Lara Spencer/GMA Mock Prince George for Liking Ballet Class

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Probably should resign.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably should resign.

+1

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Here’s the full clip directly from the show. George Stephanopoulos really laughs along with Lara Spencer. Still waiting for his apology for going along with the mocking:

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

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Anonymous wrote:They are close-minded bullies -- Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos -- for mocking Prince George's love for ballet. You can hear Robin laughing in the background as Lara mocks George.

How ignorant they all are for making fun of a boy's love for artistry and movement. It is hard to believe that they have never seen the pure athleticism of male dancers and what artistry and pure physical strength and training it takes to dance ballet.

How is this okay? Here is Brian Friedman's (famed choreographer and dancer) Instagram post on the incident:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gBOUPDBwr/

Some really good comments under Brian Friedman’s Insta post. Especially sad about the boys who give up ballet because other kids make fun of them. My DD’s dance community is all over this story.

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There was a kid at my kid's high school who is a professional dancer and has been since middle school. The kid spends a large amount of time out of school in NYC and going around the country auditioning. The kid has been on television. The kid has had amazing parts. The parents have kept it on the down low forever. They felt like they had to. It is so sad that this kid has amazing accomplishments and it isn't celebrated in our community because of dolts like this.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not funny at all. Who cares if he likes ballet? “We’ll see how long that lasts?” WTF.

He's 5 (or actually, I don't remember how old he is, but he's just a child). If he enjoys something, that's nice. I suppose if he enjoyed bear baiting or dog fighting, that wouldn't be so nice. But ballet class? Why is that funny?

She was playing into gender stereotypes that “real boys” don’t dance ballet. She’s a fool. How can she legitimately interview anyone in the entertainment industry in the future?

“Duh. Boys who like ballet are probably homosexual. And that’s worthy of titters and sneering. Because The Gays are funny. And anal sex and blow jobs are gross.”

She’s a loser and an idiot.

I did ballet for 15 years about 30 years ago. Every boy I encountered in ballet is currently gay.

And does that warrant sneers and mocking laughter?

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What is awful is that Lara Spencer/George Stephanopoulos could have made it into such a HUGELY positive story! Like, Prince George’s school sounds incredible for having ballet as part of their curriculum, and that creative movement/dance is so good for children’s development.

From what I understand, former superstar principal dancer with The Washington Ballet, Brooklyn Mack, took ballet to help him with his high school football training. He is amazing! Here he is:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JTccLuRsD9c

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Anonymous wrote:Here is Lara’s lame apology (a day late):

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gzsy_D7-L/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The comments are brutal. She’s getting roasted from Broadway stars to British media. And I stand corrected — George Stephanopoulos and Sara Haines were seated next to Lara and laughing during segment, not Robin Roberts.

She deleted/disabled the scathing comments on her post. What a coward.

TV reporters who cover entertainment or “morning news” are neither real reporters nor are they entertaining. Of course Lara is shallow and an idiot — it’s a prerequisite. I dont know how these dumb shows even still exist.

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Anonymous wrote:There was a kid at my kid's high school who is a professional dancer and has been since middle school. The kid spends a large amount of time out of school in NYC and going around the country auditioning. The kid has been on television. The kid has had amazing parts. The parents have kept it on the down low forever. They felt like they had to. It is so sad that this kid has amazing accomplishments and it isn't celebrated in our community because of dolts like this.

That is very sad, I agree.

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Unforgivable! They all should be fired. It was a stupid and cruel thing to say about any little kid.

[Anonymous]

Boycott GMA.

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who are these mocking people you're talking about?

and do you think for a milli second that anyone in the whole of the UK knows or cares who they are?

Nope.

People HERE cared, my nephew who loves ballet and dance and feels he has to hide that from some people, cares. Eff this ho she is dead to me.

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Yes, people here do care. It does matter when people perpetuate stereotypes about ballet or any other activity. Here's why: Those stereotypes and comments just like the ones on GMA are the things people -- especially other kids and tweens-- said for years to a boy at my DC's dance studio. He loved all dance including ballet but felt so bullied about it at school and among "friends" that he quit dance despite having talent. Fortunately, as he got older, he did later decide he no longer cared about misinformed bullies and he returned to dancing. He really did suffer from the comments and stereotyping when he was younger, in a way that no boy doing virtually any other activity would have suffered. When idiot presenters on TV make "harmless joke" cracks, it does add to the overall perpetuation of idiotic ideas that bullies can and do use out here in the real world.

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who are these mocking people you're talking about?

and do you think for a milli second that anyone in the whole of the UK knows or cares who they are?

Nope.

This board is based in the US. The vast majority of people in this country know who they are and what GMA is. Stick to UK-based websites if you don’t care about American media.

You are very stupid. Did I say I was in the UK? No. I said No one in the UK including the royals gives a FXXK what some stupid TV talk show hosts in the US think. Not one tiny little sh*t is given.

DP. The story was on the front pages of The Sun and Daily Mail in the UK.

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who are these mocking people you're talking about?

and do you think for a milli second that anyone in the whole of the UK knows or cares who they are?

Nope.

This board is based in the US. The vast majority of people in this country know who they are and what GMA is. Stick to UK-based websites if you don’t care about American media.

You are very stupid. Did I say I was in the UK? No. I said No one in the UK including the royals gives a FXXK what some stupid TV talk show hosts in the US think. Not one tiny little sh*t is given.

DP. The discussion is about how this comment on TV affects and reflects certain attitudes here in the US. The discussion is not about whether anyone in the UK watches or cares about this US show or its hosts. Your intense need to make this all about something it is not about, complete with insistent "cursing" at another poster, is ignorant and excessive. You have every right to be both those things, of course, but don't think you can distract the rest of us from the actual subject.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not funny at all. Who cares if he likes ballet? “We’ll see how long that lasts?” WTF.

He's 5 (or actually, I don't remember how old he is, but he's just a child). If he enjoys something, that's nice. I suppose if he enjoyed bear baiting or dog fighting, that wouldn't be so nice. But ballet class? Why is that funny?

She was playing into gender stereotypes that “real boys” don’t dance ballet. She’s a fool. How can she legitimately interview anyone in the entertainment industry in the future?

“Duh. Boys who like ballet are probably homosexual. And that’s worthy of titters and sneering. Because The Gays are funny. And anal sex and blow jobs are gross.”

She’s a loser and an idiot.

I did ballet for 15 years about 30 years ago. Every boy I encountered in ballet is currently gay.

+100

People can rail against the “stereotype” of boys in ballet, but the truth is that the majority of them are gay.