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Originally Posted by chryssanthi sahar
Dear Aisha. This is no hateful response, just a question: what is wrong about having a pure male belly dance event? The male belly dancers are a minority anyway (and this surely won't change in the future) , so why not having once a while an event with only male dancers (and almost only female audience  )? And when we talk about sexism, there are so many female belly dance teachers who don't accept men as students, do you think, this is less sexist? Sorry, but I think one can overdo it with the political correctness. Relax and enjoy the gentlemen on stage |
Dear Cryssanthi,
Here are the things that are wrong about having an all male belly dance event:
* It definately is not at all representative of the realities of the dance scene. That much testosterone on the stage will be totally misrepresentative of the dance.
* Seeing how many of the female audience respond to just one male on stage, I cringe at thinking how much we will have to hear after about how much "better" the male dancer are than females, which has not basis in truth at all. This judgement will be based on the crazed response from the women, no matter the quality of the performances.
* This will be very sexist in that the men will be treated, as usual, more like novelty items, or worse, like the Chippendale dancers, which are a male strip group. Women tend to go crazy, not because of the incredible dance ability, but just because they are men. This is not at all fair to the men who are serious dancers, and strokes the egos of those who are bad dancers.
* As far as saying that some women do not allow men in their classes and isn't that sexist, too, my response would be, "Do two things wrong make anything right?"
I want to thank you for remaining very civil and fair in your response, by the way.
Now, my question. What is the point of an all male belly dance show?
Regards,
A'isha