Comments on: Canada trying to make ice skating more “macho”?

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:46:59 +0000

Skate Canada apparently doesn’t understand what skating is about. Skate fans don’t care about the athleticism, and never have. Why do you think they cheer instead of boo when the skaters fall repeatedly? It’s about artistry, drama, and (yes) frou-frou outfits. It’s also about showing a lot of spread-wide-legs shots of women and girls, showing their barely-covered nether parts. What does that have to do with athleticism? I notice nobody is suggesting that be eliminated. Check out their own gallery at http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/photo_gallery/gallery.cfm?comp_id=74

But Skate Canada isn’t alone in this. So You Think You Can Dance Canada does the same thing. They openly insist that their male dancers butch it up, even if that isn’t true to who they are, or true to their art, or even true to the judges themselves.

Canada’s entertainment and sports industries are run by very conservative types, out of touch with the mainstream.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:40 +0000

I, for one, might actually watch figure skating if they butched up the guys a little bit.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:14:32 +0000

Oh PLEEZE! All of you “Nihilistic Nancy’s” out there, get over it! We don’t need skaters to look like some cheap copy from “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert “…I for one, WANT to see the ATHLETICISM, CONTROLED POWER and GRACE of any WORLD CLASS ATHLETE. Gay or straight.
Nothing looks better than an athlettic body doing what it is good at without the distraction of a costume….let’m skate nude!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:06:02 +0000

There is nothing “un-gay” or “antigay” about wanting simplicity. Just have both same-sex and opposite sex skating pairs in the very same skating programs and judge them on same-sex paired men’s skating and ditto for judging female skating pairs and an opposite sex skating category. That would provide variety, be fair to those who either prefer skating with same-sex or with opposite sex partners plus maybe save dollars on skating costumes for those who have less money than others to spend.

I have watched skating for years and never once gotten unhappy with the opposite sex only focus for judging skating pairs. But that was in that age and time years ago and this late in the 21 st century, it is time for skating to evolve toward making same-sex skating couples welcome anytime and anyplace.

I want to see all these variations as that is what the human experience is truly about.

By: mikefromcanada

mikefromcanada — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:55:28 +0000

Damage control 101

By: Island Boy

Island Boy — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:55:18 +0000

Don’t care. I’ll only watch if they put two guys together. Blades of Glory, anyone?