Rico, I understand your point about don't respecting haters etc. I don't respect them either. I also agree with you that you don't have to agree with every aspect of Middle Eastern culture, just because you're dancing a Middle Eastern dance.
However I think you can't judge all Arabs as one. I'm sure there are Arab men that don't have problems with male dancers, but they probably won't show this opinion in public. But to be honest I think there are people in Western countries who, for example, agree with ideas derived from communism, but those people won't all clearly show their opinion either. I also doubt all Arab men see women as sexual objects. I think there might be more Western men who see women that way.
I agree opinions based on hate have to change, but we probably have to give it some time. Emancipation of Western women was also not accepted in two days time.
And please don't forget that not every aspect of Western culture is great and fantastic either. (Just think about the fact that there are really a lot of Western men that think male bellydancers are shameful and gay.)
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