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| Exótico Pimpinela Escarlata |
According to Wikipedia, Exóticos are male wrestlers who appropriate feminine aspects in their wrestling personas or “gimmicks” – through feminine costumes, for example, “contesting the dramatic representation of machismo” and successfully unmanning their opponents in the ring while also “rejecting the outward signs of manhood.” Though exoticos may not necessarily be gay, they often are, and their sexual ambiguity is undeniable. Attired with feather boas, headdresses, sequins or stockings, they defy a religious Latin culture that is ardently macho.”
Reminds me of Gorgeous George, a mid-20th Century American professional wrestler who used feminine gimmicks. For some reason, my mother enjoyed George’s antics. She also liked Liberace. Did her fondness for the effeminate have anything to do with my effeminate nature?
