 the male dancer
written by dave on 01.07. at 00:26:05 > It seems that it takes a real MAN to wear tights these days. I say this because there seems to be so much disapproval of any guy who >would wear tights. It seems we have come full circle back to the era of the 50's >where tights on men were limited to ballet ONLY ! > There seemed to be a period when tights on men seemed to becoming mainstream. I remember wearing tights for all sort of aerobic and>athletic pursuits such as mountain biking, crosscountry skiing & rollerblading,>long distance running and of course dance aerobics. >But somehow someway things have seemed to have gone backwards as far as social acceptance of men with great >bodies displaying them in tights. For instance I remember early in the popularity of figure skating, that all of >the male figure skaters were wearing tights. But I believe the figure skating>association actually BANNED them around 1992. It seems that all that display>of male curves and musculature was putting off the middle class women who are >the primary viewers of figure skating. > Now in the late 90's we have taken a full reversal of the idea of tights on men>and it seems only for BALLET dancers. Women continue to wear tights everywhere..>including shopping malls and grocery stores. But men are now limited to >Ballet dancers just like in the 50's. > I believe it has to do with a form of sexual repression of males...it is no longer>acceptable for men with excellent bodies to display them in form fitting clothing>such as tights or leotards. >Does anyone have any thoughts on this ? Answers to this message: |
