewzxl]

Also after that PPV last night, they're still trying to get us to think Orlando Jordan is a weird bi-sexual person. I honestly rolled my eyes at it because he wasnt doing anything to require Taz to say that crap. He was just wrestling just like anyone else does and Taz starts making stupid comments about his sexual orientation just because he's in the ring. Taz should be fired.....

That really annoyed the crap outta me. We live in a world where it shouldn't matter if you're gay. Nobody should be joking about it to millions across the world.

A little joke here and there is no problem, but when you have it consume your commentary, it's really stupid. Taz is just really bad with his presentation and he always tries to reiterate and ends up just blabbering about the same thing for too long. the King use to make similar comments about Goldust, Chuck, and Billy, but his came off as jokes that just so happened to be sexually suggestive; Taz is on commentary constantly talking about OJ's sexuality and hoping he says something that can be seen as humorous. Taz: It should be about the match, not about this bisexual guy having a match.