Jordynne Grace, who recently won the Knockouts’ finish squad with Rachael Ellering, has announced that she will use her name and rights to start a project dealing with body image issues. Sports Illustrated reported.
“People who don’t think they have body issues,” said the former Impact Knockouts champion.
This project aims to improve the human image of what an expert wrestler looks like.
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Instead of conforming to the typical unrealistic beauty standard, Jordynne, whose real name is Patricia Forrest Parker, took part in the project that was held during WrestleMania week in Florida.
The names who have joined aside from Grace are Faye Jackson, Lady Frost, Katalina Perez, Nevaeh Chantelle, Holidead, Mazzerati, Davienne, Alejandra Lion, Becca and Dillon McQueen.
She had hopes to change what has been let to fester for so long that Grace accepted Dildon in what was initially an all-women session.
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“I’ve seen Dillon do a 180 with his body,” she shared. “He’s suffered from body image issues his whole life, so when he asked me to be part of it, he was welcomed.”
“There are so many different shapes and sizes for men in wrestling. There are guys shaped like beer kegs.”
“People always think there are ways of looking at women in professional wrestling.”
“It really bothers me when so many people comment on women’s bodies.”
She shares that she was especially fired up when she sees a flood of negative comments people make when women don’t look a certain way. And these comments are often more vicious and tenacious against women compared to men.
She was inspired by the group picture of Olympic athletes Howard Schatz from a book titled ‘Athletes.’
In Howard’s 2002 pictures lined up, female athletes of various background and culture show off the variety of their bodies in their best performance. With this photo, Grace wants to break WWE’s description of “looking slim and looking like a model.”
“There is a great variation in athlete bodies and criticizing anyone’s appearance without knowing their background does them a disservice,” she spoke of the message she wishes to get out of this.
“Athletes suffer from poor physical condition and depression,” she added. “So I think fitness should always oppose the idea that ‘athletes’ will not follow community standards of what they are meant to be.”
