Being a boy in ballet can be rough. Like a lot boys with interests counter to expected gender roles, they can get targeted for being "girly" or "gay" (whether or not these things are true). But let's also pay attention to how we're responding to this type of bullying. One of my least favorite defenses of boys in ballet is the "no homo" defense (with a side of misogyny). Growing up, I heard a lot adults tell boys who do ballet to respond to "that's gay" comments by replying that they spend their ...
Why This "Girl in Tights" is Over the "No Homo" Defense of Ballet Boys
The Huffington Post - 19 Oct 2015 22:42
Being a boy in ballet can be rough. Like a lot boys with interests counter to expected gender roles, they can get targeted for being "girly" or "gay" (whether or not these things are true). But let's also pay attention to how we're responding to this type of bullying. One of my least favorite defenses of boys in ballet is the "no homo" defense (with a side of misogyny). Growing up, I heard a lot adults tell boys who do ballet to respond to "that's gay" comments by replying that they spend their ...
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