Why People Hate Musicals
3 May 2012
Why People Hate Musicals There are many different reasons why people could hate musicals. Maybe they had a bad time at the theatre once and that scarred their outlook on musicals forever. Many people think that musicals are “gay” and they don’t want to see guys “prancing” around on stage. Some people cannot stand the fact that people are singing instead of talking. Whatever their reason for disliking musicals is, they’re wrong. I’m only joking. Everyone has the right to his or her own opinion and I’m going to point out some of those opinions and the reasoning behind them. First I’d like to touch on the fact that people think musicals are “gay.” It is this homophobic approach to musicals that causes many people to turn their minds off. “Musical” was actually the old fashion slang for gay. Though musicals may be “out of the closet” they are far from being accepted. How many times on television, in movies, or in real life have we experienced some gay kid or even just a theatre lover getting beat up because they like musical theatre or like to sing? While talking to Jacqi Loewy about this she said that “The main reason people are so intimidated by musical theatre is because of a homophobic mindset.”
Honestly last time I checked there were not any homosexuals running around trying to get with every heterosexual out there. Many homophobes, just like the “theatrephobes” are afraid of what they don’t understand. Theatre tends to fit into the stereotype of “gay,” though. The reason behind that is because usually it is the gay guys who are not afraid to take on a new persona, no matter how crazy it may be, and put it out there for everyone to see. They feel most comfortable with who they are and do not doubt it for one minute. If anyone has a problem with that, they do not care. They do what they love. Some people are able to get past the homophobia but they are not able to accept the fact that people are singing. My favorite part about
Why People Hate Musicals There are many different reasons why people could hate musicals. Maybe they had a bad time at the theatre once and that scarred their outlook on musicals forever. Many people think that musicals are “gay” and they don’t want to see guys “prancing” around on stage. Some people cannot stand the fact that people are singing instead of talking. Whatever their reason for disliking musicals is, they’re wrong. I’m only joking. Everyone has the right to his or her own opinion and I’m going to point out some of those opinions and the reasoning behind them. First I’d like to touch on the fact that people think musicals are “gay.” It is this homophobic approach to musicals that causes many people to turn their minds off. “Musical” was actually the old fashion slang for gay. Though musicals may be “out of the closet” they are far from being accepted. How many times on television, in movies, or in real life have we experienced some gay kid or even just a theatre lover getting beat up because they like musical theatre or like to sing? While talking to Jacqi Loewy about this she said that “The main reason people are so intimidated by musical theatre is because of a homophobic mindset.”
Honestly last time I checked there were not any homosexuals running around trying to get with every heterosexual out there. Many homophobes, just like the “theatrephobes” are afraid of what they don’t understand. Theatre tends to fit into the stereotype of “gay,” though. The reason behind that is because usually it is the gay guys who are not afraid to take on a new persona, no matter how crazy it may be, and put it out there for everyone to see. They feel most comfortable with who they are and do not doubt it for one minute. If anyone has a problem with that, they do not care. They do what they love. Some people are able to get past the homophobia but they are not able to accept the fact that people are singing. My favorite part about