Jordan Myles has been very vocal on social media over the last few days as he’s been speaking out against a shirt that was designed for him which he said “screams racism.”
Quite a few people from the world of professional wrestling have been weighing in on the topic, and Booker T addressed the situation on his Hall of Fame podcast.
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion noted that he’s not sure how the shirt got out because he’s always had input with his shirt designs, dating back to WCW. He then went on to say that it’s not anyone’s job to defend Jordan Myles.
“That being said, my name has been thrown out there asking where I have been. Even Mark Henry’s name has been thrown out there asking where he has been as well. First and foremost, it is not our job to step up and defend Jordan Myles over his t-shirt. One thing that I can say about the t-shirt, it is not a good looking t-shirt. It is an ugly shirt; I can say that. The t-shirt has a black background to it. Now, 90% of t-shirts that are made have a black background to it.”
“Did it look like blackface? Maybe. Some people on social media had said that, but there is a lot of negative people on social media that is looking for anything that they can possibly find to make racial,” Booker explained. “It happens all of the time. Therefore, is it a racially-driven concept of a t-shirt? For me personally, in 2019, I cannot think that the guys went into it thinking, ‘Let’s make a racial shirt about Jordan Myles.’ A lot of people may think that but I just don’t think the firestorm is worth going through it. It just isn’t.”
He added that he thinks the situation should have been handled behind closed doors, and that he has dealt with racial issues throughout his career which he never took to social media.
While speaking out on Twitter, Jordan Myles referred to Jay Lethal as an Uncle Tom, and he defended the former ROH World Champion.
“To hear this ‘Uncle Tom’ crap – to call out Jay Lethal’s name? I know Jay Lethal. Jay Lethal has put 20 years in this business so he’s no Uncle Tom. I’ve heard people call me an Uncle Tom and when they do call me that, I wish they would call it me to my face. Don’t do it behind those characters, don’t do it behind social media, don’t do it behind a cloak of anonymity, do it in my face, okay? I will show you what an Uncle Tom really looks like if you do it out in public. My thing is this and I’m going to leave it at that – social media and your business, they don’t go together. That is just my opinion on that. Leave my name out of this crap. Stand with you? Stand behind you? I’m standing way in the back on this one, alright? I tell you, this could have been handled a whole lot different than it was handled. This is not a Colin Kaepernick moment, okay? Let’s just get that straight. If anybody has something to say I am a very easy man to find.”
H/T Wrestling Inc.
