Why is it that people (particularly those in my highschool) say that guys who act or take theatre/dance, or be in a highschool play/musical are gay eventhough there ARE REAL MEN out there in the world who acts (or dances) for a living?
Some famous examples:
- Brad Pitt
- Usher (had acted in a broadway musical Chicago besides his usually singing)
- and all other MEN actors and dancers out there on the world: John E Depp, Vin Diesel, whatever...etc.
I mean, wouldn't that make these men gay in their opinion?
What's your take on this?
2007-02-01 10:43:29 · 8 answers · asked by Hotel♥Heiress 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
yes of course you can never stereotype an entire group of people as there will always be exceptions, however, there are proportionately more queers in a theatre class than say a gym class.
2007-02-01 10:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by spoonman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a lot of homosexuals in the arts--I have a B.A. in theatre, and about a third of the men I studied with were gay. Since you're in high school, you'll find a lot of people, especially a lot of boys, aren't secure in their sexuality. Thus they're likely to be scared of anything that might make them look less than completely manful. Some of them will grow out of it, and those that don't, are probably not the kind of people whose good opinion you really want or need anyway.
2007-02-01 11:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by nbsandiego 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know the answer to this, but one theory is that it dates back to the time where women were not allowed to perform in plays, so they had young adolescent boys who had higher voices to play the roles.
Also, the people that acted in plays traditionally wore tights and alot of the plays you see today are musicals.
Men stereotypically are not supposed to express their emotions, and some Broadway plays can be very emotional. This is especially true of love stories. Many males who have certain expectations of how a man should act and when they see a guy singing and dancing because he's in love, this rubs certain people the wrong way.
These stereotypes are immature, but persist as long as there are stereotypical people that think they are accurate and like to laugh at them.
2007-02-01 10:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Steve A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Problem is you already gave the answer......ITS HIGH SCHOOL! Those people still have very narrow and closed minds to anything they deem "irregular" or "unpopular" by social standards. If the majority of people who do a certain activity are of a certain sex type then associating with them almost assumes you share in those same standards. basically meaning if females do it = and you (being male) do it = you must be feminine. Sad social stereo-types. All it is.
2007-02-01 10:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Stay P 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because they're famous, guys won't make fun of them, but as long as someone's not making the big bucks for acting/dancing, they think that they have the license to make fun of them. Also, it may be a case of jealousy of the people around them; because they can't act, dance, or sing, they feel as if someone else's talents are better than theirs, so they make fun of them to make themselves feel better.
I know it's low, but people really do it.
2007-02-01 12:55:56 · answer #5 · answered by smartchick876 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people that would categorize thespians, musicians, or any other artists as gay are simply ignorant, arrogant, and have many issues...i wouldn't put much stock in anything they say, or do for that matter, they are nobodys going nowhere.
2007-02-01 10:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just a stereotype, generally the gay guys are in that stuff and the straight one's steer clear. nothing we can do about it, and no explanation. just something you gotta live with.
2007-02-01 10:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by a_kautz32 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Real men?
2007-02-01 11:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by H. Scot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋