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mzteris

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14. Young Male Dancers
Sun May 12, 2013, 02:41 PM
May 2013

seem to have no problem with "distracting" clothing. (Like the track kids also mentioned in this thread).

The girls are certainly dressed in rather skimpy and "revealing" clothing - and there is a tremendous amount of "up close and personal" interaction - both in space and in body-to-body contact. Some of it quite "intimate". Yet, male dancers don't have that "distraction" nor "reaction". They see the girls as partners, as equals, as friends, as "coworkers" so to speak. The female body holds no "mystery" of OMG - BOOB. So what, they shrug.

This doesn't mean they're not attracted to girls nor that they don't find some more attractive than others. That they don't appreciate a female's form as any other male would. Just that they're not salivating nor "distracted" from the task at hand because of the way the girls are dressed.

My son finds it tacky and unattractive when a girl dresses "trashy" at school just to attract male attention. (And yes, girls should be able to wear whatever they want - if they're wearing it for themselves and not to get that "male reaction" that is all to often negative for both of them in the long run.)

BTW - if anyone here believes that male dancers are predominately "gay" - I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. (& if you don't know that there is a very large percentage of gay male athletes, I'll throw in some prime beachfront property in the Everglades!)

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