Why Can't Guys Like Dance and Drama?
Sun, 5 Aug 2001, 05:10 pmGilly13 posts in thread
Why Can't Guys Like Dance and Drama?
Sun, 5 Aug 2001, 05:10 pmI have participated in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge for 2 years straight. For 2 years straight I have been called a poof, f*ck head and the like just because I am good at and like dancing. Drama also bring ridicule but not as much as dancing. For both years I have ignored what all the other guys in my year have said and done what I want because I like it, and in the theory that if I don't show that it gets to me they will stop. Part reason why I did it this year was because I wanted to show them that they weren't getting through to me and no matter what they say or do I will continue what I am doing.
If there is anyone out there who has suffered the ridicule and the hurt as much as or maybe more than I have or if there is any suggestions to help me I would be more than greatful. Comments???
Cheers,
Alan Gill
If there is anyone out there who has suffered the ridicule and the hurt as much as or maybe more than I have or if there is any suggestions to help me I would be more than greatful. Comments???
Cheers,
Alan Gill
RE: Why Can't Guys Like Dance and Drama?
Sun, 5 Aug 2001, 06:41 pmWhy can't guys like dance and drama? They can!!
Not being a guy, I've never had this problem, but I've known lots of people who have and to be honest, there's nothing you're going to say or do that will change the comments of the narrow-minded people who make fun of you and your choices. My advice to you is to not let it get to you as much. Easier said than done, I know, but if you make a concious decision to change the way you react to things like this, they start to hurt less and less until eventually you wonder how something so trivial even bothered you.
I know you've probably heard it all before; but people reject the unfamiliar, and as is the case with a lot of guys that hassle male dancers, they're often jealous that they spend so much time with girls in leotards!
Don't take it to heart, keep doing what you enjoy and don't let the bastards hold you down. :)
My email's at the top *points* feel free to drop me a line.
-Bec
Not being a guy, I've never had this problem, but I've known lots of people who have and to be honest, there's nothing you're going to say or do that will change the comments of the narrow-minded people who make fun of you and your choices. My advice to you is to not let it get to you as much. Easier said than done, I know, but if you make a concious decision to change the way you react to things like this, they start to hurt less and less until eventually you wonder how something so trivial even bothered you.
I know you've probably heard it all before; but people reject the unfamiliar, and as is the case with a lot of guys that hassle male dancers, they're often jealous that they spend so much time with girls in leotards!
Don't take it to heart, keep doing what you enjoy and don't let the bastards hold you down. :)
My email's at the top *points* feel free to drop me a line.
-Bec