“I heard that all theater girls are dykes.” This sentence was uttered by a very ignorant freshman girl sitting out in the hall as one of my friends and I exited the auditorium. WTF? Where is she getting that from? Now, don’t get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against lesbians. I even happen to have a couple of friends who are bisexual. But stereotyping us all like that? She obviously doesn’t know us very well. In fact, many of us are completely the opposite- its more likely for someone to find some of us hooking up with more guys than the average girl. Just because many of us happen to be more comfortable with ourselves than many people are with themselves, and happen to hug eachother a lot? Just because two girls hug doesn’t mean we’re lovers. I’m actually laughing at this whole thing, but I still think it’s just so sad that people stereotype eachother like this, and that they also have indicated in doing so that they feel that homosexuality is such a bad thing. Where is society going?
Well, first off, you’re not a theatre girl 'til you start spelling it “-re”.
Second, there’s a difference between a “dyke” and “a girl who’ll make out with another girl, when drunk, for the enticement of the guys present” (I know a few who’re like that… :D).
Spoofe, I actually spell it both ways- however, I was so tired of people correcting “theatre” that I normally write it out “theater.” As for shows, the Tempest is currently in production. I might end up doing tech because I missed the auditions. (I was sick and decided that collapsing on the stage wouldn’t help me any.)
Meh. Theatre=gay isn’t exactly a new one, although I would guess the guys have to put up with it more than you. Anyway, it’s best to just laugh it off, show that no one really believes that anymore.
Being a shy-somewhat introverted actually-I find theatre girls (yes, jarbabyj, I will put the brush away right after this), and all women who can get up before an audience and express themselves, very sexy. And a little pretension only adds to their confidence-factor.
Theatre boys and girls join up for the chance to do love scenes and be around cute members of the opposite sex in tights, Elizabethan bodices, transparents shifts and the like.
EG
“Tim, I know we have the blocking, the lines, and the timing down. But, I think we should practice the actual kissing so that it looks natural on stage.”
Besides, everybody knows that all the lesbians join the field hockey team
Calling drama students “gay” is a lot more common among boys than girls. Usually it’s people like the football team that calls the drama guys gay, which is kind of ironic when you realize which group showers together.
airdisc – the jock confusion knows no limits. I’ll always remember the words of one rugged Nelson (really) B., who found it contemptible that I spent most of my time with the girls from Mr. Gillard’s drama class, instead of going out for sports: “Why don’t you go back and play with the girls, faggot?”
Uh…
Pssst. If you’re out there Adena, I loves ya madly. Although I suppose your early interest in drama means it’s probably hopeless.
It’s strange, our theater dept. kind of lives up to the theater guys=gay stereotype. Not that it’s a bad thing, I think that theater allows teenagers who are just finding out about their sexuality to express it in ways that they couldn’t offstage. I however, am just a boringly straight guy. Also interesting, one guy, who lives up to the entire gay stereotype, is straight. Kinda like the “Effeminate Heterosexual” on SNL. Stereotypes are meant to be broken!
And yes, theater girls seem to get quite a bit more than most girls.
