Darren Young Comments on the Sexual Orientation of His Character

WWE superstar Darren Young took to Instagram earlier today and commented on the sexual orientation of the character that he portrays on television.

He said that while “No Days Off” is not a gay character, Frederick Rosser III is able to express himself in other ways in the ring, such as putting his arms up in an ‘equals’ sign. He also says that he doesn’t want his character to be gay “just for the sake of it.”

Below is the content from the Instagram post:

I’m happy with Darren Young and where he stands in the company at present. Even though my character isn’t gay, I’m still able to express myself in other ways like when I put my arms up into an equal sign. That’s my signature pose and it symbolizes what Darren Young is all about. I’m here, and I do what I do to show everyone that we are all equal. Gay, straight, male, female, whatever your race, if you work hard and stay focused, you can make it to the big leagues! As a proud gay man in the WWE, I’ve always thought my success was entirely due to my skills as an entertainer and wrestler. It had nothing to do with my personal life. This said, I wouldn’t mind if my character turned gay if it’s for the sake of having an intriguing yet tasteful storyline, but I wouldn’t do that switch if the reason is “just to have a gay character”. #blockthehate #spreadtheword #passalong

I’m happy with Darren Young and where he stands in the company at present. Even though my character isn’t gay, I’m still able to express myself in other ways like when I put my arms up into an equal sign. That’s my signature pose and it symbolizes what Darren Young is all about. I’m here, and I do what I do to show everyone that we are all equal. Gay, straight, male, female, whatever your race, if you work hard and stay focused, you can make it to the big leagues! As a proud gay man in the WWE, I’ve always thought my success was entirely due to my skills as an entertainer and wrestler. It had nothing to do with my personal life. This said, I wouldn’t mind if my character turned gay if it’s for the sake of having an intriguing yet tasteful storyline, but I wouldn’t do that switch if the reason is “just to have a gay character”. #blockthehate #spreadtheword #passalong

A photo posted by Darren Young (@fredarren) on Aug 18, 2015 at 11:15am PDT

Young made headlines two years ago, when he announced that he was homosexual, making him the first openly gay superstar in WWE. Several former and current superstars showed their public support for Young via Twitter, and continue to do so today.

Young is currently a member of the Prime Time Playerswith his tag-team partner Titus O’Neil. They are the current WWE Tag Team Champions, and will be defending their titles in a Fatal 4-Way Match against Los Matadores, The New Day and the Lucha Dragons at “SummerSlam” this Sunday night.

Editor’s Note:

It’s always nice to see people be accepting of each other for who they are. I applaud Young for continuing to publicly show the world who he is, and addressing the difficult social issues that face our culture today.  

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