Lara Spencer Laughs at boys in ballet- Page 4

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 10:41am

https://youtu.be/iVIQGYe5fUc

 

Here is a recent video of Prince George and his siblings at play.  Sweet kids.  They're in good hands.  I hope the Royal Family will share videos of the little ones dancing.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 10:44am

AADA81 said: "Spencer is just a vapid, abrasively shrill show-biz type who gets all of her "hard news" from People Magazine. Her unsophisticated viewpoints are matched only by sycophantish devotion to celebrity culture. Who cares what she thinks. Her mea colpes over this are a damage control maneuvers enforced by ABC to protect the brand of the atrociously low brow GMA."

 

Did you not get the memo, AADA81?  We're done being "outraged" at this particular issue.  It's time to find a new Twitter mob to join.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 10:52am

Just tidying up the Subject Line to that posted by the OP

[AADA81]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 1:58pm

JSquared2 said: "AADA81 said: "Spencer is just a vapid, abrasively shrill show-biz type who gets all of her "hard news" from People Magazine. Her unsophisticated viewpoints are matched only by sycophantish devotion to celebrity culture. Who cares what she thinks. Her mea colpes over this are a damage control maneuvers enforced by ABC to protect the brand of the atrociously low brow GMA."



Did you not get the memo, AADA81? We're donebeing "outraged" at this particular issue. It's time to find a new Twitter mob to join."

You mean you're mocking me because in my first time here in a while I responded to a thread that's still on page 1 of this chat board?  Really?  Next thing you'll be mocking me because as a boy I studied ballet.

Updated On: 8/27/19 at 01:58 PM

[rosheider]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 2:11pm

This was not really about boys and ballet, so all of the dancing queens rushing to give a teaching moment and gushing forgiveness are on a fool's errand.  

[green waver]

Posted: 8/28/19 at 11:31pm

   I waited until I had actually watched her piece before I weighed in. My observations:

 

    1. Those who claim the object of her humor was ridiculing Georges parents for overloading him with extraciriculars are being disingenuous. Listen to her inflections-she clearly used ballet as the punchline in her piece. And after all, no one laughs at parents who enroll six year old boys in kindersoccer or T ball, and sarcastically comments Let's see how long that lasts.

    2. Was her piece hurtful? was an apology mandatory? Hard to say. Men who embrace dance as a career have probably learned to laugh off such ignorant attitudes, but prejudices are composed of a thousand small slights, so the outrage was ultimately beneficial. GMA at least thought up a positive mea culpa-too bad the producers were asleep at the wheel and didn't kill her piece BEFORE IT AIRED.

    3. Should Lara be fired. Yes-but not for bigotry or stereotyping, but intellectual laziness. She should have known that Diana was a strong supporter of Ballet and all the arts. She should have learned the lessons of Billy Elliot, film and musical. If you have a high powered job on network tv, do a little homework, for God's sake!

 

 

 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 8/30/19 at 3:30pm

Of course Fox News mocks Lara for her apology...

Why do people have such an issue with male ballet dancers? They're cultured, in great shape, and surrounded by girls. They're doing pretty well for themselves if you ask me.

[JennH]

Posted: 8/30/19 at 4:12pm

Alex Kulak2 said: "Of course Fox News mocks Lara for her apology...

Why do people have such an issue with male ballet dancers? They're cultured, in great shape, andsurrounded by girls. They're doing pretty well for themselves if you ask me."

I've stayed away from talking about this gaffe overall for a few reasons...but then I watched that coverage. I want to scream. Who cares who does what career??? Apparently Fox does...Lara just sounded ignorant, but Fox is being downright classless and mean spirited.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/30/19 at 4:58pm

Fox is being downright classless and mean spirited.

Wait aren't those synonyms  for Fox News? The only thing left out was ignorant.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 8/30/19 at 5:22pm

"Men in tights are going to get harassed" is the same as saying "It's okay to harass men in tights".