Lara Spencer/GMA Mock Prince George for Liking Ballet Class

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who took it as a reference to how little kids are naturally flighty and their interests wane. They could say “he’s really into Krav Maga” And Id also wonder how long that would last.

-a person who did piano, karate, tennis, ice hockey and jazz dance all before age 11. Guess what, all of them were my “passion” for a few months... then they weren’t

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lara called Travis Wall, famous choreographer, to apologize. Looks like she will do some sort of segment this morning on male dancers:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/tv/lara-spencer-horrified-after-mocking-prince-georges-ballet-class-travis-wall/amp/

Has anyone seen GMA today? Did Lara/George do an on-air apology?

George can be heard saying “Good for him”. What should he be apologizing for?

You can hear George Stephanopoulos laughing heartily at her comments. I never heard George say “Good for him.”

He absolutely does. Here’s the original clip. He says it at the 0:50 mark. You’re seeing edited clips that make it look worse than it was. Everyone is being manipulated into states of outrage.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e27c3JmlbNM

Lara? You ok?

Not Lara, not a fan, I don’t even like GMA and never watch it. I’m just very attached to truth and facts, and it bothers me that people are watching edited clips and thinking they are reality. This is another stupid manufactured outrage, and it’s annoying to watch everyone fall for it. It does not bode well for our country’s future, when people accept these sorts of things so uncritically, and don’t care that what actually happened might be different than what they are being shown.

Today it’s Lara on GMA which is really inconsequential, but the implications for our politics is incredibly disturbing and people should be concerned.

The full video speaks for itself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lara called Travis Wall, famous choreographer, to apologize. Looks like she will do some sort of segment this morning on male dancers:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/tv/lara-spencer-horrified-after-mocking-prince-georges-ballet-class-travis-wall/amp/

Has anyone seen GMA today? Did Lara/George do an on-air apology?

George can be heard saying “Good for him”. What should he be apologizing for?

You can hear George Stephanopoulos laughing heartily at her comments. I never heard George say “Good for him.”

He absolutely does. Here’s the original clip. He says it at the 0:50 mark. You’re seeing edited clips that make it look worse than it was. Everyone is being manipulated into states of outrage.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e27c3JmlbNM

Lara? You ok?

Not Lara, not a fan, I don’t even like GMA and never watch it. I’m just very attached to truth and facts, and it bothers me that people are watching edited clips and thinking they are reality. This is another stupid manufactured outrage, and it’s annoying to watch everyone fall for it. It does not bode well for our country’s future, when people accept these sorts of things so uncritically, and don’t care that what actually happened might be different than what they are being shown.

Today it’s Lara on GMA which is really inconsequential, but the implications for our politics is incredibly disturbing and people should be concerned.

I am OP, and I also posted the direct, unedited segment from GMA segment around page 2 of this thread. I did listen for the “Good for him” comment from Stephanopoulos, and you are right, he does say that. However, he continues to heartily laugh at Lara’s comments, especially as she delivers her “punchline.” THAT is what dancers and their supporters remember about Stephanopoulos and negates whatever he said earlier.

The clips people have been sharing are unedited, as the viral spreading of the direct segment from GMA were shared via Twitter and Instagram. Lara did say those things and apologized, so good for her. Stephanopoulos did laugh along with her and didn’t apologize, so shame on him. I have not seen the “edited” segments to which you allude. And there is no need for you to paint people who reacted negatively to this incident as lacking all the facts and embracing half-truths.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Old Hag Lara Spencer needs to be fired. She is out of touch.

You never learned that two wrongs don’t make a right? I was shocked that she’d react the way she did about a 5 yr old future King of England taking ballet but attacking her with ugly words and not addressing the actual issue is really bad form. And it’s the president’s MO.

Anyone who picks on a little child deserves what she gets. She should know better. It is a real privilege to be on national t.v. She abused that privilege. She needs to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who took it as a reference to how little kids are naturally flighty and their interests wane. They could say “he’s really into Krav Maga” And Id also wonder how long that would last.

-a person who did piano, karate, tennis, ice hockey and jazz dance all before age 11. Guess what, all of them were my “passion” for a few months... then they weren’t

agree

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who took it as a reference to how little kids are naturally flighty and their interests wane. They could say “he’s really into Krav Maga” And Id also wonder how long that would last.

-a person who did piano, karate, tennis, ice hockey and jazz dance all before age 11. Guess what, all of them were my “passion” for a few months... then they weren’t

agree

No, you didn't watch the video. She was totally mocking the idea of a boy doing ballet and also listen to the way she says "ballet"...totally rude. She needs to go.

[Anonymous]

I have nothing to add to what's already been said about what Lara Spencer said (it was bad), but I really like the dance community's response to it. They held a ballet class in Times Square right out GMA's studios. 300 people (lots of men and boys) doing ballet there, led by Travis Wall and Robbie Fairchild. What a great response -- a strong statement but one based in support for boys in ballet, showing the artistry and strength of ballet dancers. No shouting or polarizing words.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/arts/dance/lara-spencer-apology-gma.html