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/r/pics/comments/7t5tkj/you_can_get_it_later/
[ "O look. Punisher and gun stickers. I'm sure he's not a tool. ", "Truck version of the rape van. ", "Tell me he has a nut sack hanging from his tow hitch. This dude definitely gets laid.", "Texas Tech, pretty much par for the course.", "But but but... there’s a “D” in “ODGE”. " ]
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You can get it later
https://i.redd.it/5m1fgtbf0gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t5v68/a_mans_legs_after_the_tour_de_france/
[ "Not worth it", "After taking the drugs required to do the tour de france", "Are his feet blue? ", "Thought it was a cow", "Weird... I've got this sudden craving for buffalo wings", "Wouldn't have expected his calves to be that pumped, cool pic. He's got that bermuda tan lol. Congrats on finishing tho much respect.", "Just a spectator on the side of the road i assume?", "Ahh, what nice juicy veins, a junkie's delight. (This being an actual verbatim quote from my phlebotomist by the way)\n\nSo how long does it take, and how complete is the recovery from this?", "Was wondering about the red, just realized they are radiation burns from my favorite nuclear reactor. So is sunscreen not allowed?", "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40653943", "how is that sport even still a thing? every one knows its just possible to compete if you are pumped with drugs", "/r/wtf", "And that man was ~~Albert Einstein~~ Paweł Poljański. Seriously, why omit the name?\n\n[Here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFCOSYOXoAALBEr.jpg) is a higher quality version of this image. [Here](https://twitter.com/8aldwin/status/887365614943318019?lang=en) appears to be the source.\n\nThey look similar to [Bartosz Huzarski's legs](https://i.redditmedia.com/PGaQZ3EsyowPjyZl2UFH-fY0hn03rzby5ejMrVVJYBw.jpg?w=576&s=af29a41df67994152c24b2931d191f30) after the 18th stage of the Tour de France in 2014.\n\nAs /u/gapus explained [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2bpl8w/bartosz_huzarskis_legs_after_18th_stage_tour_de/cj7tjk2/):\n\n> When the body is trying to get rid of heat, the surface veins dilate and carry most of the return flow. Also, he's standing while supporting a lot of blood flow after riding. If he were riding, the movement of the muscles would be helping with the high venous blood flow back to heart, but while standing, gravity tends to cause it to fill the veins. He's not like this all the time. And they are normal veins, adapted for the amazing output his muscles have been trained to produce. Read [here for more about how veins selectively dilate and contract to control heat transport](http://www.biology-pages.info/H/HeatTransport.html) ", "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40653943", "Good lord, his feet look cyanotic.", "Wow. I've heard of skin and bones, but this is veins and sunburn.", "Was this man one of the competitors? Or was he just an extremely vascular spectator?", "Or with kicks ", "He was just passing by, the spectators restrained him and beat the shit outta his legs and took this photo. ", "So what? Doesnt take away from it.", "Well, if I took drugs and then tried doing tour de france, I'd still lose because I didn't train and diet my entire life for doing tour de france. ", "> why omit the name\n\nBecause it is just a picture of vascular legs?\n\nYou'd be a treat in med school: \"Hey I noticed this chlamydia-infested vagina doesn't have the name of the afflicted person listed, can we give credit where credit is due?\"", "Recovery? This is literally happening to help his body recover...", "These guys ride like six hours a day, eight months a year. I think you just have permanent knee burn as a pro cyclist. ", "You can’t be sure until you try", "\"My mom deserves proper credit, dammit.\"\n" ]
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A man's legs after the tour de France
https://i.imgur.com/a9q4Xpe.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t5zh2/there_are_naturally_occurring_black_roses_they/
[ "It seems like black would be a distinctly bad color for pollination.", "It's probably very brightly coloured in the UV part of the spectrum.", "Sounds like it's actually a very, very deep red caused mostly by pH levels in the soil. I don't really know anything about flowers, but I'd assume that means there's a chance that it looks muted in UV as well.", "Damn, that's a beautiful flower. ", "complete bullshit\n\n[this is what they look like without photoshop](https://www.snopes.com/black-rose-village-turkey/)", "OP has been around 8 days. Already giving it the old Reddit try...", "So it is just a phase? " ]
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There are naturally occurring black roses. They grow only in one place, A small village in Turkey called Halfeti. And they only appear black in the summer months
https://i.redd.it/j6rnn59u0gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t5zqm/picture_of_my_mom_taken_in_1972_in_belgium_by_my/
[ "Band logo text is getting to be beyond damned cliche.\n\nSo... did your Dad get credit for the photo, get paid? Was it used with permission or no?", "Depends what picture is your background I guess. \n", "To be fair, that picture is dope af. Is/was your pops a photographer, or was your mother just his incidental muse?", "Looks like your mom might have been on some mind-expanding substances when the photo was taken. ", "Used with permission. Credits are on the poster. (bottom)\n", "Right on. We see way too many photogs being ripped off these days... folks seem to think that if they see it on the internet it's fair game for whatever use they like.\n\nGlad to see it was used with permission.", "I'll ask her :-)", "Yes he is actually. This was a project when he was in school if I remember correctly. This made the local newspaper and radio so he's well chuffed right now...😊", "> he's well chuffed right now\n\nHaha. Awesome for pops. Also, never heard this phrase. I like it though. It had me chuffed as fuck.", "Do we know if it means happy or angry yet?\n\nThe word sounds like it's angry but the context sounds happy.", "/r/nevertellmetheodds", "Had to look it up. Means really pleased. Does sound kind of like an angry word though haha. Like huffed. ", "Happy to see they credited the source! ", "Sleep, HoF, and Om.... Rifffzzz ", "It can also mean angry. One of those auto-antonyms.", "Chuffed is an English term to express happiness but in an understated manor.\n\n‘She was chuffed to be first.’\n‘He was chuffed for her success.’\n‘My friend is well chuffed with his new car.’\n\nIt alludes to the British aversion fro attention and is often used by a third party when expressing happiness for another.\n\n‘Ahy I’m chuffed he won that Oscar.’", "It never means angry ", "I love that you came through with the context and usage. I like it even more now. Makes me picture her dad trying to hold back a huge grin and saying something like, \"decent looking poster.\"", "Sleep AND High on Fire at the same show. That's awesome.", "Sleep AND High on Fire at the same show. That's awesome.", "Would make a kick ass tshirt", "Aww sweet! I thought for sure this was an angry post. ", "That line up is killer. Just saw sleep again last night, slayed as always", "And Om. Imagine being able to tour your side projects with your main project and open for yourself", "CH AF..", "The first three bands of that poster all share members FYI. Members of High on Fire and OM are both in Sleep. Sleep is the best (only?) band ever to create a one hour Dune/Weed themed [concept album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIw7oeZKpZc) and it's damned amazing but you have to be pretty blazed. \n\nGreat pic, glad they gave you credit!", "DROP OUT OF LIFE WITH BONG IN HAND", "[Hey, Party Cannon!](http://deadmoon.org/images/misc/WTFPartyCannon.jpg)", "Seen it before... but was happy to laugh at it again. Rock on.", "I think is a great Photo (original) indeed", "Ya I had to put the pitchfork down.", "Dude...this festival sounds...er...dope. ", "So they're sending you a copy of the poster? ", "I sure hope so. Pretty cool guys so I'm sure that will work out.", "Verdict? The internet wants answers!!", "We Europeans are ahead of you timewise so she is probably asleep now so I can't ask her. But knowing my mom she was probably high as a kite.", "How are the flying cars and self-fitting jackets?\n\nBTW, I'm in TN and now feel like I should I go to this festival...\n\nEdit: this damn festival is like 15 mins from me, and I've never heard of it. Hmmmm....", "Didn’t expect to see Sleep on a main subreddit. Photo is real sick though!", "I don't really understand the question?\n", "You said you were ahead of us time wise. They are assuming you mean years ahead. ", "Oh shit, do y'all not have the Back to the Future movies over there?", " Europeans use metric time. Try mentioning kilohours. ", "Follow the smoke to the riff filled land", "Great shot. Great back story. Mom still looks great. All-around awesome post. I should just log off right now.", "1.21 KILOHOURS!?", "This is one of the only double comments I've ever seen on reddit where both were upvoted", "They were in Belgium, so yeah.", "What kind of hat is that? AND, what modern day guitarist wears one that looks like that. Hes got long black hair and hes skinny.\n ", "Cool story bro. Can that be said non-sarcastically yet? Cos this is a cool story, bro.\n\nI bet your Mom and Dad had a wild ride together back then. I'm envious of all of the things I don't even know they did.", "And with that, 'chuffed as fuck' entered the American lexicon. ", "Damn! Damn Damn!!", "Can I get a poster?", "And a chuff is a vagina.\n\nEx, \"I kicked her in the chuff.\" ", "i hate your mother, Yoko Ono. ", "How was the eclipse?", "A kilohour would be ~1.3 months.", "Dope picture. Too bad Cookeville, Tennessee is a shithole though.", "This festival is in my hometown and I’ve never heard of it either? ", "/r/stonerrock would like this.", "Um, can they do that without her permission?", "Haha good ole muddy roots.", "It’s a great fest with great people and good music. It’s like gathering of the juggalos but no face paint and more self respect.", "Nergal from Behemoth wears one for Me and That Man shows/photoshoots. Could be him minus the long hair", "Which is a little over 4 decaweeks.", "So was Mole Lake, WI, back in the 70s but they had the greatest annual Blue Grass Festival on the Planet.", "He says higher up-thread it was with his Dad's permission.", "How many scaramouccis is that?", "Your mom in that photo could be the Poster Child for the 1970s. I like that your Dad's credit is visible at the bottom of the poster.", " So I'm confused is she the one holding the picture of the picture or is she the one in the picture being held?", "Take a peek at the lineup, that'll give you a clue.", "Saw picture, read line up, and said the same thing. Sleep and HOF!! I wanna go", "Holy Mountain makes my insides feel good. ", "I really hope you or your dad if he’s still alive get some compensation for that. That’s fucked up if they took it from a Facebook post and used it without even bothering to ask you. ", "Wow I totally missed High on Fire, I was too mesmerized by Goddam Gallows and Slim Cessna. ", "I'll save you the effort, [look at her pupils](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjbkORhw84)", "I wish OM and sleep would play simultaneously in my city someday...", "It's not just an hour-long album; it's a 64-minute-long *song*.", "Bought my ticket today", "Both. The picture from when she was younger was used in the poster that she is now holding.", "there isn't such think like kilohours ", "As previously said they asked and got permission to use it for free. This is in no means an angry post. ", "This kinda reminds me of Kimiko in the TV show Falling Water", "I think it's best that I don't know all the things my parents did...\n", "Why did she shave her huge afro?", "At one point in time France went to metric time. They might have had kilohours then lol", "What's the word between chuffed and gobsmacked? Or is the word before chuffed? The rule of three predicts another word.", "I mean... It was 1972", "payday!", "My best mate and his wife recently had their first kid, and the first thing I said to them after the kid was born was that I was \"chuffed as fuck\" for them. Looking back I could probably have attempted something a bit more profound but that's a Scottish upbringing for you.", "And it’s fucking **heavy**\n\n", "Is your mom working for a \"haute ecole\" in etterbeek?", "No", "Most of these bands have been around for 10 something years\n\nEdit: 20 something years not 10. I just woke up ", "Long time then. /s", "Whoops I meant 20 not 10", "wow. what an amazing show. Sleep and OM. Hope you got free tickets OP.", "I hope you’re going. Sleep AND High on Fire at the same fest is fucking killer.", "I plan on heading up to TN for the fest this year (Sleep in Birmingham was amazing, btw) and I sent this poster to my girlfriend a few days ago cause its just her style. So cool that it's your mom, OP!!!!", "Yea man. It sure is. She rocks!\n", "True. And it is glorious. So glorious. " ]
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Picture of my mom taken in 1972 (In Belgium) by my dad gets posted on Facebook by my brother. Ends up being used on the poster of Muddy Roots festival 2018 in Tennessee. GO internet!
https://i.redd.it/45hxbfu05gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6202/there_really_is_gold_at_the_end_of_the_rainbow/
[ " former Irish bar. ", "The leprechaun on his lunch break. ", "Altamonte Springs, FL?", "Damn. I was thinking the same exact thing", "*\"Yo beer shop, I'm happy for you and Ima let you finish, [but...](https://i.imgur.com/a9yRtcP.jpg)\"*", "A lot of gold considering their prices. ", "It looks like the one I went to in Tampa right next to the airport", "Cranes roost ", "Home sweet home. " ]
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There really is gold at the end of the rainbow
https://i.redd.it/rkp2oeks5gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6342/inspired_by_another_redditor_i_present_to_you/
[ "O ye unkind redditors, why hast thou downvoted thus my only post? I loved you ever, but tis no matter.", "The scars from the Revolutionary War still linger. ", "And such a glorious outfit too. I love the juxtaposition with the thick tortoiseshell frames." ]
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Inspired by another Redditor, I present to you myself, a US citizen after moving here from Edinburgh 18 years ago
https://i.redd.it/z7zm1ec17gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t64z9/the_art_of_stacking/
[ "That cat looks in pain.", "Me irl", "Like stacks and stacks of rats on rafts, err, cat" ]
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The art of stacking
https://i.redd.it/14nhhhz87gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t65ar/bought_a_car_3_days_ago_gotta_love_this_kansas/
[ "Damn dude, hopefully your insurance can fix it", "Got full coverage I should be alright.", "Is the tree okay? ", "That tree looks dead anyway, was probably ready to come down. ", "One of the worst feelings ever. I feel for you, my first car I had for a week and some kid backed into it. ", "That's good to hear :)", "I’m in Kansas as well, so I definitely know what you’re talking about with this crazy wind. It sounded like my apartment was going to blow over this morning. ", "Need to play better defense against that wind" ]
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Bought a car 3 days ago. Gotta love this Kansas wind.
https://i.redd.it/srysvijd7gc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t65hy/ballerina_aesha_ash_is_wandering_around_inner/
[ "This is great!", "Excuse my ignorance as I'm not familiar with ballet. I googled her and for a long time she was the only black ballerina in NYC Ballet***.Is this still not common? Is this big in America? Figured it was like a minor thing here and popular in Europe.", "That one lady in the background seems unsure of how to react.", "Really wonderful to have such a gracious and apparently humble woman as a role model for young girls to aspire to; the fact that she is a person of color should be secondary, regardless, she seems like such a positive model of one can achieve with drive, dedication and determination. Huzzah .", "*I wish I was a little bit taller,*\n\n\n*I was a was a baller-ina,*\n\n*I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her.*", "For most of her career at the New York City Ballet she was the only African-American ballerina. Aesha retired from ballet in 2008 and started the Swan Dreams Project, a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.\n\n*She's determined to use her dance background to change the stereotypes and misconceptions that people—including black people—have about women of color. \"I want to show it's okay to embrace our softer side, and let the world know we're multidimensional,\" says Ash.*\n\n[Source](http://www.dancemagazine.com/aesha-ash-rochester-tutu-2307053851.html)", "This is great! I hope it inspires someone here in Rochester!", "I think during most of her tenure in the New York City Ballet, she was *their* only black ballerina.", "*\"And this, children, is how fucked up your feet will get after years of ballet!*\"", "It's my understanding that ballet tends to be the provenance of relatively rich families because you have to start kids at an early age and the lessons and equipment are super expensive. (Same with ice skating, singing opera, playing the violin, horseback riding and stuff like that.) There are fewer African American families who have the money to do that for their daughters so they are underrepresented in the ballet world. ", "I wanted to agree, then I realized as a career computer programmer, my knees, back, neck, wrists, and fingers are all messed up, so I don't have room to criticize.", "Alright another stupid question, but what equipment. I know the shoes can cost a lot, but is there more than shoes, a tutu and a bar/mirror combo that you always see them practicing on in movies.\n\nEdit: How common are ballet scholarships? Never heard of them until now. ", "Was wondering around, this picture is from more than a year ago.\n\n\nEDIT: picture is older than I first suggested", "I don't know why, but that's just the best picture I've seen all week.\n\nVery wholesome. ", "Everything I know about this subject comes from this article... I lasted all of one day in ballet class when I was four, lol. \n https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/high-price-of-ballet-diversity-misty-copeland/", "She should show them her feet. Im sure that would turn off most people wanting to do ballet :D\n\nSeriously, ballet dancers (and soccer players for that matter) have some mangled ass feet and toes.\n\n**Edit** Since its not clear, this is a joke post. I dont want kids to get discouraged to do shit like this.", "I wish I had a rabbit\nIn a hat\nWith a bat\nAnd a 6-4 Impala", "Personal training costs most. Father of 3 daughters here.", "You need to have money for classes. You also need to have someone to take you to the class. I bet the recitals/competitions have entrance fees as well. ", "Damn. Any tips for a fellow cubicle dweller?", "Equipment?\n\nYou need what, a special kind of shoes and that's it no? Seems like it's right there at the cheapest end of sports with soccer.\n\nMaybe I'm missing something? I played hockey and downhill skied as a kid so it seems crazy to hear someone saying that dancing is an expensive activity.", "Rochester, NY? I means. It's relatively warm right now. But relatively warm is certainly not tutu weather. ", "Ballerinas are right up there with unicorns and princesses, at the top of the short list of things that inspire little girls inordinately.\n\nSo I like this.", "REPOST\n\nOr maybe she's just homeless...", "This is how you change things. Go out and fucking DO IT. Not post shit on Facebook.\n\n\nOr reddit for that matter *disapproving glare at self in mirror*\n\nI gotta go talk to some people.", "Beautiful!", "Pioneer in every positive way ", "The shoes are very expensive, and actually need to be replaced quite often - a professional ballerina can wear out a pair a week, and they often have multiple pairs going at one time, so they have a suitable backup if one dies at an inopportune time. Students won't go through them that often, but replacing expensive equipment even once is out of reach for a lot of families. The leotards and other dance clothes can be expensive as well, and many studios are strict about which clothes are acceptable (everyone has to match). Access to a suitable space for practice is hard to manage as well, and the floors of dance studios are often a special surface - not your run of the mill hardwood floor. ", "I work in a university fine arts building with musicians, ballerinas, etc etc. Most of the black ~~ballerinas~~ danseurs Ive seen are male, which i never really thought was odd until now.🤔 ", "Why are they making her wear a black leotard and tutu? Thats so racist", "Jesus. Hockey and downhill skiing? Your parents dropped top dollar to get you out of the house. ", "Man, I applaud you asking the right questions, but you gotta stay on your toes!", "I will never see Skeelo the same. Then again, I doubt I'll ever see that one hit wonder again. ", "And they need hip replacements later in life.", "Never saw a ballerina they're so majestic ", "Or drugs are a helluva drug. Either way, kudos.", "By the time a ballet student reaches tenth grade they're going through 2 pairs of $80 shoes [per week](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/high-price-of-ballet-diversity-misty-copeland/). ", "Dance classes don’t come cheap, especially if they’re from a good instructor, a 19 week program that I just looked up cost $380. That’s for a once a week class, you can go up to 4 times a week, that’s $1292. At the end they usually have a program to show off what you’re child learned, requiring specific shoes, tutu and the works (minimum $150, and that’s separate from the items they need for class). A dancer will also go through shoes fairly quickly, once they get to prima ballerina level, it’s one pair of shoes per performance. If you want your child to be the best you have to get them all the classes, plus a private instructor, plus the best equipment to practice on at home, and then it’s driving them to classes, weekends, summer camps.... from what I understand the movie “I, Tonya” gives a glimpse of these high competitive worlds from the perspective of someone poor vs the rich kids that normally get to do it. ", "Hockey was the real expensive one,\n\nSkiing could've been but since my parents did it anyways we always had a familys seasons pass that cost about the same as 2 adult season's passes. Also ski swaps are a great place for getting hand me down equipment for kids. By the time I was a teenager wanting better stuff my parents told me I should get a job and go buy it then.\n\nHockey though, man like I must've gone through thousands of dollars in just equipment before I was 12.. only to quit before highschool. I was definitely a privileged kid.", "You'd think at least a few others would have taken some interest in it or made it somewhat far in ballet. ", "She looks like a fairy.", "Check the article I posted above. They go through 2 pairs of shoes a week and they're $80/pair. I played soccer and one pair of cleats lasted me three seasons.", "🙄", "[Here's an article about it](http://www.dancemagazine.com/aesha-ash-rochester-tutu-2307053851.html) and here's the site she started to promote this, [The Swan Dreams Project](http://www.theswandreamsproject.org/).\n\n", "[Indeed](https://imgur.com/gallery/K9WIB).", "Gosh she's a beauty. What a soul too. Some people just get all the good stuff ", "She's so fine, plus she has a beautiful heart.", "Which stereotype says a black woman can't be a ballerina? I seem to not be aware of that one. ", "[Here](http://www.dancemagazine.com/aesha-ash-rochester-tutu-2307053851.html) provides:\n\nThe following caption and attribution for this image:\n\n> Ash in Rochester, NY. PC Thaler Photography by Arleen and Daryl Thaler for the Swan Dreams Project\n\n[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h58rXzsNhU) for the Swants Dreams Project\n\nAnd Information:\n\n> In 2011, she launched the Swan Dreams Project to inspire kids in the community she grew up in. The original idea was to post images of herself in a tutu all over Rochester. \"I remember growing up and in the bodega you'd see images of girls in bikinis on motorbikes,\" says Ash. \"I wanted to replace those with photos that show women of color in a different light.\"\n\n> She knew the power imagery can have: She still remembers what it felt like as a student at the School of American Ballet to see a photo of black ballet dancer Andrea Long. \"That image was everything on days when I was feeling disenchanted. I'd see that picture of her, and know that the struggles I was going through, she went through them, too.\"\n\n> sh soon realized she didn't have the budget to fund her original plan (\"I never realized how expensive a bus stop advertisement is!\"). But she's made the images available through an online store, and often simply gives away prints at her own expense to schools and students in need of some inspiration.\n\n> Any proceeds she makes from the sales go directly to other organizations that are working to expand ballet in diverse communities. One large donation even led to a pointe shoe fund at dancer Robyn Gardenhire's City Ballet of Los Angeles school—and it helped one dancer who had quit ballet because of the expense come back to class.\n\n> Now a mother of two in San Jose, CA, Ash will also start teaching a free after-school ballet class at her daughter's public school next month. \"I recently taught at Girls Inc. in Oakland, and one of the little black girls said, 'Are you the ballet teacher?' She just stood there, staring at me with her mouth open, like a unicorn had just walked into the room,\" Ash says. \"You never know the impact you can have just by being a presence.\"", "Stereotype resigned! Thank you Aesha. ", "There aren't many. Misty Copland is another; I just saw a book by her at the library.", "Also keep in mind how often those shoes have to be replaced ($60-75 a pop). A dead shoe can seriously injure someone. I usually replace mine every 3/4 months and I am a casual dancer (4 hours or so a week in the studio to stay in shape, rarely perform or compete)\n\nTraining and lessons are usually a minimum of $25 per hour, and that's at the really cheap studios that are basically a repurposed warehouse. The extra fancy studios with teachers from conservatories cost about $75 per hour. \n\nPerformance wear is the most expensive initial purchase and the least practical purchase. Ever notice how smaller companies always have dancers performing in very simplistic costumes? Part of that is artistic styling, but I'm confident that a bigger part is the cost of a well made/ fitted tutu. Fortunately, it is not a regular issue for me anymore.", "I'm not going to speak for all Americans but from where I am from (I'm from Arkansas which is a poorer rural state) Ballet is something rich people send their kids to do. I don't want to be seen as racist for saying this but honestly its seen as something rich white people do by non-whites (I'm one of the non-whites)", "Took violin while broke, renting it was cheap enough for anyone - only problem may be that most school have cut arts from their budget.", "It might be hard for you to imagine, but some families have trouble just putting regular shoes on their kid’s feet. Special ballet shoes are totally out of the question. And that’s not to mention the costs of rehearsal and performance clothes, fees for classes, transportation to/from the classes...", "But dude, they're not ballerina-level fucked up...", "Ballet is quite technical. Without the proper techniques and tools, one could hardly teach herself ballet.", "Way to totally ignore the rest of the post. Encouraging girls of color to embrace their softer side. Embracing ballet doesn't mean these girls need to pursue it as a career. Lots of people dance as a hobby. \n\nWith your logic, with so few people becoming professional atheletes why embrace youth sports...", "Stretches and light exercises.", "This cool but I don’t see how this in anyway ”change(s) stereotypes about women of color”. ", "WTF lol. \nI think you're missing the target here (pun intended).", "Stretch *often*. Have a [routine](https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/ergo/stretch.html) that you do regularly, and learn to listen to your body and stretch spontaneously when you feel tension building up anywhere. ", "Not a cubicle dweller, but take care of your body outside of work. Lifting (especially deadlift/squat variations), cardio, and diet are all super important when you're mostly sedentary.", "Sounds so different when you say it in a Philly accent", "That has nothing to do with the relative cost of sports.\n\nYes, for poor families, all costs and all activities are harder to provide, this is about the relative cost of one activity compared to others though.", "What are you, the STEM master race or something? You didn't even read the post haha. ", "What are you, the STEM master race or something? You didn't even read the post haha. ", "It was not. ", "I'd argue that all \"inspiration\" is inherently at least a little bit impractical and unrealistic. That doesn't make it bad.", "What stereotypes? Wasn't this what the movie Black Swan was all about?", "Plus there would still be some snow on the ground from plows. ", "Why don't they just figure out how to make better shoes?", "YouTube bruh. ", "Yaaaaaas Rochester! ", "Image search \"New York Ballet\" and count how many black ballerinas you see. ", "Not sure why this hasn’t shown up in comments yet, but ballet companies are very strict about physical appearance more so than modeling agencies are. It’s not enough to just a certain weight, your height, proportions, and build have to meet very strict standards on top having the right “look” for the part. \n\nNot very many black women go into ballet to begin with, but having these requirements of appearance (realize that different body types are more prevalent in different ethnicities) , makes it so even if they have the skill they are never chosen for parts.", "You too can fuck up your body like dis!", "Cool! Refreshing to see someone go and talk *to* the people rather than cut a check or talk *about* the people. ", "Came here to say this.\n\nI think her message is great. But kids started off in ballet have no idea the potential long term feet, back and hip issues they can face later in life.", "^ this guy winters, user name checks out.", "The youth sports analogy is spot on. There are ao many reasons to do youth sports outside of an implausible career in that sport", "https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t65hy/ballerina_aesha_ash_is_wandering_around_inner/dta71s0/\n\ncome join my downvotes.", "There was a lot more snow 2 weeks ago, you sure the picture was from only two weeks ago?", "The biggest help is probably simply to get up often. Sitting for extended periods of time is terrible for your health in a bunch of ways. I'll make excuses to get up and get things, walk across the office, or just get up and stretch. I swear that some day I'll actually stick to additionally exercising too. \n\nUse of an ergonomic [keyboard](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/818nxWlvBeL._SL1500_.jpg) and [mouse pad](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41UpcQpDdFL._SL500_AC_SS350_.jpg) really helped my wrists and fingers a lot. \n\nA good desk chair is hard to come by without paying an arm and a leg, but posture is important in many areas. Monitor height is really key to avoiding neck pain. I don't know if anyone's really agreed upon a best monitor level, though. ", "Rochester NY? Grass sure is long for winter...", "Yeah why would a kid want to look up to a pro basketball player or something extraordinary when they can take their inspiration from doug in accounting.\n\nWhy watch movies like star wars or harry potter, or imagine at all. Fuck that. Heres some spreadsheets little timmy, go wild. /s", "Dandelions out in the winter again! Gotta get better weed killer ", "Just because you take up a hobby doesn't mean you have to have it as a career. I paled trumpet as a kid, did martial arts, was a boy scout, etc. I don't have a career that relates to any of those things, but they have helped shape me as a person.\n\nAlso, I'm a black chemist with a minor in math and CS.", "You need at least 2 tutus", "Body type is not a stereotype you can change by inspiring kids though is it?", "YouTube is fantastic, for getting into a hobby. YouTube is no substitute for advanced classes of any kind.", "it absolutely was not, my car read something like 22 yesterday", "\"Encourages them to become ballet dancers\" does not have the same meaning as \"Encourages them to become professional ballet dancers\". I believe that she intends to do the former, not the latter.", "Yep, let's just get rid of youth sports too, since very few people will ever become pro athletes. Also, no more singing or telling jokes either, since the chance of become a famous entertainer are incredibly slim as well. I could go on and on, but hopefully you've realized how dumb your comment was by now.", "Ballerina is the female equivalent of football player. Years of training for a short career that leaves your body messed up.", "She probably hasn't seen a girl dress like a girl for about 5 years. ", "This is completely stupid. No you can't learn everything by yourself. ", "They're not messed up. Your muscles have tightened from years of low use and you simply haven't maintained stretching them to get them back to normal. I bet you're so tense your muscles are as hard as a rock in most parts of your body. All of which can be reversed.", "Not to mention that a belief in symmetry within performance and body type is still widely believed within the community. POC, and women with breasts and hips are frowned upon since they don't fit the ideal. Which is also why eating disorders run rampant within the industry. \n\nSource: Was a ballerina for 15 years. Kissed my dreams goodbye when my boobies grew in.", "[Here's another great picture](https://i.imgur.com/PqPR6v5.jpg) of her with a man playing saxophone on a bench.\n\n>\"The photos were taken between my hometown of Rochester, NY and Richmond, CA. As a dancer I see things in movement. It was a bit difficult to explain what I needed. I wanted the images to be a bit provocative and to start a dialogue around stereotypes, labels and the powerful effects imagery has on all of us – good and bad.\"\n\nhttps://www.dance-enthusiast.com/features/view/Aesha-Ash-16", "Seems unfair to post an article about the costs of becoming a *professional* ballerina. I thought we were discussing more of like an average kid participating in something.\n\nLike I used my own example of hockey as \"expensive\".. but if I were to compare my own participation at more of a fun level to the cost of someone becoming a *professional* hockey player? Well then it wasn't expensive at all, in fact it was extremely extremely cheap. Relatively.\n\nSame with soccer.. I mean if you're just playing as an average kid having fun, you hardly need anything.. but becoming a professional? Way more lessons, way more travel, tournaments, team fees practice equipment, etc. etc., Soccer is still one of the cheapest sports, but if we start talking about the cost of becoming a professional player the numbers aren't going to be small. It's just that relative to other sports, it's still cheap.\n", "No. I'm saying that even if girls take up the hobby, it doesn't mean they will pursue it as a career. And even if they don't, they might get something else important out of it.", "It inspired me to make a garbage plate this weekend, does that count? ", "Love your comment - I've been making the same argument to my idiot friends for years. Same reason there are very few black pole vaulters - minorities are under represented in US sports that require specialized equipment and specialized facilities.", "Ballet can teach you really important life skills as an extra-curricular activity. You learn how to sacrifice, you learn what it means to be dedicated, you learn the importance of working as a team member, you learn how to pick yourself up when you fall. I could go on and on.\nI danced for 15 years, and although I’m not a professional dancer, I feel I’ve gained incredibly valuable life skills from having been a dancer.\nPeople have told me my whole life essentially what you’re saying, what’s the point? It’s not a viable career, so why bother?\nYou can have a viable and successful career and still be an amazing dancer, whether or not dancing is your career.\nPassions are what keep life interesting, my friend. This dancer is doing society a service by promoting the arts and helping these potential dancers ignite their passion.", "True, but getting to a professional level takes a lot more than what even the best public schools offer. I sang opera in high school and college- my high school had a great performing arts program but my parents still had to shell out extra for private voice lessons, and those were just with local teachers in my fairly rural area, not the much more expensive superstar kinds of teachers with the knowledge and professional connections you need to become a pro. (After 12 years I was good, but you have to be a lot better than I was to make a full-time living at it).", "That is not what they're saying. Even remotely. One person can be a professional ballet dancer, but that doesn't mean all people who dance have to do it as a career. ", "Such a lovely woman! I got a pair of her autographed shoes when she was in the company. ", "I misread the date, its from 1 year and 2 weeks ago\n\nhttp://www.dancemagazine.com/aesha-ash-rochester-tutu-2307053851.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb", "That's not a stereotype, that's just different subcultures having different dance traditions. ", "Tutu soon.", "Fuck and I thought Hockey was expensive. ", "Very inspiring! As a former ballerina, I'm cringing at the state of her pointe shoes. ", "I wish she was challenging stereotypes in a way that didn’t encourage these girls to conform with a very western standard (scary thin, straight hair, etc.) ", "To be honest I didn't even know that was a stereotype.", "> I think her message is great.\n\nThat is the important thing here. Not necessarily that each boy or girl she meets will want to become a dancer, but by being exposed to that world, it may open their eyes to other forms of art that they may wish to pursue.", "The lessons I can understand, but what kind of equipment do you need for ballet that is expensive?", "People trash Rochester, but I love it. House of Guitars! Also what she is doing is cool.", "Just looked her up, shes pretty remarkable!", "You’re not wrong, BUT the real value in becoming involved in something like fine arts or sports is in the discipline it instills in you to learn something new and work hard to improve yourself. That’s the kind of thing that a lot of kids across all demographics can lack. So even if these kids don’t make it big in a fine art they can take that discipline and success elsewhere. \n", "Hockey is still expensive, even if you're not trying to be good at it!", "When it comes to huge established companies like the NYCB, the statistics of black male and female ballet dancers are pathetic. It's because the way in which dancers are filtered into the company does not reach all demographics. You don't just show up to the NYCB one day and audition. It is the School of American Ballet which filters young apprentices into the company as young as 13-14 years old -- and no doubt, SAB has little incentive to ensure that minority children given an equal opportunity. Who's going to move their entire family out to NYC to train their child to be a ballet dancer?\n\nAnd even for people who do, or for people who live conveniently nearby, it's very expensive to be a ballet dancer. Pointe shoes are anywhere from $80-100 (or more) a pop, and you go through them quickly. \n\nEDIT: excellent NYT piece from 2007. Fascinating to note how LITTLE has changed since then other than Misty being promoted, which only happened recently! Very sad. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/arts/dance/06kour.html ", "How about teaching those kids to plie` and pick up the trash on that sidewalk?", "Now that they're inspired, they can learn the bitter truth that their parents probably can't afford classes.", "And from Rochester.. because you know.. name checks out.", "Bless your soul.", "This is old", "It'd probably help if she was black", "Only for families with a bad dental plan.", "> are very strict about physical appearance \n\nThe same way gymnastics is very strict about physical *appearance?*", "How dare you do something you enjoy! Think of how many Netflix series you could have binged during all that time spent dancing! Such a waste. ", "Shes thin sure, but as a ballerina shes going to have insanely powerful and muscular legs.\n\nNot to mention the fact that its hard to be a professional dancer have an even remotely \"normal\" weight distribution.\n\nId also support the fact that she has autonomy as to how she styles herself.\n\n**Edit** Shes also not scary thin. Shes pretty lean, and has some tone, but you cant see any ribs/bones.", "Ahh the standard \"everything is about STEM\" reddit approach.", "Absolutely it does! I never specified what the inspiration should lead to. ", "Fulfillment doesn't mean you need to earn cash. Some people are happy with basically nothing as long as they can pursue their art.", "Even putting your keyboard flat is a huge improvement. And fuck that mouse pad. If you need a wristrest for your keyboard or mouse, you're doing it wrong. Anyways, get a tracball.", "A very talented woman with a great heart. It's nice to see things like this. I knew many girls growing up that could have used an inpiration like her. Very beautiful to see.", "Or aspire to be Tom Brady, then at some point pivot that aspiration into a more practical field. Plenty of people who aspire to be professional football players still go on to lead happy, productive lives, often utilizing the physicality they acquired in their attempt to \"be\" Tom Brady. ", "Do drummer stretches for your hands and arms.", "TIL there is a stereotype about women of color who wear tutus", "You're still missing the point.", "The trick is, if you're so inclined, to *try and be both* and see which one ends up working out better for you.\n\nThe first piece of advice I give almost every college student is: *major in something valuable, minor in something fun.* That advice works perfectly well for anyone at any age, in school or out.\n\nIf the fun stuff works out for you, then you're happy. If the fun stuff doesn't work out, then you can make money on the valuable stuff, which gives you the means to buy fun stuff (whether that's things or experiences)...then you're happy.\n\nBut yeah, too many people seem to think that the world owes them a generous lifestyle for doing whatever the hell they feel like doing.", "I mean, why even do *anything* because the improbability of being successful is so slim? Or are you implying that it’s somehow more plausible that a receptionist at a big company (the complete opposite of a career in the arts...) somehow has a better chance of someday becoming the CTO of said company? \n\nNeither scenario is impossible, but acting like she’s somehow setting inner city youth up for failure is ridiculous. The importance of the rest of the mission far outweighs the reality that most of the girls she meets will not be “ballerinas” someday. It’s not as one-sided as that.", "I don’t want to dispute what she’s saying or take from her message in any way, but I wouldn’t say ballet dancers are soft, more like hard core :)\n\nAnd who doesn’t want to be a ballet dancer when they are a kid :)\n\nEdit for those unsure of my point, ballet dancers are toned sinew that comes from hard work and effort. I understand that her mission is to change perceptions in the black communities she’s working in. Hence the reason I said I didn’t want to take away from her message.", "My girls go to a poorer school, the music teacher offers free violin lessons, and there is a music store that rents the violins for like $20 a month. I know that can still be expensive for some, but it is a really good opportunity. The teacher talks to them all the time that they could get college scholarships from playing the violin. ", "My foot cramped just looking at that.", "My girls go to a poorer school, the music teacher offers free violin lessons, and there is a music store that rents the violins for like $20 a month. I know that can still be expensive for some, but it is a really good opportunity. The teacher talks to them all the time that they could get college scholarships from playing the violin. ", "Ya, I told my gf that hockey skates were expensive, but she told me she buys a pair of dance shoes that cost half as much... Every 2 weeks...\n\nEdit: this is an ex gf ☹️", "Welp there goes my lunch.", "My girls go to a poorer school, the music teacher offers free violin lessons, and there is a music store that rents the violins for like $20 a month. I know that can still be expensive for some, but it is a really good opportunity. The teacher talks to them all the time that they could get college scholarships from playing the violin. ", "Binding doesn't work? What size is considered too big for a ballerina?", "Every sport or physical activity if you do it as your profession/practice it constantly will carry some sort of physical tax on your later life.\n\nI was a tennis player my whole life and still coach and play at a high level now and my knees are just about completely shot at the age of 28. Staring down the barrel of my second surgery.", "People shit on Rochester all the time, but I still love my hometown.", "I wish / hope for continued \"giving back\" of successful people of color to their communities!", "Good deal and she is beautiful. RuPaul will cover the beat next week :)", "\"STEM master race...didn't even read\"\n\nMakes sense. (I kid, I kid!)", "Good for her. As a white male from Canada (where the strereotypes and racial tensions are much different), I didn't realize this was still the plight of black people. ", "Ice Skating at public rinks is free at most places in Canada (Or at least really cheap if not free) and you can rent skates and helmets in any size every time you go, it's pretty cool! Ice Skating lessons are also free at most community centres for kids. I can imagine anywhere outside of Canada Ice Skating lessons are seen in the same league as violin lessons or ballet, but Canadians just adore skating so they make it refreshingly accessible.", "I agree. I don't mind seeing people dance, while being gentle in their feet, but it's not right to expose the kids to such danger.", "Have you ever seen ballerina feet?", "Rochester represent!", "Hey! Quit glancing at her private areas!", "Those kicks that little black girl has on are fucking dope.", "Dance class in general is stupidly expensive. I can only imagine a specialized dance like ballet is much more. ", "Yes actually, the Pythagorean Pythons basically run everything north of 46th street. I got jumped by them, beat me up and smashed my Ti-83 while yelling 89 Titaniums or nothing bitch. ", "No, it's Swan Dreams Project.\n\nRegardless, it's her project, so I'm sure she wore whatever color tutu she damn well pleased.", "I know nothing about ballet, but damn, 1 pair per performance? So ostensibly they would never wear in?", "So by this point you've realized you made a terrible argument right? If Lebron James hosts a basketball camp is he setting kids up for failure because of how hard it is to make it the NBA? No, he's introducing youth sports to kids that can benefit from it. The same is true here: she's introducing ballet to kids because it would be a good thing for them to partake in as a hobby, it is not as if she's forcing them into choosing it as a career. ", "Okay there, you might have to do some reflection on this one. Being healthy is not scary thin, and who the fuck are you to decide how she should wear her hair? I’m amazed that you think she’s great for challenging stereotypes and then in the same breath you attack her for doing what she loves and dressing her hair how she likes it because she apparently “isn’t black enough anymore.” Come on.", "Ballet equipment is expensive? Can't be more so than hockey equipment, and you need to be at least middle class usually to play hockey. I'd think/hope ballet would have less of a barrier than that. Other than the shoes and tights and tutu, what else is required?\n\nEdit: thanks for the replies folks, didn't know it was that expensive. I wish it wasn't so. ", "Same with any winter sports, even just staying warm outside at 0 degrees is expensive ", "well ... that would definitely make an impression on young me, bravo Aesha!", "The lessons are incredibly expensive if you want to study at a reputable dance school.", "Hammer Time!", "Can learn how to be a team by yourself.", "just fuckin say \"black women\" it ain't that hard.", "I often do the same.", "Serious question from an interest, but lack of understanding, in physiology: How is the hip damage caused? The effects on the feet are pretty intuitive to me, but what’s going on in the hip?\n\nEDIT: Thanks for the insight everyone! It's a bummer that being really good at doing something with parts of your body likely means that you're going to wear those parts out faster than than everyone else :(", "Thats less than I expected, I know piano classes can come up to as much as $100 a week", "Very rare these days, some say may be going extinct.", "That's $300/month, which makes it a little easier to compare to other things.", "Ew, that was fine up until the toenail that fell off the toe. Interesting though! ", "Directed by Darren Aronofsky.", "I threw up in my mouth a little...", "Hahaha, right! I mean, in all honesty, you should have a good balance between Netflix binging and dancing. I’m a homebody so it’s a delicate balance lol.", "No both the main characters in Black Swan (at least in the film) are white. ", "Ballerina has great legs", "585 represent! Go Plates!! ", "There's only so much abuse that shoes can take, and ballet dancing is about as [abusive as it gets](https://imgur.com/gallery/K9WIB). ", "Rochester NY? There are a few of them. This does look like my home town though. Looks really close to Conky ave and the letter Aves though. Anyone from the ROC knows why a white boy knows what this area is....\n\nAlso as I look, could be off Murder Ave... err, I mean Portland Ave.", "You seem nice. Are you a Christian too? ", "I love it!", "I mean thats... not exactly how stuff works. Ballet is a specific type of dancing. You cant just fuckin flop around and be like “ballet!” \n \nLike are you really trying to make a point here? EVERYTHING is “just made up” and then it gets defined and refined over time. What argument are you trying to make?", "figure skated from early middle school into late high school\n\npretty much all the students were white or asian. \n\nI still have occasional nightmares of an angry old Russian woman yelling at me for bad form", "I don't think it's racist to say that ballet is a very white sport when this post is related to the distinct lack of non-white ballerinas.", "there's the possible cost of a therapist and a nutrition counselor since most of these girls develop eating/body image disorders.", "I hope she is not wandering around Rachacha dressed like that in January. ", "Yeah, unless by \"yesterday\" they mean \"two weeks ago.\"", "Is it an established thing that black people can't be ballerinas?", "Do you *really* need new shoes for every performance, or is that like the guitar players that insist on a new set of strings before every show?", "I'd say that the violin (and other classical instruments) is more about the lessons (which has been brought up further down the thread) than the instrument. Some instrument can be stupid expensive, but most has budget versions.\n\nOne thing that saddens me is that I can virtually name all my guitar influences, and every single one of them can draw their line of inspiration down to a bunch of pioneering black guys that played the blues like the devil himself stood behind them. Yet the ration of black guitar players vs any other is really poor these days. There are some fantastic ones out there, but there aren't many.\n\nI feel like I am missing out on a look of fantastic music (since I am at best mediocre as a player and dreadful as a composer).\n\nDo anyone know if there's any good charities that helps young guitarists in less than fortunate situations get gear so they can play?", "But \"of color\" can mean anything other than white. Not just black.", "Male ballet dancers are usually called danseurs.", "/r/suspiciousquotes", "No, but I know a ton that lack creativity.", "And just like unicorns you can only become a ballerina with an insane amount of dedication and practice", "You can never be too safe now-a-days about not stepping on toes", "TIL what a garbage plate is. Seriously?!! WHY?!", "Hey... I live in Rochester ", "There are 2 documentaries on Netflix about ballerinas that helps explain this a little. A Ballerina's Tale is about NYC Ballet's first black principle dancer Missy Copeland. First Position is about young dancers trying to get into the Grand Prix and one of them is a black dancer. Her adoptive mom explains some if their struggles. ", "I was just impressed that she would go out in a tutu. I did this on a few occasions and it never went well. ", "The fact that she is a person of colour isn't secondary. I'm not sure what you gain from pretending that ethnic minorities are not under-represented in various arts and jobs, but it absolutely is not a bad thing encouraging people to go for roles that may seem inaccessible to them due to the perception of them being white dominated. \n\nIt is for the same reason that sciences (especially physics) are promoted to girls in schools - the perception of it being a male dominated area makes it very unappealing to a lot of them, and may discourage them going into an area that they otherwise not might thrive in. There's a massive drive to get people involved in science, and a concerted effort it made to make sure that females are not discouraged by the fact it is currently a very male dominated area - and that's totally fine. \n\nI literally don't understand why people are so fucking touchy about the idea of making sure people who aren't part of the majority demographic that makes up a profession feel comfortable in perusing it. ", "Women of \"color\"? ", "Ballet dancing is difficult, but I don’t think people associate it to “hard” in the sense of having a hardened personality versus a softened one. If you were to see a gangsta rapper and a ballet dancer side by side you would be really forcing it and trying to swim upstream if you said the ballet dancer looked like the “hard” one of the pair. ", "Yep. Love football, but you're not quite cut out for the NFL? Maybe do sports therapy. Sports coaching. There's a ton of support staff positions that pay well enough, and you're in the game.", "I was about to say that professional Swimming aint that bad for your health, but I looked it up, turns out chlorine and pee water is bad for heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. Still not too bad if you take countermeasures.", "Holy.. very interesting ", "This would be more awesome if ballet wasn't a hotbed of eating disorders, parental pressure, and abuse for young woman.\n\n", "Yep, same with tennis, golf, rock climbing and more. Basketball only requires a ball and a public court (there's many in low income areas because towns try to provide safe activities). Football is another one because many kids don't start until high school and it's funded by the school. You could argue that tennis, golf, rock climbing could be funded by schools too, and they are, but rock climbing is rare, and golf/tennis are dominated by kids who started young. ", "It's a softer sort of hardcore though. ", "The house next door with everyone standing is the yard. Looks scary, but it's my experience are some of the nicest people I've ever met. I challenge everyone to go to their inner cities and challenge stereotypes like this. We need to bring our communities together and end the real scorn, politicians and racial/economic politics", "I live in Rochester, its great, but still garbage.\n\nEdit: Plates", "she meant she's trying to get kids away from dealing drugs, shooting each other, shooting up heroin, smoking crack. but I guess if your ego needs to be stroked and you just have to be hardcore, go for it, pleb.", "I have ಠ⌣ಠ", "You know there's nothing stopping you, or any other engineer, from going out and encouraging youth engagement with engineering and the technical, right? \n\nHer promoting engagement with her passion doesn't preclude you from promoting yours. \n\nThe world has room for both. ", "man you're shitting on my job a little too hard. \n\nJust have little timmy watch ben affleck in the accountant. accountant by day, assassin by night", "Nice. So positive!", "What the fuck? What is this supposed to accomplish?", "Good for them, Rochester can always use more role models", "It takes perseverance, but [you can achieve your dreams](https://i.imgur.com/p5nRuym.jpg).", "Is that not true of all activities though? Like going to a soccer academy or any reputable high level training school, even for the cheap end of the spectrum of sports/activities, is going to be far more expensive than the cost of just participating at an average level right.\n\nIf you're only going to look at the \"doing ballet at the highest possible level\" don't you also have to compare it only to the \"highest possible level\" for other sports? ", "Serious hard core!! Just try to stand on your toe for a millisecond.. ", "Materials, lessons, time. The time is a big one. Who gets kids to their lessons? If you work 3 part time jobs and don't own a car, that's really hard. ", "I don't understand why it didn't go well with your hammer time in a tutu?", "guess they aren't familiar w/ this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECpGJmyT-ic", "Completely missing the point here... Was it on purpose?", "It’s not the wearing in, they usually manipulate them to be “worn in” before they dance. It’s the nasty bloody shoe after the performance. The shoes are so thin, not much more then ribbon wrapped around the foot. A younger dancer won’t go through one a performance, just at the top levels. Do a google search for ballet dancers feet... it’s not pretty!", "Money most of them don't have access to ballet.", "Oh shit.....I'm okay.", "? What exactly is this is supposed to inspire them to do?", "Lmaowut", "I used to work at a red lobster with [this guy](http://www.complexionsdance.org/terk) when we were both going to WMU. I never saw him on campus because the CS students were about as far away from the theater as they could possibly have us.", "I'm just being pedantic but I don't think there are guitar players that prefer new strings(??) breaking in new strings SUCKS, there's stories of people like Eddie Van Halen doing things like boiling strings to break em in, grosssss", "your comment is fucking stupid and misinformed, though. there are already plenty of women of color in the ballet world. plenty of hispanics and asians. how many ballets have you gone to in the past year? i'm willing to be i've been to more abt productions than you have. ", "I'm in Rochester. It is NOT that warm out.", "jesus christ dude you are dense.", "Yes but have you seen their butts", "That one day they can leave the struggles of the ghetto and become a... ballerina... lol ", "I remember an NPR interview that I think was with Ash. She said that many times black ballet dancers were rejected because of their \"shape\". That is, to be frank, \"baby git back\".", "It was somewhat in jest.", "What a stunning photograph. Style, poise, and a dramatic backdrop. She is utterly gorgeous.", "Garbage... Plates!", "Dude you cant prove he is or isnt a troll. Post the formula and proof for troll-hood. What is the reproducible experiment that proves he’s a troll? \n \nA troll is whoever you want it to be. Because trolls are made up. \n \nEdit: to the late arrivals downvoting this, i was quoting the idiot who deleted all his comments haha.", "Better they get into football. \n\nEverything is dangerous. Every sport has risks. Better to be taking ballet lessons or play sports or do damn near anything but sit inside playing computer games and monitoring facebook. ", "Prestigious ballet school tuition can cost anywhere from $1,500 - $36,000 per year. While there are scholarship opportunities at every school, it’s still astronomically expensive. Pointe shoes: ~$90/pair. As a professional, I wear at least 40 pairs within 9 months, sometimes more depending on the production. Rehearsal wear is also expensive, as well as costumes, performance fees, etc. Not to mention, the ballet school you ultimately need to attend to receive the dance education required to become a professional is in another city/state and which means you’re also paying for room/board or an apartment for your middle school/high school students. Source: Am professional dancer ", "Please show me a youth league that plays without cages. \n\nI laugh at my beer league teammates that wear visors. I’ve seen a broken jaw and 3 missing teeth over the last year. Idiots.", "I think it's more that they aren't interested in ballet. I mean, like 99% of all white people don't give a shit about ballet either. ", "Aesha has two parents,\n\nand her parents have a real good marriage.\n\nAppreciate that she is trying to inspire for publicity (evidently). But unless she is willing to pay fees and give rides, isn't it all moot?", "Good for her, those kids need a positive role model of some kind", "Not completely relevant but this comment reminded me of a Loudon Wainwright song about Tonya Harding, that indirectly touches on a lot of this. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqgei0vTdPs&feature=youtu.be&t=81", "I read some comments and holy fuck, people can find negativity in anything. ", "The shoes are $75-100 a pair, and they break down very quickly because of the forces they have to withstand (and the foot sweat they absorb making them squishy) Someone taking up serious training can go through a couple pairs a month or more.\n\nAlso, travel/housing/food for special workshops/training programs, and costumes (often $hundreds each), makeup, hair products, tights (they get holey pretty quickly too, and they're like $20 each)... it's all very very expensive.", "that's such bullshit. You cant point to any random situation and go \"not enough black people something must be wrong here.\" The vast majority of white people don't care about ballet so why would black people? I mean if they do more power to them but damn if people are not obsessed with having races competing with one another WHO CARES if there are not any blacks in ballet maybe they don't want to be. If you show me a case where someone couldn't be in ballet because of the color of their skin I will stand with you in protest. But if you just see a group of people doing something and just go \"not enough black people that's racist\" you are the problem. And annoying. At my school we had step team and dance team, the black girls WANTED to do step and the white girls WANTED to do dance. Who the fuck cares let people be themselves. ", "I never realized there was a stereotype that black girls couldn't do ballet. I always thought the stereotype was that it was the only kind of dancing white girls were capable of.\n\nEDIT: Not being sarcastic! That's legitimately my experience. Then again, there's not much ballet in my life.", "That's heroic ", "I live in Rochester, its great, but still garbage plates.", "But why is it black and not pink?", "Rochester represent!! Cool to see this on the front page ", "Counterpoint I’ve lived in areas with houses that look “like that” and they’ve been some of the most selfish, rude and racist people I’ve ever met... in the inner city. ", "I havent seen this woman's personally but my wife did ballet for a number of years and have seen hers.\n\nI am thoroughly impressed.", "Yeah I don’t think the equipment is the problem compared to other sports ", "I thought this was Rochester, MN at first. ", "I like when my hometown is featured on the front page, especially when it is a positive story. ", "Ballet. Or some kind of dance.\n\nBasically making sure they don’t grow up to be “ratchet”.", "Sounds like you have something to prove with your name calling.", "This is amazing. ", "Forgive me, but how does this change stereotypes?", "She should also teach the girls to diet and restrict their food intake to dangerously unhealthy levels, have breast reduction, nose reduction, and let them know if their arms are slightly too long or legs slightly too short they will never achieve their ballet dreams. Watching a ballet is beautiful but the life of a ballerina is filled with pain, insecurity, trust issues, body dismorphia, bigotry, elitism and terrible pay. ", "Lol there was a pizza ad", "Beautiful in so many ways.", "If you want to perform at peak performance, you need your tools at peak performance as well, and ballerina shoes aren't made to endure abuse in the long term.", "Have you ever dated one? ", "Lisa needs braces.", "I'm a rich white kid from a rich white area and even among the people I grew up with it was seen as something as \"upper-class\". We were the upper class (for example music lessons/buying musical instruments was totally normal) and it was still pretty unusual. \n", "In order to reach anywhere near the level of a professional you have to start very young, like pre-k. At that age you can't really teach yourself from youtube. It's the same with a lot of sports. Natural ability is only one part of it, the other part is the experience and learned skill that comes from practising since you were 4. \n", "This is wonderful. Good on her for being the change she wants to see.", "Statistically, fewer black girls in America take ballet lessons than white girls do. Ballet is also a rather conservative institution and heavily dominated by white people, for cultural reasons, socioeconomic factors, and at professional levels I'd guess there's a dash of racism in the mix as well. So this woman is trying to break down the perception that ballet isn't for black people. ", "I think number six should have called it a day many years earlier.", "remember when saying someone was colored was racist.", "Work hard to achieve goals that might seem out of reach?", "inspiring girls to wear a tutu ...", "I’m sorry ", "\"Are you a Disney Princess?\" ", "Played baseball, basketball, soccer and football most of my life both on teams and recreationally. Need surgery on both knees and have multiple tendon and ligament issues in my legs hands and back. I'm still healthy and active, 6' 180 but I've felt it the most from 29 to turning 30 in April than ever before in my life. I'll be fine though just need to do therapy and push through it.", "Yes, I'm sure a pair of wrecked feet and a dance education is how you change inner cities.\n\n*Not education incentivization, realistic job prospects, volunteer clinics, or any of that shit.*\n\nNo, we need to teach girls to be dancers!", "Aww.", "F", "*Lisa needs braces.*", "I live there! This is great to see!", "Always cool seeing home on here. And Rochester is awesome just a lot of young people leave due to jobs not being what they were.", "Yeah the fast replacement it what makes it super expensive ", "Maybe the stereotype is ingrained internally among black communities? Jesus man. Not everything is a shot at you. Relax.", "*Dental plan.*", "Rochester, New York? They must be freezing ", "Brilliant and beautiful. Love it. ", "Swimmers are fine. ", "Were you backed by a film/photography crew and were you taking part of a mission that you could communicate to people you ran into, or were you just some weirdo out on the street in a tutu?", "> need to be replaced quite often \n\nThe manufacture of pointe shoes is prehistoric. Why aren't modern materials and techniques tried? ", "A great post. ", "Do you even replace skates that much? I would think mostly the blade would need regular maintenance. ", "The first black principal ballerina was Misty Copeland, which happened in 2015 only three years ago. ", "Don't forget that health insurance. My friend had some sort of foot operation on both of her feet by 25.", "Why aren’t white women included? That seems bigoted ", "She wasn’t the only, nor was she the first black ballerina. But for most of her time at at the New York ballet company, she was the only black ballerina in that company.\n\nAnd the issue of major ballet companies not recruiting black dancers is a worldwide problem not limited to the US.", "It actually has a lot to do with the aesthetic of ballet. Many people believe women who are shapely cannot make good ballerinas. ", "As OP says, pretty much all sports performed to an excess are horrible for your body. That's why when you do sports, do them in moderation. Best way to keep fit and not destroy your body.", "Rochester is great, however a few certain streets can rival much bigger cities in terms of crime/violence. Besides those its a great place. ", "Don't forget LeBron's hideous feet either.", "It is truly greater than the sum of its parts.", "That picture made me think thats What a Disney princess would look like if they were real ", "Meh on encouraging young girls to become dancers. They need to be encouraged to go to college and especially they need to be encouraged to not get pregnant until they have the ability to support a child.", "Ballerinas are soft and hard and delicate and resilient all at the same time. It’s a wonderful thing for children to learn because there’s a balance involved that lets them know it’s okay to be all of those things at once.", "to add, black girls just arent \"in\" right now. The Latino market is growing the fastest at the moment. ", "I don't get it.. ?There are a lot colored kids that goto ballet lessons.", "Tupac Shakur was a ballet dancer.", "To be fair, Billy Elliot woul have been a much different movie if his dad was afraid baller would make his some too hard core. I agree that it is a rigorous and demanding sport/performance art, but the general public's view creates stereotypes.", "Dance can be whatever anyone wants it to be, but ballet is quite technical and takes years of study to begin to become advanced at it. Not everyone can do it well and you certainly cannot teach it to yourself. You can get a general understanding of it and what the positions are etc, but your technique will be way off. If you were to watch a \"self taught\" ballerina dance next to a professionally trained one, the difference would be obvious. It's like saying that anyone can teach themselves how to be a dentist. It's more than just yanking out teeth and unless someone properly trains you, you will undoubtedly do it wrong and have techniques that are way off. ", "stop twerking and start pirouetting ", "I got my ass kicked in Rochester once.", "Me too. Evidently it's frowned upon when they can see your bulge under the frills", "That google search was NSFW", "Well, think about what's going on when dancing: Big repetitive motions for hours/day every day for years, your joints just wear out. And remember that when people refer to hip replacements, it refers to the ball-socket joint in your pelvis where your leg attaches, not the larger portion of the pelvis itself.", "And basketball teams.\n\nAnd the secret service.\n\nAnd Seals.", "Did you not read the title?", "right? Not to be a dick, but what stereotype about women of color does this fight?", "This is the best thing i've seen all day", "Because it’s delicious? ", "I haven't danced en pointe for 12 years and my feet still haven't recovered. Scars for life I think. ", "not to mention that a lot of times, Black dancers are told they don't have the \"right\" body type to be ballerinas. which is bullshit! any body can dance! the stereotype of the 5'2\" wisp thin principal dancer should be long gone by now. ", "What? Sorry but there is no reason to include to change stereotypes about women of color. Black girls and women can absolutely dance as well as anyone else and there is no stereotypes suggesting otherwise", "Tell me more. ", "Most people going to school to study music or art will not end up being professional musicians or artists. They might work in/around the music/art world and do community stuff after their day job, they might become music or art teachers, etc. Very few will earn enough from playing music to support themselves off that money alone.", "Beautiful picture", "It also has to do with body type. Large hips, legs, too much visible muscle, large breasts all exclude women from the top tier of the ballet world. That and many ballet directors simply refuse to have a dark complexion in their snowflakes. ", "Also with music once you reach a certain level you can teach lessons or play on the streets. I never did this cause I'm a wussy but I had a lot of friends who'd play in the streets or offer lessons to help fund their lessons. While this works great with music, dance...not so much.", "Pointe shoes are made to look graceful and delicate, and providing any stability for the dancer to stand and jump on *one toe* is a secondary concern. As such, the shoes lose their strength quickly, particularly if you're a professional who puts a lot of strain on them. If you don't replace them once they've weakened, you'll have less stability en pointe and your body will suffer for it. Professionals rotate through several pairs per day or per performance. Students usually go much longer between pairs, ranging from a few weeks to a few months depending on the level of practice.", "If you want to destroy your feet, go with ballet!", "There was a stereotype against this?", "Once the pointe shoes are broken in, they generally only last a few hours. ", "What a horrible looking hood", "Maybe this is a stupid question, but what are the stereotypes and misconceptions that people are making about women of color and how will her program change that for younger or older girls? (Generally just curious)", "Yeah I never would have guessed ballet is a prodominatrly white activity. ", "R/Rochester ", "Who doesn’t want to be a ballet dancer when they were a kid? Men and black girls. ", "Binding does not work after a bit. Many directors will encourage teenage ballerinas to have breast reductions. ", "Sure. But it is a long walk from inventing fire to going to the moon. You build on the knowledge of those that came before you. I want to see you reinvent algebra from scratch. ", "Rochester is a beautiful city. So much potential.", "I can certainly see that among a couple others as exceptions.", "Dinosaur!", "Family friends daughter was really involved in ballet. She was in line to make the National Ballet of Canada. The parents sold their house and started renting so the ballet could be paid for. In the end she got cut, and never made it to the big time. Ballet is fucking expensive. ", "Of all people ", "Yes, it must be a person of color. Or they must give back to **\"their\" communities.**\n\n\nIf this was said about Whites, reddit would have a blast.", "Agreed. Came from a poor family and started playing a rented violin at 10 y/o in public school. At middle school age, I was already surrounded by kids who had been playing since they were 4 or 5 years old. They were the best. They had private lessons, antique high-quality instruments, etc. I practiced my ass off and was always in the \"first violins\" section, but the highest I got was 4th chair. You just can't keep up. All the top players had been playing since before kindergarten and had expensive private lessons, music camps, and professional-grade gear. The first chair of the viola section in high school had a $10k viola. Every summer her parents sent her to an exclusive intensive summer music program. I worked at Wendy's. \n\nThe lower income kids, especially ones that had jobs, couldn't put as much time and money into it, most were in the back chairs, and many eventually lost motivation and dropped out in high school or after graduation. Low income parents usually don't even think about starting their 3 y/o on an instrument or in dance, art, etc. until it's offered by school. By that time, the wealthy high-class kids have already been involved for years. ", "Jesus fuck man you can do both, you know. \n\n", "Based on what you have shared with us here, it seems like you grew up with a lot of advantages in a place where a lot of people had similar advantages. Maybe you should just read these responses and attempt to gain some insight into other perspectives rather than start pointless semantic arguments. ", "Baller dancers are definitely hardcore! They train like crazy to appear graceful and soft and effortless while performing moves require a ton of strength and concentration ", "LACES OUT, MARINO!", "I honestly hate america glad i dont live there", "grace and beauty", "Lisa needs braces.", "Because there is no shortage of white ballerinas.", "Also keep in mind dancers start age 3. My daughter needs new ballet and tap shoes every time she grows. Also new outfits for every growth spurt.", "It gives the ballerina more instagram followers", "My toenails cringed", "Amazing photo, I like it more than the one op submitted.", "A", "Abu el Banat", "The shoes are expensive and have to be replaced quite frequently. The outfits for performances can also be expensive.", "First golf, then tennis, and now ballet. We white people aren’t going to have any sports left to dominate. ", "* Get a mechanical keyboard so at least you can enjoy typing your whole life away\n* Do yoga and lift weights\n* Standing desk", "Don’t a lot of street dancers and whatnot take ballet now for improved balance and exercise? ", "This woman is a gem!", "Oh stop. Any sport has it's dangers and that shouldn't dissuade kids of pursuing them. Plus, one a week kiddie ballet isn't going to hurt anyone and they learn good discipline and kinesthetic awareness. The dangers don't start coming into play until they start to get to a serious, high level of dancing where the practice for hours everyday", "Just put your bulge *over* the frills", "Slight tangent, but you mentioned opera. The most badass operatic tenor alive today is a black man, and a relatively young one at that. [Lawrence Brownlee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQjnJqNuU8) is the shit.", "I cried", "If I had to read into her comment a bit more, I would think she's talking about the stereotype within the black community of a gruff, tough black woman. In particular, when the role models you see are single mothers who have to develop a coarse exterior to deal with some of the truths of the world, that rubs off on you and shows little girls what they should be. \n\nI'm latino myself and I've seen this within my family. While I love my mom, the image that she projects is often defensive, coarse and just not pleasant. I understand that this was due to a lifetime of being poor as fuck and being left to raise three children alone but her type of personality isn't unique in the broader family. Loud, opinionated, often angry for no reason is the norm. It's part of the reason I had to get away and move far from her. She's just too much sometimes. \n\nTo go back to Ms. Ash, it's not necessarily that ballerinas are soft. It's that they are able to project this tranquility and artistry that isn't often shown to children in the inner city. I know I wished some of the people around me growing up would have tossed on some kid gloves from time to time to shelter me from reality. It's just not an option too often. ", "Are you saying there are 1) no male ballet dancers.\n\nAnd 2) no black ballet dancers.\n\nBecause you should re read the story, and look a little further than the US.", "Wandering around an inner city in a tutu is conducive to studying math and English, and getting into a good college?\n\nWow!", "I admire her , to really fix this problem we need to fix income equality. ", "How is she changing stereo types by running around ima tutu?", "Why are you like this?", "I don't mean to be mean but I've never heard of a stereotype of women of color not doing ballet. If anything I feel the stereotype is that it's expensive if anything. Both tickets and training and schooling. Unless I am missing something?", "It really depends on the tone you're going for. I love new strings for a nice bright sound and longer sustain, especially if I'm doing solo work. I don't mind dead strings if I'm doing some heavily distorted or overdriven chugging, but the longest I'll go on a set of strings is maybe a month. ", "The shoes wear down extremely fast, so between rehearsals and the actual performance new shoes are necessary.", "There aren't set parameters and it's up to the studio, choreographers, and/or casting director. But I started developing really early and they grew in quickly. Binding can be very painful, especially when breasts are already tender from rapid growth. When I hit the DD mark, and started hearing really shitty comments about my body, I knew it was time to go. \n\nSo I would venture to say anything bigger than C cup (literal cup size, not the width of that makes sense) is frowned upon.\n\n", "Ok yeah but I think the take home message here is that she's encouraging girls to think outside the box and dream big, which is especially inspiring if they come from an underprivileged background. You can find serious things wrong with many careers- ex lawyers are notorious for having high stress jobs with drug and alcohol addictions but that's not going to dissuade me from telling girls they could be a lawyer one day and talking to them about the profession.", "Also an amazing insurance plan (almost non-existent in the USA)plus an orthopedist and a massage therapist on standby.", "Yeah until you see their feet when they go en pointe too soon and realize how much pain they have to go through and injures they weather.", "You can teach the girls that, despite the fact that there might not be a lot of ballet dancers that look like them, that they too can be elegant and graceful and be ballet dancers. ", "The previous comments state that shoes need to be replaced basically every month at 60-75 a pop. Personal instruction was the other big spend.\n\nThere are surprisingly many expensive hobbies. Riding is possibly even worse time and money sink.", "They should probably work on teaching proper nutrition and fixing food deserts in poorer areas if that's their end goal.", "Plus minority bodies are often designated as “wrong” for ballet (too muscular, too much booty, etc etc).", "I’ve seen thousands of black people with “ballerina” bodies.....", "That's cool and all but Ballerinas are totally hardcore too. Break your toes mid recital? *Keep. Dancing.*", "Just looked out my window in Henrietta and I see no snow. The gods must have been pleased with our harvest this year. ", "Why is boiling guitar strings gross? ", "A repost on reddit? Preposterous. ", "Would be diggity-dope if the guy in the background gets inspired, empowered or whatever to put on a tool belt and fix that house. ", "Yikes. Good luck to you. One son and one daughter are plenty for me.", "gorgeous", "I agree with you that they are hardcore! My sisters and I all took dance lessons, but it got too hardcore for me after 5th grade. My one sister went on to do a few years of competitive pointe, contemporary, and tap. She's extremely talented but she had to dial it back because of various dance related injuries. It's easily as intensive as most sports.", "Literally it's just because we're all taught in grade school that MLK wanted all of us to not see people by the color of their skin", "Gross? What’s gross about boiling metal?", "R", "Lisa needs braces.", "Shoes. Therapy.\n\n(Source: I take ballet class from a former NYB ballerina)", "I visited a friend up there from NYC. I wish we had something as...overwhelmingly comprehensive as House of Guitars down here. ", "or you can just work hard and show that black women can be good ballerinas which is what she's trying to inspire those girls to do. \n\n", "Q", "Lol say that in public and you’ll be the most racist person since trump ", "ballet slippers are 20-30 per pair. canvas slippers last 8-10 months. leather perhaps a year. pointe shoes are 50+ easy and also have a finite life span. you also need tights ($15+), leotards($30+), hair supplies, a pointe shoe kit (ribbons/jet glue/elastic/toe pads/etc). a lot of dancers have two pairs of shoes: practice slippers and performance slippers (or pointe shoes, if you're en pointe). \n\nif you're uncomfortable dancing in only a Leo and tights, you also need dance bottoms (shorts, capris, long pants, or leggings, price varies) or a wrap skirt ($15+). \n\nsource: am dancer, and work in dance shop.", "I like the stump photo. Two guys looking away like fuck this arts shit, one guys got a dat ass smile, and the last is in a moment of sublime appreciation. ", "Lived in Rochester off and on for most of my life. Nice to see something positive happening..", "I thought you add the \"ina\" to make it feminine. I'm pretty sure the males are referred to as *ballers*.", "Probably should address the barrier to entry for these kids first ", "lol no", "O", "She is inspiring children her own way. There's nothing wrong with that. \n\nEven if she inspires one child, it's worth it. \n\n", "Notice how the people who’s stereotypes of african american’s she’s trying to change are african americans. Self inflicted negative perception. She’s doing great work", "WEGMANS", "U", "Why not both?", "I'm just so sick of these stereotypes against women of color. Society is so darn racist and it's amazing a tutu can brightenn these little girls future. women power! I love this. Great message. We need more diversity, more tolerance and can I just say it? cause I know I'm probabably not the only one thinking it.. but SCREW WHITE PATRARTCH. SO SICK OF WHITE MALES it makes me nauseous thinking about them. Thank you for brightening my day wiht HOPE", "The thing with pointe shoes is that they get really worn down after extensive use. Professional ballerinas wear their shoes down very quickly because of the force they put them through after dancing with them.\n\nChanging them every performance allows the dancer to have a comfortable shoe all the time, allowing them to dance as well as possible. \n\nSource: did ballet for a long time.", "As a kid I was given a signed pair of toe shoes that a performer wore for one performance of Swan Lake. Those things were destroyed. Maybe they could have been used for practice shoes, but they were never going to be in good shape for a performance shoe again.", "I'm so jealous of her legs! As a runner they are beautiful. ", "Lol Reddit wtf", "> actually need to be replaced quite often\n\nEspecially if she's wearing them on cement sidewalks and demoing moves like she is.", "What stereotype is she trying to change?", "Yeah it’s gotta be drugs I mean she is negro after all right?\n\n/s", "Because its only okay when others are? IDK", "A", "Hope she brings a winter coat", "It's actually pretty adorable", "I did ballet, can confirm", "Yes! Happy cake day", "Is ballet that competitive? Is there like a bar league ballet for people who just want to get together and dance on weekends?", "While admirable, I really hope my daughter doesn't aspire to be in ballet. It has to be one of the most boring styles of dance out there. \n\nGo for gymnastics, or soccer, or enginnering...ballet...<rasburry sound>", "D", "I assume its for safety. High level ballerina dancing stretches human motion and speed and precision quite a bit. I’d imagine its a bit like cross country where I would literally grind through the tread of my running shoes every 4 months, and those were built for lasting.\n\nProfessional ballerina’s probably dance 2-4 plus hours a day on average(idk,could be more) 7 days a week. Versus a cross country runner who runs about 1 hour a day. That means 2 weeks of ballerina training could have 2 months of activity time compared to the amount I spent running. \n\n", "Guitar music is art, but you can't play piano and call it guitar. Get over your semantics. ", "I can't even imagine how many brushes and makeup accessories are scattered around your bathroom right now.\n\nMy condolences. ", "Some unicorns just have good metabolisms, not fair ", "This couldnt have happened today its freezing here. No one is outside like that haha", "Lisa needs braces ", "TIL male ballet dancers are called dinosaurs ", "But the toe looks so.. soft. Like I could get a big bite through all the fleshy parts with little resistance.", "A full, interesting life is going to leave some wear and tear on your body.", "Nice. ", "Goodbye", "[paging u/modestexhibitionist]\n\nFrisbee golf doesn't seem dangerous.\n\nAlso, I wasn't implying that kids have to avoid ballet completely. I meant that certain dangers need to be avoided. I took ballet in my adult years, and didn't suffer harm.", "Now now, there's no reason to be mean to him.", "False equivalence. It's just like when neckbeards complain about there not being any women in gaming, that's because they're not as invested or interested in it as men are. When is the last time you heard someone complain about there not being enough male nurses, or male flight attendants? ", "Sounds like they need to start making better fucking dances shoes... shit ", "Whooptie fuckin doo.", "Oh hey, my local college city is on the front page of reddit! That's neat.", "That's a bit of an exaggeration. I was able to use my first pair for a month or two.", "I mean yes for this to change they'd have to make dance more accessible, which it's not. For things like music all you need is someone with an old or borrowed instrument and a high-school music student who needs community service hours. Dance and ballet in particular is nowhere near as accessible. ", "Free lessons would be incredible! I started adult group classes over the summer, and even that was tricky for me to afford. I'm at the point where I've passed all the adult USFS Learn to Skate lessons, so I'm kind of stuck either getting private lessons (which I can't afford) or teaching myself (dangerous). Skates are so expensive too...And there's only so far in the sport you can get in rentals.", "I'm sure she's just as jealous of your feet!", "Because alcohol, friend. I can’t describe the joy of eating a garbage plate after a night of drinking and then waking up to leftovers. Heavenly garbage on a plate, god bless Rochester NY. ", "ballet slippers are 20-30 per pair. canvas slippers last 8-10 months. leather perhaps a year. pointe shoes are 50+ easy and also have a finite life span. you also need tights ($15+), leotards($30+), hair supplies, a pointe shoe kit (ribbons/jet glue/elastic/toe pads/etc). a lot of dancers have two pairs of shoes: practice slippers and performance slippers (or pointe shoes, if you're en pointe). \n\nif you're uncomfortable dancing in only a Leo and tights, you also need dance bottoms (shorts, capris, long pants, or leggings, price varies) or a wrap skirt ($15+). \n\ndepending on what you view as expensive, it's not necessarily the price, it's the fact that you need to constantly be replacing them. and you can't really have one pair of tights and one leotard unless you're only taking one class per week and will wash it every time lol\n\nsource: am dancer, and work in dance shop.\n\nedit: and this is only for ballet. it's a whole other ballgame for jazz, tap, hip hop, ballroom, etc", "ice skating? sure \"ice skating\" is expensive, but the reason African Americans don't ice skate is because for the most part, they don't like the freezing cold. Yes, black people do live in the north but when you look at population percentages, it shouldn't be a HUGE surprise that not that many black people play hockey. Rich kid white sports are Motor-Cross, ANY X-Games Bullshit, hell even golf and tennis are expensive. Horseback riding really just matters where you are born. If you are born in Philly, New York or Boston I doubt you will ever ride horses unless you are extremely rich and own another house or ranch or something. You don't need to be super loaded to own horses, ask any rancher in Texas. I'd be willing to bet that she was the first black female ballot dancer because of old racists, the more time to pass, the less old racists are in charge. Then you end up seeing that the their talent is so significant that no one can ignore them. Sorta like how Warren Moon forced old racist white bastards to let him in the NFL. I also bet that how beautiful she is had to help. ", "Depends on the show? \nWTF man. Why are people like you they way you are?", "T", "How about inspiring a girl to look further into dance, and then she discovers classical composers she loves, making her interested in studying music theory and becoming a conductor?\n\nFor fuck's sake, it takes a special kind of cynic to turn \"let's get young inner-city youth interested in the arts\" into a negative. ", "This exactly. There is some strict casting involved with ballet which mostly has to do with blending into a group if that is your role. Or if it's for the lead role then that is according to the story and the look in general they want to take with the piece but all of that doesn't negate the fact that black girls just are not as interested in ballet!\n\nThere's a huge and diversified dance scene which favours black girls in a big way. The street dance scene includes many styles of dance which are far far more relatable not just to black girls... but anyone in the 21st century really. Black girls are in a heavy advantage in the street dances since the casting is tailored to them. \n\nAlso one of the big differences holding black women from going into ballet is simply physiognomical. Lot's of black people have flat feet and less flexibility in their ankles, ballet involves A LOT of ankle and foot work which is very hard for a lot of girls who have those traits.", "So we send people to medical school why?", "I play hockey and it is definitely a very expensive sport( for a good youth travel team). I only have one friend who is black and plays hockey.", "Admirable but I hope she has a group of bodyguards behind that camera.", "A", "Did you read the top level comment that she was the only African American ballet dancer in the NYC ballet...", "Wow that's amazing!! ", "Both of my children do Highland Dance, and the costs really add up. My daughter’s kilt cost more than my first car. :-( \n\n\nDance lessons and prime opportunities are hard to come by when folks are struggling for groceries. It breaks my heart to think of all the talent that was never nurtured because of economic hardship. ", "Why do you have that stuff all over your face, Turkelton? And put a shirt on, for god's sake!", "Because people aren't fucking trends.", "To be more accurate and maybe make the syllables work more in line with the original:\n\n_I wish I was a little bit taller_\n\n_Maybe a ballerina_\n\n_I wish I was a girl with an eating disorder_\n\n_I wish I had a pliet and a entrechat_\n\n_Arabesque, cabriole_\n\nYou'd have to straight up mispronounce some of the moves but it could work. ", "So that's at least 4 tus. \n", "[Prodigy of Mobb Deep really managed to incorporate both hard and soft](https://twitter.com/whatnthehill/status/561584756102799360)", "*drops pencil in ass cracks*", "Let's hope mom and dad can afford ballet lessons. Shit isn't cheap. ", "I don't know about becoming a ballerina being good for girls who live in poverty/broken homes ...Still the sight of an adult who ISN'T ridiculously obese like the others in this picture can do some good .", "The shoes alone can break the bank because they can cost up to $100 for a pair, and you go through multiple pairs a month. ", "This is wonderful. Sometimes the world gets you down and all you need is to see something like this to bring you up. Keep spreading love Aesha.", "Oh god. Every picture made me feel worse and worse. \nYet I looked at all of them. ", "So is using the Spanish word \"negro\" apparently\n\nhttp://metro.co.uk/2018/01/22/people-want-spanish-word-black-changed-think-racist-7250021/", "So then I take it you'll be going to the inner city to teach math and english then?", "i agree with you here. I have never heard of that before in my life and would never think that. If black people really believed that, then they were just holding themselves back for no reason. \n\n\nEdit: you guys are so quick to downvote someone who has no clue about dance let alone race relations and dance. God forbid u actually educate someone like the person who responded to me and gave me new knowledge I didn't have before. Nawwwww too hard lets just downvote him and move on. ", "As someone in the UK I wondered how this would be received. I open the image and instantly knew, not the real Rochester.", "It kind of is.\n\nThe more people at the boundaries of \"the look\" try to break into the industry, the more will be hired. Then the edges of those boundaries are pushed.\n\nLike, maybe one of those little girls in the pic wanted to be a ballerina. But she's never seen a black ballerina before. Therefore, \"black people like me aren't ballerinas\" takes root in her mind without anyone realizing it. Now maybe she grows up to be the sort of person who tackles that head-on, aesthetic expectations be damned. But more likely, she grows up with that internalized message and takes up another form of dance that \"black people like me do\".\n\nHowever, now Aesha has shown up in her tutu. A real-life ballerina who looks *just like the little girl*. Suddenly ballet is now included with things \"black people like me do\". It's a viable option. It may require hard work, breaking barriers, and fighting battles - but \"black people can be ballerinas\" is now part of her reality. It can be done.\n\nAnd obviously, this doesn't just apply to black people. Anyone who is pushing any of the boundaries of \"the look\" is moving that boundary.\n\nThis is why people make such a big deal out of representation. A size 12 model isn't a heavy or unattractive gal, but put her on the runway when the expectation is size 0 and you make \"runway model\" an option for people who always assumed they couldn't be one because they aren't size 0. If a kid with Down Syndrome says he wants to run a business, instead of saying \"that's not possible because you have Down's Syndrome\" - you can point to [John's Crazy Socks](https://johnscrazysocks.com/collections/all). \n\nIt works socially the same way that scientific and engineering discoveries do. Somebody makes a breakthrough (powered flight!) that a lot of people had thought wasn't really feasible. Then once the assumption is challenged people push the envelope further and further (man on the moon!).", "Rochester is actually a very nice city. It feels kind of like Grand Rapids, MI: it rose from the ashes (Grand Rapids was actually losing population until about a decade ago IIRC)", "no one cares about the charity white people already give to poor people of color.\nI find it important for people of color who become successful to give back and inspire those who look like them. Especially since the liberals and their media constantly tell people of color that they are victims. ", "Carlos Acosta is one of the best I ever saw. He was a poor Cuban guy. ", "First time I've seen Roc on the front page! 585!", "I think I just fell in love with this woman.", "the part about the name is messing with its greatness", "Well excuse him for pointing out hypocrisy.", "That’s a shakur", "Comments in a post about stereotypes and groups all white males together....", "It’s almost as if white people make up the majority of the population in the country.....", "Visiting my da’s office is like a trip to future AA meeting. It will be 6pm and they will have wine in the break room. He’s one of the few guys his age who never got divorced and actually has his kids visit him. Which MIGHT be why he dragged us to functions.\n\n\nMy brother in laws boss had a New Years resolution to cut down the wine intake to under a bottle a night. That broke fast. \n\n\nMeanwhile my family just like donuts, I’m the only one who used to chain smoke and I’m the only one who isn’t a lawyer.", "I swam at an elite level from my junior year of high school up through college. Most people think of swimming as a low impact sport but that's only if you're doing it casually. For swimmers that have been doing the same movement from the time they were 5 or 6 there are a lot of chronic injuries. I don't know a single collegiate swimmer that doesn't have some sort of shoulder/knee/back injury. Yeah and that's not even considering the air quality in the natatoriums and chemicals in the pool.", "my nieces take dance classes (ballet included), they have class once or twice a week, every show their school host they participate doing 3-5 numbers each event. Each of their dances requires different outfits ranging between 50-200$ per outfit... dancing can get costly quite quickly, especially at an age where they outgrow everything within a year", "There already is equal opportunity. There just isn't equal outcome", "My African-American niece is a ballerina and dances so much she can eat infinite amounts of fuel and still looks amazing and trim! She's beautiful not because of a nose width or arm length criteria: she has grace and poise that is inherent to the field. She wasn't born with it/ she works hard to get it!", "She looks gorgeous ", "T", "Lmfao my wife’s family all have that issue. Next time her aunts walk in with flip flops, I’ll be yelling this.", "D", "Think of football/baseball. The cost of coach is divided amongst all the players.\n\nBallet will have smaller classes or 1 on 1 time. Costly!", "Are you trying to fight stereotype with stereotype?", "cultural appropriation is bad m'kay", "Maybe it's the military experience but I don't see \"Gangsta\" Rappers are hard. They're generally such giant pussies that they do stupid shit out of fear of embarrassment. Most gangbangers are like that. ", "While dancing, turning in particular but many moves force you to constantly turn your hips outward. ", "awesome good on her. hopefully this is one of those moments the young kids remember as they become adults.", "If you have a little extra cash, [a teacher at a low income public school in Little Rock is raising money to teach her students classical ballet and jazz](https://www.donorschoose.org/project/dance-for-public-schools/2966155/).", "She is showing these girls that hard work means achieving your dreams, even dreams of being a ballerina. She is trying to give them something to look up to besides the negative imagery that might surround them.", "Same reason iPhones could be sold for half as much but aren't.", "another prominent ballet dancer, Misty Copeland, has been very open about the stereotype and her struggle with being a professional, black ballerina ", "Not if you don’t want to injure yourself. Especially at the pointe stage.", "This is such bullshit. She runs around doing ballet in the street and it's \"inspirational\", but when I put on a leotard and dance with kids in the alley I'm \"gross\" and \"creepy\" and \"not supposed to be within 500 feet of the school.\" \nHypocrites.", "We don't have large populations of black people that are upper class for more than 3 generations. You can also how many black people are in horse back riding, polo, and golf.", "As inspiring as that is, the arts are really hard and rarely end in middle class incomes. If we really want equality we need more people of color going into the skilled professions like doctors/lawyers/engineers. I'd much rather low income folks pursue more realistic paths to wealth.\n\nThis kinda equivalent to saying go into sports or become a rapper. It's possible but I think the vast majority of low income folks would actually benefit from a degree in biology. ", "Why does her leg not seem to match up with where her torso is?", "If you think of dance as a competetive sport (which it is for many young girls) I'd say the costs can exceed almost all traditional sports. Studio time and instruction, private lessons, equipment, costumes, it adds up. I have a wealthy friend that estimated 30,000 in a year for two girls.", "I was going to say I saw a comment similar to this on /r/FigureSkating recently, and lo and behold you're the person who said it spoke to you spiritually! Other skaters in the wild on Reddit lol", "They shoulda gotten Amazon HQ2. Such a great talent pool in that city and Buffalo without large tech companies to take it all in.", "Not everything is a SJW conspiracy. Jesus fuck. \n\nPresumably the woman in the photo is passionate about ballet and wants to encourage other people from her community to give it a shot. It's not that complicated. ", "ALSO, can some one please explain why ballerinas wear tutu's??", "that's such bullshit. You cant point to any random situation and go \"not enough black people something must be wrong here.\" The vast majority of white people don't care about ballet so why would black people? I mean if they do more power to them but damn if people are not obsessed with having races competing with one another WHO CARES if there are not any blacks in ballet maybe they don't want to be. If you show me a case where someone couldn't be in ballet because of the color of their skin I will stand with you in protest. But if you just see a group of people doing something and just go \"not enough black people that's racist\" you are the problem. And annoying. At my school we had step team and dance team, the black girls WANTED to do step and the white girls WANTED to do dance. Who the fuck cares let people be themselves. \n\n\n\n", "She looks gorgeous ", "> I was about to say that professional Swimming aint that bad for your health, but I looked it up, turns out chlorine and pee water is bad for heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.\n\n-/u/Atanar ", "My back is tingling just reading this", "I like how people post things like this. Like they know her and it's nbd. 'Oh so and so is walking around doing this. Just thought I'd point it out to ya.' \n\n", "They go through shoes very fast. In addition, many dance companies, even for kids, will want the kids to wear specific outfits or brands, not just something you can pick up at Walmart. I had a friend in dance growing up whose mom was an amazing seamstress. She tried to make her daughter's dance outfits to save money and even though they looked identical to the expensive ones the instructors wanted the kids to wear, the instructors insisted that everything be bought through a special company. Hundreds of dollars. \n\nAlso, you need a place to actually learn. Where I'm from, there's one dance academy in town that teaches ballet, and it's ridiculously expensive. And I'm from the largest city in the state. ", "Some wear and tear sure, but id like to not lose a toe nail in a sock more than once :D\n\nAnyways, my comment was mostly made in jest. Im all for inspiring kids to do new and interesting stuff.", "What? I’ve never heard of the stereotype being that colored folk can’t inspire colored folk ", "She should win miss america or some shit", "White is a color\n\nEDIT: FFS people, it literally is\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White", "live in buffalo, we think lesser of you Rochester folks lol\n\nedit: was only kidding and i know buffalo is a shithole haha", "That sounds so twisted! I never ever want to believe in heavenly garbage being lovely to consume. I'm feeling unwary of all East coast folks just at this moment.", "obviously that means we should put a quota on the percentage each race gets to be ballerinas. 🙄 ", "Yeah and most other dance companies in New York prefer to hire people of color or diverse ethnic background. \n\nIt's cool she's doing that to inspire other generarions, but there's not some underlying racism in the dance community here. There are tons of extremely prominent dancers, choreographers and more who are of color and/or international. All the people at Ailey, Harlem dance company, Donald McKayle, just to name a few off the top of my head.", "Does your username refer to The Office?", "You're lucky, in that case! There are definitely some unspoken stereotypes about which creative art forms are open to black people (and other minorities, a group which I'm part of), and I think it can be particularly exclusive where body shape and build are involved. People just don't expect to see the bodies of people of colour in certain art forms, and their reactions can further exclude us. \n\nWhen I was in high school, I wanted so desperately to be waif thin and white, with straight hair - basically the opposite of what I actually am - because, in all of the art forms that I revered, I couldn't even see a single person who looked like me. Being white became in my mind (correctly or incorrectly) the cost of entry into those spheres.", "I love artists. ", "Ballet shoes do not last long. Sometimes you can’t get more than 8 hours out of them. Also ballet lessons for YEARS are very expensive, especially if your goal is to become a professional ballerina. Most of the professionals start as very young children. ", "The best, most famous American golfer is black.", "Bingo", "We did it reddit!", "I think he's referring to his brief [stint in the sanitarium](https://media.giphy.com/media/idxdiXKXPpcME/giphy.gif).", "First of all the floors aren't really that nice to land on when they jump. And when you watch it live you can even hear the noise from landing over the orchestra. Adding to that they rarely feather their landings, as bending your knees doesn't look \"nice\". They do feather a bit but look at the height they reach.\n\nTake a look: https://youtu.be/9rJoB7y6Ncs?t=19m9s\n\nWhen he lands on a single leg, barely any feathering. Do that 24/7 for 20 years and your hips will show problems ;p\n\nBut honestly, ballet is really beautiful and that link has the full Swan lake, worth a watch.", "Also swimmers can end up with some serious shoulder injuries ", "\"Black women can't ballerina\" was never a stereotype I thought existed. I'm pretty sure it's more of a \"poor people can't be ballerinas\" that's the stereotype. People always seem to get black people and poor people mixed up when they are talking about \"privilege\". Trust me, a black kid with billionaire parents has just as many white privileges as any rich white kid. \"Poor People\" is what you're thinking of. It has nothing to do with these kids being black, the operative word here is \"inner city\". A kid from the inner city doesn't exactly have easy access to world class dance instructors. If this had anything to do with black girl stereotypes, maybe don't be a stereotype and look for black kids in inner cities, there are plenty of black kids in middle class suburbs who would also love to learn to dance. Why not break the black women stereotype there if it's only about skin color and not wealth? \n\nDoesn't matter to me, it just seems a bit cruel to show these kids what their lives could be like if they weren't poor but blame \"being black\" for the reason they can't dance professionally. I don't really think people believe black girls can't dance, since when was that the issue? If you can't afford $350 pair of dancing shoes and thousands in trips and competitions, then it really has less to do about black stereotypes and more to do with rubbing unreachable opportunities into the faces of poor kids, regardless of color. Her intentions are noble, but this image is just a picture of a famous dancer pointing at her shoes and saying \"you'll never afford these shoes, not because you're poor, but because apparently people don't think black girls can do ballet for some reason\"", "Totally agree. I'm only 22 and a lot of volleyball, from club level up to varsity in university, has fucked my knees. Walking around in the cold makes them hurt so badly. ", "Oh for fuck's sake. No.", "Jesus, you fucking weirdos and your persecution complexes. Do you have to make everything about you? ", "Yeah, the whole thing is a bit silly. If the title had been:\n\n> Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around inner city Rochester to inspire young kids\n\nIt would've been a much stronger message, because it would be apolitical and it would allow the photo to tell the rest of the story. ", "fucking love Rochester.", "If Hispanics want to be racist to a black person they won’t use the word negro.", "Great message. Only problem is that the world doesn't need more ballet dancers. The amount of girls that learn to ballet vs jobs in ballet is probably the most ridiculous funnel in the world just behind acting and singing.", "death to white ballerinas amirite ", "Conversely, that's why basketball is so stereotypically popular in the black community. All you need is a ball, a hoop, and a driveway. ", "This story sort of reminds me of another famous ballerina from the same ballet.\n\n[Maria Tallchief ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Tallchief) \n\nInteresting read.", "Is it a stereotype that almost every White supremacist organization in America is Christian? I haven't seen any others. ", " Misty Copeland was the first at American Ballet Theatre, Aesha was first at New York City Ballet, Raven Wilkinson was the first black woman allowed to join a ballet company in the 1955 with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo\n\nEdit: not to mention Alvin Ailey as a whole", "TIL, there is a stereotype that black women are bad a ballet.", "I don't get it, how does shit way above their toes get damaged. Do they have to kickbox a concrete pillar and only make contact with the top of the foot?", "It was 10 dollars for a couple hours at the icerink I used to use when I was younger. I was able to learn to skate through an after school program, but I think that put my parents out $240 a semester, and that was a decade ago.", "As Michael Jackson said \"Ow, SHAMOON, It don't matter if you're black or white\"", "Ssshh, let the cinnamon in the meat sauce lull you into a sweet, sweet sugar crash daze..", "All personality? \n", "I wonder if the dance teacher had ever had to scold a couple kids who weren't paying attention...\n\n>Please stay en pointe, we were discussing healthy stretches. \nUnless of course you think you know better? Maybe you'd like to teach the class today then, hmmm? Or perhaps it would be better IF I SENT YOU STRAIGHT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE YOU LITTLE SHIT! YOU'LL NEVER BE ANYTHING WITHOUT ME. NOTHING! \n^^^sob", "sharpening isnt all that expensive", "I was just about to say the exact same thing. Ballet dancers are hard as fuck. \n\nSource: My SO studied dance in university has made art with blood soaked ballet slippers. ", "Also didn't know this, good ol chubby whitegirl awkwardness however got me laughed right the heck out of jazz ballet when I was 13.", "I thought black people being good at dancing was a stereotype already? ", "It doesn't actually mess your feet up as badly as the popular photos people like to parade around. Occasionally a toenail might fall off and you'll develop blisters/bunions, but that happens in every sport that keeps you constantly on your feet.", "Who is telling them that ballet is just a white thing?", "Have mirror touch synesthesia... feels bad man", "aaaaaand stretch,.... to the window, annnd.....to the wall.", "Like Rochester, NY? I live here and havent seen anything about this, figured some news station would cover it", "I mean, I don’t care either way but that is what she’s doing. ", "I graduated RIT in '09 and immediately left. No jobs in my field, few jobs in other fields. Granted that was right middle of the recession, and right after Kodak died. ", "Do you even read your own comments? I know they teach you algebra. You said that you can invent everything without teachers. ", "Maybe you should get off your pedestal trying to insult my privilege or whatever your goal here is and try to understand the conversation before jumping into it?\n\nThis discussion is about *relative costs* of activities, not about whether I had advantages as a kid. \n\nDo you have something to contribute to that discussion? Because I'm all ears. You don't seem to want to do anything but attack me for having parents who could afford to enroll me in hockey and skiing.. ", "shes not gonna change shit sadly. She is the exception to the stereotype. Good on her for trying I guess.", "it's 43F out in Rochester right now. Beautiful weather :)", "I think the stereotype is less the only dance white girls are capable of, and more the dance only rich white girls can afford to learn.", "Gotta love yourself a bit of Clifford Ave.", "Stop perpetuating the myth that all white men are ballerinas.", "Tupac aint dead.", "I dated a ballerina for a few months back in uni. I'm a little scarred.", "\"Point your toes little bitch!\"", ">\"[Ballet](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3277865/Darcey-Bussell-hip-surgery-four-decades-unnatural-d\nancing.html) requires movements which are very unnatural. With every step, you do a circular movement of the hip. You turn out from the hip and make your knees point out to the side, instead of forward.\" ", "Good gravy, why though? What are they made of? It just seems that with all of space age technology we have that we should be able to make a hella expensive pair of shoes will last a year or two. ", "After how many years the sports was invented.", "Who said it was a shot at anyone?", "And yet when I do it I get called a nutter.", "Not to mention the costumes themselves. You're not just dancing in any tutu/tights/leotard that were one time purchases (and even aside from recitals they're not, you need multiple), nearly every time you have a recital you're buying a minimum $100+ outfit that you only wear once", "I quit ballet dancing as a teen not just because my tendons are about as flexible as a wooden walking stick, but also because the cost of training was too much. And I'm Eastern European, so it was cheap enough.", "Boo! Get off the stage! ", "D", "This is EVERYTHING!", "Every job is taxing in some way. I was a lab assitant/phlebotomist. I'm not anymore because of osteoarthritis. A lot of the older, long employed people had nerve damage in thier hands, leg vein issues, and joint damage. ", "A", "Preventative exercise (flexibility, cardio, and overall strength), weight loss if overfat, and regular breaks for light physical activity during the workday. I've found Pilates, yoga, and even dance to be helpful. An ergonomic work space is also important.", "Yep. That's why lacrosse, polo, golf, etc. are all rich people sports. Sports where you can easily play a game in the street or at the park tend to have better representation. People can find ways to spend money on basketball (new shoes, better basket) or baseball (pads, gloves), or soccer (cleats, real goals) but you really only need a few pieces of equipment for a large group of people to play.", "see reading that, I'm thinking more of Parker Posey in Dazed and Confused. ", "It's cheaper to be a male dancer, at least at the non-elite levels. For starters, their shoes, training clothes, and costumes are usually cheaper. One studio I trained at charged them less money for classes. Another one also charged them less to train, *and* let non-trainees boys audition for low-skill roles in the spring and fall shows and if they got a part, they could just show up to a few weeks of show-specific rehearsals (free) and they got paid to do the shows. So lots of boys would train for only a few years, but would get 2 free months of rehearsal training per year and then get paid for shows for many more years after that. Meanwhile only girls who paid full tuition year-round could try out and then didn't get paid for the shows. (This is why many studios will give male chorus roles to girls.)", "The true asset of aspiration is NOT the strict pursuit of a single goal, it is instead the belief that goals can be obtained. Often, it's the expectation of futility that strips away a child's motivation to pursue their goals. Showing a child that goals can be obtained, even lofty, rarely attainable ones, softens their insecurity and strengthens their resolve to pursue such goals, even if those goals shift as the reality of life's constraints set in. There is a relative endless supply of achievable goals in life that a person can pursue to improve their situation. It's the lack of drive to pursue those goals that often stands as the greatest obstacle in achieving them. ", "She is representative of her culture and race - that's fine. Not all \"non-hwhites\" have the same issues or challenges. \"Person of colour\" is a blanket term which groups a massive group of people together. ", "Weird, that's definitely not the case in the UK. I did ballet lessons as a kid 20+ years ago and my parents were poor but wanted to get me out of the house. My black and Asian friends did ballet too. It was never a controversial thing when I was a kid, but I guess attitudes are just different over here.", "If you're dancing at a high or professional level and in the studio a lot, and dancing a full show 4-5 nights a week, you probably would. The shoes break down and if they break down enough, they don't offer the dancer support to be up on pointe and must be replaced. For me taking recreational ballet in a small town as a kid and teen? I got 2 or 3 pairs of pointe shoes a year (we were also less well off than some of the other families whose kids I danced with- that was it for what I could have, really). \n\nFun fact: Many professional dancers not only wear a specific style of a shoe from a particular dancewear brand, but they only wear that model that's made by a particular shoe maker in the factory. Some of the shoemakers know who \"their\" dancers are, some dancers will meet their shoemaker, others perhaps not. http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/07/16/the-pointe-shoe-makers-of-hackney/", "[Football Players have it the worst](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/207/210/b22.jpg)", "Same for any type of success. [Some rich people take for granted what they had that poor people do not](https://imgur.com/a/8Efdh)\n\n**Edit:** not that poor parents are choosing not to be involved, but if they have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to keep food on the table they won't always be able to give as much time as they would like", "You are literally the only person who has that thought in this thread. No one thinks little black girls can't be elegant and graceful except you. ", "Hell yes! I'm actually watching it right now, too! ", "To save money, he purchased his ballet slippers at Costco in a...\n\nbundle.", "Not all cultural appropriation is bad imo. It’s mainly seen bad when the culture in question was negatively affected by colonialism. At least that’s what I’ve observed.", "It is if you take it seriously. Like many art scenes, anything better than 'okay' is *fiercely* competitive, especially if you want to get into the top performing troupes.\n\nAnd while there are ways to do ballet at a lesser level, most people want to advance in their art, and at a certain point, it just starts getting too expensive.\n\nSo it's not that not you can't do ballet *at all* if you're poor, but that getting to even mid-tiers of performance requires a certain amount of time and resources that a family might not have.\n\nThis isn't even taking into account the price of getting lessons, which has a floor of about $25 an hour - even in small, poor towns like the one I grew up in.", "Who said I was complaining? The person above me asked about what stereotype says black women can't be ballerinas. I pointed out that there are very few black ballerinas, even in heavily multicultural cities like New York (just the first example that came to mind, seeing as I don't have ballerina statistics on hand).\n\nGod, you people are oversensitive and pedantic. Not everything is some crazy agenda that needs to be debated. ", "I was...blessed?...with a Morton's toe (2nd toe longer than big toe), which killed (edit: as in hurt, not \"you killed it, girl! Go you!\") once I reached pointe. Now my poor daughter has the dancer's build and natural grace I never had, but she's inherited the Morton's toe. :( although I hear the silicone toe caps are way better than the lambs wool we had back in the day. ", "D", "Your comment would have been okay without the pretentious and arrogant tone. You need to put reality before your feelings", "lol", "A lot more than whatever you will in your life most likely. ", "oh my god hahahah there are literally dozens of us\n\n> while an older Russian woman screams at you because you have flutzed for the 100th time in a row. \n\nwas probably the most relatable post I've ever seen on that subreddit. ", "HOLY SHIT MY HOME CITY OF ROCHESTER IS ON THE FRONT PAGE\n\nP.S. If anyone ever goes to Rochester you have to get a garbage plate. It's like the only thing we are known for (and Kodak).", "1st world superiority problems. Millennials are saying native usage of a word is now considered racist - because ignorance.\n\nwoosh. thatsthepoint.jpg ", "Yeah... okay. You go ahead and believe what you will. You've obviously got it all figured out. There's no getting one passed you! Go teach yourself to be a prima ballerina then ", "What stereotype would that be 😂😂", "Came for a Black Swan joke and couldn't find one.\n\nBut seriously, this is awesome.", "Mfw I find out that people think Rochester has an inner-city", "Keep reminding people", "Don't worry, after a few months en pointe dancers don't have toenails. \n\nWell, they either cut them really really short or lose them the hard way.", "Way to completely miss the point. ", "From the article: \n\n>Despite these high costs, many in the ballet community see reason to be optimistic about the diversity of professional ballet in the future. Some companies are taking steps to make serious ballet training more accessible to children from lower-income families. In recent years, programs that reach out to and support underserved students have exploded in number. Many of these programs seek to alleviate the cost barriers that students who are starting out in ballet can face, in the hopes that this will allow children from low-income families and students of color to see ballet as a career possibility.\n\nMisty Copeland got her start at the [Boys and Girls Club](http://bgclaharbor.org/why-misty-copeland-owes-it-all-to-a-boys-girls-club/).", "Cultural appropriation is killing millions of Native Americans then using a stereotypical headdress in a fashion show to be edgy. White musicians playing jazz is not cultural appropriation, east asian musicians playing classical music is not cultural appropriation, black people doing ballet is not appropriation. ~~Grow up.~~\n\nEdit: I regret being rude here, sorry about that.", "Cost of the coach is also determined by the revenue brought in by the sport is it not?", "See, this is awesome. Also perfectly explains why “cultural appropriation” is absurd. Someone else does/makes/wears something awesome? Cool, i wanna do that. Nothing dies in a fire or gets diminished. This is a perfect example.", "Not so much a stereotype as there's a lack of opportunity. Ballet is very expensive and to get to professional status takes years.", "It doesn't. These kids aren't even going to remember this chick. What she's doing is nice, and its great for internet points but its not going to change anything. All i know is she better watch out for dude down the street staring at her that hard... ", "C", "This is a beautiful picture and story but is there anyone out there actually saying that only white people can be ballerinas? That seems crazy.", "Was going to comment this. It’s great and all that she’s showing them they “can” do that... but most don’t do it for a reason (too expensive or too far away). Hence the alleged stereotype here ", "How many professional ballerina's are there in the world?", "It’s not a stereotype that they can’t from the outside. It’s from within the ghetto.... when you have never seen anyone who looks like you doing it, have no access nor inspiration, and no money... it’s kinda hard to dream about something like that", "\"to twerk or not to twerk, that is the question\"", "‘Believe’ in this context has the same meaning as ‘understand’ or ‘infer’; so you can go ahead and take that stick out of your arse.\n\nAlso, which part of “promote greater involvement and increase patronage” means “get a career as”?", "Inb4 your son wants to play lacrosse.", "Ballerina's are definitely viewed as \"delicate\". Look at their movements and dances. I'm not saying they are, in reality, soft or delicate, simply that's the image being conveyed. They're most definitely pretty hard core in reality, no question. That shit ain't easy", "At least make sure to wash it first. Shit looks nasty.", "It's definitely confusing that TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT means scooping out less than 5% of it.", "how was it", "Because you need parachute pants for hammer time.", "D", "They have been making better shoes over the years - more supportive, longer lasting, just as beautiful. As with many innovations, there's often an attitude that \"the younger generation should suffer because I had to.\" Some older ballerinas are even disdainful of placing pads in the shoes, they think you have to let your toes blister and bleed every time to 'feel the technique' and be a 'true artist.' There's some clucking tongues against stronger, longer-lasting shoes like the [Gaynor Minden] (https://dancer.com/) brand, because the stronger material comes at a slight expense to individual shaping of the shoe to your feet. As with all innovations, the technology is eventually embraced and keeps the art advancing.", "[Tupac. ](http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/3/5/5/202355.jpg) ", "Beautiful photo.", "You are really so obtuse you don't understand how knowledge is preserved and passed down?\n\n\nI'd say your parents should have taught you, but I'm guessing they left you to teach yourself from youtube.", "binding is also physically damaging", "For the moment, those yuppies from Victor will fuck it up soon", "This right here is beautiful", "I would say that it's generally middle-class and up. I don't think it's fair to say that all ballet families are upper class. I think the majority of dancers are from middle-class backgrounds.", "They are under represented. Its very very expensive to be a ballerina. And if you never see any black women who are ballerinas, they why would a young black girl think she could become one.", "Those kids are so precious pointing their feet like that! Ahh ", "I realized recently that anyone doing a BMus must come from a stereoparental home that is at least middle class. Universities expect that you own your own amazing instrument, tools, etc. and have been taking lessons since kindergarten age to qualify for admission. Plus, all the costs associated with touring and competitions, etc.\n\nNot a program for poor kids.", "this makes me really, really happy. ", "Yeah there’s still snow on the ground melting. It’s 40 degrees out today", "That photo is Pulitzer material. It's really beautiful.", "Or stereotypes about blacks in society that influences how black children perceive their own self worth and potential.\n\n", "Depends on how much you play. And at what level. In college I went through a pair every season, but you never know when a puck might crack your chassis or the rivets may rip through the sole requiring a new pair mid-season. A decent pair runs around $300. A high end pair can easily go for for $600 or more. \n\nBeer league/Rat hockey players might still have a decade old pair of skates. With anything like this, ymmv... and it really comes down to personal preference. \n\n", "I have all my toenails! ", " The biggest problem i have with that article is the use of the term \"sjw\". \n \n I don't have any issue with the term being used to talk about Aesha or other people like herself, about whom i feel it is being used as a positive label. \n \n But i do have an issue with sjw being used for self righteous assholes whom use it as an excuse to either belittle or look down on other people for not having as \"correct\" a view as themselves. Surely can't we find another term for those a-holes so that it doesn't detract from the positive work that people like Aesha are doing on a daily basis. \n \nI like what this lady is doing and feel it is only about positivity. People whom use it as a pedestal to shout and look down at other people can go stick it up their aas.", "And what exact stereotypes is she trying to change? That black women cant wear tutus?", "Just like all the meme’s I’m sure you’ve seen, that’s the only thing I watch on Netflix. ", "Bad.", "Not Pictured: 4 armed Bodyguards weighing in at over 250lb a piece.", "It's reddit, what did you expect lol", "That isn't the kids' responsibility", "D", "Don't forget about Frost!", "Rugby and baseball since I was about 12. Over the years added other things likes hiking, climbing, martial arts, lifeguarding/serious swimming and swing dancing. \n\n\nI’m 32, 6’3 and a bit over 200 and my right shoulder has been blown out before, my left knee occasionally pops and my toes don’t close right since I have broken almost all of them. I’ve toned down my activity level and switched over to lower weights and more cardio and stretching. Helps a lot. The issue is that you have to cut down on stuff, pick and choose and focus on that. You can still do everything, but you have to do different levels and take time to rest. Can’t exactly play rugby, drink all night, wake up, pitch a game then go run a few miles before drinking the night away like I am 22. ", "I dated a girl who was told by her ballet company that when puberty came, because she was black, she would become too curvy to become a ballerina. \n\nShe was a very impressive ballerina and built like a shorter version of this woman. So fuck that dance company entirely. \n\nEdit: a word", "I think when people are comparing ice skating to violin/ballet they're referring to competitive figure skating, which usually requires specialized training, coaches, private rink time, costumes, travel and competition fees, etc.", "If you don't have the money to pay for a thing you don't have the opportunity to have it. ", "Well consider the way the shoes compress the toes. Then consider what friction and pressure do to flesh. Then imagine the aroma coming off of the mixture of footsweat, blood, and pus. For some reason, ballerina shoes are a common decoration for little girls. This is mortifying.", "Dang, first time I notice it!", "D", "This is over a year old. Bullshit title.", "Did I say she wasn't? The comment I responded to said that there is an inner city stereotype that black girls can't be elegant and graceful and somehow a picture of one ballerina studio with no blacks is evidence of that. Which is bullshit. She can encourage whatever to whoever she wants I don't care. ", "Yeah. I didn’t mean they are intimidating to everyone, but the image is one of being “hard” versus the image of ballet as “soft” through fluidity and balance. One art talks of shooting, killing, and generally being tough. The other dances. ", "_Well, I was planning on getting a degree in physics, but now I'm going to ballerina school!_", "I know right? And God forbid I do it in front of the daycare!", "U mad ? Why u mad", "Why not Zoidberg?", "It’s a “feel good” story that really doesn’t affect much at all. ", "Fuck!", "Professionally? No, you still get a lot of issues. Swimming as exercise is good because it is low impact, but once you get serious there are issues.", "A", "I never got to professional levels, but torn rotator cuffs is pretty common in the lower levels. My career ended with some form of shoulder injury that I haven't been able to diagnose, and its been 6 years of constant pain. Its mild enough most of the time, but with the wrong movements or enough usage it can be pretty bad. \n\nThis can definitely be avoided with proper technique and coaching, but if you make the wrong change to your stroke, after a week of swimming several miles a day, serious damage can definitely be done. ", "I think they will not cause longterm damage to their feet until they start taking it very seriously. By that point, they are probably teenagers and know about the effects.\n\nI don't think there is anyone who sticks with ballet who doesn't absolutely love it. It's too big of a sacrifice.", "Nuh uh that only counts if you're white", "Yes! but it's not like it's NEW strigns for every show, or even before a show, playing on NEW strings is hard, esp for a performance, you'd be tuning up every song", "You make a compelling argument", "Because he wasn't named Desmond.", "Because the manufacturer would make less profit if the shoes lasted longer.\n", "I bought a posture corrector and have started wearing it for a couple hours a day, hoping to slowly correct 2 decades of being hunched over at a computer.", "D", "Damn. Never even thought of that... Not that I've ever wanted to be a ballerina or anything.", "WOOO ROCHESTER\n\nGood to see my City. ", "When I was about 4 years old, my sister was in ballet (age 10) and me and my two brothers would play mini sticks or whatever in the front lobby during her recitals. One time it was only my one brother who for whatever reason, and had to sit through it. He hated it UNTIL he saw a girl get thrown in the air and do a big spin. He was telling everyone he wanted to be a ballet dancer for a few days until, and my rents just let him chase that dream cause it was so funny to them lol.", "Well, just don’t go to jay street.", "Not to mention it's more culturally european rather than african. ", "Whatever", "I didn't know of that stereotype either. I was under the impression that the prima ballerina was ALWAYS white, though.", "Maybe not. Whose responsibility is it?", "Legit eating lunch and your username my dude, I'm losing my appetite haha", ">realize that different body types are more prevalent in different ethnicities\n\nDisregarding obesity rates, is there any basis for this?", "This is actually something I had no idea about. This needs to be known", "Nah man bitching on Reddit is way, way easier. ", "Rocha is not tutu weather until like...April.", "It's a gross thing to do to bother boiling your guitar strings, BUT also I didn't mention that some people also boil them halfway through their 'life' to clean the dead skin and other shit off them, THATS gross", "Wow, doing something so many people have done before but it's notable here because she's black.", "Gonna take a wild stab in the dark here: tradition.", "I didn't mention that some people also boil them halfway through their 'life' to clean the dead skin and other shit off them, THATS gross", "This makes me happy. ", "Literally how does this even qualify as \"social Marxism\"", "Very very cool! ", "Yo. Inner Rochester is shitty. I deliver to convenience stores there a lot and shit goes down let me tell ya. One time I got to a 7/11 and there were some cops there, when I started the delivery there were bloody footprints (only the right foot) they led from the door to the beer cooler and disappeared. \n\nI only hope that was when god called him home.", "There's also highland dancing.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCibA4BD20s", "No. There has been a black dance troupe in NYC for decades. It is by no means whatsoever uncommon to have black professional dancers on an artistic level. And I don't mean hip-hop videos.\n\nWhat a terrible headline. Let me google.\n\nhttp://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/who-we-are\n\nOne of many. Many. NYC, Chicago, Oakland, Atlanta.... just about any major city is going to have a dedicated black dance troupe and some date back to the black Rennaisance in the 1920s, and before I'm think.", "Baseball..... pads?", "Yeah the actual lessons themselves cost a lot - the personal training per day. \n\nI have a sister who did ballet her whole life and tried out of the Canadian national team.", "Simple cloth, for the most part. I mean, they're really made to look good more than anything else - dance, like all art, relies heavily on aesthetic.\n\nAnd while we probably *could* make shoes that are both beautiful and durable, they would be *hella expensive*. [It's basically Vimes' Theory of Economic Injustice in action.](https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Sam_Vimes_Theory_of_Economic_Injustice)", "🎶Black ballerina🎶", "T", "So, in other words, it's only bad when whitey does it.", "#My toes!\n\nAs a white boy who grow up poor (was called white trash by my extended family, trailer parks, the whole nine yards), we considered it something very wealthy people did too. Never really thought about it from a race side, but every time you'd see a rich family taking their kids to ballet in movies they were white", "Are... are you OK? ", "Medical costs too, my cousin got a scholarship through college doing ballet. It is really tough on knees, ankles, and feet.", "Seems like the safe answer to me", "Avenue D", "As a nh resident I was confused ", "[Indeed](https://i.imgur.com/UDy2dlb.gifv) ", "When one kids parents can afford ballet lessons, and another kids parents can't, there isn't equal opportunity. Doubly so when these opportunities for kids fall so heavily along racial lines.\n\nWould you say swimming is equal opportunity? Because lack of swimming lessons is horrifically common in black communities due to historic lack of access to pools, which is in turn due to housing segregation.", "> I never realized there was a stereotype that black girls couldn't do ballet.\n\nthere's basically not ", "That they can be ballet dancers. Before Misty Copeland the leads and main performers for all ballet academies were white. She is showing them that the color of their skin doesn't hold them back. \n\nNot to be a dick, but you get that right? ", "See: The Winter Olympics\n\nFor the most part you need hard work **and** money to be successful ", "Huh, never knew Apple made dance shoes.", "I suppose being 6 foot 4 tall and with shoulders as wide as a door and a big red beard hasn't really helped you. You really need to work out a balance of your medication lady. ", "It's disproportionate in ballet. Something like 70% of America is why but she was the only black ballerina in America, and whites probably make up more that 90% of ballerinas.", "look at the guys history, literally half of his comments are mentioning christians and how much he hates them, he's a creep\n\nedit: he says are you a christian too? 1000x i think he's a troll", "Yes. ", "[Ballerinos](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_dancer).", "👍", "the purple people", "Hehehe.\n\nI remember when I sang that sweet sweet song in my hesitant husband's ear...\n\n\nAlmost a year before our 3 kid was born....\n\nI am kidding..... Sorta", "D", "this is my neighborhood! represent!\n", "Who would be surprised by a Black ballerina? She's inspiring kids, why make that a racial thing and imply racism that doesn't exist?", "Love this.\n\nHope she is treated with respect and decency by locals she hopes to inspire.", "Ballet isn't white culture, I believe it's Italian culture.", "No but to be a ballerina or the like in a black community can lead to you being called 'white' as a slur or just not black. ", "I had a dance teacher from the Ukraine who would yell at kids basically every class. I started her class at 14, and although I had previous experience she pretty much just discounted me in her mind because I was too old, so she was actually nice to me because she assumed I would never amount to anything and therefore it didn't matter how well I did. The kids who were younger than me, oh man. \n\nWe're talking screaming at them for \"wasting their lives\" because their feet were not pointed all the way in a tendu. Telling a sobbing twelve year old that she needs to get out of the class because she dared show up with the wrong color leotard. I remember she even asked if one girl was \"slow in the head\" because her bun wasn't secured well enough and started to come undone during barre. \n\nShe was a damn great teacher though...\n\nEdit: I forgot to mention she used to tell everyone in class we were lucky she wasn't allowed to hit us or yank our feet into place like HER teachers from the old country.", "Basically, its not bad but the inner city parts definitely fill the stereotypes.", "Ahhhhh Rochester, the mustard city", "wait what? I have played soccer for 30 years and obviously know a lot of soccer players and my feet and all the feet I've seen look pretty normal. They go through the same amount of wear and tear as any other sport. Kicking a ball isn't that damaging to the feet.", "Wow! ", "I think this is very cute and super positive. Any encouragement for kids to push themselves and allow themselves to dream big is positive and she is a great role model. \n\nHowever I think that we once again rush to the conclusion of racism to explain disparity everywhere we see it. I have been involved in the dance community for a few years and travelled the world documenting and engaging in interesting discussions. \n\nThere is some strict casting involved with ballet which mostly has to do with blending into a group if you are not a lead. Or if it's for the lead role then that is according to the story and the look in general they want to take with the piece but all of that doesn't negate the fact that black girls just are not as interested in ballet!\n\nYes there are far, far less black women ballet but that is not only because of strict profiling but also mostly due to a different personal interest. Black women are extremely successful dancers and they represent a huge portion of the street dance community. The street dance scene includes many styles of dance which are far far more relatable not just to black girls... but anyone in the 21st century really. Black girls are in a heavy advantage in the street dances since the casting is tailored to them.\n\nAlso one of the big differences holding black women from going into ballet is simply physiognomical. Lot's of black people have flat feet and less flexibility in their ankles, ballet involves A LOT of ankle and foot work which is very hard for a lot of girls who have those traits. This of course is not the case for every black woman but it does affect many of them.\n\nI think that looking for racism in everything will make us see it everywhere and distract us from real beneficial actions. I'm not saying that what she's doing is wrong or useless, it's actually pretty cool! But if we take away this lens of racism, we could notice that a lot of these children might be interested in persuing street dance as a profession. The bar for entry is far less expensive, more of them would identify and they would have far higher chances of being cast.\n\nAnyways, my 2 cents as someone who knows a little bit about the dance scene and racial differences first hand. \n\n**Edit**\nI'm getting down voted for starting a conversation from an insider perspective but no one dares to respond? ", "Equipment for a young dancer can be inexpensive. Just a pair of ballet slippers and a Leo, it's when you get older and more advanced in your technique it becomes very expensive. A pair of point shoes are easily $100 a pair and can last anywhere from a day to a month depending on the amount and level of dancing. Classes range from $10-$20 a lesson and you multiply that by 3-5 classes a week and not including private lessons it adds up quick. ", "Reinforcing my opinion of bitches be crazy.\n\nPicture this your sitting in your front room drinking a coffee and you see a women dressed in a tutu wandering the streets talking to children.\n\nWhat's your first thought? Bitches be cray", "THIS is change, I love this way of empowering people ", "I enjoyed the film about her on Netflix.", "I trash every city, including my beloved NYC and Belfast. But HOG is so much fun. I could have blown all of my rent and food money there without blinking if I hadn’t been dragged out. \n\n\nPlus...beef on weck, garbage plates, and all the other Syracuse Rochester Buffalo stuff. ", "...are you schizophrenic?", "It's fucking wonderful right now. After that -20 after windchill weekend we had a few weeks back I'll take this weather any day.", "New strings have a better tone though. I know when recording, a lot of guitarists will use a new set of strings for each track", "This is a true statement, but also 99% of bodies are considered \"wrong\" for ballet (or at the very least, the prima ballerina).\n\nYou need to have arms/legs length several st.dev. away from the norm.\n\nSo it isn't really racist to do so, if that was implied, and has little to do with racial stereotypes for beauty.", "No, you didn't watch Black Swan.", "why are you obsessed with Christianity hatred? it's a lot even for a fedora athiest", "Posture my dude.\n\nLean back in your chair, never over your keyboard. Head straight. That helps the back and neck. (also make sure to take some times to turn your neck and look around once in a while to keep from getting neck cramps)\n\nGet up from your desk at least once an hour for the knees. (personally I go for a quick water/bathroom run. Under ten minutes).\n\nFor wrists just make sure you get a wrist rest to put in front of your keyboard and get a mouse-pad that has one of the gel-pads.\n\nFingers.... yeah, your fingers are fucked. Various methods can help mitigate it, but ain't nothing gonna stop at least a bit getting through. Hazards of the profession.", "Thank you for throwing me down a rabbit hole. ", "And how does the music teacher afford to provide free lessons? ", "LOL - you can jog at night. ", "For all the inspiration you see from rappers, basketball players, really successful people what ALL kids of every colour need is to find honour and pride in work. You don't need to be a superstar to be inspirational. You just need to go out there, work hard and be the best fucking you that you can be.", "You seem fragile.", "Thank you! ill fix that.", "Basically the cost is prohibitive to people in low income neighborhoods, which tends to overwhelmingly be minorities. I used to take dance classes and as a non-white person, it was pretty tough. And the cost is no joke, we could barely afford one class a week which wasn't enough to help me get to where I wanted. I still loved it though. ", "TIL I have a Morton's toe. Didn't know there was a name for that.", "Nobody who killed millions of natives is alive", "Exactly this. It’s why the “black people are inherently better at sports” argument holds little weight. The people making that argument look at just a couple sports and ignore countless others (e.g. golf and hockey), also ignoring sociocultural factors in the process.", "> develop a course exterior t\n\n*coarse\n\nOtherwise, excellent point!", "Im right there with you. You don’t see people feelings bad for us. Why? Because we are the wrong color. Hmmmm where have I heard such racism before?", "You can walk around at night in a hoodie.", "Also, it's not just the money but the time investment required. If you're working multiple jobs the time commuting between jobs can be brutal. Then many minorities live in a food desert, with limited grocery stores that's extra hours each week just to go out of your way for groceries. Then there are unlikely to be ballet studios in an area that doesn't even have a grocery store. So you'd be sacrificing at least 3 hours a week so that your kid gets to take an hour long lesson while you sit out front not getting to clean or do any of the other thousand chores you couldn't do because you're spending so much time commuting.", "Well i guess ppl of all colors got busy booty shaking as of late..", "What is that supposed to mean?", "Rochester, NY on the front page, Lets go!", "This is clearly not the norm, but my studio made us all wait until our growth plates were closed and had clearance from a doctor before starting en pointe (ages 12-16) and none of us have any foot problems. There is a way!", "God Bless that music teacher. ", "So aren't we just right back to my original comment?", "We've all done it sometime... haven't we?", "It is already almost impossible for a well off person to be a successful ballerina. Telling poor black kids that this is a realistically attainable goal is pretty irresponsible. Maybe I am being cynical, but poor black people already have lots of these unrealistic and impractical role models in black elite athletes, music pop culture personalities. It seems like the requirement for a black role model is that they entertain and make money for rich white people. Let me know when Neil deGrass Tyson is walking around the inner city in a lab coat, and let me know how much press he gets.", "Wat", "egh, they probably meant helmets and cups, which are pads in a sense. ", "That seems more like a financial obstacle rather than a racial one? ", "This is why I keep coming back to Reddit. Thank you for not always being a complete shithole.", "And yet... football. ", "lol I love that anything slightly positive is shit on by the far left as not good enough. Your dream is not a reality, her efforts are making more effect than your keyboard quarterbacking ever will. ", "Yes. The support in pointe shoes breaks down with use (probably not a pair a day in most cases though) and a professional is giving them a ton of use. You need to be able to know *exactly* how the shoe is going to respond every time you go to do your 32 center floor fouettés. They also get scuffed and dulled quickly and can’t really be fixed because they’re covered in satin. ", "I live in the boonies between Rochester and Buffalo. I love both of you.", "Love the HoG. Live right around the corner from it, but somehow often forget how historic it is.", "Yup so arrogant against racist. Better to treat them as equals the eay they treat others", "Why aren't they made out of something like carbon fiber or similar stuff, if longevity is that much of a problem? Even if they cost 10 times more but last for a year, they are still cutting the cost by more than 2 times", "No one has to tell them. It's a culture/media thing. When you see people of your color not being able to do something because they are told constantly \"we can't afford that\" or sometimes it they are able to do it, sometimes kids say ignorant things they learn from their elders like, \"My mom says that black people can't afford to be a ballerina\", \"Well Mexican ballerinas aren't as pretty as the white ones\", etc, etc which also makes a kid of color feel discouraged especially if they don't have a great support system and believe what is being said.", "Certain dance styles are friendly to people who want to pick up weekend gigs. A small dance troupe can keep a crowd at a wedding or a festival entertained for an hour or more. ", "Racist retard", "TIL The Rock starrred in a hit HBO show about male ballerinas.", "> Not all \"non-hwhites\" have the same issues or challenges. \n\nalso not all non-non-whites have the same issues, challenges or represent the same culture.", "Just here to give kudos for your username. ", "Ughh, I suppose.. Can’t say I’ve heard of a helmet being a “pad” though. A cup, maybe. ", "Yes. ", "Thank you. Fixed. ", "It's not racism in the dance community; it's the effects of historic racism in society being so plainly observable in ballet in particular.\n\nIt's the same with swimming. I'm confident that the US Swim Team wants anyone and everyone that can outpace the person next to 'em in the pool... but there's no denying that it's *mostly* white. [And 70% of black children, in particular, don't know how to swim.](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/08/13/489614522/usa-swimming-wants-more-diversity-in-the-pool) I'd pretty unhesitantly chalk that up to a combination of the higher rate of belonging to impoverished and low-income families among black kids, and lack of family members that can teach them (due to income, again, and racial segregation barring them access from pools).", "No, more like \"your hips is too large and your shoulders are too square.\" Appearance. Not ability. ", "Being a ballerina is cool for POC but they need to know the long term effects on their feet. It is not pretty once you look into the truths of being a ballerina.", "It can certainly work with dance, I teach private lessons on request. It isn't a ton of money but it isn't that uncommon in my experience, I have a few other friends that do it too. I don't dance ballet though, maybe it is different.", "I love Rochester. I've been here for undergrad/grad school for 7 years now and I couldn't imagine being elsewhere. What a cool city and so cool of her to do this!!! ", "I wish other accomplished and talented people would use this as an inspiration. I was a poor kid, and even meeting the postman was inspiring", "Not for long. White births are a minority, and we're like 10% of the world's population and dropping faster than ever.", "A lot of pointe shoes are custom made to fit that particular dancer's feet, and then the dancers themselves will sometimes modify them further. And I think even the non-custom shoes are handmade, so you're basically paying for labor.", "The chlorine and certainly the pee aren't in high enough doses to be a concern.", "*nods in approval*", "there is a shortage of short white ballerinas tho", "The best part is that they're still trying to pose and look tough while wearing those sparkly v-neck sequin dance uniforms.", "You obviously feel some sort of way about the verbiage.", "oh shit italians aren't white people anymore?!\n\nand you clearly know nothing about classical music", "In ballet, if a student is talented enough, they can often get a scholarship to a prestigious school or company. The competition is fierce though, and body type does matter.", "She's real perdy.", "I thought ballet wasnt worth the foot destruction alone but this makes it worse.", "D", "Lol look a racist liberal.... how uncommon and shocking ", "Much of reddit is an echo chamber of white people complaining about being victims of racism. It's pretty annoying. ", "Honestly I love fucking people.", "\"Black women can't wander around the city in a tutu talking to children like a maniac.\"\n\nCome on bro, *everybody* knows *that* one.", "but italians are primarily white?", "I guess so lol", "Fucking balcc", "You figure it out and come back with an answer that isnt stupid", "Not so much black women can't be ballerinas, but typically a non-white family might not be able to afford ballet lessons, as they're very costly. \n\nSo it's seen as something for rich white people.\n\n\nTo quote /u/Church_of_Cheri [\"Dance classes don’t come cheap, especially if they’re from a good instructor, a 19 week program that I just looked up cost $380. That’s for a once a week class, you can go up to 4 times a week, that’s $1292. At the end they usually have a program to show off what you’re child learned, requiring specific shoes, tutu and the works \\(minimum $150, and that’s separate from the items they need for class\\). A dancer will also go through shoes fairly quickly, once they get to prima ballerina level, it’s one pair of shoes per performance. If you want your child to be the best you have to get them all the classes, plus a private instructor, plus the best equipment to practice on at home, and then it’s driving them to classes, weekends, summer camps.... from what I understand the movie “I, Tonya” gives a glimpse of these high competitive worlds from the perspective of someone poor vs the rich kids that normally get to do it.\"\n](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t65hy/ballerina_aesha_ash_is_wandering_around_inner/dta7vgd/)", "That is beautiful!!! I would love to see more diversity in all forms of theater/dance/ballet. It would make the world a much more enjoyable place", "I don't think most commenters here are girls from the black inner city, to be fair.", "I guess it depends. Ive played for around 20 years and I dont have toe nails two toes per foot, broken each toe more times than I can count and the smallest two of them rotate then I put pressure on them.", "Same thing could technically be said about Football and CTE.\n\n", "omg the whole lambs wool thing, dealing with it each time you put the shoes on, your really made me feel so nostalgic!", "Why isn't it winter there? ", "Not to be a dick, but nobody said that women of color couldn't be ballet dancers since before civil rights", "D", "Not true, there have been many beautiful America dancers of color. However, their recognition may vary.\n\nHere’s a great example of a company\nhttp://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org", "GARBAGE PLATES", "Stop copy and pasting your response. You are missing the cultural stereotypes of ballet, its history, and the way Misty Copeland challenged the status quo. \n\nYou are the problem, you have a narrow view of the world and use your limited experience to try and filter everything down to what makes sense to you. ", "No anywhere here in Rochester that’s a horrible neighborhood we call “inner city” there’s projects mixed in just spread out through the city", "I wonder how many people said \"Hey girl, how much?\"", "Something something e-sports! \n\nUnless hot pockets and pizza rolls are somehow bad for you...", "What this lovely lady is doing is way cooler than seeing a man in a tutu walking down the street in the middle of the day Which I've seen way more of sadly.", "Coming from the city where people jump onto flaming tables lol.\n\nWe keep our trash on the plate. ", "[Dozens!!](https://m.imgur.com/r/starwarsminiatures/R1fdEt3) 😃", "This is beautiful. We as people (regardless of color etc) need more if this. Classroom visits, free performances in schools, to awaken a passion for arts, and to destroy not only stereotypes, but the generational poverty of mind and spirit.\n\n Alvin Ailey did a lot for dance in NY as well. Love his story.\n\n*On a side note, there is a movie called \"Desert Dancer\" free on Netflix or Amazon, that is an amazing true story of a group if dancers in Tehran.", "Oh hell yeah. And Angel Blue is also absolutely incredible. It's not that they aren't out there, it's that statistically there should be way more than there are. Hopefully that's changing fast.", "Why would anyone say that to a child? Are they trying to \"let them off easy\" by shattering their dreams before they've sunk years of time and effort into them? Is that their rationale? Who the fuck are they to make a decision like that?", "That's the way to do it. Stay in the positives", "Doesn't affect you or anyone here on Reddit, but it might affect those girls she's with in the picture. ", "I CAN DO IT COACH! JUST GIMME A CHANCE!", "Maybe ballet isn't something we should be encouraging children to do if the culture maintains these kind of standards. That strikes me as actively harmful.", "¿Porqué no los dos?", "Oh okay so is that why there was a huge controversy about a burrito shop that was owned by white women, who eventually gave in to the social pressure and shut it down?\n\nIs that why [this dumb cunt](https://youtu.be/jDlQ4H0Kdg8), who by the way was employed by the university this happened in, stopped a white guy who had dreads on and told him he can't wear dreads because they are her culture, and then when he tried to leave she grabbed him and blocked his way so that he couldn't? And then as soon as she realized she was on camera she says \"DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME.\"\n\nIs that why there is this idea going around that white people can't say \"This thing is my spirit animal\" because it's \"extremely offensive and cultural appropriation\"?\n\n#HMMMMMMMM", "Ouch :( I imagine that was painful! \n\nSilicone toe caps? Do they breathe? All I can imagine is sweat, chafing and open blisters on toes and that ain't a good mix. Eep! ", "Diverse representation is important. Children need to be able to imagine themselves in a role, and the more similarities they share with people in certain roles, the more accessible it seems to them. ", "I work at a performance art theatre, and I've had the same experience. A mix of races for the male dancers. The females are nearly always white and sometimes Asian.", "How does that work? Can you watch crazy movies and shit?", "You seem extremely defensive and fragile.", "So ballet is totally gonna be taught and funded in inner city public schools now that these kids are all empowered and stuff", "Yes- a ballerina must eat, sleep & live dance.", "Graduated HS in 06 and took some time off to work a figure it out since I moved out at 18 and was on my own when min wage was 6.75, gas was 5$ a gallon and everything was crumbling economically. I scraped by somehow and went to mcc for 3 yrs since I switched my major 3 times. I stayed for my relationship and family. All my family spent those years traveling and discovering things while I didn't. My parents settled here but both my sister's never came back. I wish I would've tried out life before settling. I'm stable now and married but a lot of it feels forced and it eats at me. It does suck.", "looks like the jesus painting that lady fixed.", "I always called it monkeys paw since my feet look like a slightly less hairy version of a chimps ", "Yup, you're talking hundreds of dollars a month if you want to progress seriously. Which is why, sorry to be a naysayer, this picture, while indeed adorable, is probably not \"inspiring\" anyone to do anything, unless it's accompanied by some serious years of scholarship support. ", "ITS SO FLUFFY!!!", "\"Everybody who disagrees with me must be fragile and I MUST insult them.\"", "I live 1 mile from the HOG in Irondequoit!", "To break sterotypes about women of color? What exactly? Who is saying that they can't be successful or ballerinas exactly?", "This is my city! I live in this city, I work at a school in this city, and I LOVEEE this city. So many of the students that I work with talk about wanting careers in the arts, and I think this is an incredible way to show them that it's absolutely a reality. ", "I think this is what a stupid person imagines a smart person sounds like.", "that faeries are only 3\" tall. ", "For 19 weeks at 380, that’s 20 dollars a class. \n\nIf the 4 times a week is also 19 weeks, that’s 17 dollars per class.\n\nTo get guidance and professional instruction to build skill and prevent injury, 17-20 a class is pretty reasonable. \n\nYes it is an expense that not everyone can afford but it’s not outrageous. If a once per week class has 15-20 students, that’s 330-400 a week. If the 4 times a week class can score 5-10 students that’s 340-680 a week. If the teacher can get around that they’d have maybe 670 to 1080 a week from teaching alone. I’m guessing at average class size, could be more or less… but my point is it’s not something the teachers get rich off of. I haven’t even factored in space rental, insurance and equipment. ", " I was an Irish dancer, and my powerful, large legs, wide hips, and large chest were never an issue. I was a power dancer, and I was told to look into ballet to work on my grace. \n\nI went to the local ballet studio and while they seemed a bit miffed, they welcomed me into a higher level class. I felt huge compared to everyone else. I weighed 125 at 5'4\" and was mainly muscle with womanly features. \n\nThe horrible part came when I needed a leotard etc. I went to a local store I had heard good things about. The first thing the owner asked me was if I was doing ballet to lose weight. She gave me a once over and said they don't carry plus sizes. She also said I was going to damage my ankles, and to go on a diet to get rid of my breasts. She actually asked if I was recently pregnant or breast feeding. \n\nIf you've seen competitive Irish dance, this is bullshit. I was extremely fit and my ankles were fine. Everything was fine. \n\nI dropped down to 110 quickly and then quit ballet. It was too much for me, being in that culture. ", "you think ballerinas are the same people who are going to be fixing the problems with education and employment?", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome", "Someone has to play catcher.", "I hate christians also, my history won't show you that but it is true. Religious people are some of the most hypocritical. ", "Are there many broad hipped and square shouldered girls in gymnastics?", "Is it a known stereotype that black women shouldn't become ballerina's?", "I live here . I love it. Current resident of park ave. Great food, music and beautiful women around ", "Probably better than just sitting on Reddit and dying mad about it one day, like you.", "Someone posted a link it’s old ", "You should talk to them about getting sensible careers ", "I didn't say anywhere in my comment that she is from NYC. ", "You'll never get an honest comment from any of the racist trolls in this thread.", "If the tiniest electrical fire ever happens at House of Guitars, that entire place is 100% gone. I fucking love the place, just funny to think about a fire marshall going in there, seeing the narrowest walking aisles of all time, and freaking out. ", "Very true, but dance is a passion- almost like a calling.", "It can be expensive depending on what you take. My sister did it until college and I know it was a least a couple hundred, including the clothes. That did pay for them to put on shows and she took 2-3 classes at least. ", "[Oh, they need the shoes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNlYVLkgF1o)", "Well, that sucks. Still, I can see how a prejudice in the field might form. Being a very visual art form, having drastically varying body types or skin colors could make old-school viewers react negatively. And, as always, PR and money are the true gods of most art forms. There's a very real reason why black-focused groups in ballet and other art forms exist--it's different and breaks the expectations of the traditional audience, while still being the same art form. So different that it doesn't fall into their 'uncanny valley' of what they consider acceptable and good.\n\nAs for lucky... Eeh, we all have stereotypes to overcome. Hell, I'm a straight white guy and I've had to fight a few. They're very different from yours in experience, but fundamentally all stereotypes are the same in principle, if not in severity and number.", "This is completely inaccurate. ", "> Really wonderful to have such a gracious and apparently humble woman as a role model for young girls to aspire to\n\nI think you missed a bit.", "> only problem may be that most school have cut arts from their budget.\n\nMy high school had an absolutely amazing band class. In a school of about 700 students, over 150 of them were in the band. We were consistently one of the top bands in the state. Guess who got all of the funding though. The crappy football team that sucked so hard it was considered a good year if they even made it to playoffs! If the band wanted to do something fun or buy a new instrument, we had to earn the money ourselves.\n\nI donated my old saxophone to the school when I graduated. They share them with the middle school, so it's probably up to it's fourth student by now.\n\nThere are a lot of things I learned in school that I've never needed since, but a love of music is something I could never leave behind.", "You seem fragile.", "Had the joy of watching her with LINES ballet back in 2007. She’s is absolutely phenomenal when she dances and I’m so glad she’s out continuing to inspire.", "yes, white men are the root of all evil in the world. Of yeah and capitalism sucks.", "For what?", "Reveal the feet!", "r/whatcouldgowrong", "That's amazing! Love that outfit and the black pointe shoes!", "Unfortunately it’s very institutionalized. They haven’t even made any other color of shoes/tights besides pink up until very recently. Dancers would have to dye their own. Even costume companies use ‘nude’ mesh as a default. Mainstream dance wear and costume companies have very little variety, which is a specific example of the larger race problem in ballet/the dance world.", "I don’t really think there is a stereotype about black people not being in the ballet.", "So in other words. Cultural appropriation is whatever you define it to be? Lol good to know ", "Thank you for my new feet name", "Maybe those girls ARE on Reddit? But yeah I meant “not much” as in only a few people. Not to the degree it helps the few it does. ", "It lets them get into it and learn about it, but it would be the equivalent of dreaming of being a Rockette and being 5’2”. They have height requirements of 5’6” to 5’10”. \n\n\nStuff like ballet, gymnastics, etc.. if you hit puberty and your boobs come in like a freight train most places do not want you. \n\n\nYou can always have it as a hobby. ", "This picture made me realize I've seen a black leotard, I've seen black leggings, I've seen a black tutu, but I've never seen them worn all together", "The Ballet Companies that largely choose white dancers as the prima ballerinas ", "I literally am and I agree this is dumb as shit. If she were offering free dance classes to the kids I'd respect this though.", "I played travel hockey growing up. The amount we pay for my daughter to dance is crazy (and I'm still lost on why it costs so much). I'm often comparing them ", "i swear every other day reddit teaches me about stereotypes I figured went extinct 15 years ago", "Is there a stereotype about black people being bad at ballet? ", "I can't tell if you're trolling or just stupid. Weird times we live in.", "Ballet teachers will tell black teenage girls that they will never become professional ballet dancers because they're too fat. \n\nIt's a long standing stereotype that ballet dancers aren't supposed to have hips/butts/boobs. It's bullshit. ", "I was an Avenue D fan myself back in the party days", "Ballet? Or the \"no soft side\" for black woman? ", "Literally the only ballerina I've ever known the name of is a black ballerina. ", " Absolutely love everything about this. ", "I live like 5 min for HOG! Those guys are great, I just started playing and they really took the time to help me out. \n\nFunny story, my younger bro went there to get my other brother a guitar strap for christmas. He came home all pissed, ranting about how HOG was \"nothing but a warehouse with albums and memorabilia, and it was a scam to call it \"House of Guitars\", when they didn't have a single guitar in the store.\"\n\nI looked at him with the most confused look on my face and asked, \"Did you check the 2nd floor?\"\n\nMy brother: \"THERE'S A SECOND FLOOR?\"\n\nTurns out he came through the side doors and didn't see the stairs at the entrance. ", "Beautiful, we need so much more of this.", "I clean up trash in my neighborhood, it is all our responsibility to make our towns and streets beautiful ", "Maybe, but I don't have any firsthand experience with it, so I'm not really sure. Ballerinas don't do pointe when they are very young.", "Isn't basically the entire country between Rochester, NY and Richmond, CA?", "For real, right? She’s freakin’ gorgeous!", "r/AskOuija is leaking!!", "D", "Cry more ", "Just came here to say that I find her incredibly beautiful! \nAlso inspiring kids through art is just as beautiful!", "What son?", "And how does that change what OP said?", "TIL ballerinas are racist", "amazing\n", "when did I say that it did? You need to check your anger, friend. Are you saying that there is institutionalized racism in the ballet community? Is there really an understanding to young colored girls that this is something that they can't do? ", "UNIVERSITY LAWSUIT SCANDALS ", "Why do they trash Rochester? KodakFail? \n\nThese are the reasons why I like Rochester:\n\n-Huge deaf community (i'm fluent in sign language)\n\n-Garbage plates (Yumm)\n\n-A lot of awesome bars with niche items (ie: Swillburger, Happy Tea, Owl House, etc)\n\n-Tons of diversity (a lot of different cultures)\n\n-1 1/2 hour from Niagara Falls\n\n-George Eastman House, Susan B Anthony and Frederick Douglas\n\n-Tons Tons Tons of festivals in the summer\n\nThere are more but I'll keep it to this list for now. ", "Black women are more overweight than any demographic, so it's not surprising that they're the least represented in ballet. ", "Just like ~~Cinderella~~ Cinderina.", "there's a stereotype about black women being masculine, which is true. ", "A high school orchestra director and teacher did an outreach program where he went to elementary and middle schools to give lessons. He was paid I imagine by the high school who then promoted fine arts and would increase their string orchestra if the students chose to go to that school (several possible high schools in the area).", "As a white englishman, I love this. Bravo!", "Yea now I hoop and play in easier leagues. Football is simply passing and catching for fun, no cutting. Soccer is the occasional kick around and baseball is so hard to organize. I swim often but may have to get back into hiking and biking, especially after the surgeries coming up. I smoke weed to help with other things and to relax but I cut out drinking almost entirely. I have many hobbies to keep me occupied, video games, movies, acting, photography, cooking, writing, shooting etc. It sucks to let go of something that is a major cope but now I understand my limits better. I'll be back but at a slower pace.", "It's established that black people are wildly disproportionately poorer, and poorer people tend to not start doing what is almost universally considered an upper class activity", "My dad has a shirt that unironically says \"we came, we saw, we conquered\" in* reference to him being a proud white man.\n\nSaying \"nobody who did that is alive\" is dumb because that's not the point.\n\nEdit: \"I'm\" to \"in\"", "\"Inspiring\"", "Create the jobs you want :D", "Black violinist (former) here. Lessons were a ton, only got more expensive as I got older. Started music precollege which was basically another high school. Bought an actual violin that I still have, no more rentals.\n\nThe upkeep is expensive. I don't play much anymore but my bowhairs snap in the California dry heat. I have 3 of them. It's about $100 for each rehair, and i figure if i was playing regularly maybe it wouldn't be an issue but it's crazy. Strings are expensive. \n\nMy junior year of high school i was taking lessons with two teachers. Still don't knwo how much that cost my parents who are not too thrilled that I don't really play anymore. ", "> She can encourage whatever to whoever she wants I don't care.\n\n...but you'll post countless comments about how stupid & pointless it is.", "You seem to be sincere so I'm going to try to answer. There may not be a general stereotype, but within the black community in the U.S., there's an internal stereotype that ballet is something black girls don't do because only white people pursue it. So she's showing that black woman can learn ballet and even do it professionally", "It doesn't help that ballet isn't like most other dancing either. It's a performance art. You can't just go to a club on a Saturday, like with salsa or line dancing.", "Welp, there go my dreams of going Pro in Subnautica...", "I go to school at the University of Rochester and live off campus towards the inner city. I'm about to walk around and see if I can find her", "This is great. Good for her! Community outreach is so important ", "Shit... I wish I knew that. I got free lessons in middle school and then played with the orchestra in high school. I stopped playing once college hit... I need to sharpen my kills.", "they are not even pronounced the same", "Have you seen runner's feet? Right now one of my toenails is bright red because the nail bed is bruised and bleeding. Sometimes people get blisters so big they cover the entire foot. People will stop during races and lance them to reduce swelling so their shoes still fit. ", "Oh really? Tell me more about his oppressed black people are and how whitey is to blame", "Lyell is my fav /s", "Ballerinas usually like stepping on toes. ", "I'm agnostic/atheist, but is Christianity really worse then the other main religions?", "She's also done a lot of incredible outreach with children, especially children of color. She wrote a [fantastic picture book](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821347-firebird) about a young black dancer who's inspired to work hard and achieve her dreams.", "GARBAGE PLATES", "Well if you live long enough sooner or later your body will break down due to wear and tear. ", "No kidding. A co worker dude keeps going for a boy. 5 girls total and he finally thinks he’s done. \n\nI would’ve stopped at two as well; going from man-to-man to zone coverage is a game changer. ", "[Look out for the pee!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Fe_usip-g)", "It's still a mess. A wonderful mess to get lost in digging for vinyl for hours. ", "Is carbon fiber flexible enough to roll through your foot and feel the floor? The challenge with pointe shoes is they need to strike such a delicate balance between strength and structure and malleability. \n\nWatch this clip and pay close attention to get feet. The shoe is like a part of her foot, she can go from flat to pointe smoothly. But the sweat and blood covering her toes is accelerating the disintegration of the toe box which is made of cardboard, glue and silky fabric. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/Jt2dGIfE4Z0", "I will always upvote wegmans", "Everything on reddit is old. ", "Are you me?", "Troll harder", "Gross.\n\nWhy subject yourself to this???", "I’d tap that.", "She's not black she's clearly mixed ", "based on your anecdotal evidence that you don't like ballerinas or do you know of some study about the impact of ballerinas in inner cities? there are many people that feel if they only change one person, that it was worth their time. you don't think she can change one little girl's mind and get her interested in the arts?", "Lol aww did I rustle your jimmies?", "Eh no she ain't. It's barely topped 30°F in the past days ", "When little girls see ballerinas they see almost exclusively white people. That may mean that little black girls think they can't be ballerinas. This is intended to show at least a few of them that they actually can. ", "Some of those diseases are. ", "Right, but when I do this I'm \"a weirdo\" and \"banned from the mall\". ", "As a father of 3 daughters as well (all of which dance currently) I haven't had to worry about personal training costs yet. They all are just through the City dance program (which we pay twice yearly) plus costs for their outfits at recitals. It's only slightly more than baseball or softball costs (the recital outfits are what put it ahead). ", "You boil old strings to give them some life, never with new strings. And in my experience, guitar players tend to keep strings until one breaks, then replace the set.", "A", "Why is it ok for Blacks to try to improve their race but not for Whites to do the same?", "D", "I'm only just now learning that it isn't normal :/", "I mean, the dude made a troll post and you're acting like he has a point because you don't actually know what cultural appropriation is because you probably think racism doesn't exist. I don't know how I can help you.", "She just does it in her class before and after school on her own time. ", "Who ever said women of colour cant be ballerinas? This is so stupid people are making up stereotypes so they can go around \"changing\" them. I.e. getting more Instagram followers", "Every time I see an uplifting story like this, I can always count on the reddit comments to bring me back to the reality that people still suck. Trump is president, go be racist somewhere else. ", "D", "Beautiful 👯‍♂️👯‍♀️", "No one said they couldn't but when little girls see ballerinas they see almost exclusively white people. That may mean that little black girls think they can't be ballerinas. This is intended to show at least a few of them that they actually can. ", "Sounds like a worthwhile project, or at least a worthwhile motive. But I don't think ballet is good for anyone, male or female. It's really hard on your body and can cause long term damage. It's also typically a really psychologically damaging sport, because of the immense pressure placed on young girls. Finally, only certain body types can participate *at all,* meaning it's exclusive in an entirely unfair way.", "For that description, I am not going to watch that video. ", "It depends on the stings. The new EB Paradigm strings are amazing. Have a set 5 months old. I'd be hard pressed to make a basic set of stings last more than a month. If I'm gigging and I know I have basic strings on an instrument, they come off and get replaced a few days before a show.\n\nAlso breaking in strings is not that hard. It takes me about 30 min to get stable tuning.", "It definitely exists. There's a children's book, I think it's called \"Big Feet\" about a black girl who tries to take ballet class and is made fun of for her unusually large feet and her height. Her brothers and family tease her and tell her she should just do basketball instead. She perseveres and when they get to pointe class, it turns out that her big feet make it easier for her to balance, and she goes on to become a principal dancer in a company. \n\nIn reality, the stereotype comes mostly from income disparity. Ballet is expensive- the shoes are outgrown or worn out within months, new leotards are required for each class and performance. Tights must be replaced when ripped or stained with sweat. And the classes themselves can be between $15-30 per session. A young girl who wants to do it professionally should be in 5-10 classes a week by 12 years old in order to train the muscle and skill it requires. \n\nIt's a sport that, like dressage, cricket, polo, etc. has remained a practice of the well-off, and therefore by extension, been historically \"white\". Additionally, those that did manage to become skilled would face racial barriers when it came to being hired in a company. Although times are changing and diversity is becoming more and more expected, there is a massive historical difficulty associated with any person of color becoming successful. Dancers like her and Misty Copeland are becoming role models by challenging that status quo. ", "Lol k. How does it feel to treat other people as less then you?", "it's crazy what ballerinas endure. i always wished i had taken ballet when i was younger but in hindsight, i'm (partially) relieved that i didn't.", "And the fact that reports are getting larger and more in depth on the fact that there’s a worldwide sex slave ring centered right in Rochester, and it’s moving up on the lists of the most dangerous cities being called “little Chicago”. But yeah other than that garbage plates are good", "W-Where are you suggesting Rochester is located?", "Yeh, she won't get raped there", "White is actually the absence of color.", "Edit: Removed massive wall of text because apart from the first couple sentences it really had not much at all to do with the matter at hand. It was mostly about the differences between racial issues in the US and the UK", "Kids need a role model. In a place that mostly sees under employment, no employment, or minimum wage jobs, it's nice to let these little girls know that it's possible to become ballerinas if they want to. \n\nIf I thought my only future was fast food work and a single parent family, I'd probably say fuck school, especially higher education, and make a wreck of myself. ", "That doesn't help my view on the matter lmao", "Correct in that he lives through his music.\n\nBut Tupac himself is very, very dead.", "How does it it change any stereotypes? Legit asking. Whatever you guys say ", "If I saw a woman running around in a tutu showing off to other kids I would have through she was a crazy woman. I applaud what she's trying to do but I'm not sure of the effectiveness or her methods.", "Fragility reaching maximum limits.", "\"Shit, kids'll be wanting ballerina lessons now and I can't afford that by a long shot.\"", "I don't understand how so many people don't get that incredibly simple concept. ", "Sound so different when you say in Scooby Doo's voice", "Oh man, my feet are so deformed & I blame starting pointe when I was 10. Mine was a fairly competitive school, though, and I think it was driven by a fear of ‘getting behind’. From what I’ve heard since, people who start pointe later catch up pretty quickly by comparison, so not sure it achieved much. ", "Let the circle jerking commence", "You would know.", "does that bother you?", "Is there a place for these girls to go to learn how to dance? \n\nI know that Jamie Hector (Marlo from the Wire) has opened up or contributed to inner city theater. Affordable arts etc.. is there something like that for these girls here or in this area?", "So given that cost is a big factor, wouldn’t she be better off campaigning in a wealthier neighborhood? I mean, it doesn’t seem like the place she’s in has a lot of money", "So the one with the blue nails, what’s going on with the big toes there? Are they just that displaced because of the activity or is there something else happening there?", "Pretty sure there are at the very least 2x as many white kids trying to be NFL or NBA players. Idk why black athletes dominate, but they do. \n\nEveryone will call you a racist if you try to point this out. There are tribes that are incredibly good distance runners or sprinters. \n\nWe’re all inherently equal but we are different. ", "\"Awww black people are doing something isn't that precious\"\n- Totally not racist reddit ", "I'm surprised that black ballerinas are such a rare thing. Had no idea.", "I was trying to explain to you that it doesn’t matter how relatively expensive an activity is, the whole paradigm is different for poor people. This is something I felt you didn’t understand. And now you feel attacked, so you will never understand. Sorry to have offended you my dear. ", "Tupac went to Baltimore School of the Arts. He was basically a theater kid lol", "Yeah holy shit. I just went on a mini binge and read a tone about pointe shoes and their makers. Apparently most dancer's don't know their shoe makers. They only know the emblem or initial that is stamped into the leather of the shoes. Apparently one of the most desired makers is \"A\" who is very exclusive and there's a huge waitlist to get on his list of clients.\n\nIt's such a weird niche market, that also has so much money attached to it. This still feels like a problem that could be fixed, but there's probably too much superstition and tradition to be overcome for the amount of money that would really be saved.", "Most of the time all you need is a ball. Most city neighborhoods have courts. ", "Sounds like a competitor should spring up.", "Ash. Haha.", "Since when has there ever been an assumption that black people can't do ballet?", "Such a sweet picture, but i never thunk there could be a black ballerina! What A gosh darn good idea!!!\n ", "You don't need to buy helmets in baseball.\n\nEvery team I ever played for when I was little had some helmets that were available for anyone that didn't own their own. The only position that requires pads is catcher And the team has their own gear provided.\n\nReally the only thing you absolutely have to buy is a glove. You probably would also need to buy a bat to be any good at all so that you can practice hitting on your own though.", "As someone who lived in the ROC for 5 years, I'd just like to point out that it's likely the temperature is currently in the low teens and the sidewalks have about 2\" of glare ice on them. This pic definitely isn't current.", "She's not old enough to be there yet, so I haven't explored them in depth, but they seem like silky material around a silicone shape (literally a pre-shaped replacement for the lambs wool), and they seem to have rubberyish toe sleevey things than look like they're meant to replace the taping process. I'll look closer next time I'm at the dance wear store). I have no idea what they feel like, but they look so much easier to deal with than the old mess. ", "Arnold Schwarzenegger took it so he could present himself better on stage. ", "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3275872/Well-looks-like-m-harassed-moment-black-man-stopped-police-jogging-night.html\n\nJust one example of a larger problem and it happens all the time. ", "she's going to get raped", "Well sit down and let me teach you something called basic math.... \n\nBigger numbers are bigger than little numbers", "Can someone please explain to me ballet? I don't get it. What's the are behind it? Why do people still do it? Why would you want your feet to look monstrous?", "I see, but it just seemed like an odd profession to be whitewashed, never had considered race in conjunction to ballet in my entire life. Minorities are pretty well represented in dance, so I didn't realize the need for this to be expressed was even there", "doesn't help that becoming a decent ballet person is expensive and on average a black person is going to be more poor then a white person.", "He said less stupid of a response, not more stupid", "Fuck me, you're all over this thread reeeing because a photo of a black woman has triggered you so much.\n\nGet a fucking grip.", "I've never heard an Italian say \"I'm white.\" Only Americans.\n\n\nedit: And to be fair, I haven't visited much of Europe. This is just my American anecdote.\n", "Jog on \"Queen City\" ;-)", "We all live in Rochester", "Not at all, just pointing out that you're obviously troubled by this woman's outreach to black children, despite your claim that you \"don't care.\"", "I'm sorry but what sterotypes are there about black women?", "You don't not live in Rochester", "Aesha...Ash...uh...they all fall down?", "Tell that to someone 70 years ago", "So now she looks like an escaped mental patient dressed in a tutu running around the gehtto?", "GENESEE BEER", "Once you live in Rochester you lived enough", "Lmao I called them my raptor feet if someone pointed them out. You know, to make sure they know I'm not to be fucked with. I wonder how many other names people have for this.", "It's also an issue for rock climbers, since climbing shoes are similar in shape to ballet shoes, though some brands make some that are shaped specifically for people with that condition.", "That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard today. New strings for every track? What about punching in? New strings then too?", "Rochester is oh so garbage", "Do bother. \n\nStarting to rage about this sentiment in the post election era. \"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by ~~stupidity\"~~naivety/lack of exposure/experience/etc.\n\nStop thinking you're better for being \"woke\" and get your hands dirty every once in a while. ", "lol, my bad, im just saying its not exactly exhilarating for a child. Not that it's not a good job, :P", "The SMELL!!! Never forget the smell of opening a new box of wool. Nipple cream for breastfeeding smells just like it. ", "I live in garbage", "ROTFL!\n\nIt's like some army Drill Seargent was grabbed and used for a Quantum Leap experiment, and ended up in the body of that dance teacher.\n\nHe couldn't leap out until he taught a girl to be a world famous ballerina.. which, thanks to his personality, meant never.", "I think it's hardcore training but ballet is certainly a soft, gentle, cultural interest. ", "Ok I'm just a dumb Aussie \n\nBut what's the stereotype ?\n\nI don't see why she couldn't be a ballerina, I also don't see many reasons why I couldn't either.", "It is, but unfortunately some of that inspiration can be negative. Anorexia is super common in the ballet world for both men and women. ", "I'm from WV ( Waves at the other state we back and forth for the worse place in several categories ) and poor whites feel the same. ", "Baseball I think is about facilities and cultural preferences. I think it’s just “cooler” to play football. We’ll see how long that lasts. ", "No, probably not. All religions have the ability to be pretty horrible, and all religions have the ability to be positive forces in society. But the form of Christianity that exists in america is pretty toxic, especially in the south. The issue is those who are leading their churches, they tend to demonize those who don't align with their social views. ", "Thank you those are good traits to have sometimes. ", "The kindness and social responsibility of the act itself aside, that is one marvelous image.", "> Who ever said women of colour cant be ballerinas? \n\nI DID! The world must obey MY rules dammit!!!!!!!\n\n/s", "It is clear at this juncture that we have different definitions of the word 'gross'.", "Your first pair will always last longer cause you're not dancing full time en pointe. Usually you start only taking 45 min or hour long pointe class and it's not till the following year you'll start wearing them for bar for you regular classes, which should be about 3 time a week. \n\nGirls at my studio just bought their second pairs a couple weeks ago and they started pointe a year ago (took summer off tho)", "Maybe because I’m British and I never went to America but I would have never stereotyped a woman of colour to be anything different to any other kind of woman. \n\nI don’t even know what the stereotype she’s fighting against is. \n\nAll I see is a beautiful lady inspiring children to dance. \n", "my third toe is longer than my big toe", "“Hey I know! I’ll get karma by posting a black girl doing something” - OP \n\n", "That off of Lyell ave?", "Actually I googled it and it says about 20-30% of people have it, so that's not too bad.", "I think they look prettier than short, boxy toes!! I mean, without the dance blisters and bunions and stuff...", "D", "no it's all good haha I know my job is dry as dirt, but it pays the bills well and I'm good at it and it's a comfy gig.\n\nSometimes you have to teach kids that you need to make money to fund your hobbies ", "I never thought about it. But it kinda blows my mind I’ve never seen a black ballerina before.", "https://i.imgur.com/Rjic6el.jpg", "She will probably be called an \"Uncle Tom\" or some bull shit for being classy. Props to her, need more role models like that. ", "So a normal day in the ghetto ", "I took violin lessons as a kid and looked into picking it up again as an adult. You can get a violin for under $100. It won't be the best, but as far as instruments go it's pretty cheap.", "[Competitive Swimmers\nAn increased level of activity -- such as swimming -- accelerates the body's absorption of chlorine. Professional swimmers who spend a lot of time in indoor pools may breathe in dangerous amounts of chlorine through their high levels of exertion. Elite athletes often swim multiple times a day, which does not give the body time to purge chlorine from the system before more is absorbed. This could lead to toxic buildup in the body. Competitive swimmers are more likely to suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases.](https://www.livestrong.com/article/474173-effects-of-chlorine-on-swimmers/)\n\n\nAnd then this\n\n\n[Pool chlorine tied to lung damage in elite swimmers](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chlorine-lungdamage/pool-chlorine-tied-to-lung-damage-in-elite-swimmers-idUSTRE80A2BN20120111)\n\n\n\nAnd for the pee?\n\n[But the biggest contributor to DBPs in pools is urine. Researchers estimate that swimming pools contain an average of 30 to 80 mL of urine for each person that’s jumped in. Some of that is released accidentally or without the person realizing.](https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i31/chemical-reactions-taking-place-swimming.html)\n\n\n\"But for elite swimmers, peeing in the pool is an accepted part of the culture. Eldridge, the Masters swimmer, confirms that peeing in pools is commonplace in elite competitive swimming. It’s a frequent topic of conversation and joking among swimmers.\n\nPractices can last for hours, Eldridge says, and swimmers chug water during stops between intervals. Swimmers rarely leave the pool during that time. “Do you really think that all these people in the pool, exerting at the level they are, drinking as much as they are, don’t have to pee in two hours?” she asks.\" \n\n\nFrom that last link. \n\n\n\n\n\nSo who are you, to dispute the reporting and studies? What is your major, what have you been researching to show that Chlorine and Urine aren't in high enough doses to be a concern? \n\n\n\nWell, /u/_Kannon ", "An exquisite Ebony Angel spreading a message to the little ones that you can become something magical, and rise above your circumstances. ", "Thats awesome! great on her.\n\nAlthough it sort of sad to think that she probably going to get from the progressive extremists for \"reinforcing gender roles\".", "Don't sell yourself short. You of all people should *know* how a stupid person thinks.", "True, and nobody said that a person of color couldn't rent an apartment on the UES of NYC before civil rights, but yet that is still the case with some realty companies. Go figure, discrimination exists. ", "It's so weird to see my hometown put in a positive spotlight. ", "[ugh](https://www.google.com/search?q=ballerina+feet&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUtczutfbYAhUCbq0KHfTGABIQ_AUICigB&biw=1600&bih=807) \n\nTechnically SFW but not for the faint of stomach.", "I guess if you get to prima level sure. But I did ballet for about 10 years throughout childhood and my feet are fine. ", "I was just questioning the “pads” portion of the comment. Baseball is not a cheap sport to play. Bats and gloves alone are a very large chunk if you’re not buying junk.", "And there's mine! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)", "Lol it’s funny that they don’t see it and then turn around and call the republicans racist ", "As recently as the 1950s, Ruth Wilkinson wasn't allowed to perform unless she wore white powder on her face and pretended to be white. When she began touring, the KKK attempted to stop the tour bus she was on. That's not even 70 years ago. \n\nThere wasn't an African-American principal dancer in a major dance company until 1990! \n\nOvert racism has decreased, but the subtle discrimination remains. Black dancers were told to experiment with skin lightening, they were told they were too muscular and/or curvy to be attractive dancers, they were told that they're too aggressive. When they do become dancers, they are required to use powder or dye on things like pointe shoes when they need flesh-toned costumes--because neutral pointe shoes assume everyone is pale-skinned. \n\nThis isn't some imaginary thing black people conjured up out of nowhere to \"believe\"--it's part of the lived experiences of these dancers. ", "Good job spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainity, Doubt). ", "This put a smile on my face. ", "It's so disturbing that any post featuring a black person that hits the front page will be full of racist posts. Every fucking time.\n\nAmerica is a truly weird place. I'm glad I don't live their either.", "[Hop! Hop!](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brooklyn-street-art-john-perry-jason-wilder-wall-therapy-2014-web.jpg)", "I used to live there and it's a really scummy welfare and crack riddled city. This looks like Avenue D and there is probaby 3 drug deals and a robbery happening within a 5 block radius around her. Fuck rochester that place is unsavable", "a little bizarre", "Nail on the head. I knew what Aesha meant but thank you for phrasing it so elegantly. ", "I've been harassed walking home at night and I'm white ama, hell they even told me I was \"breaking curfew\" when I was like 19-20. Your a race baiting loser and the type of person that got trump elected. Seriously.", "So OP propping up a black person for karma isn’t racist? Hmmmm", "You don't think Rochester has role models?", "No. After your initial barrier to entry costs you’re only paying for lessons ", "Did you karate when the other guy had a tire iron?", ">Sometimes you have to teach kids that you need to make money to fund your hobbies\n\ntoo true.", "Especially with how light the footballs are nowadays.\n\nLong term head injuries/brain damage are far more common, due to players years ago incorrectly heading the ball, plus the balls being heavier back then. ", "I think this is good but I am waiting for SJWs to say that she is reinforcing feminine stereotypes.", "r/The_Donald\n\nShould answer you question", "This is wonderful and amazing. ", "And 200 dollar kicks...\n\nGhetto is literally full of big screen TVs, nice shoes, and hungry kids. ", "3 kids are expensive yo ", "There is a big difference between instiutionalized racism in a business like real estate and being a ballet dancer", "Another person trying to make people poor while believing they are doing the right thing. I applaud her for the effort but if any of those kids try to make a living doing ballet or other arts stuff, they are going to be begging for government handouts and voting Democratic to force the government handouts. They will wonder why society is the problem and not their choices and you will hear them whine that they can't afford bills.\n\nShe should be teaching these kids about technology and stopping the stigma of being a Nerd. There are a lot more jobs and job growth potential in Information Technology than there is in Ballet dancing and Arts. I applaud her for the effort but her approach is making things worse.", "<3", "Aren't most African-Americans obese?", "oof ouch owie", "I work at a Wegmans!", "I did ballet for 15 years (yes I was one of those rich kids) and I can confirm that racism is everywhere in ballet. Not just with black dancers, but also with Hispanic and Asian dancers. \n\nInstitutional racism in ballet is disguised as “bodytyping”, that is, hiring/selecting dancers all of a similar body type to be in the company. It happens to some extent in all major ballet companies in America. \n\nGeorge Balanchine (the “father” of modern classical ballet) really wanted his dancers to all look the same. He wanted a very specific body: tall, with long limbs, a long neck, and a small head. And since he wanted everyone to look the same, he also wanted them all to be white. He founded NYCB. They still body type A LOT, and so do every other company that teach his style of classical ballet - yes, there are different styles of ballet kind of like dialects of a language. Balanchine’s style is very popular, so many companies teach it and keep it alive. \n\nSo with NYCB consisting of tall skinny white dancers, there are very few role models for young people of color. A lot of young girls drop out because no one else looks like them and perhaps also because of bigotry on the teacher’s part. Add on the wealth aspect you mentioned, and you get very few black professional dancers at companies like ABT. It sucks. \n\nI’ve seen teachers give the only black girl in class the short solo, so that the rest of the class (white) could do the corps (group dance). She was a very very talented dancer and deserved the solo. I think a lot of other girls were jealous. But it was also obvious she was put by herself so the corps could look homogenous. \n\nI’ve seen audition judges make racist squinty-eye faces at Asian kids and praise the skinny little white girls, of which I was one. \n\nPeople like Aesha and Misty Copeland are really important both to break the stereotype of white ballerinas and also to inspire young black dancers; to let them know they can make it. \n\nEdit: I goofed", "My older daughter's practice tutu was $50, her actual costume and real tutu was over $500, then the gear bags, and the shoes, and the competition fees, and the tights, and the leotards, then the pictures... I'll spend at least 2-3k a year on dance for my daughters. I live in a small town where the dance studio tuition is reasonable, I know in larger cities tuition and other costs are a lot higher. And then I have the travel costs to the competitions, hotels, and meals. \n\nIt's all gonna be worth it though when they get that fat dance scholarship. /s", "Figure skating costumes may be the most expensive part. ", "Hey...that's my city!!", "It's \"not the point\" because it hurts your silly little point. The people \"wearing headdresses\" are not the same ones that \"killed native Americans,\" they're not even within 10 generations of those who did. It's a silly argument to use to try to prove that something is \"wrong.\"", "By David Bowie?", "UofR or RIT?", "\"women of color\" you can just say black women if you mean black women. \n\nlet's stop pretending that support for black people somehow counts as support for all people of color. that is virtue signaling bullshit. ", "Thank god we are, the world would be so boring otherwise. ", "But thats on everybody regardless of skin color. And i'm sure there are some limits on how heavy an ballerina can be. Even thin ones fuck up their toes, more weight on them is just going to damage the toes faster. Same with lifts, there is a limit to the weigh.", "Her name is tip toeing on porn star name territory\n\nEither way, good for her doing this", "That sounds more like a “white stereotype” than a black stereotype, but I see your point. I don’t think anyone thinks black women can’t be ballerinas. They think that’s something rich white women do. The title read like it was about social justice where I see it more about being a role model. ", "Not to mention, there's a very high chance your kid will just stop caring about it after a few months.", "Super dumb, being a ballerina provides nothing useful to society. I don’t see Neil degrasse Tyson walking around the inner city with a physics book teaching kids stuff. ", "oh. huh. TIL", "There is a genuine argument for doing this - ballet is hard & it really sucks to realise you’re not built for it after years of work. I kind of wish someone had pointed out to me that my slightly chubby, muscle-gaining figure wasn’t going to work out for ballet. That’s why many of the schools that accept students at 11 or earlier take measurements from parents etc to try & predict a student’s figure post-puberty (not sure how accurate a science that is, really). Making that assumption on race alone, however, is total bullshit. ", "You just made me realise why I never grasped how pointe is even possible (obviously I'm not a dancer). I have toes like that, too. ", "I don't think it's white washed as such but it is conservative and hard to get into to. Or so I understand. This thread is full of people who seem incapable of grasping that when a black kid (or other minority) sees almost exclusively white people doing stuff that they may think they can't do it. A problem that us white people have never faced. ", "Exactly - which is why \"people of colour\" and it's exclusion of people with light coloured skin is so frustrating. A northern European from Scandinavia and a Slavic eastern European have vastly different issues. I'm a hispanic southern-European (and jewish!?), but I am considered a woman \"of colour\" because I have an olive complexion and dark curly hair. Nevermind that my family's middle class income and my own education and career have placed in me in situations so far removed from genuine poverty that plagues many who fit my characteristics. It's complicated and the whole \"person of colour\" nomenclature makes me feel uncomfortable. ", "I think being a unicorn might even be easier. Just go to any bar and say you're bi.", "When I was a ballerina in high school I would take classes 4 times a week: 1.5 hours 3x and 6 hours on Saturdays. Each hour cost $10. Add to that costumes and $100 shoes that break down after a month.\n\nSo yeah...", "She gonna get raped", "They are made with modern materials and techniques. The issue is that they are by nature delicate tools, and they wear out quickly due the intensity of their use.", "It really has so many cool places and hidden gems. It gets such a bad rap, but it's a great place!", "I didn’t forget them, I’ve never seen them. Does he have bad feet?", "That’s a suburb. Not every black neighborhood is “inner city”.", "This is an old picture but it's warm out. ", "D", "bones are there too, gotta eat it like jerky", "It’s a ghetto is what it is ", "Rochester! The rotten apple! Used to live near D-block on Driving Park Ave. Very tough but very community oriented area ", "Theres me thinking it was Rochester, England... nope. Its not the OG Rochester.", "I think it was \"Judge\" by the color of their skin. \n\nThere's a whole bunch of reasons the color of people's skin is important because you need to understand your preconceived notions and stereotypes (plus culture, etc.) AS WELL AS theirs, when interacting with them. \n\nI think we're shifting towards \"cultural competency\" vs. colorblind racism, in my industry at least. ", "It's also being shat on by the right, in this very thread.", "I remember watching a PBS show, about misty Copeland, another black ballerina, and it went into the history of ballet and the struggles of black women to get into it. At one point, a teacher (unsure what ballet teachers are called) who was as old as Methuselah, said that in her time, and I'm quoting from memory here: 'ballerinas should have the skin of a freshly peeled apple', meaning porcelain white skin. ", "Ignoring the impact of race in American society is utterly ignorant. ", "I love Rochester too, but NY is losing jobs because...\n\n* Corporations want major airports and Upstate / Western / Central NY do not have that.\n\n* NY taxes are killer on businesses (once the initial tax credit is gone) and employees. Cuomo announcing a plan to shift income tax from employees to corporations doesn't help attract new business.\n\n* Thruways still have tolls.\n\n* Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany's infrastructure can't compare with cities like Austin or San Antonio (up and coming cities).\n\nNYers get a lot for their taxes but living here is very expensive. Property taxes included. It's just not attractive as a result to businesses outside of NYC.", "That's why I'm glad she's doing this. I wish more POC's in industries where they're under-represented (film, hockey, etc) would do this. It's kind of frustrating to see people complain about a lack of racial diversity in the oscars on twitter instead of attacking the problem from the source by funding inner-city arts programs and making sure there are more talented young actors from under-represented groups.", "How come when they say people of color they always only exclusively refer to blacks solely? Just say black...", "All these kids really need is to be touched by inspiration, passion, talent, motivation, kindness. Many times poor neighborhoods can lack these hugely important things and are really what can make a difference in these young amazing children. The best thing is that these kids truly hold many answers to the problems for many reasons but one is that they’re growing up in the face of adversity. Simple reminder to all: let us give back to those communities who are less fortunate and help them and the people in them transform. ", "I 100% understand that.\n\nIt's why my previous comment stated that exact thing.\n\n\"Yes, for poor families, all costs and all activities are harder to provide\".\n\nWhy do you think I do not understand this concept?\n\nFeels to me you are intentionally ignoring the entire context of this discussion which revolved around someone stating that dancing was a *relatively* expensive activity compared to other activities. I didn't bring that up, the comment I replied to did and then suddenly you went off on this tangent about me not understanding things are harder for poorer people to afford.", "Well, almost any sport really.\n\nThe key is to not pressure the kids and to make sure they are properly equipped and aware of the injuries.", "This picture isn't recent. You'd still see snowbanks...", "U mad? U in 2010?", "That's really quite disturbing. ", "Not to sound insensitive but isn't that an easy way to get raped?", "Idk why but this looks so fake to me", "I know racism exists in many different forms but it's funny how we all hear about how it's cultural appropriation for white people to wear dreads, but it's impossible for anybody to appropriate white people's culture. Once again, cultural appropriation turns out to be something that only white people can be guilty of.", "@nottodayfolks you're fucking cancer, you're trying to turn the good effort of this person into smut. \"insecurity and trust issues\"? did daddy not give you enough attention growing up and now you're venting? there are plenty of careers/ hobbies with terrible people and attitudes, you're right, but then you have people like aesha who would do anything in their power to help rather than hurt. to close my rant, here's a personal fuck you, you brought nothing worthwhile to this discussion; this is a picture of someone trying to good and you had to open up your blown out, syphilis ridden ass hole and shit all over it.", "Well thanks for informing me on something I didn't know about and would never guess was a thing in a million years rather then just down voting me.\n\n\n", "white people haven't been hated for what they are and do. black people have. it's a slap in the face to be told you can't have your natural hair at work and then see some white girl with dreadlocks", "I've heard some football players do the same but I don't know how true it is. Wouldn't surprise me though, with the agility that some of them have.", "Oh go girl", "Live in Rochester, we think lesser of you Buffalo folk.", "Professional swimming can cause injuries. I dislocated a shoulder in a backstroke competition. Swimming at a competitive level is brutal. There isn't much awareness because most people who swim for fun go at a leasurely pace - its like compairing a stroll in the park vs sprinting - the two affect the body completely differently. ", "I saw someone get their ass kicked in Rochester once.\n\nHmmm....", "What cultural stereotypes? I was never aware it was a stereotype that black girls couldn't go into ballet if that's what they wanted to do. It sounds to me like you are just making shit up. \n\n\"You are the problem, you have a narrow view of the world and use your limited experience to try and filter everything down to what makes sense to you.\"\n\nRight back at you. ", "Yeah I wouldn’t want my daughters to do ballet. It seems like torture. Hip hop or modern dance seems like a great substitute.", "You've hit the nail on the head. It's a role model thing, like why people are talking about Black Panther. ", "Yeah that’s true. Real baseball is woodbat and that gets expensive quick when they break. ", "40 degrees is a heat wave, I'm going home to put on a tank top and flip flops", "I think ballet dancers are hardcore athletes with the soft side of having feeling for the music they dance to and/or get choregraphed to.\n\nWhen you look at the sheer physis of ballet dancers they are anything but \"soft\" but extremely trained, which I would consider \"hardcore\". ", "Lots of very successful artists didn't start at 3. Misty Copeland, Alexandra Ansanelli, and Jenifer Ringer all started ballet at 9 or later and they all became principal dancers at major NYC companies. Innate talent and hard work can mean more than an early start. But part of the issue is getting kids to understand that if they put in the work they can progress quickly. The tween years are a really fertile period for learning new skills.\n\nAnd if you want to help low income children learn strings young, [here's a project in FL](https://www.donorschoose.org/project/bowing-our-way-to-the-top/3004943/) and [here's a project in Baltimore](https://www.donorschoose.org/project/whacky-booms-in-the-music-room/3026691/).", "https://www.reddit.com/user/mexicanhonkey/overview\n\nGross.", "I had to give up playing Magic the Gathering professionally as well because my man boobs got too big. \n\nIn all seriousness though, I am so sorry that happened to you. I got injured my senior year and lost an athletic scholarship due to my injury. It sucks to lose the ability to pursue your passion.", "A lot of Rochester has become very poverty stricken so I'm sure this will leave lasting impression on these kids", "The illustrations and descriptions in that link have me in tears right now. They're all drawn to look like they're from the movie Napoleon Dynamite.", "Thank you for the explanation. I didn't know what the stereotype was, but it does make sense. :) \n\n", "Pointing out double standards is not fragility, and neither is having an opposing viewpoint.", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation\n\nWikipedia does a decent job defining it, if you're interested.\n\n>\"Cultural appropriation, often framed as cultural misappropriation, is a concept in sociology dealing with the adoption of the elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture. It is distinguished from equal cultural exchange due to the presence of a colonial element and imbalance of power.\"", "Lol", "I love this! ", "Go to Panama for stem cells!", "Urgh i hear that. If I forget to cut my nails for too long i really start to develop some nasty talons myself. ", "Boiling strings is good way to bring old strings back to new. The main problem with old strings is oil from your hands has got into them, so boiling them get the oil out.\n\nNot really worth it for normal guitar strings, but might be worth it for bass guitar strings.", "There are hundreds of 'work to ride' stables across the US if anyone is curious about riding horses on the cheap! ", "Culture is important, too. ", "Not dumb at all. There have been very few black ballerinas (here in the States at least). In fact, in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first black principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre's 75-year history. Not to mention she also didn't start until she was a teenager.\n\n[NYTimes article on the subject.](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/opinion/black-dancers-white-ballets.html)", "This has nothing to do with OP (who btw is definitely not the OP) going for a karma grab. Stop trying.", "Boom. There's the crutch. It's always the crutch; a child can only do what mom & dad can afford to pay for. There's no limitation on the desire and imagination of the child, there's a limitation of finances.", "My modern dance teacher called them balle-rhinos as a joke", "I believe the most recent hi-profile one was UofR. Unless there's an RIT one I hadn't hear of.", "You ever been here? Definitely not a suburb. It's as city as city gets. ", "Rochester generally falls into the top 50-25 cities for murders and violent crimes per capita. The fatal crescent is aptly named.", "This. Bats/gloves are a must, individually, if you’re playing competitive ball and definitely not cheap. Your average team has maybe one or two catchers and depending on the age/level of play, that gear may be provided.", "I don't want to see Lovely consuming a heavenly garbage plate.\n\n(Lovely is the name of our Mayor....)", "If you are a minority in a dominant culture you cannot appropriate their culture because you live in it. Read a damn book ffs.", "The box is made from layers of glue and fabric. How long do you think that's going to support you before becomes too soft? Soft shoes that don't support you can lead to career ending injuries. ", "So what about people harassing other people regardless of race? This is way more prevalent than this article you're posting. You're just blinded by the media's focus on racism that you're an ignorant loser.", "D", "What’s the point you are trying to make? That racist people exist? Thanks so much for enlightening us. ", "Or maybe some people aren't cynical and bitter and do things to help others, even in a small way", "At some point they just get in the way. I could always tell when ballerinas did their bourree en pointe across the dance floor, like this.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9yoojYstfw\n\nYou can already see the breasts on those girls bouncing up and down. Imagine anyone with bigger breasts, they would be bouncing a lot. ", ".... did you just suggest polygamy to your wife?\n\nDo you need a wheelbarrow for your massive balls?", "Then what is it about", "If I actually performed live I'd definitely throw on a new set every show. I don't have problems keeping new strings in tune, I just stretch them out a bit when I'm tuning up.", "Obvious bait..", "Because POC has a higher PC score.", "Hey home town represent!", "Yeah. You'd think they'd never heard of Black Swan. ", "Where the fuck are you that a season plus equipment is less than that?", "No-one's saying she's brave.\n\nIt's a great photo - the juxtaposition of a ballerina, who is also black, in a deprived neighborhood.\n\nAlso what she is doing is very positive.\n\nWhy do people like you have to be so poisonous and cynical? Does a picture of a black person trigger you that much?\n\nnm, just looked at your [post history](https://www.reddit.com/user/Neil_gamby_VP/overview) - you're obsessed with race. Jog on little man.", "Sure! These aren't usually things that are common knowledge unless you experience them or hear the stories because you keep up with ballet news. It's also mind-boggling that it should even be an issue, which makes it even harder to believe, so I get people not being able to come to grips with the idea that ballet dancing of all things would also be rife with discrimination. ", "It’s a phrase that means nothing. The people saying it are complete idiots. ", "dancing in general can cost. for a mandatory recital a top performer may be in 3-5 dances each requiring a $100+ outfit, never to be used again.", "Nope, it’s 100% an access issue. \n\nEver wonder why professional basketball players are overwhelmingly African-American? It’s not just because they tend to be taller - statistically, European males are the tallest in the world. It’s because kids in poor neighborhoods don’t have access to sports that require lessons and money and expensive equipment, but nearly every urban city block has a basketball court, or at the very least a hoop hanging up somewhere. The kids practice because they get bored. \n\nBallet is an activity for people with lots of disposable income and 30+ hours of free time every single week. The most hard-core kids will actually homeschool so they can devote more time to dancing and hire personal trainers, massage therapists, coaches, and tailors to custom make their shoes and costumes. None of these options are available to people living in a poor neighborhood. \n\nI have had several friends that were dancers, some of whom even performed at a semi-professional level. None of them pursued it full-time because the bar for entry to being a professional ballerina is so high, that even someone who dedicates their life to it can’t succeed at the elite level unless they have a lot of money and a lot of time. ", "A good set of guitar strings can be $30-$45. What does a pair of ballet flats cost? Or are pointe shoes different than flats...", " Why should she worry about him? Because he's black? He's probably looking at her because she's wearing a fucking tutu and that's a little odd for where they're at. Don't be a racist piece of shit. ", "I understand the concept, I just am unsure of its actual effect. White kids still play football and basketball, black kids still play hockey... I respect the message but I feel like it brings up an instance of suppression that may not be very prevalent now, when there are plenty that are", "Sounds like you are ready to do some SJWing yourself then.", "I quickly read it as \"moron's toe\" ", "Whoa dawg you just destroyed me with that well thought out argument.\n\nIf you want to talk about fragility, you are welcome to go talk to some feminists, who spend their days complaining about mansplaining (men expressing their opinions, what ass holes!) and manspreading (men sitting with their legs slightly open because they have a ~~dig~~ dick and balls between their legs).", "Why light? Getting into real weight lifting is great for you.", "Graduated in '16 and didn't consider staying in Rochester. One of my friends got a job in the area but regrets it. Only thing I really miss are the garbage plates.", "When I read the title of the post, I thought I meant Rochester Minnesota. Don't get me wrong, I thought it was silly, because we don't have much of an inner-city. But, I did run into the entirety of the Russian ballet there once, so it made sense. They were awesome, and actually offered to give me a tour of their busses and gave me a backstage pass to the Mayo Civic Center auditorium. I kept in touch with one of them, over email, when email was still pretty new (this was post Berlin Wall falling, but not too far off). They came to perform in the Cities a couple years later (at some school I'd never heard of) and the ballerina I'd kept an on and off relationship with invited me up to see them! I had such fond memories from the first encounter that I thought for sure this would be amazing. But I was dead wrong. When I got there, no one seemed to know me, and I wasn't any list. This was devastating for me as a twelve-year-old old with image issues. I had already told my friends I was going to get a picture with them, and I couldn't face returning to my middle school without one. So, I rounded the back alley, and waited for a door to open to sneak through. Once inside, I heard people walking down a hallway near me, so I ducked inside of the first door I saw. Inside was a *massive* dog, who was honestly pretty startled to see me. That didn't last long though, and it started growling like no other. I panicked and ran outside, not caring who caught me. Anyway, later I found out the game keeper had put it there to guard some stone or something. Odd place, but fun ", "This is a nice story though!!\n", "Do I want to?", "She's pointing to what her toes USED to look like.", "Love this!!!!", "Yeah. I read that line in Bill Burr's voice actually", "He got halfway through and stopped i think. Probably was taking him quite a while, I assume. ", "What stereotype lol", "Negative. It's pretty nice out today.", "Unless it's light, then it's all colors.", "Fair enough. ", "what's the stereotype she's trying to change, that women of color are too smart to get involved in ballet dancing, an archaic brutal \"art\" that practically encourages anorexia and severe injuries that will never go away? and why just women, surely some black men need encouragement.\n\nBy the way lets see her walk around inner Rochester after dark without a camera crew. Or lets see a white person walk a few blocks there at any time, see what that encourages.", "What stereo type?\nI am actually confused here. ", "I would have lost my damn mind if a ballerina just strolled up to my house like that. \n\n", "I did dance fairly casually/non-competitively for 15 years until I was 18 at a small suburban studio. Even doing it pretty casually was pretty pricey. It was *at least* $5,000-$7,000 a year. \n\n\nBy the time I was a senior in high school I had 5 pairs of different shoes, 6 costumes for recital, 2 3hr classes a week, recital fees, and the additional cost of what you wear to class (leotards, tights, leg warmers etc.) and recital (lashes, makeup, hairnets, bobby-pins, mandatory accessories). And then they get you with the professional photos and video, which are obviously super expensive.\n\nIt’s fucking expensive. ", "Even if they do have the money the exposure isn't there. ", "Sorry re-read that, I retract my comment ", "Yeah, those people are stupid too. I don't really have an excuse for those people, they've taken the tern too far. The most frustrating thing about those people are that cultural appropriation *does* exist and *is* an issue, but those cases are cultural exchange and are not disruptive.\n\nDreadlocks especially. I know the modern concept of dreads came from black artists like Bob Marley etc, but anyone who doesn't wash their hair will eventually get a few dreads, so I'd imagine a lot of lower class medieval Europeans had dreadlocks.", "Blek!! beautiful dancing, but damn nasty feet!! ", "I honestly never thought of ballerinas as only being white...in fact in my head many of the best dancer in the world have been black. I guess I need to get out more and develop some stronger stereotypes ", "I understand your point but I think it all becomes a bit of a pedantic argument. We're talking about perception vs. reality here. \n\nBallet dancers are the embodiment of a delicate touch, light on their feet and paragons of classical beauty and grace. They are of such a different world than the cultural norms that steer people toward adopting more of a hardened and tough quality. To pursue and dedicate yourself to something in the classical arts is easily put down as being soft in most traditional senses. Being a classical musician is considered softer than being in a heavy metal band but nobody is really challenging the difficulty of the profession.\n\nI just think you're saying something everybody already understands and even though you say you're not meaning to take away from her message you're still sort of putting up this challenge for people to debate it.", "It doesn't exist. ", "Lol, you're a New Yorker, so I'll give you a pass, but most of the country doesn't consider something like that a 'suburb.' It's called the projects.", "One could say the same about any sport using that argument though. Show me one sport where pro level gear isn't expensive af.", "Just curious why do they say of color when technically black is not a color. Always found that odd, you're more colors the whiter you are haha", "Tape and toe caps! \n\nI was blessed with the perfect feet for point, strong, square and wide, but unfortunately I never excelled in ballet.", "Damn if this isn't proof of global warming Idk what is. Rochester looks 70, nearly 80 degrees!", "Ballerinas are envisioned as white women. She's telling little black girls that they can be ballerinas too.", "Just googled it. \n\nFor such a gracious art form those are some ungracious feet.\n\nSome real dedication, though.", "She looks like a doll! I bet those kids will cherish meeting her for the rest of their lives. ", "What are these stereo types?", "So just toe point? They like that exaggerated foot shape, it's just how ballet evolved. It's about having the right look and good \"lines\". When dancing on your toes, it's also a lot of weight to carry, so that shape is more shock absorbing. Professionals do it from so young that their feet are more flexible.", "Love it.", "The literally dozens of blatantly racist comments. REAAAAADDD before you start your shit talk.", "Actually playing violin or singing opera is not expensive. The problem is that public schools in the inner cities do not have music classes.", "D", "nobody implied white people were only ones guilty of colonialism here except you. the fact you indirectly recognized most white culture has remained unmolested by colonialism is funny though.", "Which is fine. Don't try to bring down the woman. ", "This is one of the raddest things", "Yup, looks like a photoshop to me", "Carbon fiber is a name for a wide variety of different materials with different properties. Regarding flexibility, there are types of carbon fiber that are flexible enough for that, but it is more springy, elastic - don't know if that would destroy the usability of carbon fiber for that purpose.\n\nWould be a pretty interesting experiment to look at anyway. I feel that the cost to produce the carbon fiber shoes would be 100+ times highte than the cost to produce regular ones.", "At the really competitive level, it is. \n\nPutting your kid through one season of the Greater Toronto Hockey league costs something like $5500 including travel and equipment costs, but that's not including stuff like private coaching, which is fairly common. ", "Ballerinas have sick dumpers", "The shoes are tight and not flexible. Blisters come quickly and easily. ", "I did for 8 years and I'm not even from there. My statement remains the same. Fuck that place. ", "Them lessons be expensive doe ", "Why is everybody talking as though the only options are to be not interested in ballet at all or to have a career in it? I mean, can’t someone just do something for the pleasure of doing it? I know loads of people I knew went to ballet/gymnastics classes as kids just because they were fun, I don’t think any of us seriously believed we would become professionals. I grew up in a fairly poor region of the UK and it was really common to have classes for kids/teens for things like that which were pretty cheap - a fiver or so in the early 90s. ", "Yes, here's the key. She is sparking an interest in something outside of these children's normal realm, and showing them that people who look like them can do this, which leads them to explore other avenues which they may not have considered options previously. ", "Oh yeah, it's pretty crazy. One of my friends in high school did ballet and I learned a ton about all the gear and everything. \"Superstition and tradition\" is very strong.\n\nAnd while they *might* be able to find more durable materials, I think it still comes down to manufacturing. Until we get robots who can do that kind of fine detail work, labor is still going to be expensive. ", "It is shameful that more inner city youths dont have access to more of the \"cultural\" things in life. ", "Sheeeeeeyyttte kids’ll be wantin MFing ballerina lessons; can’t afford dat shit!", "2 hours and it's not locked yet? It's a miracle! ", "I am bothered by the abundance of racists Christians in America. Aren’t you? ", "because she is not white?", "I read billionare", "Didn't know that. ", "> Martin had just exited her car and was heading to the ministries with a friend when she was shot.\n\nfirst AND last day of volunteering :)", "And time...\nIf you are a single parent working two or three min wage jobs, who's taking the kids to practice? Not you.", "Oh shit that’s a good one", "Sure but when I walk around like a clown at night everybody freaks out. ", "This is so awesome but as someone who used to spend lots of time in ballet shoes I’m cringing at those shoes on pebble-y pavement ", "Well they don't mean Asian since physical characteristics and general financial ability are well in line with becoming a ballerina. ", "585", "People acting like idiots? I'll act like an idiot in the same way but opposite! That'll show them!", "She literally is wearing a costume and talking to little kids. \n\nIf I dress as a postman and talk to little kids does that inspire kids as well", "Wow. Stunning.", "It is still not common to see many black ballerinas, particularly in soloist roles. Misty Copeland recently made history as fhe first black principle dancer at the American Ballet Theater. There are several factors at play. Ballet is expensive. Between the lessons, the shoes, the costumes...it is something usually only the upper class can participate in. The audience also has traditionally been a more upperclass, white audience, with many patrons sponsoring ballet companies as financial backers so they have had some influence on how the companies operate and who gets to be on stage. Ballet has long had a very limited aesthetic. Ballanchine created the image of the \"perfect\" ballerina as being a waiflike etheral being, so a more muscular body often falls out of that ideal. Many dancers have developed eating disorders teying to obtain this ideal body. Then, there is the issue of uniformity, particularly in the core. Pink tights are the norm, and anyone with a darker skin tone stands out and \"ruins\" the aesthetic. \n\nAlvin Ailey is a famous African American ballet company with the majority of their dancers being black. Thankfully, we are seeing a change in the major companies and more dancers of color are getting promoted and having their time in the spotlight. Thanks to dancers like Misty and Aesha who paved the way, the companies are realizing there is a need for diversity and an audience that wants it. \n\n", "HOMETOWN\n\nMOTHERFUCKING\n\nPRIDE", "ANd those stereotypes are?", "Britain doesn't seem to have as deep a racial issue as the States I've noticed (in regard to black people at least).", "There is a black women can't be ballerinas stereotype?", "that's more of a reputation than a stereotype, but maybe that's too fine a distinction...", "It was UR.\n\nSource: Am an RIT Student ", ">European culture", "No. I place no value on giving boys and girls the same type of role models. It is just surprising to see someone inspiring girls in a feminine way. Almost every type of inspirational thing I see for girls today is encouraging them to do more traditionally masculine things.", "I mean you can get a glove for $30. Baseball really isn't that expensive for one individual. \n\nThink about all the professional players from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Venezuela. Not exactly wealthy countries but they are probably the most baseball obsessed countries in the world.", "Idk if I’d say that.. you only really start consistently using wood bats at the professional level or in summer, wood bat leagues out of season. But BBCOR bats are required everywhere else and those are typically ~$300 for a decent one.", "As a \"boob guy\" I never understood why breasts were an issue in ballet. Unless they are BIG... what do you run into things with them? I only did ballet as a little boy.", "Yeah, the music....the arts....they def. don't provide anything useful to society. Why don't you go delete all your music and take anything ornamental off your walls, they're useless.", "D", "She is. At her daughters public school. ", "Haha yeah, I was about to say this. It's not discrimination on race. It's discrimination on EVERYTHING. You have to be tall, tiny, no boobs, even naturally perfect ankles (which is what made me have to stop).", "When you're standing on your toes and doing rotation exercises (turning your leg out, doing leaps and spins, etc) your joints are grinding on each other. Everything in ballet is performed with turnout, which is basically keeping your toes turned as close to completely away from each other as possible. \n\nAll this stress actually comes from your hips. You don't turn out by just turning your feet to the side- this causes tortion on your knees. You turn out by literally turning your entire legs to the side, from your hips. Your knees should be facing outward in a proper preparation position. From there you add in jumping, turning, bending, etc. Essentially the top of your femur is constantly turned as far as it can go and then ground against your hip socket. \n\nRepetitive motion injuries and bone bruising are very common with the hips, as are knee issues when turnout is not done properly (because the same stress is then applied against your knees, which are weaker than your hips). ", "Zoom in on her legs, you can see it is a photoshop, and look at her lack of shadow and a slight shadow near the kids legs.\n\nBS photoshop farming gold, which he got", "What stereotype", "What the heck does a black woman in a tutu have to do with stereotypes?", "Rochester represent!", "> It’s why the “black people are inherently better at sports” argument holds little weight.\n\nAs a 5'5\" asian male that's bottom heavy. I feel like this isn't true when I'm shootin' some b-ball outside of the school", "Wow she's promoting girls to do girly things, what about if girls want to go into STEM? sexism /s", "Maybe, if they actually look up to postmen 🤔", "Lmfao are you kidding right now? The answer is yes you dolt. \n\nEdit btw if you turn on your ac, your house will get cooler ", "Try wearing a tutu. Or pants, even. Pretty much anything to cover up down there.\n\nI will never not ninja edit.", "For a long time she was the only professional African-American ballerina. The only one. Think of a typical ballerina, what image pops into your head? A delicate, wiry white woman in a frilly tutu? \n\nNow think of a typical black woman. What does she look like? My guess is nothing like what you imagined for the ballerina.\n\nThis girl who bridges those two worlds is how you break down stereotypes. ", "I used to use these and they were amazing compared to lambs wool. They don't really breathe but neither do pointe shoes. They conform to your toes. You dust them with baby powder before putting them on to keep them from chaffing your toes. They feel like a cloud. You know, until you're actually en pointe. ", "How cool", "That’s so unnecessary and downright offensive. ", "A", "He wants to smash. When’s the last time he seen a slim redbone chick in his hood?!", "It always is. Every fucking time.\n\nSee someone making a hateful comment, or criticising black people or Muslims, or saying something sexist or anything else awful and ignorant?\n\n99% chance they're a Trump supporter.\n\nI tend to just tag em and move on.", "I do it’s just smaller and around my neck 🤡 ", "Be the change you want to see (in the world).", "it's exactly what it supposedly standing up against - a racist and bigoted concept that segregates and labels people on account of their literal color. 21st century one-drop rule at its finest.", "Ballet focusses a lot on turn out. When you see a dancer with her feet at a 180 degree angle, that's turn out. She's not actually turning her feet out, but her hips. Her knees will be facing directly to the sides as well. When a dancer lifts their leg a la seconde (i.e. to the side) the goal is to have it go to at least a 90 degree angle directly out, knee pointing to the sky. That's basically the opposite of the way hips are supposed to work. Dancing is like doing center splits constantly.", "What in God's name are you talking about?", "You touch on it with what you said, but it's more of a class than a race thing. That said, when a race is usually show to be in one class...", "Jesus fuck, I've never seen so many intentionally hateful people in a single thread before. ", "NO? Why is this a thought? A woman who is wearing close to nothing or in an outfit that is scantily clad doesn't give men the right to rape. ", "CREAM ALE", "*gets shot in drive-by* \n\n", "I approve wholeheartedly.", "If a kid doesn’t see someone that looks like them in a particular role, it often results in a deep-seated conception that that role is not for them. They might not even be conscious of it, but a huge part of learning, especially social norms, is our brain recognizing and internalizing patterns.\n\nIf you’re a white male, you’ve seen someone that looks like you in pretty much every role there is so you might not have experienced that. As a white-looking Latina woman, I experienced it but to a much lesser degree than women that are immediately perceived as women of color.\n\nRepresentation matters. ", "I applaud her trying to defeat any racially biased stereotypes. It's too bad I think the profession of ballerina is absolutely terrible for young girls bodies and borderline torture. It ruins their feet, their legs, their sense of self-image. and they're often out of a job by their mid-20's with little to no retirement capabilities.\n\nNow if she was going around inspiring young girls in a tech field, or physical sciences where it is still predominantly white men, then I would really give 110% respect.\n\nMy hope is that the girls take a broader lesson that they can do anything despite their gender/race, and not, \"I could be a ballerina!\".", "Why did someone gold this post? op didn’t set it up they just told you about it.", "If you’re playing at a very low level of play or in an incredibly impoverished area where *everyone* has shitty equipment, yes you can get a cheap glove and probably will be fine... You’re not going anywhere with a $30 glove past middle school though. BBCOR bats, which are required in most leagues, are around $200-$400. Not cheap.", "Well I don't know enough but now that I think of it black culture has really aggressive dance moves like In stomping. Crimping. Etc. I can see why it would be hard to have someone transition from that style to ballet and vice versa but I don't think that means every black person is too aggressive in dancing. If someone learned to dance ballet I'm sure they could do it just fine. I'm just wondering if that is where the stereotype came from? ", "\"So what about people harassing other people regardless of race? This is way more prevalent than this article you're posting.\"\n\nThat is simple math and does not add to the discussion about the perception of race in America. ", "/r/pcmasterrace", "Or my wife has been in ballet for the past 4 decades and I am very aware of the culture, its history, and how historic it was for Misty Copeland to break that stereotype. Or I could just be making this all up. \n\nBut you are still the problem. One of us travels the world, works in NYC/Paris/Hong Kong, and the other thinks they know what they are talking about. ", "Power Dancer? I dunno what that is but it sounds hot!\n\nAlso I always appreciated a good figure on a woman when playing the pipes for dancers. Never was a fan of watching dancers beat themselves up over their figures.", "I think it may also indicate some Greek descent", "That's a decent observation but it's incomplete. It's not that they all don't have the money to involve their children in those activities; they just don't care enough about their children's development to make an honest effort to support them in it. A lot of parents look straight to the bottom line and decide \"I can't afford that, I don't have the money.\" While that may be true in many cases remember that people always have a choice. Let's not be lazy with our children.\n\nEdit: I challenge anyone who downvotes this statement to provide sound reason as to why you think it deserves your negative judgement. Give me some substance instead of just clicking an arrow on a computer screen.", "What stereotypes?", "Also called Greek toe", "??", "Fighting for the right to be objectified just like White women.", "That's so great of her. ", "According to the documentary [A Ballerina’s Tale](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4504040/), about Misty Copeland who is another African American ballerina, there’s a long standing tradition of what ballerinas ‘look’ like. It’s been a while since I saw this documentary- but I believe they talk a lot about body type as well as skin colour being a barrier for a lot of African American ballerinas. In the film they comment that these barriers are not elements that are inherent to the style of dance but are traditional practices/beliefs that have been adopted over time.", "It also seems that hyperextended knees are needed to be a good ballerina. I was told I wasn't as good of a dancer because my knees couldn't do that. ", "Not sure about this but there might be slight differences in things like average height, bone density, hip size etc. between ethnicities? In the world of professional ballet there is HUGE emphasis placed on being thin, svelte, and lean. Eating disorders are rampant because of this. Naturally wide hips and busts are considered bad even if the rest of them is underweight. ", "The best ballerina in my company when I was in high school once passed out in class because she had eaten nothing but lettuce and honey for a week and a half. ", "Honestly this is so messed up. There are many modern dance companies that are predominantly african american, with african american choreographers, and the dancers in those companies are amazing, with just as much skill as traditional ballet dancers or even more. My only guess, is that other than the whole ballet system being elitist, there is the people in the ballet industry are racist. Because the skill level is the same. I'm sure that there are many black girls that fit the already narrow physical requirements for ballet, so I can't think of any logical reason", "What is wrong with what hole you crawled out of?", "ಠ_ರೃ", "This should probably come with a warning that you don't generally want to be fruiting it up in the 'hood, for the sake of your own safety.", "I think there are a few sports that really differ in price and access depending on where you live. Ballet isn't very expensive where I live either, it's simply part of our local sports club and anyone who wants do it can. But of course it's also not renowned, if anybody wants to take it beyond hobby level it's not the right place for them. ", "That's Mormon's toe, it means super different things", "Your point about ballet dancers being hardcore is still valid, those women are tough as nails.", "Lol oh lord. You really think you have it worse? Privilege has nothing to do with income. It has to do with not being harassed because of your skin. Ever been shot by a cop for no reason? Hell, ever been pulled over multiple times a year for no reason? Ever been followed in the store as an adult? Ever watch white people in line NOT get ID'd when using a credit card just so they can ask to see yours when you use a card?\n\nJesus. You have it worse than that? Then it's probably your fault. I sure the fuck don't. ", "No, it is still an institution that has/had institutionalized racism not a big difference. ", "Then the problem is the person telling someone their hair is unacceptable, not the person with dreadlocks. ", "Just *seeing it* as a child helps. It's one thing to be *told* a something that might break a stereotype, but it's another thing to see it. It helps.", "Ok but WHY AM I BAWLING 😢😢😢", "ballet is to dance as opera is to singing - we'd get a good laugh if Kathleen Battle walked through some 'urban' area evangelizing about the virtues of singing\n\ni'm sure there are PLENTY of dancers in that area and many teachers who would love some civic arts support", "Gd, stuff like this is so good. Takes courage and confidence to just talk about addressing these kinds of things let alone going out first hand and practicing what you preach. ", "Same here. If anything, I thought the stereotype would be that all black people are awesome dancers, rather that they cannot make it. \n\nBut thinking about it, and from what I know about classical ballet, it shouldn't come as a surprise really. My friends who've done it have all had very strict teachers with a very conservative approach.", "Yes. The way I understand it is that if you don't have the right body type, you're not going to progress past a certain point. My college roommate was really good at ballet, but she had wide hips and a big old butt. She was a skinny girl, but that was just how she was built and there was no getting around it. She said her teacher would scream at her to tuck in her butt (as though that's possible). ", "You have no evidence that he doesn't so your claim is false. ", "Pointe shoes are the shoes that allow ballerinas to go on their toes [like this ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_shoe). These range from $85 to $200+ once you get to high quality shoes. Regular ballet flats are $30-$40 IIRC. ", "Christians are obviously the majority of America, i don't really see them doing too much harm for the huge amount of population they are.", "D", "I love this", "I'm at a dance competition right now. $110 per kid, plus $5 for a program, and $55 per kid for a competition shirt. That doesn't even factor in the rehearsal hourly cost for solo, duet, and group. Not a cheap path at all. It's all worth it though to see the look of pride and accomplishment and to say they did a great job.", "Ever heard of poverty porn? Sounds like you’re really into it.", "it's not just socioeconomics, but up until the 1980's national ballet companies were reluctant to have black dancers in leading roles. My friend who does modern dance said that ballet's history is much more segregated than say opera, which has long required its audience to suspend their beliefs & leave preconceptions at the door. Old school ballet was this stylized, glamorized fairy-tale production. It's definitely changed in the past 20 yrs but they're a bit too late, as Millenials and post-Millenials eschew classical music and classical art forms all together. The audience for these kind of \"fine\" arts is dwindling fast, and they have no one but themselves to blame.", "The shoes only last one performance? Why? Really curious about this, didn't know that it was that expensive", "I wouldn't reccommend anyone go into ballet, regardless of colour/gender.\nIt's hell on your feet, wallet and potential jobs.", "Oh boy... Sexual harassment in the making. ", "No, England is your city. ", "who let the black swan out!\n\nGet her, get her, get her!", "imagine being this delusional.", "That there are people proud of killing millions of natives, is the point. It's relevant. Read the post the person I replied to is replying to.", "You can still be really limited. Im a professional artist, my school was poor, but still had arts in the curriculum. Parents still had to spend lots of time and money getting me materials and lessons.\n\nAnd even when I got into a great college to finish my illustration degree, it was painfully obvious which kids had those huge opportunities while in high school. Hell, I got to college and learned for the first time that there were charter high schools out there specifically for the arts. Those kids got a crazy head start over some one like me. The \"best\" materials I used came from walmart which was a big deal because it was an hour away.", "Maybe it isnt, but if you zoom in you can see a line round her entire legs and feet, just saying seems weird to me, show me another part of the image with weird outlines, i mean in this image.\n\nCan anyone say what could cause that?", "Kinda looks like you are just being a racist troll up and down this thread for karma. Even more pathetic.", "> Is there really an understanding to young colored girls that this is something that they can't do?\n\nYou're missing the point. Obviously it's illegal to explicitly tell women of color they can't be ballerinas. They're not being told \"no\" by the institution, they're being lead to believe they don't have a place in the institution because of representation. It's all about perception. When people see others who look like them doing something, they believe they can do it, too. When people of color see ballets and how they are 99% white, they don't view it as something they can do. This concept works for education, too. Children of color are 3x more likely to graduate high school if they had at least one teacher of the same race. We need role models. Just because you don't see the benefits of it doesn't mean they don't exist. There are non-institutional and non-visible forms of oppression, too.", "https://m.rochestercitynewspaper.com/NewsBlog/archives/2013/05/16/spider-man-crew-member-robbed-in-rochester\n\n\nMy friend’s boyfriend was shooting a music video at some music studio that I don’t remember the name of. There was pizza. I left to walk somewhere to buy cigarettes, thinking there would be a shop or a gas station nearby. The weather was nice, and I have the tendency to explore. I think, after twenty minutes of walking, I was in an area called South Wedge. Two guys hit me on the back of my head and then kicked me in the face repeatedly after I fell down. They got $7 off of me and my phone. Two police cars and an ambulance came. I don’t remember if I was knocked unconscious. A nice couple found my wallet in their backyard, fully intact without the cash, and was somehow able to return it to me, despite me being a stranger to the city. They were getting married soon. ", "Dreadlocks dont exclusively come from black culture's. The Kelts had dreadlocks too.", "Don't forget Record Archive and the public market. Wife and I love it there. ", "Everyone forgets poor Syracuse. :(", "Can you not ninja edit your comments you ruined my joke. \n\nEdit: this is how you do it. Never talk to me or my tutu again. ", "Is this a serious question... Are you friends with any African Americans?", "what", "Your whiteness hurts me..and Im pretty fuckin white.", "A black ballerina is very rare. A lot of young children grow up with the impression that, because of their race, certain professional activities aren't viable for them. \n\nTiger Woods is a good example of someone who changed stereotypes in a similar way. For golf, of course, not ballet.", "Ah the baby powder explains it. Makes sense now!", "This is what climbing does (well did, I don't do it as much anymore) to my hands. I guess similar issues. ", "A picture with a title accusing me and America of being some racist shithead to all black people especially black ballerinas apparently, yes I do have a problem with that. What stereotype is she fighting? I'm just sick to fucking death of racism being the cause of any bad thing that happens to a brown person, and I'm especially tired of being called racist because I am refuting the original claim I'm racist. \n\n\"America is so racist man\"\nMe: I'm not\n\"Spoken like a true ignorant racist American\"", "Its to show them that there are black people/minorities doing things like ballet. It's not only for the kids, but its more impressionable on them. It says \"see, we can do this to no matter what people say\". \"People\" could be their own friends & family or society. \n\nThe message she might be telling them is about ballet, but the message the picture shows is more than ballet.\n\nIt's about representation.", "JOSEPH SMITH GOLDEN PLATES", "> A picture with a title accusing me and America of being some racist shithead to all black people especially black ballerinas apparently\n\nLiterally the stupidest thing I have ever read. Quite amazing.\n\n[Then again, you do seem completely obsessed with race](https://www.reddit.com/user/Neil_gamby_VP/overview)", "A", "Go for the boy and teach him ballet", "Whiteness is sort of bred into the sport. Pointe shoes in shades of brown are a very recent development. What do you think of when you hear \"ballerina pink?\"", "> Shit is cutthroat man. Dance instructors (coaches?) who were bitter old women who flamed out and are trying to relive the glory days.\n\nMy sister was a figure skater. Her Russian coach was a former ballerina from the USSR. My parents had to fire her when she yelled at my sister to get her \"fat cow ass off the ice.\"", "D", "Young kids to do what be poor? Break their toes? What is inspirational about this? Inner cities need wealth not dance lessons", "I'm just a sucker for alliterated names, a la Peter Parker or Clark Kent. \n\nBut seriously good on her. ", "> a racist and bigoted concept that segregates and labels people on account of their literal color.\n\n\"Talking about the nature of racism in your country makes you the real racist!\"", "Then you become a teacher", "Omg she just looks so beautiful ", "Ballet requires you to turn your legs out at an unnatural angle. Think of a dancer in first position with their heels touching and their toes pointing away from each other in opposite directions. This turnout happens in the hip. Add to that lifting the legs during arabesque, battements, split leaps, etc, etc. Hips, knees, and achilles tendons injuries run rampant among dancers. ", "The ballet world is all about tradition. In class this morning I heard \"this was invented in the 15th century, you can't change it now\" (in jest, and in reference to a girl messing up an arm position, but it sums up the ballet world pretty well). It's historically a white art form. There is a lot of prejudice towards black dancers. They won't look identical to the other corps members, they'll draw attention, whatever, so they're often denied opportunities just for that. Things are changing, slowly, but they'll never change completely unless enough young black girls realize that, despite the fact they never see any black dancers, being a black dancer is possible. If they assume it isn't they won't train or audition and things will stay the same. ", "You're mad about people saying harmless things are cultural appropriation, so you show your displeasure with that by... saying something harmless is cultural appropriation.", "SHIEEET\n", "Um you are also forgetting a major fucking factor. There are so many people who believe that black women don’t have the elegant build of white women that is standard in the world of ballet. ", "How about you stop the stigma of being a nerd? Stop telling people what to do, and you be the change that you want to the world to become. She is fine with what she is doing. What she is doing isn't making anything worse. ", "> The teacher talks to them all the time that they could get college scholarships from playing the violin.\n\nI'm very happy that the teacher provides free lessons but having spent years in the audition rooms as well as interview rooms in school of music myself, these kids are at a huge disadvantage. They will be competing against other kids that have been playing every day since the age of 3-4 on top of having instruments worth thousands of dollars. Now some may say the instrument does not make the musician but it's certainly a huge leg up especially when $20 rentals refuse to tune correctly no matter what you do to them. Hundreds of kids audition every year for music scholarships and they usually hand it out to just a few dozen a year, this includes partial scholarships. ", "So.. what exactly is the stereotype she wishes to change.. in the inner city.. surrounded by most of her own race... :thinking:\n\nAlso, is the stereotype that black girls can't do ballet? wat?", "Well it turns out people are kinda wierded out by the beard and tutu combo. ", "Had a ballerina girlfriend for a while. She was stupid hot, but man... the feet.", "Yeeeeeees. We need more of this!", "Am.....am I old?", "Not that they are bad at it, just that it can be seen as a white person thing. ", "Well I'm glad to hear that you're not a nut job at least. I'm interested in hearing what you think is legitimate cultural appropriation, what white people aren't allowed to say/wear/do.", "Hey bud, people are at least trying to have an actual conversation here. Please take your divisive buzzword comments back to /r/politics or wherever you came from. Thanks. ", "Eh. Life is funny. I got a bs, got a phd, drove around doing stand up, moved around, saw some places, had some experiences, started a social movement. \n\nNow I'm about to turn 31 and I wish I'd spend more of my 20s on finding someone I could settle down with. Many of my friends are married and starting families, and I come home to my dog and ennui. ", "Maybe you aren't American, or haven't been to the south before. There are millions of racist Christians in America. It affects my opinions of Christianity. ", "That guy in the background has a look of pure disgust. ", "I was a little girl once! I LOVED ballerinas. They were the most beautiful thing I could imagine! ", "Baltimore? \n\nEverything. Everythings wrong with it", "I didn't know Reddit was exclusive to Americans. ", "check now.", "Be gentle, for some reason people trash it but it's always getting better.\n\n^^^slightly", "TIL why I struggled with pointe in my youth, while everything else seemed like something I could coax my body to do. I didn't know having a Morton's Toe was a thing. ", "aaaand you're racist", "one is artistic expression and one is having rights to a roof over your head.. Not to mention how deep the powers-that-be of real estate run as compared to something like ballet", "I wonder, who is setting these stereotypes?", "same lol and i'm 23. i guess i just never paid enough attention to other people's feet", "Hope she doesn't get assaulted in the inner city", "44°F in Rochester today. Good on her for braving the cold for those kids.", "Pro level is literally the only level which you consistently use wood bat. Composites are definitely expensive for all other levels.", "Same!!!!", "What's your favorite Garbabe Plate? I like 2 cheeseburgers, 2 white hots, onion rings, homefries, extra hot sauce and onions, with ketchup no mustard.", "> Morton's toe\n\nTIL... I was told early in life that this was called \"second generation\" toe. :o)", "I think you are confusing colors, race, and nationality. ", "Now if we could get them on the bandwagon of being inspired by women in hardhats the deficit of female engineers could be solved and I wouldn't have to work almost purely with conservative white males. \n  \nedit: \nPeople can downvote me on this, but do it with the understanding that as a somewhat moderate-liberal male this is one of the biggest benefits that feminism provides to me personally. We are all selfish to some degree. I want to work in an environment that I feel comfortable in and I feel comfortable in a place where people with different viewpoints are commonplace. Besides being right in many ways, feminism can make my life better. \n  \nI have been taught by some very good female engineers. One of them has a sign on the door of her office of a little girl wearing a batman costume while the other little girls were wearing princess costumes. It says \"In a world of princesses, dare to be batman\". I like that a lot, it makes me smile every time I go past it. ", "\"women of color\" as if being anything other then black means you have no color.\n\ntypical leftist garbage", "Yes. A lot of people do not think that black ballerinas are the right \"look\" and they don't get chosen for parts. Ballet has been so white for so long that black skin is seen as an extreme deviation from the norm. Also, ballet is associated with delicacy and softness, and there is a persistent stereotype that black women are neither of those things. There are many forms of art and sport from which black people are still implicitly barred based on stereotypes and the fact that they have just always been white. ", "Thank you! Just remember to go Mach 5. ", "Lol what? ", "D", "Books are for whites fool!", "That's sort of the point. Only issue is that both sides are stuck to far up their own asses so just see it as an attack rather then something to reflect on. ", "No, you're going to get raped. ", "wow", "She's very beautiful and full of grace, but on a thumbnail? Totally ostrich.", "I know that professional ballet has a dark side to it, but I'm deeply happy I was a ballerina from pre-k to high school. It taught me about discipline, control, pain management (haha), concentration, memorization, teamwork, and meeting goals. \n\nI'm applying to medical school now and I strongly believe my study habits and discipline were grown in ballet. Ballet instills in you a belief that you can do anything as long as you work hard and practice.", "Man every time, can we please get a volume setting Reddit? Oh, sorry buddy - \n\nTHAT'S MORMON'S TOE, IT MEANS SUPER DIFFERENT THINGS", "very nice", "As someone who played lacrosse. Poor bastard doesn't know what he's getting into if he thinks ballet is bad", "black people only see the stereotypes which other people see them as. there's a reason black men say jokingly, but also in a serious matter, \"the only things i can be are a drug dealer, a rapper, or an athlete\" cause those are the only things the public sees black people as being good at. when you hear \"ballerina\" you don't think of a black woman.", "So tell me oh great one what is stopping black girls from WANTING to do ballet? And don't spout just financial bullshit reasons because my public school taught dance classes, they all choose step. How much of the underrepresentation of blacks in ballet is due simply to the fact that black girls don't want to go into ballet? Can you give me solid stats on that? This is a multi variance thing, not all of which boil down to racism and stereotypes. There is an underrepresentation of whites in street dance, who cares. Actually read what I am typing instead of making assumptions about me. You don't know me or what I know. ", "Got 5 girls. 1 boy. 6th try is a charm!", "Well i learned over the last few years that my white skin automatically makes me racist so... it really doesn't matter what i say or do. ", "> Pretty sure there are at the very least 2x as many white kids trying to be NFL or NBA players.\n\nI'd love to see the numbers on this. Not saying you're wrong, but I swear I see more black players on college sidelines than white.", "This is a truly beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing.", "Any environment has the potential for rapists. ", "Good Lord. Can't she just be a ballerina instead of a black ballerina or white or asian. ", "I trained at a professional ballet academy. The majority of children in the academy were white, followed by asian. They were few black students.\n\nFor reference, Lauren Anderson was the first black Prime Ballerina at the company where I trained.", "Never knew about this either. The long second toe pushes me up a shoe size even! Not like I didn't have clownlike feet to begin with...", "Unlikely, since white people have a large variety of dances that aren't anything like ballet--for example, the rowdy square dance or barn dance--and the existence of that type of dance never made people assume that white people were too aggressive for ballet. \n\nAnd, it's not like all black people enjoy aggressive dance, or if that's the only type of dancing that exists in black culture. There's nothing in black culture that created this stereotype. There's no rationale behind discrimination. ", "Wow! Something I never thought about, but it makes perfect sense to update how the toe is packed.", "It’s a divisive term. It’s to remind others that non-whites cannot simply be people.", "Rich white girls and horses go hand in hand. It drives me up the wall. Yuck. ", ">I need to sharpen my kills.\n\nWell maybe shooting or knifing lessons would be better for that.", "she is obviously employed and it's better to spend your life making money (even if it's a barely living wage amount) while doing a passion than something else", "And she's two out of three.", "Well the mall is private property ", "That's if you want them to be the best. I just looked it the numbers too and one site says it's about $53K for 15 years of training, which doesn't seem bad at all. Pointe shoes seem to cost ~$75. Running shoes are $120-$150. They last longer than one run but for experienced runners they can be unusable in a few weeks. If you want to be the best though, you'll probably want the best coaches in the sport, travel for altitude training, regular VO2 max and economy testing etc. The point is hobbies can be cheap or expensive depending on what you want out of them. ", "There must be hair everywhere.", "r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM", "Gorgeous!", "I have a problem with this though. Yeah, ballet is considered glamorous and enchanting but everything they have to put themselves through is grotesque. Those kids would probably be just as well off stripping than trying to go into ballet. It's probably more lucrative.", "I can tell you this picture isn’t current because the temp yesterday was a whopping 13° F", "Fuck. I microwaved some nachos for lunch. Can I finish them or do I have to turn myself in immediately? ", "He can dance if he wants to.\n\nHe can leave his friends behind", "Yep. They usually hang out with the male versions of the shot callerinas.", "Not wearing headdresses will surely help the native Americans recover from what early Americans did. Surely. ", "Soul was sold to pay for classes.", "it's about seeing your own kind being successful. stop being an asshole", "Yes, I think Islam deserves much of the criticism it receives. ", "Why are black people born/living in America still called African American? Why not just American? ", "It's a troll. Pay no mind.", "Your literally just linking me to my account profile where I've been mainly posting in /golf and /Xboxone anything else detective?\n\nAnd your obsession with America is pretty funny, I'm guessing you're not from here and you can't stand not having the world spotlight or something? Your post history is a bunch of random stupid shit headlines in /anormaldayinamerica like you're fucking clever or something. Still upset about 1776 M80?", "> I never had private lessons or anything.\n\nAs you may be aware a band/orchestra class at school has 30-50+ students at once time with several different instruments all playing different parts. It'll be impossible for the instructor(s) to teach them in the little time they have with them unless the students do it on their own time. In fact most instructors encourage private lessons outside of the school setting. ", "-looks at all the black people on my office floor and in my company-\n\nyikes, I wonder how they all got there.. Oh wait I approved their applications. Hmmm well, what do I know we are still in the 60s I guess.", "This person is just a troll. ", "not necessarily tall. Most ballet companies have a standard height range that they will pull dancers from for the corps, which is where everyone starts. If i remember correctly from when i was looking into it, most are around 5'4. I'm 5'7 and would've had to travel far for a company that has a height range i fit into.\n\nEdit: words ", "It's not dancing, you're close. ", "i'm white you fucking idiot", "Were black people not allowed to be ballet dancers? I don’t get it.", "I don't get it... Do these kids not have television and internet? Pretty easy to find all kinds of people doing all kinds of cool stuff. If people don't know there are people of all races doing all kinds of cool stuff then dang...you can lead a horse to water", "Nope. Just too apathetic to become a sock puppet asshole screaming at the top of my lungs online whenever I see a spun headline, I guess. ", "Yeah... After reading this thread, being a ballerina sounds like one of the most toxic and harmful things you can do with your life.", "My old schoolmate is a part of that really famous Irish dance troupe... I'm totally forgetting what it's called right now. But yes, I know exactly what you are referring to! What kills me is how they expect anyone to dance all fucking day and night and NOT develop amazing muscles? Oh, by starvation. Real nice.", "Ninja Edit: I hate reading walls of texts in my replies like this so it'd be hypocritical if I didn't say I won't blame you if you just don't reply to this, or don't even read it.\n\nOkay, I'll put it differently then.\n\nThere are Europeans here because Europeans came and killed most of the native American population, and stole their land.\n\nThe Europeans here are now only here because Natives were slaughtered, so it does no matter that the individuals weren't the ones who did it because they're a direct result of it happening.\n\nThat doesn't necessarily make them bad people, I don't think I'm a bad person, but I'm not gonna wear an inaccurate headdress of the people that my recent family slaughtered.\n\nI wouldn't wear a Star of David around for the same reason, even if it looked cool and \"it wasn't me who did it.\" I don't know why it's so hard for people to just have respect for one another, that they think whatever is most convenient for them is more important that how millions of other individuals feel.", "Please reference the source of the original post / picture (Rochester, NY).", "You're allowed to do what-the-fuck-ever you want, but certain *ways* of doing them might fall into cultural appropriation.\n\nIt's a done deal at this point, but yoga is a thing that white Americans culturally misappropriated. It was removed from its traditional context in certain Asian religious beliefs, and used merely as an exercise method. It's not a big deal at all, but it's an example of it.", "Well I thought we were speaking in terms of people that were going to go pro so that would be the natural progression. ", "Great answer! ", "Are we taking about things that happened in the same decade?", "Id commute from Albany NY to see movies at the Dryden. Rochester has a lot of great things about it - but all the same shitty things you find in all upstate NY cities. ", "because they're obviously from africa? you dense?", "I love my city. 585 lezgittit.", "I guess they don't need inspiration.or role models.\n\nWe should ban the NFL or NBA from playing in the inner cities as well. Fuck those people right? \n\nSure, they need jobs programs and the like. But they also need inspirational role models. ", "Yep, there you go preaching your own form of social justice. Called it.", "Please refute something I've said oh superior one", "I think it is a bit too fine but I understand the distinction you're trying to draw. ", "Do you work for the School of the Arts?", "The age old stereotype that black women cant be ballerinas ", "This is wonderful ", "My thoughts exactly lol\n\nWhat a world changer!", "Well the deaf community is primarily because of RIT, most of those people will never settle down in Rochester permanently and even now mostly live in Henrietta. Rochester does have a lot to offer as a whole but if we're talking inner city Rochester it has a huge host of problems with crime and violence. \n\nMost of the positives you mentioned are not really in the city but rather in the suburbs. The inner city itself is the huge problem. ", "well when the occupation of ballerina is mostly populated by whites and asians, yes it is relevant that she is black.", "The original post had nothing to do with your following comment. ", "Something about how black people are poor and therefore can't be ballerinas. Or that they don't have the right body type. Or that it's perceived to be a rich white girl activity. Or something. I don't know enough about the industry/field/sport/whatever but it seems kind of strange. \n\nAs for her program, I don't know. The webpage says she wants to \"help change the demoralized, objectified and caricatured images of African-American women by showing the world that beauty is not reserved for any particular race or socio-economic background\" but it's weird because she makes it sound like whatever black women do isn't considered \"beauty\" and attributes that term to something historically white. ", "The training is very expensive, and the shoes are expensive too. And they wear out FAST. Professional ballerinas change their pointe shoes after *every single performance*, and may go through over 100 pairs in a single season. Also, with intensive hobbies like ballet, you have to factor in things like time and transportation to and from class five or seven days a week. If you're a parent working two jobs and barely scraping by, it can be hard to afford all that stuff while also having the time to drive your kid to practice, to recitals and competitions, ballet camp, etc. It's not un-doable, but for many people it's very hard. Especially if it's not a widely accepted part of your culture, and there's not a studio close to your house, and there aren't reduced-cost or scholarship programs for you locally. ", "WOOOO ROCHESTER ON THE FRONT PAGE FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN CRACK AND DAVID BOWIE!!!! ", "One of my friends posted something on FB about how black women are never allowed to be soft or \"weak\", it's always a strong black woman etc. It was really beautiful and I wish I knew where to find it because it was a message that I had never heard before.", "D", "i mean this must have been over the summer? theres snow everywhere right now ", "Cultural Arts>Liberal Arts", ">there's no rationale behind discrimination \n\n\n\nTrue that! Might go crazy trying to understand crazy. lol ", "I'm a Rochester boy and I came here just to see the Rochester conversation. Swillburger is the greatest place on planet earth. ", "Tupac was a ballerina according to Wikipedia", "white people are the majority in america\n\nthe term people of color is an american term to reference people who are not the majority\n\nhow hard is that to understand", "Amateurs. When my band records, we record a note, then put all new strings on all of the instruments. Then we record the next note, all new strings. Record the next note, all new strings. And so on.\n\nThe hardest part is restringing the grand piano, I admit that takes a really long time. But if you are as pure about music as my band is, it's worth it.", "Lanolin.", "society", "You think my name is Turk Turkelton? ", "No, you're missing the point. It's a feel good, against odds, you can be what you want if you put your mind to it. ", "Guy, the sex alone is worth the sacrifice. ", "Basketball. Never gets expensive unless you want it to. The equipment I mean. The lessons or travel can but never the equipment. It’s sneakers and a ball. ", "If you want to believe something doesn't happen just because you've never experienced it, you go right ahead. ", "There's nothing double about this standard. The dominant culture taking cultural artifacts from immigrant and/or sub cultures is different from immigrant and/or sub cultures taking from the dominant culture.", "Umpires have pads, right?", "This here is a \"representation\" matter. No racism, no blaming white people for why there aren't more people of color in ballet, nothing like that. It's nothing to do with anyone but those girls the ballerina is with in the photos. \n\nYou'd be surprised how easy it is for someone to live their entire life believing they can't or shouldn't do something just because they haven't seen anyone like them do it before. It makes an impact and it all happens subconsciously.\n\nThe ballerina is just trying to do some good for people she believes might benefit from it. There's so many nuances with being whatever race or gender or whatever you are in America, things someone might think about every day of their life may not have ever crossed my mind once. This ballerina knows what's up. She knows how little girls, like she was once, can feel. She is aware of this particular issue specific to her community and she wants to help and that's the end of it. \n\nIt's not productive for you to diminish her effort in trying to do something good (that is just how I perceived your tone). She isn't on an emotional rant about how there aren't enough people of color in ballet and that it was hard for her and trying to force other people to understand why it happens as if to put the responsibility on someone else to change it. She's just going and doing what she thinks will help change things. Commendable, in my opinion. \n\nBut to actually answer your question: Women of color are too aggressive and/or masculine is basically the stereotype. But it's just that, a stereotype. So if you haven't heard that before or don't agree with it, that's even better. \n\nEdit: Sorry for the essay, ugh I always do that.", "This is great to see. When I was younger, I was discouraged from ballet because \"black girls don't do that\", and \"no one will hire a black ballerina\" etc.. Now that I'm nearly 40, I've lost most of my flexibility, and I wish I could have stayed in ballet classes.. It's such a beautiful form of dance. Thanks for posting this, OP; I'm inspired to watch some ballet after work later:) ", "You're obsessed with race. Completely obsessed.\n\nAlso you are barely literate. \n\nI wonder if there's a link?", "Lmfaooo I love when liberals call people fragile for *responding to fragility* lmfao. \n\nFragile is needing chocolate milk after a rough election or blaming slavery because you wanna steal ", "So during times of employment....", "SHOTS FIRED!", "I think they mean *in the office*. Though if my office had a lifting platform I'd be down. ", "I don’t think she’s necessarily trying to get these girls to be dedicated professionals. Just showing them that dancing could open doors to a better life.", "But rebought for cheap during the crypto dip on the 16th. ", "It just makes me so happy to see instances where the typical stereotypes of African Americans are altered to include things like grace, beauty, politeness, intelligence, and civility. \n\nThis is so uplifting!", "You need a better hobby instead of raging about black people on reddit my friend, it honestly can't be that fun or a good use of your time.", "[Me too](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/336/719/053.png)", "/u/Shaggy_dog_story's shaggy dog story", "This is common everywhere. I wondering how many times you've said \"Hey girl, how much?\"", "Pro tip: You can turn up the volume on my reply by clicking the up arrow to the left of it", "Oh you young thing. I am a former hammer thrower and shot putter. I took up tennis when I was 36. Fifty now and still playing. Only one, somewhat minor, surgery under my belt. Players gonna play.\n\nP.s. Reddit, I am a woman. Don't let the heavy objects fool you. ", "You are now a moderator of r/SadDadAcademy\n\n", "Yes but even at the step directly below the professional level (college) doesn’t use wood bat. However most college players do use wood bat to practice, so they typically buy both. ", "My wife call's them werewolf feet. I always called em alligator feet. ", "Wow", "You are mistaken. ", "I agree with everything but infastructure. Yes there is room for improvement, but there is *a lot* of room to grow. I find the highway systems and city planning are better as well. They are actively widening highways and adding exits, improving intersections. (One thing I noticed living in the Bay area the highways and city planning is shit and wonky). There is a lot of undeveloped land unlike cities like Seattle and Bay Area which are build up against water and have other geographic limitations. ", "Something something [lanolin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanolin) :)", "this is awesome\n", "Thanks! It was pretty rough and I fell into depression. After years of self destruction, I've finally found my footing again. No pun intended.", "That's racist to say black people do not have money. ", "Gives poor grade but you set up that answer. Your reply is 1/10, 7/10 if you add rice. ", "I appreciate this post because I can see myself from outside looking in too. I have a friend who is a performer and skipped out on a lot of what I have and at times we wish we could swap. I'm a very creative and expressive person (when I want to be) and I feel I've suppressed myself. I think a lot of it has to do with the social norm, when I graduated I had a lot of focus on my family (caretaking) and girl and I've grown into a bit of a different person. I don't blame them but I do wish I had more ME experiences under my belt where I just went for it instead of staying in a comfortable groove. My life is good, I travel all over and experience and can push myself harder. I just need to find the balance still. I guess I miss acting, improv, sketch and film and the people I met, experiences and \"yes man, go with the flow, good times roll\" way of life wayyy more than I thought I would. I just need to take some adderall and refocus lol.", "I don’t remember having to buy my umpires gear to play baseball", "they're allowed, but you have to think for a second. first off, many black people are poor due to hardly any of them having wealth to start off with. many races that move to america HAD money to move here, black people were literally put here by slavery. so that's an obstacle in itself. also, ballet is not something black people are known to be associated with. also, very obviously, the hardest race to be in america is black. so, yeah.", "Rochester is an arctic wasteland right now, so maybe the headline is a little off?", "That term isn't used much in the US. It also usually refers to the highest ranks of male dancers, like principals. (Technically, so does \"ballerina\", but that term's been widely used colloquially for a while now as a general term for female ballet dancers).", "Jesus Christ did /u/_Kannon kick your dog or something?", "This is fucking awesome.", "If you use a plunger, do you reckon you could get them to grow out instead?", "Wow that's fantastic. ", "*cough* [wikifeet] (https://www.wikifeet.com/) *cough*", "This is great, ballerina lives matter!", "Nope, I’m in Douglass! SOTA is FILLED with talented students, though! ", "Not as gross if you consider how much of other people’s dead skin we breath in every day. ", "Do you walk around all day just mad at everything?", "Tbh, most of you guys don't agree with them, but y'all *let them* be louder than you and don't bother vocalizing your own opposition. That's why we see all liberals through the same lens. It's like how Trump makes all of us right wingers look bad, but most of us support him and he's the loudest one so it is what it is.", "I think it's more of just a cultural thing, I was just watching Daniel Tosh and thinking of his joke about why skiing isn't more popular with minorities and inner cities. It's not like there aren't plenty of rich black people nowadays, but it's still 1:1000, at least. And ballet is kind of a richer person type hobby/sport, so having a little black girl get good enough to be on a national spotlight doing ballet is pretty much infinite odds, so that's pretty awesome.", "This is unusual but it feeds into the stereotype. ", "They definitely do consider themselves white...", "Great argument man", "its incredibly niche, and not one of the most viable career choices. you gotta have a family willing to back you.\n\nyou can expand the options by being a modern dancer, to which in my experiences there are a lot of mixed backgrounds.", "There are Italians so dark the US would call them black. Specifically Sicilians", "Zwigles?", "And why football is even more popular in the poorest countries in the world. All you need is a ball and a bit of open space. \n\nActually, sometimes the ball is literally made out of rags, so it's also optional.", "They are children. They don't see it as creating obstacles for themselves. But saying there are no obstacles is also wrong. They absolutely exist. The biggest obstacle is changing the viewpoint of these young girls and helping them realize they aren't limited to what they see around them. Just take a second and think about how other races are portrayed or represented in the U.S. media and how that might affect the outlook of a child of that race.", "There goes my foot fetish ", "Why did this subreddit just become nonstop politics ?", "This is what a HERO looks like.\n\nEDIT: seriously? downvotes for calling this woman an hero? Either you incorrectly assumed I was being a smartass, or you are a soulless cunt.", "it's about seeing your own race. here's the example i like to use. do you like watching gay movies? no, cause it isn't relevant to you, and it's hard to relate. same goes for black people when they watch things in a country where they only make up 13% of the population, so it's gonna be hard to see stuff that encourages you to be positive about your own situation.", "Some schools have scholarships and work study for low income families.", "If your paying for a tech to turn up, paying for strings to change before each session is chump change.\n\nWaiting for new strings to be put on becouse the strings broke cost time and recording is billed by the hour.", "It is, actually. They want a straight line from the top of your head to your ankles. They used to pull up on an imaginary string, on the top of your head, to give you the correct visual. \n\nAnd I still tuck in my ass to this day. Which is not good when your shaped like a P.", "I definitely understand all of that and I respect what shes doing if it helps. \n\n> So if you haven't heard that before or don't agree with it, that's even better\n\nBoth. Me not being aware of this idea is what made me ask the question, not malice", "These \"Stereotypes\" are IN the photo itself ", "I misunderstood the purpose of the bow", "How many armed body guards did she have? It doesn't matter who you are - if you step in the wrong hood and they think you have money you're going to get held up.\n\nShe's a good looking girl though and this is very cool what she's doing. Now let's see her in a trailer park doing the same for those poor girls living poor \"on the other side of the street.\"", "That wouldn't surprise me a bit. My family has a little bit of everything in it. A family tree would be a nightmare to do because it's so large.", "Same. I'm prone to ingrown toenails (just the shape of my toes really) so my instructor didn't keep me on pointe. I still danced for a while after that. \n\nTo be honest, I really didn't like the pointe shoes anyway. My feet are too wide. I wear men's shoes, for god's sakes!", "You're racist to think about this is another post about how reddit needs to upvote this because this person is not white. ", "Looks a little warm for Rochester, must have been in the summer. ", "How does this change stereotypes?", "Is it only if second toe is longer? Because both my fiance and myself have first and second toes that are the same length. ", "ITT: everyday I am reminded that Reddit is full of racist/ignorant troglodytes. ", "here is the thing...while growing up you could easily see a positive depiction simply by turning on your television. this whole western world is shaped in your image and yet you still want to make a stink about this one instance. ", "Ballet is cultured. Ballerinas are lithe and graceful. There has long been a stigma against black people being cultured and of their physiques being thick and blocky. It doesnt help that the people in control of the ballet world are often hoity toity European elite types who have deep seated preconceptions about what ballet and ballerinas should be.", "Aye Rochester!!!", "That's just tragic. No one should be forcing teenage girls to have surgery to change their body just so that they'll be accepted by some judgemental assholes, and they can continue to do what they love and are talented at. ", "I left Rochester to live in Richmond, VA. I never had any distaste for Rochester or NY in general but my wife and I moved because we wanted something new and after 23 years of harsh winters we both felt like it was time for a change. There isn't much that I miss...but I miss going to Amerks games and getting Abbots Ice Cream and a nice cold Rorhbachs Scotch Ale. \n\nEdit: also the late night plate runs lol", "It's freezing outside. Is this chick insane?", "Lived with ballerinas. They don't eat because they can't afford food on top of shoes. (Also the sadists that run the program calling them fat…)", "I'm wondering what the stereotype actually is", "reddit:\n\n>white guys made everything! black people onlu made peanut butter\n\nalso reddit:\n\n>every race and gender deserves equal blame for WWII!", "There are literally hundreds of different types of toe protection these days, the silicon ones I'd say are definitely the best, you can get individual toe ones and spacers for your toes to prevent bunions. We still sell lambs wool though as one school in particular here (the one that turns out all the competition winners and better ballet dancers) THEY don't let their girls use anything silicon only lambs wool.. Though some mothers still buy the silicon from us and try sneak them into their daughters shoes. I don't blame them. Source: work for dance shop / capezio.", "wow complaining about black people having fun, can't relate", "Hey kids! Come permanently demolish your feet with me! ", "Why should they be segregated as a subclass of American? America is a nation of immigrants - does every person originally from another country get labelled in the same way, e.g English American?", "Where did I say it doesn't happen. I gave you an explanation why it happens. Why a ballerina cant be heavy.", "Yeah, my big toe is the longest on my feet and I always thought my feet were kinda weird for it. Others in my family have the Morton's toe as does my partner. Huh.", "No I'm not saying that. I'm pointing out how the people who complain about petty things being cultural appropriation, probably would say that it's impossible for people of color, AKA anybody who's not white, to appropriate a people's culture.\n\nI think the whole idea is ridiculous.", "It's all about symmetry. You can't have 12 dancers, all with small breasts and hips, and one big titty-ed girl. It throws off the audience and the visuals. \n\nThat's the rationale. Not saying I agree!!", "I'm typing on my phone and I have stupid fingers :( oh no now this British ubermensch grammar Nazi has me o the ropes. What do you mean obsessed? Like I recently got into a discussion with people on why more police shooting occur in the states compared to fucking Iceland ", "I meant on a personal level. Training a 8 year old doesn't bring any profit in 😎", ">I'm not sure what you gain from pretending that ethnic minorities are not under-represented in various arts and jobs \n \nAre you taking about in the USA where blacks are a fraction of the overall population or are you talking about someplace where blacks are the majority? ", "Riverdance/Lord of the Dance? Do they really get down on big muscles?! I assume you're referring to a woman friend- that is ridiculous", "Aren’t we all ....?", "Because for a lot of dancers, the older \"tech\" of glue+fabric just works better. And this type of shoe is actually not ancient at all - pointe shoes were very soft/non-supportive just 100 years ago. Some manufacturers do use more modern/innovative technology in their shoes ([Gaynor Minden](https://dancer.com/about-gaynor-minden/about-our-shoes/what-makes-them-better/) is a popular example) but they just don't work for everyone. A lot of dancers (myself included) experienced pain and numbness while using them. \n\nAnd some of the traditional manufacturers, like Grishko with the [Grishko 2007 shoe](https://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_2007.html?pid=848&Shop=Style&rfilter=Category%23Shoes%3ASubCategory%23Shoes%21Pointe+Shoes&SID=1248121957), do innovate and create shoes based on new studies. \n\nAnd cost does factor in as well. A good fit is incredibly important with pointe shoes, to the degree that each pair of shoes could nearly be considered custom (I never met one other dancer who wore my exact size in 25 years of dancing and teaching - in fact I actually wear a different size and width on each of my own feet). \n\nSo each manufacturer needs to have a huge variety of sizes and widths (not even going into things like vamp height, shank length and strength, etc). In order to stock that kind of inventory you need to use materials that aren't super expensive, so glue and fabric it is!", "It's very tough on your feet in particular, but it's basically a sport in which you wear makeup. ", "> I wear at least 40 pairs within 9 months, \n\nWhat happens to the shoe that it needs to be replaced so often? Can we not make them stronger?", "I was gonna invest in bitcoin the day before the dip but because reasons it wouldn't let me verify my ID. Then during the dip I was too afraid to buy because I thought the bubble was gonna burst and I would lose all my money.\n\nI don't think this type of investment is for me.", "Don't get it, is there a USA stereotype about black women not being able to dance? ", "What stereotype is she referring to? Black women like to dance, but that's what she's doing", "this is casual racism", "Omg a black woman putting herself out there causes some redditors to go up in flames! They just can't handle it - I'm so shocked. Lucky thing us melanin queens have learned to not give a fuck about haters and just keep thriving. Keep inspiring our girls gorgeous!", "Boiling something to clean it is kind of the opposite of gross.", "If it makes you feel better if I talk about sport ball longer than 30 seconds, I enter moron territory pretty quickly.", "The prices I mentioned are for basic classes. Someone wanting to be a dancer will also pay for private lessons on top of these classes, that’s where the real money comes in. But from the dance instructors I knew it really wasn’t about getting rich, though they lived comfortably. They wanted to teach the next big thing, to have their student make it like they couldn’t. If you read though all the comments though, you’ll see their are private dance academies and lots of money at the top. It’s like any sport, if you teach summer little league you might only be a volunteer, but you get to college/professional level and you make millions a year. And for the millions of people taking dance classes as kids, very few will ever make money off of it. \n\nAt the end of the day, the more money your parents have to sink into whatever you want to do as a kid, the better your chances are to succeed because you’ll have more access. \n\nI grew up in a rural area, classes were cheaper then the ones I mentioned, but a total of 0 kids from my area have ever made it as professional dancers or even to college for dancing. The best in the classes usually got a job after graduation helping out at their old studios, some went on to start their own studios. \n\nThe “best dancer” of a generation isn’t the one with the most talent, it’s the one with a lot of talent, plus the opportunities provided to them by either wealth, devoted (or maybe obsessive) parents, or possibly even the chance of a scholarship. A rich kid might have a .01% chance of being a professional dancer, but if you’re born poor, you’re chance is .0000000001%. ", "I've never read either of those comments on this site. That is just you saying that. I also don't even get your point.", "It's still a chance they didn't have originally have. ", "Jaime Alguesuari isn't gay.", "I understand the hardships that minorities have to deal with in the United States, I never said they didn't exist. What I'm saying is that this ballerina's objective seems to be rooted in a concept that isn't very prevalent nowadays, I would hope these little girls would have never considered the fact that they *couldn't* be a ballerina, why would they? White kids don't think they can't play basketball because the GOATs are 99.9% african american... I may be wrong, but I'm not entirely sure these little girls thought they couldn't in the first place", "I get not being able to from a financial perspective. I'm willing to bet that if any of my sister's wanted to become one, my family wouldn't have been able to afford it. \n\nI don't see it as a \"black people can't be ballerinas\" stereotype. I see it as a poor people can't be ballerinas. \n\nThere are black families that can afford to have their children become ballerinas. I don't think it's a popular profession, and thus you wouldn't see a large proportion of them being black. Especially in a country where they make up 13% of the population. ", "The negativity that has spawned from this picture is daunting. Why do you have to bring down a picture that stems from innocence? Why are you unhappy?", "Less hairy? \nLucky bastard. \n\nI suspect I may have a bit more neanderthal dna than is strictly my share.", "lol you fucking idiot, the problem with people like you is when i talk about racism you feel the need to defend yourself. if you know you're not racist, why do you feel the need to defend yourself? also, what's your company's industry if you don't mind me asking", "Holy crap, there's a name for my weird monkey toes!", "Re: playing violin is expensive. \n\nI'm not sure about this. Maybe there's a significant difference that I'm unaware of but there's people now and in the past that are not and were not \"rich\" but of course also not destitute who could play the fiddle. I'm talking about like in bluegrass music and such. They merely learn from other players in the same situation as them. So it's probably more down to neighborhood than wealth. ", "Out of all the places in Upstate New York, Rochester isn’t too bad. Troy and Schenectady on the other hand... ", "There is plenty of explanation in this thread already that you chose to ignore. Why would I waste a second of my time educating a racist trumper moron that intentionally chooses ignorance. ", "I understand the definition but I don’t see what is the problem. ", "I don't know who Morton is/was but he must have had some monstrous toes for the name to stick ", "i'm not jewish or a dog", "> yes, white men are the root of all evil in the world. Of yeah and capitalism sucks.\n\nfunny I've never seen anyone saying this either...", "Hence why I said they are primarily white. ", "What stereotype about women of color is she \"changing\"", "??", "[You, after posting that comment](https://imgur.com/a/83VdI) ", "I actually never heard of Douglass, I guess it happens when you live in the suburbs of Rochester. ", "College sidelines are already borderline professional. Look at the high school and middle school level and you may start to see a different story. But only the very top performers from high school go on to play at the college level, and then even fewer from there to the NBA.\n\nCould be wrong though. I just made this up as I was browsing reddit, and thinking back to my high school days.", "Baby powder..", "Apparently shoes are expensive, and need to be replaced often:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t65hy/ballerina_aesha_ash_is_wandering_around_inner/dtabejv/", "This is important. This is very important.", "wrong position. they are. they **always** are. ", "Riverdance!! That's it! Yes, my old friend was a female. As someone with really thin gams and no booty, I was so fucking envious of her body!", "it's mostly due to people attempting to be PC, but the history is because white people would say \"the blacks\" like it was a dirty word", "God just watching that looks agonizing", "What stereotype is she changing about women of color\n\nIf it's so obvious someone should have answered me by now", "I agree, but it can't hurt in this case. The more walls that are brought down the easier things get. ", "You're probably underestimating the cost of shoes and the number of them that you need (going through a pair a week is not uncommon). You'll also need to pay for performance costumes and travel to performances and auditions... that adds up quick. \n\nIf you want to compete at a high level, you'll need to pay for private studio time, private lessons, summer intensives, and personalized choreography, none of which are cheap. ", "My has been a dancer from 3 years old until now - it's at least 10k per year to do everything. ", "I took ballet in a non-competitive environment. It's a fun form of exercise, and it drills in good posture. \n\n*If* you can find a relaxed studio to send your kids to, it's a great experience. If not, yeah-- they'd be better off without one of the studios espousing all the toxic bullshit.", "It's the lanolin, the oil that the sheep naturally produces and is on the wool, it's used in nipple cream too.", "I agree. Do you like the food too?", "Upvote always for the hometown \n", "It's on the rise! More and more people are realizing what a hidden gem the ROC is!", "I always called them you people with those weird ass feet.", "hit the wrong button, meant to hit edit", "Which stereotype is that? The one where people of color wear outlandish clothes in public?\n\n/s", "who the fuck is saying that?", "My school pushed girls younger and younger, they didn't like me and held me back by 2 years...i'm glad I quit right before pointe", "Jesus, it seems for women's performance athletics, your only choice is angry drunk Russian women or paedophiles.", "E", "Now I just want a garbage plate.", "Goodbye.", "Delusion of mind being read is a symptom of dangerous mental disorders. In order to avoid further personality disintegration direct yourself to a specialist.", "Two and through, bro! \n\n\nI’m on that same train. I don’t need no more young’ns.", "I haven't had a functional right-big-toe nail for over a year. My strong foot too.\n\nAt this very moment, I've got one trying to grow in and it's less than halfway there. Pretty sure it's going to also fail to become a toenail. I'm not really sure what to do about the situation but it hasn't been painful in a number of months so I continue to play.\n\nThe rest of my feet are fine.", "Goodbye.", "Nah, I just got irked when I had to google \"Professional Swimmers Urine\" to find info. :-)", "D", "D", "Don't respond to him, he's not engaging in good faith. \nHe asks for academic credentials yet his first link is written by a hiking journalist who studied CS and philo, he's not actually interested in learning he just wants to fight on the internet, I won't ask why.", "Goodbye.", "dear people who are asking why this picture is important, go find 3 or 4 black people and ask them. and if you're not comfortable enough to do that, then you don't actually care about finding out the answer.", "I won't release that because then i'd get dox'd immediately from my post history, they would start posting about it. My dad would \"fire\" me. Then I sit bored at home all day not knowing what to do with myself. I never said I was not racist, i'm racist against most races including my own, because there isn't a way to be exclusively racist against the bad parts of a race. ", "why is her tutu black then?....", "Pointe shoes only last a few weeks and cost nearly $100 a pair", "Try hard cookie cutter", "Lol! I know what you mean thinking of doing 23 and Me next time I see it on sale", "I like what she is doing, that's how you be the change you want to see. Can we get more people like her.....? Please?", "I'm so happy to have been involved.", "It's also called evolution toe.", "It’s technically called Northeast College Prep now, but it’ll always be Douglass and that’s what most would recognize it as! There are so many RCSD schools though, so it is hard to keep track. Hi fellow Rochesterian - I’m over in Penfield! ", "I grew up in Rochester, live in Chicago now, but still love going home. This is the correct assessment. Rochester is a shithole, but a wonderful shithole.", "I call mine the ET toe as the head is so bulbus if you separate it using a cloth or handkerchief it looks like ET in a blanket...", "Avenue Deeeeeeeee", "grab a pad and a pen. turn on your television and watch for an hour. for every white person make a mark on the pad. for every non white person, make a mark on the pad. tally the numbers. ", "She's just a captivating dancer. If you don't know, ballet was very racist for a long time, people used to say black women couldn't be ballerina's because they were \"too curvy\" or \"not graceful\"-- so she really wen through a lot of shit to get where she is today, and it's such an act of grace to use that success to reach back and pull other girls through.", "[Raven Wilkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_Wilkinson)\n\nCame many decades before her, and likely isn't the \"first\" depending on your definition.", "agreed", "Rough on the shoulder. Repetitive stress. Also, a friend of mine caught a frisbee with her teeth. Clearly dangerous. *shrug*", "I love this so much. ", "Try not to drown yourselves in tears.", "Man they sure showed me", "Damn she must be freezing", "> a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.\n\nI don't mean to sound snarky, but is that really a career path anyone should be encouraged to go into? Shouldnt she be pushing something more practical, especially considering that many of these girls will end up on their own with no financial support?", "Tyrone does this each week after to many pipe hits. Ain't nothing we haven't seen before.\n\nNo go home bitch and sober up!", "So would you prefer it that white people didn't do yoga (I doubt it), or never adopted from it to begin with?\n\nDifferent cultures borrow things from other cultures all of the time, and you can't expect the adopting culture to care or respect whatever was adopted to the same level the parent culture did. For example, yoga. From what you said, I can't assume what you want, but it *seems* to me that the only right way that white people could have adopted yoga was to also adopt the spiritual aspects of it, which would require them to change their religious beliefs. I'm not sure how else they could have done it that would have been considered acceptable to you.", "Better than the large stuffed crust pizza I sold my soul for when I was super drunk once", "I’ve got $1.5k in XRP, ETH, and LTC bought in October-November. If I sold Jan 3rd I could’ve got 5.5k out. It’s now about 3.1k. Best advice from a complete novice is to buy low and fucking don’t sell. Don’t sell at a loss ever, and don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose immediately and aren’t willing to invest long term. Don’t margin trade, and don’t touch BTC.", "I have tons of deaf friends that live in the inner city. How do you fix the inner city? A better system to distributing wealth? I mean the suburbs help bring people out of state to live close/in Rochester. ", "There's nothing casual about their racism. It's sad. ", "That can really fuck your feat up", "The rest aren't much fairer skinned. They are Mediterranean after all", "> also, very obviously, the hardest race to be in america is black. so, yeah.\n\nI dunno, being muslim (or looking muslim) might give black people a run for there money soon enough.", "Reuters and the good people at Chemical & Engineering News not good sources for you?\n\n\nYou just tried to discredit me without talking about any of the points. And you wanna talk about engaging in good faith?\n\n\n\nHow about this?\n\n\nhttp://coachsci.sdsu.edu/swim/chlorine/chlorine.htm\n\n\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351252/\n\n\n", "LEEROY JENKINS", "Dude, I just read that whole article. That was fascinating. ", "So? ", "What stereotypes about women of color? \n\nI’m not being funny or a dick I genuinely don’t know. ", "Tru Tru. How can we fix those problems?", ">CuckinForTrump\n\nConfirmed racist. You're not very smart are you?", "It's amazing that you've not only demonized the opposition in your mind, but also the people not even on the field. \n\nWell done. ^^^^(Also, ^^^[yfrn](https://i.redditmedia.com/-dBUEfBNCbf5NzKHOPQdVOK1w2Zj1pl1-A9mZ2LXdy0.png?w=320&s=9c0feb732e46451791a733e217ee7b9a))", "So you're in the same league as them?", "Who ever said African American women can’t be ballerinas? ", "I grew up dirt poor but somehow we were able to take lessons. There are low cost options through community centers and also scholarships. Plus, this is the age of internet instructional videos. ", "Look at the photo. Zoom in and you will see that I was right. But also, look at these stats - 82% of women and 69% of the African American men are obese or overweight. https://stateofobesity.org/disparities/blacks/ \n\nPpl here are just blind haters.", "Yeah they’ve already weeded out the white kids. If you’re looking at the sidelines that means it’s televised which means D-1. D-2 or high school is where you can see an overwhelming majority of white kids. \n", "... I'm speechless. ", "I learned how to swim in them after November 2016 so I'm good actually \n\nNow go on and pretend you got the better of this exchange when that line just hashtagrektu", "I'm like, tearing up a little bit reading this. A very well-written post. Thank you! ", "that's what i figured about asking the industry. but anyways, the black struggle in america is very unique and interesting and i would recommend reading about it, it made me a much more sympathetic individual", "It's not a double standard though.", "What stereotypes", "Typical SJW troll.", "Is that what you call the news?", "Until they google \"ballerina feet\".", "You don't get raped for what you're wearing. You get raped because people can't control themselves. ", "Let me re write this title from a milenials ( and younger's perspective )\n\n\"Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around inner city Rochester in a tutu inspiring young kids\" \n\nAw that's nice :]\n\n( yea we don't have stereotypes in our head that need correcting. People are people. The more that older generations mention stereotypes, the more confused we get. )\n", "This is amazing! What an incredibly inspiring thing to do ", "Not bad at ballet, but it is a thing that black girls don’t really think to participate in because of the fact that’s it’s generally an activity that is done by a lot of upper class white people (obviously nothing is wrong with being an upper class white person, but I felt like I had to point that out because of how accusatory reddit tends to be) because it’s an expensive sport/hobby. There was a big deal about Misty Copeland a few years ago, I suggest reading up on her if you like.", "I don't understand what she is \"challenging\", I've seen tons of ballerinas that aren't white", "Get off reddit with your wrongthink! Why are you like this you fragile troll!!!!!!!!!", "twas the first example i thought of my friend", "Oh, she's attractive too. That helps more than anything. Throw those two in the back into a tutu and she what happens", "It's not necessarily equipment, but the 99% don't have just expendable income to blow training their young daughter enough to get to the New York City Ballet. And guess who's mostly in the 1%...", "Could be Rochester,NY ", "The problem is that people still say \"black\" people. You don't hear anyone saying yellow people for Chinese... We are all people, we just come from different places and from different backgrounds, that's all.", "Black swan", "I'm black and growing up I did ballet, tap, gymnastics, and ice skating. I was always the only black person besides my sister. When I talk to POC about my childhood I'm always met with either shock or teasing as in \"wow, I never knew anyone who did that\" or \"damn, you did all sorts of white people shit\" the latter will then tell me all the reasons they think I act like a \"white girl\" or say I'm an Oreo or whatever. I was a competitive ice skater in the early-mid 90s and my sister and I were the only black girls there, honestly with some of the people we met I'm pretty sure we were the only black people they actually knew. \n\nMy parents grew up poor, my mom's from a tiny town in West Virginia and my dad grew up in the inner city in California. They really pushed us to do different activities because they never could, it never even crossed their minds that they could do most of the things my sister and I have. \n\nSo yes, the role model part is right but at the same time, it was rare that anyone looked like me and I noticed that very, very young and sometimes I felt out of place...like I should just take the hip hip dance class like all the other little black and brown girls, like that's where little girls who looked like me belonged. So I really do understand what she means about showing that we *can* be those things. Hope that made some sense, lol. \n\nEdit: a word \n\nEdit 2: Wow. Thank you so much for the gold stranger! It's my first time! ", "Strange you use a gay analogy but whatever.... Despite the 13% figure, I would say that African Americans are over represented in certain industries. At 5%, Asian Americans need to get out there a lot more unless they don't need the motivation because they are already self-starters. ", "I don't really think dreads are cultural appropriation, but I could see overly sensitive people could call it that. Why do you want to be in the same boat as them?", "yes, but most muslims have money is what sets them apart from black people", "I never saw it as a race thing just an affluent thing. It takes a lot of time and a lot of money to be a real ballet dancer and at least in the US most affluent families aren’t minorities. ", "Yes, every second that passes, makes you older, one second closer to death, therefore you have to make the most of every moment. ", "Aaaand...........? Sorry but wtf does that have to do with anything.", "No it was just your words, not your skin.", "Not this time.", "They start at age three??", "She's changing the mindset of the young, however subtle that may be. This type of change doesn't begin by forcing things, change begins in the minds of the youth.", "I can do this because I’m X but you can’t because you’re Y. \n\nThat is the definition of a double standard. ", "> So would you prefer it that white people didn't do yoga (I doubt it), or never adopted from it to begin with?\n\nI don't have to give a fuck to nonetheless call it what it is.\n\nI don't give a fuck. People can do yoga if they wanted. But its spread in the west was undeniably a form of cultural appropriation.\n\n> and you can't expect the adopting culture to care or respect whatever was adopted to the same level the parent culture did.\n\nI don't. And the word for that callous treatment is \"appropriation.\"\n\n> From what you said, I can't assume what you want, but it seems to me that the only right way that white people could have adopted yoga was to also adopt the spiritual aspects of it, which would require them to change their religious beliefs. \n\nYour mistake is assuming I'm assigning *any* ethical analysis to this.\n\n> I'm not sure how else they could have done it that would have been considered acceptable to you.\n\nI'm not calling it acceptable or unacceptable; it simply is.", "[I'm Ron Burgundy?](https://youtu.be/3ioqLr5341w)", "that is simply horrible treatment; I'm so sorry even tho this is later. \n \nand Irish dancing is awesome and is VERY athletic; kudos to you for such a (former) pursuit.", "To add to the deaf thing, it's even more negative than that--we're talking about an entire community of deaf teenagers, many who have never been fully self reliant before. I would LOVE an actual community filled with the deaf. What we have instead is a huge group of teenage drivers talking while driving.\n\nLike with ASL. While they're driving. Not looking at the road. The number of blatantly stupid accidents is insane.", "its simple representation. some folks in poverty from a young age completely stop dreaming. this is a chance to show the girls simple possibility that there is a whole world outside of their block. Some young girls from these areas just give up completely. ", "I mean, I'm no sociology expert, so I might not have the best ever explanation. \n\nBut here's an anecdote from a little while ago that made some sense to me. There's this Chinese rapper, don't remember his name, but he made a song or an album calling himself a \"Chigger\", while dressing in Black American fashion and wearing grills and walking like a black dude, etc. The issue people had with it, is that this rich kid from China, who had no idea anything about the state of Black America, no idea of the struggle or history, and had no intent to do anything for the culture he was imitating, was taking an element of their culture and appropriating it. He was playing off of the struggles of Black America, fetishizing it so that it becomes a cheap show instead of cultural expression, and getting rich off of it.\n\nIt was the same story with Miley Cyrus, who copied black artists like Lil Kim until she decided to go back to being Little Miss Country Belle last year. She was \"black\" until she got her fill, then she went back to being \"white\". That's kinda poorly worded, but you get the idea.\n\nThe reason that Eminem is not accused of cultural appropriation (or is at least not as much) is that he actually has familiarity with the Black American subculture he expresses. He grew up with black kids, he works with black musicians all of the time, and he lives a life that is authentic to himself. It's not like he goes and raps and when he's done gets his sear-sucker shorts on again and plays a round of golf. He's being himself, and that sort of seems black. This, I think most would agree, is not cultural appropriation.\n\nIt's obviously a complex topic, and I obviously don't have a full grasp on it. But OP's picture is not cultural appropriation. She is doing ballet because she loves ballet. She is not cheapening it or fetishizing it or exploiting it. She is showing kids that ballet is awesome.\n\nI'm happy to discuss this if you have different ideas here or if I'm being unclear.", "they said 'women of color'.\n\nblacks do not have a monopoly on the term 'people of color', sorry.", "Why would I ever go to the ghetto? Lmao. ", "Right but he said that white people are not considered \"of color\" and you're using their majority as an argument which makes no sense. But hey, you're also clearly a moron so no surprise there.", "And that's my point. Even for hobbyists that's what they do. So you can imagine what true aspiring violinist actually does instead. You think private lessons means aspiring violinist? That's basic bitch level for people who are actually serious about it. ", "Its better than talking about Kim Kardashian, would you agree?", "An incredibly beautiful and important moment captured. ", "This past December, me and my wife decided to bring my son to see The Nutcracker performed by the Charlotte Ballet. My son has autism and is non-verbal, but loves music and dancing so we figured that he might enjoy it. I'll honestly say, Ballet is not my thing, but I appreciate the difficulty it takes to do. That said, that showing was the most excited I've ever seen my son (who is by all accounts non-verbal). One of the main ballerina's performing was an african american woman, and she was incredibly talented. As the ballet ended, my son jumped out of his seat, started squealing and clapped his hands. As a father of a special needs child, It really brought a tear to my eye to see him so excited. Afterward, some of the dancers came out and met the kids who came, and one of them was Raven Barkley (The african american dancer) who my son was able to run to and wanted to touch her tutu. I honestly didn't know ballet isn't that big in the black community, but I'm glad to say that I saw one of the few african american ballerina's perform so strongly.", "So much for the stereo of black people as flamboyant.\n\nI can totally see Cam Newton wearing a tutu to a press conference.", "Yes, someone kindly pointed that out in a previous comment as an option. ", "Watch out for pepperjack. Pepperjack love ballerinas ", "Totally sweet", "Nope, your stupidity is just baffling. ", "I get it.", "Keep moving the goal post...", "Of the players I personally know that went on to get drafted, by the time they were in high school they started wood bat in the summer. Drafting out of high school is still very common in MLB (often the contract will have state college paid for if they don’t make it). ", "There must be millions of autographed shoes in homes all over the world by now. I've yet to see a single performance that isn't shilling shoes. It's fine when it's a non commercial company, lot most companies you're bound to see, but I can't believe people pay $100 for slippers signed by some no name dancer in a 100% commercial Russian travelling company. Buying slippers has just become tradition for some patrons I think.", "Care to point me to a law that says black people can't jog at night? ", "You act like Tiger Woods was the first black person in golf. Pete Brown, Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder would beg to differ. Maybe it's less about race and more about money?", "Or ski race, my skis cost more than my car", "I did read it, and I didn't care for it, sure back in the day but now it seems as though everything is racist, every TINY aspect of life is racist and designed to be against them, when in reality this is not true anymore, infact we had to hire exclusively only nonwhites for last 2 weeks to be more diverse, which is an extremely frustrating task.", "Yeah and ballet class costs about as much as a unicorn. So the disappointment with life is going to hit these kids pretty hard when there's no money or options available to take a class. ", "> always\n\nnever. its used all the time for a lot of folks. ", "What does classical music have to do with anything?", "You're right . What would really make a difference with stereotypes, is if a black ballerina didn't have to go to a black neighborhood to help these girls , and instead their parents made a difference in their children's life . People can hate all they want , but that's the truth . ", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_hair_movement#Controversy", "That does not answer my question.", "> To go back to Ms. Ash, it's not necessarily that ballerina's are soft. It's that they are able to project this tranquility and artistry that isn't often shown to children in the inner city. I know I wished some of the people around me growing up would have tossed on some kid gloves from time to time to shelter me from reality. It's just not an option too often.\n\nVery good way to word this, imo. Too often, people say to \"grow up\" and to just face the world as it is. As if kids don't already do this in so many ways. Their immaturity doesn't stem from not understanding that the real world is the real world, it stems from not understanding *why* the real world has to be so damned mean all the time and why people can't just work things out. Give them a break now and then, give them a moment where things can be fine and dandy. ", "Huh, the lack of access to healthy food is the barrier didn't know that, thank you for educating me. ", "D", "Unfortunately for all of us in Rochester, Kodak died lonnnnng before 09’. ", "The one with blue toe nails actually just looks like standard bunions. You can get them just by wearing narrow shoes/heels, not even necessarily from dancing. A lot of older women develop them after years of wearing high heels. Fun times. They can be corrected by surgery though.", "I think this is what a stupid person imagines a smart person sounds like.", "Post about black people doing charitable work? Check.\n\nPost about black people not committing crime? Check.\n\nPost about people of color doing good things in the dark days of Trump? CHECK!\n\nTake my goddamn upvote!!!", "Stop and think a second. If you are good at performing a skill, but eventually you can't *physically* perform, is there nothing else you can do with that knowledge? ", "Tbh basing your ability to do something on your body type is bullshit. It’s just a preferred body type because people are elitists who think it looks better. ", "That's awesome. Hopefully a bunch of young ones get inspired to pursue what they may think is impossible.\n\n\nFor the picture, at first glance I thought the girls were trying to distance themselves from a random person in a tutu rather than trying to mimic her moves.", "Wow that name sounds very Jewish ", "❤️", "Ballerinas will push through whatever ailments the activity causes them in pursuit of perfection.... ", "No, I think his problem is just that he's blowing this whole thing out of proportion. If a black woman is minding her own business, aware that not many black girls do ballet and she just wanted to give them some encouragement, sometimes it really is just as simple as that. I don't think anyone that understands why this ballerina is doing what she is doing has dropped the \"racist society\" spiel almost anywhere in this thread. \n\nThere are some discreet nuances to being a person of color or what have you in America that doesn't warrant this big political protest or blame game or whatever. There isn't a lot of representation for these little girls to look up to in ballet. The ballerina just wanted to do her part and that's all. ", "Is that Mc Ride??", "maybe. maybe not. do you know the full story?", "What are the stereotypes? ", "Your foot and my gluts. I also think I got a hernia.", "Henrietta. What do you teach? ", "Whose fault is that?", "Please Tell me what stereotype there is that black women can't do ballerina because I've never heard that shit before ", "Pointe shoes can start at $100 a pair and with serious training only last a month or so. Plus the cost of lessons, and costume prices are outrageous. ", "Omg he is obsessed... I didn't believe you at first LOL what a miserable freak", "44 degrees in Rochester in January is fucking unheard of.", "go and read up about Misty Copeland's story. ", "Person of color is such a dumb phrase. There's no race without skin color.", "Expensive? What else do you need besides a pair of shoes?", "I’m a drug counselor!", "⚠️🚨FRAGILITY OVERLOAD🚨⚠️", "Definitely read that as Rochdale and was extremely confused.", "Nice, but not as impressive as Crystelle Yvette Baton!", "Wait what? Since your also enlightened and woke what stereotype is she changing", "Ohhhh yeah this ones gonna get sorted by controversial ", "just a easy analogy to understand, cause most people don't think about societal stuff in a country where they are the majority. and asian americans are different because \n\n1. different culture, i'm sure everyone has heard the stereotypes of hard-ass asian parents and asians being \"good at math\", even though being asian doesn't make anyone more inclined to be good at math than any other race\n\n2. for an asian person to immigrate to america, they have to already be pretty well-off in order to do so because illegal immigration is near impossible as an asian \n\n3. most of what asian americans look up to is their family members.", "Talking about getting shot in Rochester? Of course, but anything's better than talking about Kardashians.", "I don't know how far the difference has to be to qualify. But fun fact - the 2nd toe isn't actually longer - the first metatarsal (foot bone below the big toe) is shortened. The toes are the same length, but the big toe attaches lower than normal. ", "I just did a search for that and it ain't pretty! Damn! That's dedication to your craft.", "Right, which is why I said summer leagues. But in high school and even sometimes college wood bat leagues, those are usually provided by the team. These people were just discussing the cost of playing baseball, in general. Not the 1% who get drafted out of high school. College ball was actually the cheapest in my experience , as we were sponsored by Rawlings and all gear chosen was provided.", "I don't know how you fix it honestly. Rochester has great suburbs but a lot of people tend to move away not just because of Rochester but NY in general with very high taxes. I went to RIT and very few people that I met had any intention of staying here after graduation. ", "I live not to far from this in Buffalo, NY and we're right on the border, so we we go to the strip clubs (full frontal) we call it the Canadian Ballet.", "Ballet lessons and uniforms are very expensive and they don’t tend to have ballet studios in the inner city so a parent would have to a) have a car and b) take time off work to get their kid wherever the nearest ballet place is, and I’ve only seen them in suburbia", "What the hell gave you that idea.", "Why the hell do you have 1500 upvotes for such an absurd question? Of course she was not the first", "Yes, but if this is true, she wouldn't document it and make a big deal about it. This is a publicity stunt.", "I have never thought of instruments as a rich kid thing. My elementary, middle, and high school all had band and orchestra instruments that they loaned out to students who took the classes. At least half of the orchestra class students used loaned out instruments. I believe all the cellos but 1, and definitely all 4 basses were school property. I had thought that this was common at all schools. ", "When I think of women with a certain skin colour, I immediately assume, that they do ballet.", "Who is saying that Mexican ballerinas are not as pretty? Do you have any evidence of that? Some of the most revered female actresses are Hispanic. Also, why do you automatically assume that the parents of black people are poor?", "I'm kind of confused. What stereo type is she changing ? I don't know much about ballerinas.are there no people of color who practice this?", "> A picture with a title accusing me and America of being some racist shithead to all black people especially black ballerinas apparently\n\nJust wondering, as a white american male myself, why do you take these kind of things as personal attacks? That's never how I've felt looking at these or interacting with anyone, so I'm wondering if your experience is the same or you're looking at it from a different angle.", "This, this right here, is a good person. I hope I live to grow and use my gifts as well as she's using hers. ", "She is a most beautiful and graceful swan", "Shoulders also don’t fancy rotating over and over for a career", "\"Person of Color\"\n\nEveryone but whitey", "I said it. I never made a claim that anyone else said that. ", "yeah for some people they have to live there so how about you stop making assumptions about other people's lives until you go there", "Gonna say it. If she did this in a middle class, white dominant neighborhood she would be called in for sexual harassment. ", "> Ballet is an activity for people with lots of disposable income and 30+ hours of free time every single week.\n\nAnd basketball or any other black dominated sport doesnt? GTFOH", "I guess... I'd be staring at her too darn much. =\\\n\nI mean I just LOVE that lack of symmetry in the real world though! =)", "Is no one gonna point out how awesome that alliterative name is? Aesha Ash? That's like Lois Lane or Peter Parker.", "You've managed to say \"You're so fragile\" in about 8 different ways just in the past 20 minutes. Meanwhile, you haven't made a single argument. Big surprise!", "> Have you ever seen ballerina feet?\n\nThere's always one guy who has to turn something innocent into a fetish thread. No, i haven't. ", "If the stereotype is \"people of color like to dance\" I have bad news for you.", "Yeah, that kind of sucks.", "The fact that you act just like that.", "If you’re ever in Northern VA I was in Sterling the other day and I saw there was an Abbott’s there! I don’t know if it’s exactly the same as the ones I’ve been to in Rochester but it looked nice! ", "The lack of black ballerinas. From what I read here, and previous articles. The sport/dance is mostly white because of the money that is put into the activity which prevents a lot of people who are of color because they don't have the financial freedoms. Aesha is breaking through the norm to showcase that people of color (African American, India, Muslim, whoever isn't \"white\") that their dreams are possible. \n\nThere are multiple ways to describe the stereotypes she is changing. From point of view, I see it as a way to inspire anyone to go do what they want to do no matter the financial debt that they are in now. ", "I was thinking the same thing. Even if the temps are in the 40s all those people would be cold as hell with what they're wearing!", "Looks like locust street lol", "100s/month for years (10+ years) of lessons adds up.", "Nope, sure didn't", "The one she made up as she was doing this. Gotta make sure minorities don't run out of stereotypes, real or imagined, so that there's always something to protest.", "The black woman stereotype and the ballerina stereotype. ", "So ballet is an integral part of white culture, despite you probably not thinking about it more than a handful of times before this article?", "Ballet is actually pretty terrible for your body, there are much safer ways to be fit that don’t destroy you by 30. If anything fewer people should be doing this not more. Also the starving yourself to be thin, not healthy and can cause life long damage. ", "Tiger. fucking. Woods. ", "holy shit i live in rochester ", "what is \"looking muslim\"? Its a global religion. You have folks who are dark as Don Cheadle all the way up to folks who are light as Heather Graham (4 in 10 muslims in the US are white)", "So what exactly is the stereotype? Are black women supposed to be bad at ballerina?", "Tights (tights that you need to replace somewhat often because of runs/holes), leotards (those get outgrown more quickly than tights), shoes, and all of this is bought from a specialty store, not usually from the studio you learn at itself. Training is costly as well. Then there's also *time*. Parents need to have time to bring the kid to practice, but also have time to pick the kid up. Parents working more than one job may be hard pressed to do this. \n\nTutus and at-home barre/mirrors are generally not needed. Tutus are only for performances and dress rehearsals. ", "also 3 days ago......https://www.reddit.com/r/HOTandTRENDING/comments/7savbl/star_africanamerican_ballerina_aesha_ash_is/", "Im not good enough, not even close :)", "You have opened my eyes to my own ignorance. I am now planning a trip to Somalia. Clearly all the negative press it's gotten is a lie, im sure it's a beautiful place. ", ">I think \n\nNo, you don't.", "There are good studios out there, where instructors are trying to instill a love of movement and music with beauty and grace, instead of trying to chisel their legacy.", "Man without racism you assholes would not have anything to talk about why do you teach kids that they could be anything they want and how great it is to be American and living in America.", "Graduated in '12. Fucking love living in Rochester. Don't regret anything", "This is good.", "I don't need to pretend lol.", "Are you telling me that people do in fact think little black girls cant be elegant or graceful?", "What an awesome woman! Taking the time to share & inspire young children.", "People can be passionate about any field, even culture-based ones. There are inspiring people in nearly all fields, too. She is inspiring for *her* field.\n\nI think *all* sports are bad for your body to some extent (some more than others, naturally), but people can still be passionate about them, and skill-based sports (like ballet) really aren't something that we should just ban.", "Is it?", "Sorry if this comes across as insensitive but how is being black “very obviously, the hardest race to be in America?” Is it primarily the police violence? \n\nOnce again I don’t mean to be insensitive but I don’t live in America and I have always been curious. ", "Not an SJW or anything (I know some people are complaining about this post) but this is beautiful. I want the greatest things for all communities, including African-American communities. Women like her are inspiring. Feels good.", "It's particularly bad in this one.", "> They won't look identical to the other corps members, they'll draw attention, whatever, so they're often denied opportunities just for that.\n\nSame reason hooters doesnt hire men.", "The failure of imagination is the most pervasive form of exclusion left in our society, that we subconsciously can't imagine something, so assume it doesn't exist. When I was a kid, my mom told me a riddle that made sense to her generation, but flew over my head. \n\n\"A father and son are driving to a baseball game when their car veers off the road and flips over, nearly killing them. They are both rushed to the emergency room and need to receive life saving surgery. The surgeon comes in and looks down at the boy and says \"I can't operate on this boy. He's my son\" Then she asked me who the surgeon was and I immediately said \"His mother\" and she didn't know what to say but just hugged me. As a kid it confused me why that would be hard to grasp. ", "I mean, that's fair. I think most people are like that, especially in a polarized settings like 2018 America and Europe. It's very easy to point to the worst in a group and claim that everyone is like them.\n\nA lot of that is the No True Scotsman bullshit. I agree largely with people in the democratic party, definitely more than I do republicans. But if a group within the democratic party gets really loud, it seems like you can't express disagreement with them or else you're \"just as bad as the other side\". Both sides do this, and it's not even limited to partisan politics. If you didn't want to go to war w/ Hussein in 2002-2003, you were unpatriotic, no matter your party. If you don't follow the beliefs of the church, you're not a real christian, even if you follow Christ.", "That is a really cool photo.", "Sounds like a racket. ", "I’ve got two young daughters and my oldest is just getting to the point where she wants to start taking dance/music/gymnastics/etc. Which activities did your girls find most enjoyable and actually stuck with as they grew?", "Also ballerinas are supposed to look the same when dancing in a chorus. Black skin stands out. As do the muscles, and booty associated with blackness. Source: person of color and former dancer ", "It's very similar to the list of things that turn me on", "Not that i care about the whole back and forth thats going on here but yeah i was going to point that out too. Norse people particularly vikings from way back when had dreadlock/ braided hair which was part of their culture and religion. Black people didn't invent the dreadlocks.", "How so?", "Thank you. My mom was never a woman to mince words. On some levels, understanding that the world was not just ice cream and gumdrops was helpful but sometimes, just sometimes, I just wanted to be a kid. \n\nI had to be translator (since my mom doesn't speak much english), deal with financial forms, fill out my own applications and financial aid forms when I was applying to middle school and other stuff. \n\nIt's made me a much more capable adult and I don't want to make it seem like I didn't have a childhood. I played video games, had fun, had friends etc., but I wish there was just more of \"you know what? you don't need to worry about the things that I am worried about because you're just a kid. Go be a kid\"", "why is that frustrating? lmao. white people have had great advantages in this country for DECADES. trying to give non-whites some things in the name of equality is a good thing, because really, all you're doing is just taking jobs away from white people, that they already had an advantage at getting anyways.\n\nit really just comes down to if you think white privilege is real. which i know a lot of people say ISNT real, but i live in the south, and hoo boy, is it real. also, all you gotta do is ask yourself, are black people experiencing racism more than white people? and if so, then white privilege exists.", "The burgers are incredible", "Oh no those little girls need to work on those toe points!", "My daughter just started ballet, she’s 6. A 9 week session costs 198$, there are 4 sessions a year excluding summer lessons. Her equipment cost around 75$ for the tights and shoes and leotard.", "No, we were talking about turning pro. That’s what this entire thread is about. Athletes that make it to the elite level. ", "*yawn*", "Like publicity for the charity organization she started to promote a cause she believes in? What do you gain from cynical criticism without the slightest clue what you're talking about? \n\n What do you contribute other than bitching on the internet about the motives of people that are actually doing something? ", "That’s fucking retarded. ", "Plenty of people do ballet. It isn’t very expensive. \n\nI’m not trying to be confrontational but couldn’t the answer simply be that black culture is different from white culture and the hobbies and interests they are inspired to peruse as children stem from that?\n\nThe answer doesn’t always have to be “well because they’re poor” (which is what your response said... albeit nicely veiled) which is a pretty patronizing world view\n\nDo you see equal distribution of races taking up square dancing? Do you see equal distribution of races taking up rodeo?", "If they even bothered to plow that street.", "What stereotype is she changing? Who started the stereotype? Why is here race the most important part of this picture? I've never heard any stereotype about black women and ballet so forgive me if I'm ignorant on that. But if this was a picture titled say \"Aesha Ash visits inner city to spread love of ballet\" I have no problem. But when they make this photo irrelevant for anything other than pulling the race card. I gotta problem with that.", "Ah nope.", "So from what you've said, it sounds like you believe that cultural appropriating is just something that is bound to happen regardless of race or anything else.", "A ballerina dancing around the streets. That will change things for the better.", "Good gawd, look at that gorgeous smile!", "My sister calls that \"toedation\". If the big toe is bigger, it's \"toebation\". ", "This is amazing. Papa bless this dame. Well done indeed.", "Professional dancer here. Yeah my lessons as a kid were in the thousands to close to ten thousand a year near the end of being a student. ", "No one is more angry about this particular situation than you are. You're throwing this all out of proportion. \n\nLol, there just isn't a lot of representation and the idea is, if there were, maybe some girls will find a lot of happiness in pursuing something they really just hadn't thought to pursue before. And then again, maybe not!\n\nNo one is keeping black girls from being ballerinas and you keep trying to challenge people why there aren't any, and then screw up your own point because you make up answers to mock and disprove even though no one brought it up but you. \n\nNo one is as upset as you are. You should stop being so worked up, it's not worth it. ", "What?", "I'd like it more if a black lady who works as a nuclear scientist walked through the projects and showed little girls how much fun it is to play with giant lasers.", "> I don't know much about ballerinas\n\nThe relevant part of your statement.", "it actually has nice areas lmao literally google it", "> The more people at the boundaries of \"the look\" try to break into the industry, the more will be hired. Then the edges of those boundaries are pushed.\n\nThis is only true if there is a lack of supply of people with \"the look\" for them to choose from. Even if 10,000,000 black women applied to be ballerinas today it wouldn't change anything if companies still had enough people to pick from who they'd prefer instead. I don't think ballet troupes are maliciously racist in their hiring practices...if the demand is for white women, that's who they're going to hire. If people started boycotting and saying \"I won't go to your show unless it has black women in it\" then they would likely change that to fit the market.\n\nI don't know how I feel about this one. I feel like although she's trying to break a stereotype about BLACK women, the entire career is still a stereotype about women in general. If the likelihood of this little girl becoming a ballerina is already extremely slim I would rather see her spend her time working towards a career in STEM where black women are also a severe minority (I know, I know...broken record) instead of dedicating her life to ballet only to get turned away. I know this logic just perpetuates the \"stereotype\" but if the demand isn't there...", "And Wegmans... that place is magical. ", "So alls for not? “Hey kids, look what I became! You can’t, but I did!”", "Okay, but what about it makes it a personal attack on you?", "Every single art profession. \n\nI went to school for film and this is exactly why I transfered into a different major. Kids already worked with Spielberg while I was learning my first camera. There is no way to compete with kids born into a career supported by rich parents. You become their assistant and never get your own chance in the sun. ", "fighting racism and sexism with racism and sexism. way to go. ", "Hawkers hock?", "I went to RIT too. I understand its the concept that there's nothing to do in Rochester. Hence why I believe people leave and if you combine that with the terrible weather. I understand why people leave. The weather gets to you. I wish I could walk outside and not freeze to death. The way to keep people here is having big tech companies that could penetrate the market. Seattle is cold but people like going there. ", "FWIW, those pictures weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. But it's certainly a contrast to the delicate feminine look everywhere else on the dancer.", "One word has baggage, the other doesn’t. (Eg. we don’t call joyful people “queer” anymore)", "\n\n> Yep. That's why lacrosse, polo, golf, etc. are all rich people sports. Sports where you can easily play a game in the street or at the park tend to have better representation. People can find ways to spend money on basketball (new shoes, better basket) or baseball (pads, gloves), or soccer (cleats, real goals) but you really only need a few pieces of equipment for a large group of people to play.\n\nThis was the first thing I responded to, asking about the “pads” they were buying for baseball... then you responded to me.", "It's nice in Rochester in February. I should get a winter home there.", "Whoosh and you missed it.", "Where is the relevant part of yours? Because I'm trying to ask a question and ur making a post that doesn't help at all", "Why do we NEED them to be represented? Are there enough Asian ballerinas? Are there enough Hispanic ballerinas? Why do we have to force everything to be balanced. Some cultures care more about some things than others. ", "Softer side? Aint nothing soft about ballet, that shit can be brutal hard. ", "Guess it's time for this kid's nap.", "It's true. I remember hearing that Walter Payton took some ballet classes.", "And your conclusion?", "I always think of gymnasts as having relatively broad and square shoulders.", "*quickly feels the length of my toes through my socks*", "Ill be honest, this doesn't do shit when those kids go home and see their parents, siblings, aunts and uncles involved in crime. \n\nWanna make a change? Education, show them there is another way. Give them a positive role model constantly not just 1 publicity stunt. \n\nPut forth effort to counter what they see at home and in their neighborhoods", "If you work for frontier, trust me when I say it goes both ways. No idea how many baby boomers have beem/are being swindled by their crap, my parents safely off that list now.", "Are you American? 'Looking muslim' is enough to get hated on plenty. \nRacism is stupid.", "But fortunately some aspects of those eating disorders can be positive. There's more food left for me to eat.", "The stereotype that obviously exists within black communities that becoming a ballerina is something that only privileged white people can do. I mean, what do you think the stereotype is?\n\nThis doesn't have anything to do with racism, it's about inspiring children from deprived communities to open their eyes to new possibilities.", " you are either ignorant or not understanding the point? ", "This won't catch on with inner city ballerinas", "not can't, don't.", "The problem with cultural appropriation? It's he exploitation and fetishizing of minority or non-dominant cultures which erodes the fabric of the culture that it appropriates. It's different than cultural exchange in the sense that one culture stands at a position of much higher power than the other.", "I have a Morton's toe and was en pointe for several years. The silicone caps really are a life saver. I never really had a problem though, it just wasn't super comfortable. My second toes are slightly hunched over looking now though... ", "For my next /pics post\n\n\"Here we see Jason McSmith, a boy born to Irish immigrants, dribbling a ball down Irelands cobble stone streets, changing stereotypes for short white Irish basketball players everywhere\"", "Not as bad as a ballerina, [but still...](http://m.thepostgame.com/sites/default/files/lebron-feet1.jpg)", "I live in the U.S. and have never heard of this. Granted I am not black. Do you mean internal as black girls themselves think this way and nobody else outside the black community? If so then I find this fascinating. I myself am a Hispanic man but never once did I grow up thinking I couldn't do something based solely off my skin color. Also thank you for the genuine response.", "I think that might be an evolving demographic status in the next few years.", "And this is why the Swan project needs to be done. ", "I don't. But I'm happy to point out the hypocrisy of SJWs who constantly bitch about. I highly doubt that the guy who commented \"Cultural appropriation\" and nothing else is actually saying that this is cultural appropriation, but is pointing out how this is something that SJWs would be crying about if ballet was from Africa and the dancer was white.", "in the ROC huh?\n\nBest not tip toe out there alone and unarmed, and get back inside before night fall...\n\nunless you want to get raped and murdered\n\ncool though", "Soulcoin gonna be required to access Bitcoin God network.", "I support individual choice 100%\n\nHowever, while you absolutely have a moral right to choose your field, you have zero right to complain about the composition of that field when it's composed of a bunch of other individuals also making their choice freely.\n\nI'll support any girl or woman interested in engineering. But I draw a hard line at saying there \"should\" be more women in engineering. There's abundant research showing that even in places with almost 100% absolute gender equality and freedom, there just aren't nearly as many women interested in engineering. Sweden has 50% female doctors, lawyers, politicians, etc. But not engineers.\n\nAnd that's OK. Enjoy being a rarity instead of trying to abolish the concept of rarity.", "Sorry I was carrying the theme of thread at large. ", "I live here!", "Stop", "This thread focuses on dance companies discriminating against children. I'd bet there is also a great deal of peer pressure and bullying from within the community against children wanting to try activities like ballet.", "Your kids are doomed. DOOOOOMED!!\n", "To be fair, you can start later but you would have to work very hard. It takes years, even decades, to obtain the muscle memory and core strength needed to dance well, something that benefits from starting in childhood. ", "Wow. Those things dont inspire JUST little girls.", "TL;DR: Yes. Dance is a shitty industry. \n\nAs many commenters have said, a large amount of middle and upper-class girls are enrolled in a dance course at some point of their childhood. However, while white families will typically enroll their kid in a ballet or point class, most families of color will enroll in a hip-hop or contemporary class. \n\nA lot of the bias is actually in the industry. A \"ballerina\" is supposed to be a petite, pale, graceful girl. When everybody conforms to that look, anybody with a slightly different body will be told off by everyone from casting directors to their personal coaches. Asians benefit from this a lot because they typically have a more porcelain figure along with smaller bodies. Latinas, African-Americans, (or anyone with a taller build, darker skin, etc), is told they don't \"look picturesque\". \n\nI've grown up in the Musical Theater and Dance industry, and I know plenty of people who sought out theater because they were told that they couldn't be a dancer because of their looks. I know a group of dancers that used to dance in the regional Nutcracker every year, but as soon as some of the girls grew past 5'6\", they were cut from the show. Our local pre-professional program doesn't teach to girls taller than 5'8\".\n\nThat being said, along the body-type and financial pressures of ballet, there's a deep history of racism. Before the 80s there would have been no black ballerinas enrolled in any dance class. We're just starting to see the first generation of black dancers like Ash reach adulthood.", "I used to take figure skating and violin lessons once a week each—once I got over the trauma of one European lady yelling at me for bad form on skates, I got another European lady yelling at me for my intonation. I still love doing both now and I can see how it was tough love (though some are definitely abusive), but man, practice was tough.", "The reason you provide an explanation to the \"racist trumper moron that intentionally chooses ignorance\" is to explain your thought process and provides facts as to why you believe what you believe, allowing people 3rd parties, the readers of your comments, to form some kind of opinion. Attacking the dudes character just makes people dismiss you.", "It's a social phenomena. It pretty much is.\n\nThe question about whether it's worth trying to combat is a case-by-case thing. \n\nIs some dude making a horribly botched version of your culture's food? For himself? Whatever. Is he selling it? It's miiiiight time for a chat... no need to try to shut his business down (it's just food), but a chat might be in order.", "This is purely ignorance on my part so don't murder me. \n\nBut is there a stereotype against ballerina's who aren't white? ", "I'm sorry the truth about the professional ballet world hurts you. Sounds like Reddit is to much for you today. Go take a break. ", "It's the new version of thought police actually. ", "Yeah it’s spring - see the dandelions on the lawn? Looks great actually ", "Very very American. The point I'm making is that the idea of someone looking Muslim is a weird thing to say because they run the gamut. Thats like saying \"Christian Looking\". Its not a race of people. ", "I mean, it doesn't seem to be a point of stereotyping women of color, it's just that most of them can't afford a healthy life, and thus unable to participate in activities such as ballet. I mean, how many obese and overweight ballet dancers have you seen? \n\n.", "This happened in 2015 and people die all the time. There are worse stories out there. You don't know when you're going to die, so this is creating unecessary FUD. Last week there were shootings in two different schools. Any where you go, there will be some lunatic with a gun. ", "> You act like Tiger Woods was the first black person in golf.\n\nBy no means did I suggest that. Tiger woods, however, was a household name in his prime. He was constantly on TV, in commercials, etc. An unavoidable example of a black man excelling in what a lot of people perceived to be a non-black sport. \n\nWe aren't talking stereotypes held by informed adults, either. We're talking about children. Look at the photo, the thread title. This is about kids. \n\n10 years ago I doubt you could find a black child under 10 who knew who Pete Brown, Charlie Sifford, and Lee Elder are. Plenty would know Tiger, though. That's how he changed stereotypes. Doesn't have you be mine or your stereotypes. \n\nThe Williams' sisters are another, more current, example. For tennis, of course, not ballet or golf. ", "You need shoes (pointe and regular ballet shoes), and several pairs of tights, and leotards. You will also spend hundreds of dollars *per costume* for performances.\n\nAlso, lessons are really, really expensive.", "If we make them stronger, we can’t dance in them. It’s not that the materials are insufficient, it’s that they have to have just enough give to let you roll through the arch and metatarsal but not so much that they collapse when you pique directly onto the box. You buy them with the shank just a little too hard, break them in to a wearable level, and ditch them when they are too soft. If you’re 12 and you’ve just started pointework, that process can take months. If you’re Aesha Ash, it can take an afternoon. ", "What are some sterotypes for black women? ", "\"more\"", "Every bit of hope counts, even a small act like this. ", "_Like - like sheeps wool?_", "What kind of ankles are perfect?", "Lots of sweat but you pre wrap your problem toes so all the other stuff isn't a problem ", "A pair of pointe shoes costs approx $100 and lasts approx 24 hours of wear. A tutu can cost in the hundreds of dollars. Dance classes are hundreds to thousands of dollars a month for a child who hopes to dance professionally. Most dancers dance other styles as well, which means more shoes and uniforms. Injuries are common and require physio therapy and other treatments. ", ">white is the absence of color.\n\nNo.\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White\n\nhttps://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/are-black-and-white-colors\n\n\nhttps://www.quora.com/Is-black-or-white-the-absence-of-color\n", "Stereotype, confirmed.", "But that's the ballet world. ", "Can we please stop referring to people as black or white.", "What a sensitive little baby you are. And you probably spend a lot of time screaming about sjw's. Is that not exactly what you are? ", "So how do you know this person hasn't been through worse than that ??!!! How dare you judge someone and assume something about someone just because they were born with a particular skin color ! You have NO idea what adversity this person has gone through ! You should be ashamed of yourself . You have a huge chip on you're shoulder . Try to brush it off and see the world a little differently and I guarantee you will be a much happier person . ✌🏻", "I'm not sure why, but it's been like that for a while. Tupac was a danseur. He actually went to ballet school instead of high school.", "Isn't being a ballerina a female stereotype?", "Because you like dancing?\n\nIt's like any other support. If you do it long enough, the pain will come. I box and was surprised when my \"dedicate\" hands morphed into this large knuckled mess. They hurt when I type now as well (office manager). However, I love it, so it's worth it. Not looking forward to the day someone rattles my teeth out of my head for me.", "So what exactly were you getting at then...? Because the entirety of our conversation has been based on the cost of playing baseball. I never disagreed that it was expensive to play at any level. \n\nI played my entire life.. I know that.", "Nice, I am a snapchat influencer, that uses the platform to teach people American Sign Language for free because I am creating universal equality by giving people access to a desirable language. ", "Yeah but racists aren't logical like that typically. They make assumptions based on looks (and their own belief of what something 'should look like'), that's half the evil of racism.", "Who is stereotyping black ballerinas in America? I'd go out on a limb and say they don't mean Asian women are doing it. It's either \nA. Fucking whiteys won't let her in the ballet\nB. Fucking ignorant Americans are all so racist let me quadruple updoot this so they know I'm not like them\n\n\nIt's not a personal attack it's just typical Reddit emotional manipulation of stupid people who want to feel virtuous.", "> variety of sizes and widths \n\nWhy not use some of the modern hockey skate technology where the skate is heated and then it molds to your exact foot dimensions? Why not cast the dancer's feet in a mold so the box can be made to fit exactly? This would distribute the stress more evenly, it seems to me.", "The social media era.", "I threw up in your mouth a little too...", "That's your skewed perception from spending too much time in echo chambers like Reddit. America is still very much beautiful and still affords an immense ceiling of opportunity for absolutely anybody. The whole \"only if you're a straight white male\" narrative is completely overblown because the 24 hour news cycle needs a story.", "you can't leave me hangin' homie, what is a swan project ?", "The stereotype is that there are not many people of color who are professional ballerinas. All clear now?", "aside from the garbage plates, not much going for it... especially in the bad parts, which is a lot of parts.\n\neven the burbs are getting bad", "Oh shoot, thanks! I also have heard of a place that does garbage plates in Norfolk...so I'm gonna need to find these places stat lol", "Yes it's not a good thing to disrespect somebody's culture, history, heritage etc., but most of the things we hear people on the left bitching about are white people wearing \"offensive\" Halloween costumes, white people wearing dreads, white people who own burrito shops, and \"Digital blackface.\" In other words, a bunch of petty BS.", "Constantly have to replace shoes/outfits and buy new costumes for performances ", "This isn't aimed at you in in negative way but what you said reminded me of a story.\n\nMy pediatrician and his wife ( she was his nurse practitioner) were my saviors. \n\nI was very close to them and I loved them, as a abused kid that was everything.( at the time of this story I was 16)\n\nAnyhoo,\n\nHis wife was on child number 6 , they were Catholic and used the Rythm method.( This is imoortant)\nAnd I had a appt that day and I noticed she was kinda down. \nDr walked in the room and I asked what was wrong.\n\n\" Its a girl, another beautiful girl and she really wanted a boy.\"\n\nShe nodded her head and I could see her tears.\n\nLook people , I hate to see people I care about cry.\nI'm pretty snarky so I said.\n\n\" Well Doc , it's your fault , you ain't got no rythm\".\n\nThey finally did get that boy.. He was number 8.\n", "She has armed guards with her.", "I think he was probably just shitposting and you took it seriously because you're clearly upset about this.", "So take jobs away from people, in favor of those who aren't fully qualified? It's not right no matter what. White people are this DEMONIC super-being it's just a few fucking guys at the top, and that attitude of white privilege is probably causing a huge fucking rift, if people hated me because I was \"privileged\" while making 23k a year i'd fucking hate them.\n\nI'm not even white either, and I hate having to defend them.", "Not all ballet schools are prestigious and expensive. I took ballet lessons from a chain smoking ballerina on a military base. Had a great experience. Danced as a snowflake in the Nutcracker. \n\nAs an adult I took classes from a lady who looked like any other lady. Great experience. Made me realize how weak and out of shape I was. ", "*stretches*", "Do they only inspire *inequitable* little girls?", "I don't think nobody else thinks this way, but I work in predominantly black neighborhood and I have heard multiple times that ballet is for white people. And I dont think think it's as simple as saying the ballet industry is \"racist\", there's also a socioeconomic factor ", "So yeah, you admit she's doing it for publicity. ", "Woman in tutu next to some children.\n\n>60 thousand upvotes.", "Wow good explanation. A+", "It's all amazing. The burgers are fantastic and the drinks are always good. The game selection is also great. ", "Also, given that they're helping you support your entire body with your toes, they can't just be made cheaply. You want quality material for that. ", "Is this not what she is doing? Putting forth an effort to try to show those young ladies that there ARE other ways out? \n\nI agreed with you when u said that what they see at home may be a bit more powerful than this, but at the same time you can’t take anything from the woman for trying. No matter how futile her efforts are. \n\nIt’s still an effort. I’m willing to bet she could’ve been anywhere else doing anything else, but she wasn’t. ", "Social media didn't force people to sexually harass other people.", "Not right now she isn’t. 44°", "It also has a LOT to do with how women of color don't fit the white porcelain doll ballerina stereotype, and how slow it's been to break down that barrier. It was just within the few last years that Missy Copeland was named as a principal in a major ballet company.", "Struggle? There is plenty of food, no major disease and life is pretty good. People need to stop being such fragile snowflakes. You are free to do what you want but don't play the victim and tell people how hard it is to do something.", "There are already highly upvoted comments explaining why this woman considers this to be an important cause. He chose to ignore all of them and spew his ignorant garbage. ", "well the police violence is just one aspect. there's a ton of things that contribute to it. just the stereotypes of black people as \"monkeys\" or them being \"lazy\" and \"uninspired\" hurts them a lot, but distinctly in america, most are poor. i currently go to university in america, and i've heard from black friends about how people will assume just cause they're at college, that they had an athletic scholarship or something like that. really minor things but you can see the mindset the person asking that question has. like a black person last year told this organization he was a famous rapper and they believed him and took pictures with him. there's just a very unique difference in experiencing life as a white american and experiencing life as a black american. the examples i gave sound really innocent but it's like, nobody should have to endure assumptions about them because of their skin color, and black people have to deal with the WORST assumptions. and not to mention they just got to use the same bathrooms as white people only 50 years ago. it is just really shitty to be black in america to be honest. there's a lot of good books on the subject.", "Cost is certainly not the reason there are few black pole vaulters. Track and field is one of the most accessible Olympic sports there is.", "So she is just trolling these kids? Or is she going to pay these costs?", "yup.. agreed. \n\nThis is deeply offensive to white people. who is left out because of this cultural appropriation? - White people. ", "And remarkably pretty.", "Oh fuck off, Ian. ", "Does the wrapping hold fast? I used to find it would shred to nothing by the end of class", "Beautiful ", "Don’t forget swimming and hockey. ", "Maybe because it's part of a white cultures, well culture.", "Ethnic minorities are not under-represented in various arts and jobs because they are minorities in the first place . Meaning they are generally going to be under represented no matter what. It's the same as going to China and complaining that there is under representation of white people in CEO positions. It is ridiculous to make it seem like a problem. If you ready give up your dream just because it seems inaccessible due to it being \"white dominated\" means that you already weren't for it anyway. Encouraging people isn't a bad thing but this idea that more diversity is a better thing than it not being so is just plain untrue. If women are just as good as men in science then what difference does it even make? People make different choices, therefore different results. you don't have to care about what other people think, maybe teach that as a lesson instead of a promoting a shitty diversity quota that does more harm than it does good. You should be highly suspicious of the people obsessed with race.", "I truly hope that Rochester can undergo some kind of big revival. Tech companies can absolutely stimulate the area and I know they've tried hard to encourage new startups in the area.\n\nI still live in the area and visit Rochester pretty frequently but I suspect a huge problem long term is that many people and companies would rather set up in a more business friendly state. ", "Huh, interesting! On high school swim team, we were taught to baby powder our silicone swim caps to keep them from smelling and breaking down faster. Same concept, I guess. ", "ah, I see where you are coming from. ", "And why soccer and running are big even in poorer countries.", "Or that they don’t participate in ballet. That’s my guess 🤷🏾‍♂️", "You should get a better chair. ", "> It's not a personal attack it's just typical Reddit emotional manipulation of stupid people who want to feel virtuous.\n\nOkay fair enough, it just sounded much different when you originally posted things about being personally called a racist\n\n> A picture with a title **accusing me** and America of being some racist shithead to all black people\n\n. . .\n\n> I'm especially tired of being called racist because I am refuting the original claim I'm racist. \n\nEdit: Btw . . .\n\n> Who is stereotyping black ballerinas in America? I'd go out on a limb and say they don't mean Asian women are doing it. It's either A. Fucking whiteys won't let her in the ballet B.\n\nA group can stereotype themselves. In this case, black people may have the perception that they are outclassed in finer arts like ballet, and so this woman is trying to alleviate the stereotype within the community of black people. Not really saying anything negative about white people.", "If you're a black female nuclear scientist, then be my guest.\n", "they had shitty things going on in every continent, it's just a matter of development", "Thanks bae", "How dare a doctor tell me that I have cancer, thereby shattering my dreams!\n\nProfessionals in the field have experience and perspective that can help you. You ignore that advice at your own peril. ", "Nope. Ballet as an adult absolutely requires a certain body type. Without it, you run the risk of destroying your muscles, breaking toes/feet, or not being able to have balance due to asymmetry. Some people actually aren’t cut out for ballet. \n\nYeah, anyone can practice ballet or train as much as they want. But if you’re going for recital-worthy? Only certain body types can actually perform those movements", "We should require them to register with the government X-Men style. Otherwise, there’s just no way of knowing who around you in secretly a Mortont.", "It's not really strength of the material, but what it's being used for. A mix of delicate poise and sturdiness is a hard aesthetic to fit for something that's going to be used over and over again. ", "If I wanted to work in a profession which was 99% black, somehow, and there was no legal reason why I couldn't apply for that position (or train to be a ballet dancer to reference the article). Merit skill and a whole host of other effort/skill based factors are what determine whether you get that position, not the racial make up of the current employees or whatever. \n", "Wtf\nWhat happened to his little toe?", "And that's just the relatively positive version. There's definitely an intentionally derogatory stereotype of masculinizing black women.", "\"can always use\" Do you believe the role models that Rochester has aren't good enough?", "Yeah, I liked it more than I was good at it. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_/¯", "Maybe because it's from a white cultures culture?\n\nNo one is complaining that white people are underrepresented in classic african cultures.", "There are shoes that are made to be more durable. They do cost more, and don’t work for every foot. Regardless, use and sweat will break down any dance shoe, and if you are dancing every day, they will break down faster. ", "It's going to happen regardless. You know Reddit isn't completely PC. ", "There is a long history of discrimination in ballet you fucking imbecile. Stop lecturing people on how to react to a photo when you're not even familiar with the photo's context, dunce.\n\nGlad I sorted this thread by controversial to find all the snowflake pussies.", ">*a bead of sweat trickles from my thumbs as they furiously type lamer comebacks*", "I didn't agree with what they said. Because you aren't agreeing with me can I know say \"you ignored all the reasons and now your just spewing ignorance\" and become right? And I like how you won't explain it to me, but you'll take the time to post like 4 more comments explaining to me how you won't explain to me.", "I think she’s inspiring them to pursue their goals not necessarily ballet. Just breaking the negative cycle of kids staying in the ghetto and falling into the tradition into young mothers and fatherless kids and welfare", "I admit you're an idiot, there's no reason to think she is doing it for her own personal fame or 'Instagram followers'. There is nothing wrong with trying to promote a cause. Go find something else to shit on instead of contributing something meaningful to society yourself. ", "There are just very, very few of them. This is because ballet classes are kind of a traditional little girl thing to do, but cost some money so usually it's more middle and upper class little girls who do it. \n\nAnything in the arts tends to be dominated by white people, because it takes some disposible income to both take the classes and become a fan of ballet/theater/opera because tickets aren't cheap. \n\nI taught high school in a black community and brought a black opera singer to talk to my class, and their reaction was the same. They had heard of opera, but thought it was a \"white person\" thing to do, and it had truly never occurred to them that a black person could be an opera singer. ", "that's the issue is literally poor white people have less shit to deal with SOCIALLY than middle class black people. it's not an economic thing all the time.", "awesome!!! that sounds cool!", "Things like these should happen all the time without any publicity but its great!!", "What culture is being appropriated? I didn't know the ballet was for one specific race. ", "That's true, you have to have the right body type, my mom did ballet for many years until she hit puberty then she was ridiculed until she quit because she had big breasts and hips ", "You ignore everything that is said in context and just make up your own version of what it is I am saying. I WANT people to try new things, why wouldn't I want to? The original comment I replied to said black girls are underrepresented due to the stereotype that they are not elegant or graceful. \n\nI don't believe that, I believe they are underrepresented for multi variable reasons INCLUDING but not exclusive to choice. I don't like it when people insinuate racism where it doesn't belong because it is counterproductive to literally everything in society. Just because there is an underrepresentation to anything regarding any race doesn't mean there is some kind of injustice involved. Certainly due to todays laws and PC climate these things are increasingly more based on the variable of CHOICE. Not some made up ghost of a ghost stereotype that black people are not elegant or graceful. ", "not only is he a race baiting loser but people like them CLEARLY ignore that although in subtle ways but it is clear that it is the WHITE people that have been historically persecuted in the US.", "Christianity deserves extra scrutiny in America because if its large influence in American government. ", "I love this. No matter how old those little girls get, they will never forget the day they met a real ballerina. ", "To be honest, some [body types](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendoline_Christie) just can't do traditional ballet pieces. Or at least, the men wouldn't be able to do it with them.\n\nIt's not that they're not attractive or acceptable, it's just that the dances are basically impossible.", "Maybe because ballerinas originate from a white culture?\n\nPeople would be up in arms if white people wanted to be part of classic African culture.", "there is this absolutely stunning [Lost in Motion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OR-n3Rg6E8) video which in my opinion shows the strength of a ballet dancer. he makes it look so effortless but just look at that core strength \n[Edit:] [Female Version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxl3AuL3_Qs)", "I think it’s trying to beat the stereotype that black woman are hard and loud (ghetto). We are also soft and graceful. ", "Damn. Thanks\n\nTIL", "No one *needs* them to be represented. She’s just showing that it’s an option. Why does it bother you so much when a black person does something? The fact that you’re calling it forced representation shows your casual racism because you just can’t fucking fathom that any minority would be good at something. ", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1vNtczLlXg this guy is a complete idiot?", "Well, black people are generally inherently better at sports.\n\nYou're ignoring population sizes, which makes you sound silly. ", "It's all expensive. I just paid $2,500 for my son to participate in a 9 month competitive baseball program. That's before gear, tournament fees and travel (although we only do a limited number of tournaments, the focus of this group is instruction and development, not winning tournaments). \n\nI'm not sure if things have changed or I just didn't have access to these types of things growing up. All I had was little league, with volunteer dad's coaching. The ones who were able to continue to play through college just had natural talent, or so I thought. But now, the only way to stay competitive is private instruction (or at least, professional instruction).", "Wow, that's pretty awful.", "Why is she “poor”? Sounds like you’re otherwise saying it’s a good thing.", "Yep well nobody is forcing people to engage in this activity. ", "You should probably stop responding then.", "The best position is a long one on projects with sound ideals and a team with a track record. I've put in about 6k and would have 27k if I sold on the 16th. I don't regret but do enjoy the fantasy of what my trades could of done. Still wouldn't change it unless I had a time machine in which case I'd just go back and not sell my 1000 bitcoin at a penny a piece then forget about bitcoin until I moved twice. ", "Yeah man clearly that makes you and the others who have it giant freaks of nature. You should probably go get exorcised. ", "What hypocrisy? What culture is the ballet specific to? ", "I think that until Misty Copeland, no major American ballet company had a black ballerina. And yes, there was a prejudice among the ballet directors; for some reason they did not see a black woman as their *ideal*. There is still a prejudice among ballet companies for very slim, not noticeably muscular women. You will find women that look very athletic in contemporary companies, like Lines in San Francisco, but *never* in SFB, PNB, ABT and so on.", "Like the waxy, waterproof secretion that coats it and is extracted from it.", "African American people just don’t care enough to do it, I think. There are countless mixtures of ethnicities/minorities at every play. The number of Caucasian Americans doing it is just low since they’re unable to compete with North Koreans.", "She looks like a painting. ", "Yeah I can kinda see that. I wonder if there are other careers that people within a certain community feel the same way about.", "Under or unedcuated, have babies early and often, on welfare, lots of baby daddies but no husband, working entry level jobs but don't have careers. \n\nAll related to poverty, not race, but especially in urban areas it can be hard to separate class from race. I'm in Chicago, where the poor part of the city is almost completely black, and the rich part is almost completely white, so it's hard not to think of black culture and poverty as intertwined ", "If she’s just wondering around town doesn’t seem like much. If she’s opening a dance school in the area might seem more impactful.", "Well, you guys called me racist right away and now that we're here, when I refute it you said \"oh but you post to td racist\" I've actually been banned for arguing with racists on td before but you can't know that assuming and generalizing over half a million people. ", "*** In America\n\nNOne of what you said applies in any other part of the world.", "At the same time time in talking about advertising of it. In biosystems and chemical engineering, there is above 50% or equal amounts of women. In biomedical engineering which is more of a specialized mechanical in many ways, there is around equal split. In mechanical however, 10% of the class are women.\n\nThe end results are often the same, but what people are led to because women are supposed to be doctors and nurses by perception and men are supposed to be welders and engineers is very real. Showing every little girl with a barbie doll and every little boy with a tonka truck has a real effect. Stereotypes are reinforced even beyond that.", "Relevant username.", "I mean that's for any sport. You can't really be overweight and perform well. I would think Ballet would be more expensive than other sports. Which is a bigger barrier than the weight issue? ", "I now dropped my 5.12 attempts, dropped my swimming down to exercise and only really play baseball once a week in my rec league. Rugby is going right out pretty soon.\n\n\nThe drinking...well that’s just moderated now, but there’s too many hobbies anyway to do with a full time job. ", "She is assuming my culture!!!!\n\nJ/k I don’t care.", "I was just looking for one for my daughter, and it's $70 per month, 1 class per week. So, that's 52 classes for $840 for the year.", "No idea why (because I'm a white guy who isn't into ballet at all) but this gave me chills (in a good, whole-hearted way)", "I'm annoyed by hearing politicians and nearly every huge media company constantly bitching about how horrible white people apparently are. Cultural appropriation is an example of that.", "Well, it’s in America so that was implied.", "Google \"discrimination ballet\" shit brain. Do some of the research yourself.", "Seeing what, a lady in a tutu frolicking the streets? That helps break stereotypes? That’s your logic? ", "You feel comfortable in a place where people with different viewpoints are commonplace, or do you mean, viewpoints that align with you?\n\n\"Diversity\" is a strange word nowadays. Increasingly is just means \"non-white, non-conservative\".", "I'm not tired of winning yet", "I never understood the term poc, as though all non-white-Americans are some monolith with the exact same group identity and history. As if asian-Americans have anything in common with black Americans or latinos. It just perpetuates an us vs them mentality by creating even broader divisions than already exist ", "Wearing a headdress exploits no one. How does it “erode the fabric of the culture”?", "Please explain how that makes someone racist.\n\n/ Someone who hates Trump", "African American refers to the race, not the nationality. It means black. People shied away from “black” because it has a negative connotation (evil). The good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black. That kind of thing. ", "If I ever have kids I will never let them take ballet after seeing that shit.", "Why do ballerinas have to be so skinny? Not to be weird or rude or anything. But pretty much all ballerinas I’ve known were really thin, mostly flat chested, small hips, etc. \n\nI can see obviously needing to be in shape because it’s such a physical thing, but I’d never seen one of a similarly fit but not so incredibly skinny body type. \n\nLike the Williams sisters are fit certainly, but they aren’t skinny by any means. That’s an extreme, but you know what I mean? \n\nIs it because of all the toe stuff that they need to be light?", "It’s not the ideal, as much as it is required. With larger breasts you lose balance and symmetry which makes ballet impossible. Not to mention larger breasts means a more muscular framework in your upper torso, meaning your back/arm muscles would quickly become destroyed if you kept up ballet much longer ", "I've visited - once you get out of the cities a lot of the scenery is beautiful.\n\nHowever there is equally beautiful scenery all over the world. I won't visit again - once was enough for me.", "Thought she was up in the air for a second", "So it's only bad I it happens to black people? Huh", "> Ballet is expensive- the shoes are outgrown or worn out within months, new leotards are required for each class and performance. Tights must be replaced when ripped or stained with sweat. And the classes themselves can be between $15-30 per session. A young girl who wants to do it professionally should be in 5-10 classes a week by 12 years old in order to train the muscle and skill it requires.\n\nJust to reiterate and provide some numbers...\n\nMy daughter danced for many years. The pointe shoes are about $100 a pair, not counting the ribbons (and sewing them on) & lambs wool for toes and they last about 10 hours. TEN HOURS. You _might_ be able to get 12 hours before they're broken.\n\nShe practiced about 2 to 2.5 hours a day, 4 days a week with some occasional extra sessions for solo performances. Each session was about $15/hr. We were above $500/month just for classes. That's not including costumes, practice tights, performance tights, etc., all of which were also not cheap.\n\n**Dance is a very, very expensive activity** whether you are black, white, or any shade in between. You can expect to spend **many thousands per year** on training if you are a serious dancer.", "The store in New York? Every time I try and buy something guy-related they just shrug and point me somewhere", ">*eyes widening as i furiously downvote every reply. that'll show him*\n\n*downvotes all of his own replies as he laughs* ha ha ha", "I couldn’t give a shit less about ballet. But if it isn’t part of white culture then why do we have so many people applauding her for doing being a part of something that has been predominantly a white activity? The ballet was a huge part of Russian culture and it happened to stem from Renaissance Court cultures in France and Spain. So yeah, it developed and was a large part of white cultures whether you want to agree with it or not.\n\nWearing dreds isn’t an integral part of black culture. It didn’t define them as part of a certain tribe or social status in their culture. Plenty of other cultures wore them...seafaring white people wore them. But we have time and again heard the argument that white people wearing them is cultural appropriation. \n\nSo, blacks people doing ballet isn’t cultural appropriation because you don’t think it matters. White people wearing a hair style that was worn cross culturally is appropriation because it hurts your feelings. Double. Standard. ", "Actually you were giving a justification for it happening. \n\nBlack woman naturally have larger hips, thighs, butts and boobs.When tiny black girls reach their teenage years, they develop these curves and ballet teachers tell them they are too fat despite these girls having all the same skills and experience as all the white girls they've grown up with in class. These girls have the same capability of becoming professional dancers but they're told they can't because their not bean polls. \n\nFor the record, it's a myth that you need to be a specific weight to be a ballet dancer and I think you're referring to pointe work because anyone can be a dancer. There are plus size ballet dancers who do pointe work, there are men who are easily 180lbs that do pointe work. If you have the strength and technique to hold your weight, you can do pointe work and you can do it well. Sure you're not doing lifts, but ballet is a hell of a lot more to it than just lifts. Also, if you are overweight, unless you have a medical issue, you're not going to be for very long if you're actually given the chance to become a professional. Ballet burns 300 calories per hour for a 175lb person, professionals dance for like 6+ hours a day\n\n Aesha and Misty are proof that if the ballet world moved passed their archaic expectations of what a dancer should look like, there would be more room in professional companies for skilled and talented dancers of all shapes. ", "Care to give an example? Name one comment that I haven't given a reasonable reply to.", "Fuck socially, money is what matters.", "Gross!", "Ironically, you guys are the ones complaining about people using words in a way you don't like. ", "Want to bet that the more black girls like this go out into communities that have POC women, the more they will participate in ballet? It is all about representation. If you, and I'll just guess you are male, never saw a male perform in ballet, would you be inclined to sign up if it was offered? No, you wouldn't, you would sign up for the sport/dance/class where you saw others like you participate before. \n\nWas that wise enough or should we go back to the financial bullshit explanation? ", "r/Rochester ", "You're clearly misrepresenting what she's doing. Grow up.", "Fantastic explanation, I really enjoyed reading this", "I agree which is why Im not saying you or the person in the pic or the person that posted is racist. I do think you're assuming a lot, however, but it's not because of race. You seem upset that people are attacking you so I was wondering why you thought that. ", "And the luck that you happen to have the correct body type ", "Her \"cause\" is to line her own pockets. She is too old to be a ballerina now, and she has no marketable skills, so she needs to create a \"charity\" to stay afloat. I get it. If I was in her position, I, too, would be trying to get donations from white people for my \"charity\"\n\nOh yeah, only a small % of money taken in by non-profit organizations has to be used for charity.", "A stereotype of black women is that they dont do balet? TIL", "It's a lovely idea, but how many outright stereotypes will she meet along the way?", "I don't like acronyms. I don't like taking a complex subject and smooshing the whole thing into a one syllable \"word\", especially when the intent seems to be sweeping negative events under the rug. What do uncertainty and doubt have to do with shootings anyway? Fear is obvious. ", "I mean I'm white and I'm able to get over it. Maybe you're actively seeking out things that upset you and should learn to just relax?", "I have a younger sister who grew up dancing and joined companies and was a Ballerina. I see it as taking your body making is so strong and disciplined then displaying it to the world in the softest manner. There is such a precision to ballet that only really reads if you make it look light and effortless. ", "A lot of the really great ballet companies will be all white, and if there is a black ballet dancer, the lead parts don't go to them. \n\nThe first ever black principal ballerina (who gets all the biggest and hardest parts) of the American Ballet Company happened in 2015. \n\nBefore that black ballet dancers were always background characters. It would be like never seeing a movie star in your life who was black, they were only ever supporting and background characters. ", "What stereotype is she fighting against? The idea that Halloween only happens once a year?", "Cricket is much more of a non-white sport, it being by far the most popular in a bunch of non-white countries ", "Haven't \"women of color\" been dancing in shows like, forever? ", "I've always thought this is how all feet are, because our hands are the same. I'm shocked to learn this isn't normal.", "https://youtu.be/3ioqLr5341w", "This is what I do with my students. Well, I recommend the doctors approval but don't require it. But I do make them wait until their growth spurt slows and they are fully into puberty. Usually around 13-14, older if they're slow developers or their technique and strength aren't up to par. It's just so much healthier for their feet and ankles. The bonus is that making them wait weeds out a lot of the \"I want to look pretty but don't want to work hard for it\" and the \"my mom is pushing me but I don't really want to do it\" types. ", "Jesus she retired a decade ago? How old is she?", "This could make the front page. It's all about when you post and how many bots you have upvoting your post to the front page. I kid with a side of this could happen. I am doing something impactful but will I ever reach the front page. Time will tell. Any article about something worthy could make it to the front page. It depends on if people upvote it in the first few mins of posting. ", "God damn seriously those burgers blew my mind ", "They’re more like a really rubbery wetsuit material, but still could be considered cloth, so they do get a bit sweaty but I feel like wrapping your feet in wool would be sweaty too!! Plus they can be washed and reused and I don’t know if you could do that for very long with wool. I and my other classmates never used wool in pointe ( 2012ish), we all had some form of the pads. My feet never bled but it was a recreational beginner class. [These](http://www.movedancewear.com/pointe_shoes_accessories_pointe_shoe_accessories-bloch_pointe_cushion/577/) are similar to what I had. ", "Italian. And if Italians had the same mind set that current day African Americans had, they'd all be crying rivers about this picture and how it's rayciss.", "Happy Friday, everyone. I'm looking forward to reading some wholesome comments.", "Wow, Reddit goes full libtard made-up-racism mode again. Whats stopping black people from taking ballerina lessons!?? I am speechless at the fucking retardation I am reading in the comments. Go to ANY ballerina classes and you will see some black girls. WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL TO STOP THEM FROM TAKING LESSONS. jesus fucking christ!!!!!! ", "What kind of surgery are you having if you don’t mind me asking? My father played NCAA football and has had knee surgeries his whole life. Is it likely just the one surgery or are there risks you’ll need more? Either way wish you the best in recovery ", "Can confirm. I only danced on point for a few years, and my feet were fuuuuuuuucked. Some of the bone alignment never went back to the way it was originally. ", "Do others stereotype blacks as people who dont do ballet or some shit? Seems like a bullshit title.", "I can’t tell which way her leg is bending, or which foot she has forward. This photo is messing with my mind!", "Yeah. If this was a white lady, she'd be labeled as crazy. ", "> Tbh basing your ability to do something on your body type is bullshit\n\nIt does suck, but there are some things that a lot of people are just at an insurmountable disadvantage for. If I spent my whole life training I would never swim as fast as Michael Phelps. Likewise I'd have little chance of playing in the NBA.\n\nIt should be done gently, but if you see a kid that's planning on going to a professional academy and is just setting themselves up for a huge chunk of debt with almost no chance of making a career out of it, it could be the right thing to do.", "don't forget Conkey!", "If you want to try something delicious. The goat burger down the street on Clinton at Angry Goat is delicious. ", "She's a professional ballerina, wouldn't that make her part of the culture she's apparently appropriating? Being a ballerina isn't restricted to one nationality or race, it's an art and sport. That's like saying black NFL players are appropriating the sport because initially it was white guys playing football. I hope that makes sense to you.", "Ah, I guess I should just tell the feminists and BLM to get over it.", "I don't know if this is effective or not but she is beautiful in that tutu.", "Yeah that's a great assumption you pulled out of your ass based on a single picture. I wonder what reason you would have for such cynical criticism of someone you know nothing about..\n\nOhhh from your comment history i see you're a trump supporter that has a problem with black people, I'm so shocked. ", "Don't mean, black dancers in general, meant is ballet uncommon as a whole in the USA", "Ugh that's terrible. Sorry you're having that experience. No I'm in New Zealand. If you're ever this way we would happily help you out and not just point you in a general direction. We'd be reprimanded if we just did that, my boss is big on customer service as we are the oldest dance shop in the entire country.", "A wise man from Rochester once said when you're here it's a shit hole, but when you leave you defend it to the death ", "Are you saying no one is allowed to criticize people for wearing native American headdresses? What shall the punishment be? \n\nEdit: man you guys are so scared you gotta downvote. So obvious.", "I used silicone wedges and caps when I danced en pointe about 10 years ago. They are true life savers! So are ouch pouches if those are still around. ", "Nahh but now everyone is getting accused of harrasing. Cant even look at a hot woman cuz you better believe she will #MeToo that shit.\n\n", "Any source? This is the first I have heard about it. ", "Arent toes a wonder? :D", "I thought it was already a stereotype that little girls wear tutus? ", "It's pictures not a video. Live dangerously!", "I absolutely love this!! ", "And then the feminists say she is reinforcing negative female stereotypes (? ", ">this ballerina's objective seems to be rooted in a concept that isn't very prevalent nowadays\n\nI'll try to break it down a little better (I don't think I'm being very clear). I'm white. I'm assuming you're white, too. To say this concept isn't prevalent, or that black people ought not to think these things, is to assume you can read the minds of black people and see things from their perspective. How do you know how prevalent thoughts of inferiority are for black people? How do you know the thought process of a young black girl who sees a 99.9% white ballet? These thoughts and concepts aren't just prevalent: they are inherent parts of being human. They are how we shape our identities.\n\nThere are studies that show the importance of racial representation in education. Those results can be directly applied to representation in other areas. If people of color see people like them succeeding, they are more likely to succeed themselves. The problem is that they *don't* see people like them in ballets, education, positions of power, etc., so they assume they are less likely to do those things and as a result have less motivation to do them. \n\n>I would hope these little girls would have never considered the fact that they couldn't be a ballerina, why would they? \n\nIn an ideal world, they wouldn't. But as I stated before, the images we see of people who look like us affects our self-perception. It has the possibility to change our goals, motivations and behaviors. The ballerina in OP's picture is helping young black girls realize ballet isn't just for white girls.\n\n>White kids don't think they can't play basketball because the GOATs are 99.9% african american\n\nThe actual number is around 75%, but this is a good example that I think illustrates my point. Most professional sports are comprised of men, and most of those men happen to be black (depending on the sport. Baseball is majority white, for example). When young men of color see people who look like them succeeding in sports, making a lot of money and becoming regional heroes, that resonates with them. It drives their motivation to become like those people who look like them, and as a result a there is a disproportionate number of black men in college football or basketball. Colleges in the U.S. still have an extreme white majority, but black college students make up nearly half of college football teams. Now imagine if, instead of sports stars, these young men saw technology entrepreneurs, billionaire business moguls, or extremely bright educators who looked like them. People identify with people who look like them. They want to grow up to be like those people. Perception matters, and helping people of color change that perception is important.", "You don't seem to be reading anyone's posts in this thread. I would read again more carefully before replying further ", "Google \"discrimination goose liver sandwich\" and there are results of imagine. It's 2018 no one is barring black people from anything. Inb4 you google a specific example, yes I'm sure some bad things still happen. But it's 2018 and I don't think having the first black president twice in a row means black ballet dancers are roughing it out there. ", "No different from emulating a star athlete", "the owner is the shit, and has been ever since I was a kid picking up my first guitar from there", "That's not a unicorn, it's a bunnocerous!", "My ballet friends, all 3 of them, are by the pound the strongest people I know.", "Get outta here, Doug.", "yeah not really, I think that’s the difference between you and I. mental well being is much more important to me", "You Americans! :-P", "How does a philly accent sound phonetically for \"she sounds like a fairy?\" I'm not a native and I'm struggling to figure out how that sounds. :O", "> it's about seeing your own race.\n\nWho the fuck actually cares about this omg", "I Tonya is a dope movie", "I've danced ballet for many years as an adult and I completely disagree. Some of the best adult dancers I know of are people you'd say have the \"wrong\" body type.\n\nBarring actual disabilities, there is very little truth to what you're saying.", "Tell that to Misty Copeland. She 100% does not fit the \"body type\" aesthetic of Ballet, but she can do everything and better. \n\n", "honest question here, if it's very very expensive to be a ballerina, what good would her posing to these little girls do realistically if their parents would never be able to afford to buy them lessons? i think her intentions were good, but misguided. ", "I mean you could. But whereas you're crying about nothing, they have actual points.", "Not very many people go into ballet to begin with", ">Schenectady\n\nIf you don't have stories about nearly getting killed in Schenectady you're not a true Upstate NY native ", "Also, somehow saying \"colored people\" is virulently racist. It blows my fucking mind tbh", "very cool indeed...", "I've just heard of a lot less programs for dance that promote accessibility that musical programs.", "Certainly! I think one can only truly appreciate how much so after they've broken/sprained one or two of them! I only sprained, but that was plenty for me.", "Are those bullet holes in the glass behind the kids? ", "we think your city is a dump full of weirdos ", "I just don't buy the Barbie argument. I have a good female friend in chemical engineering. She works for an oil company, and like many chemical engineers, frequently wears a hard hat and works in industrial environments. There's no significant difference whatsoever, image- and stereotype-wise, between that job and mechanical engineering. \n\nOccam's Razor would suggest that maybe the very, very, *very* well documented median differences between male and female spatial reasoning abilities might be a more significant explanatory factor than the social justice victim narrative du jour.\n", "Who says they can’t try though. Isn’t it unfair to assume the skill level of someone based on their body type.\n\nAlso ballet has this complex for girls with small breasts and waists. I think it looks more androgynous ", "Why would it be hard to grasp, if you don't mind me asking?", "I find it oh so weird that \"fighting\" for a \"social justice\" is seen as a bad thing. \n\nI will never take people who use it as a pejorative term seriously.\n", "I never knew that black women don't do ballet was a stereotype. ", "They have higher testosterone than other normal women. Which explains A LOT.", "Oh ffs...", "There is well-established casting discrimination in ballet that affects black women that DO WANT TO BE BALLERINAS. This isn't about white allies trying to balance things out, you fucking idiot. You're lecturing like you know the slightest fucking thing about the topic. You're an idiot.", "Why?", "Interesting for sure! Fortunately many pros have wealthy patrons who pay for their shoes, if I’m remembering correctly. And dancers often autograph and sell old shoes as souvenirs at performances, which probably helps too (unless the company keeps the money? No idea how that works).", "Who says they can’t try though? \n\nI think it’s unfair for people to assume the skill level of someone based on their body type", "Don't worry I'm not either :)", "What stereotypes?", "I don't have anything constructive to add here. I just think she's really pretty and this picture is adorable.", "This thread has nothing to do with death. It has to do with inspiration. OP posted that to discredit Aesha or Rochester. It's fear mongering. \"Sweeping negative events under the rug\". Posting the article is trying to sweep this Ballerina and her actions under the rug. ", "I don't think the people in the ghetto are avoiding ballet because it's their 'softer side'. I think they are avoiding it because it can be expensive and tends to draw the 'posh' crowd. ", "Lessons are so, so expensive. Especially to get to NYCB level. Some of these kids are homeschooled so that they can spend more time dancing, they take privates constantly, and they travel out of state to attend the best summer intensives and workshops (which often must include some sort of housing for a month or two). I did local intensives in high school that were $1000 for 3 weeks, plus another grand if you needed housing. To do the full six week program it was double. And this was considered a reasonably priced one. Privates can run anywhere from $50-150 per hour, think about doing 5 of those a week. Plus regular class. ", "What did you graduate with?", "What a ridiculous false equivalency. We're talking about an adult telling a child that they shouldn't aspire to do something because of their *race* here, not a doctor informing someone that they're sick. You have got to be fucking kidding me.", "I'm not going through your comment history for you. Just be better.", "You’ll never believe this.\n\nBlack people do. ", "This won't ever change anything until the issue of WHY black women feel they can't be in tune with their softer side is addressed. American black society has this thing where many of the women are raised fatherless so they need to be tough and stand up for themselves at an early age compared to many other girls acting feminine and not being ostracized for it at that age.", "It did for me with the gel inserts. ", "that's... dumb... \nthat's like saying \"hey if you're poor it's because people see you as poor so you're not trying\" \nwhen the actual reason if they're poor is that... they don't have any opportunity beside low pay or sell drugs \nplus she isn't even black, she's mixed, I doubt very much that a black woman has the morphology for classical dance ( beside maybe ethiopans ) \n\nthis picture reminds me of these celebrities that go to africa just to take some picture with the poorest kids around write some cool ass quote for instagram and call it a day, almost as if they were doing it more for their public image than to actually help...", "There is a stereotype about black girls not being ballerinas? I had no idea.", "Both also apply to classical violin training (at least where I grew up). My Russian violin teacher was the worst!", "Wow, what an amazingly strong woman. RIP.", "Not for me, i'm mentally fine imo, not so much the opinion of others.", "Yeah I was gonna say, Misty Copeland is the only ballerina I can name and she's black ", "Ahh I didn't realize there were Capezio stores outside of the US. Years ago, the first time I had to buy a dance belt I was pretty much told \"Here they are, there's no returns and you can't try them on\". But honestly I was pretty lost beyond the \"technicalities\" as I had never really had the opportunity to dance with other guys.", "Im not trying to start some race debate, I just smell bullshit. Hopefully, someone can explain which stereotypes shes fighting.", "I think your exaggerating the problem. Yeah I think we need proportional punishment for proportional offenses, but 'looking' at a hot woman isn't gonna get you hashtagged unless you are blatantly staring at her boobs or something. c'mon.", "The hockey game is a bit torn up with all the action. ", "I hope she knows Kung Fu or something because like Cypress Hill are about to pop off in the background.", "Who's we? I've never heard anyone describe dreads as cultural appropriation. You seem to be seeking out stories that upset you so you can be upset about nothing.", "Reminds me of that black American fencer who opened up a school in New York.\n\n", "From the highest voted comment in this thread:\n\nFor most of her career at the New York City Ballet she was the only African-American ballerina. Aesha retired from ballet in 2008 and started the Swan Dreams Project, a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.\n\nShe's determined to use her dance background to change the stereotypes and misconceptions that people—including black people—have about women of color. \"I want to show it's okay to embrace our softer side, and let the world know we're multidimensional,\" says Ash.", "Fyi, ice skating is not expensive.", "Training/lessons, shoes, outfits. They usually have different outfits for every show/song if they are doing a performance. They generally need a place with a lot of space as well", "Applies to both genders. The guys are expected by society to act tough and don’t be a pussy, if you’re an outlier than you will be bullied or ganged up on", "Add gymnastics to that list. It's $500 a term for my 6 yr old", "Cankles", "Oh you care about karma? That's sad.", "I agree about the setbacks. ", "love seeing kindness like this in my city", "Eh... playing the violin isn’t super expensive. It’s not cheap but it ain’t ballet or owning a horse. \n\nIf you want to lead the regional Philharmonic *as a career* then it’s damned expensive. But if you just want to know how to play an instrument and make nice music, you’re looking at the cost of an instrument, plus lessons, plus practice. The last point being the real stickler. \n\nAgain. Not cheap. But also not a god damn horse. A middle class family can raise a violinist. A working class family can do it if they live in a school district with a school orchestra (they might, buy a lot of them don’t), which will offset lesson costs early on. \n\nA violin for a child is like a hundred bucks. They’ll need a new one eventually because it won’t have the quality they want as an adult, but they’re going to suck so bad at first you won’t notice. Lessons from an older kid might be ten to twenty bucks a week. Miscellaneous extras will hit occasionally but not overwhelmingly so (replacement string, music stand, etc). \n\nAgain, that’s real money but it isn’t a *horse.* ", "Without a jacket? Isn't it currently below 0 degrees in Rochester?", "Here it is again, destined to find the secret of the races! Talk about desparate", "No because when you do good deeds, a protective aura forms around you. This is how sheltered white virtue signaling people literally think.", "They can try, but they’ll destroy their bodies. It’s impossible to perform the way professional ballet dancers do without the body type. It’s the same reason why you don’t see 5’9 160lb linebackers. They would get absolutely pulverized in a game, and they wouldn’t be able to pull their weight on the team", "What people are saying about socioeconomics is 100% true, but I just have to point out that there is still a HUGE amount of racism and sexism in the ballet world. It's awful, and no one wants to admit it, but it's absolutely still a problem. ", "You're right about that, they're usually muscular. ", "Not exactly the same thing. This is a femininity issue IMO. Black women in particular out of all races seem to be the only one with this problem. Don't know why you can't just accept that.", "They had obama already. Enough.", "It’s so awesome that she is doing this. Change the game girl! ", "Replacement feet maybe. Hockey would likely be less damaging since women's hockey is non contact.", "Wasnt underestimating shoes, was wondering if theres anything else they used besides those, tutu/leotards, and practice rooms. \n\nWife was a gymnast and had various equipment based on what she was competing in. Wasnt sure if theres different forms of ballet.", "D", "Look at how much work it takes just to save god's fallen angels. Century after century and little to no progress.\n\nWe must accelerate the process at all costs.", "What are you talking about? Misty is tiny. Yeah she’s a little more muscular but she absolutely fits the body type ", "I think the idea of a woman surgeon wasn't something her generation would have thought of quickly. I think a child today might say mother or father because of social progress towards same sex partners. ", "What stereotypes of women of color are there? No one is saying non-white kids should be ballerinas.\n\nSame thing goes for encouraging girls to go into STEM fields. No one is saying \"Hey now, boys only!\" Most girls just aren't interested. ", "By people of color they only mean black people. Just say black people. \n\nPlenty of minorities are in ballet.", "I drive every day and that's my danger. Putting my life in the hands of other terrible drivers. I am trying to have a good night sleep and no nightmares from that link!", "Ah okay, it's always difficult to work in an industry based on physical skill and appearance.", "White hits", "Lol why would there be a punishment for wearing a headdress?", "Yeah, but her publicist hit the nail on the head with this one. She goes home tonight and those kids are still just left with all the drugs and violence to keep them warm tonight.", "Sure but when I did it it everyone was like sir you're making a scene.", "He said he was surprised that \"ghetto thugs\" didn't try to rape the ballerina because she was in the hood wearing skimpy clothing", "Wegmans!", "Spotted Mrs. T in the background!", "Took about 40 years to split the atom after discovering it, utilizing top scientific minds from around the world so, we should have that answer from Albany in roughly 400 years :/\n\n(Despite its many problems, I love Upstate and Western, NY, and not just because of garbage plates and wings)", "Thx!", "> school for 7 years\n\nDon't quit or it will all be down the drain.", "Pretty much the same happened to me. I subluxated* my shoulder a few times swimming in high school. Now I apparently have loose shoulder joints/rotator cuffs, and my shoulders are prone to subluxate at any time. It's even happened in my sleep before. Doctors say I'm maybe looking at surgery down the road (I'm only 23) because every time it happens it makes it worse, but I'm hoping now that my competitive sports career is over I can avoid it.\n\n\n*subluxation is basically partial dislocation. Less serious, but still hurts like a bitch.", "Nothing. Liberals always find an axe to grind and if there isnt any (hint after actual racism ended in the 60s, there isnt any more) they literally make up shit to complain and scream about.", "Thx, great info!", "As someone who has known dancers and always worried about the harm that Ballet can do this makes me happy. It makes me happy that it is possible to do it without screwing up your body and feet.", "I just looked it up and really no, they aren't facing a hard time in the year 2018", "Oh do they dance professionally? Can they perform the way professionals do? No, they can’t, thats why they’re not professionals. They don’t fit the body type, so they can’t move the way that serious ballet dancers can. Maybe they’re great dancers, but far from able to compete/perform professionally. ", "Deep cut WW reference- I like it! ", "On a level of professional sports, I'll take inhaling chlorine and pee water occasionally over physically beating my body over and over. The chlorine dispersion in large pools really isn't bad at all, unless you have some underlying disease that's activated with the 1 PPM you can go swim in a pool.", "This betrays exactly the removed-from-reality mindset of all those artistic types who tell people \"follow your dreams\".\n\n**She's showing them the female equivalent of a sports scholarship**. Only this time it's not football or basketball but hockey. Wow! Such stereotypes broken!\n\nThese girls should be shown how not to drop out of high school, how not to get pregnant while young, how to hold on to healthy eating habits so they do not grow obese, how to hold down a job... Those are the challenges they will face. Not how you can be lucky after years of back-braking and foot-ruining hard-work where someone still has to give you a scholarship.\n\nLook here:\n\n>Ash was born on December 30, 1977 in Rochester, New York. As a child, she began taking jazz classes and later moved to ballet. Ash was accepted into the School of American Ballet at age 13. While at the school, she won the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise. At age 18, she joined the corps de ballet at New York City Ballet. In 2003, she moved to Switzerland to perform as a soloist in the Béjart Ballet. She then returned to the United States in 2005 to join the Alonzo King LINES Ballet, a contemporary ballet company in San Francisco.[3] She retired from ballet in 2008. After retirement, she started the Swan Dreams Project, a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.[4] In 2016, she received an award from the National Women's History Museum for her contribution to the arts. Ash was also featured in the 2016 book The Ballerina’s Little Black Book.\n\nThis screams of either an uniquely privileged background for the black community or a lucky break at a young age where someone took care of her.\n\nBut I bet it makes little miss first-ever-black-ballerina feel really good about herself. She's helping little kids in the ghetto. Look at her. So successful and still cares about the poor! Awwwwww....\n\n", "This is fucking beautiful. Thanks Aesha", "Yup! ", "women of color? \nUnexpected 1960s", "By teaching them to be feminine steriotypes and lady like. And how they better make ken that sandwich. ", "Yup. Big reason why for example Hockey isn't diversified yet", "My Uni is right next to a ghetto and people get mugged weekly. It also has some of the worst literacy/education in the country in some areas iirc", "It's because people are dumb. Just like you are being right now.", "Obfuscation and conflation ", "Silly me. OP gave me the impression this was going on recently /s", "You'd be surprised who can say what these days.\n\nAlso, if you see the quotations, I'm not saying that, but I have heard these statements growing up. Hell, when I was younger and wanted to join the soccer team with a friend, I was told I should be playing basketball instead. Or when black girls would play with white barbies because they have been told by their peers that the \"black one\" was ugly, which makes the self esteem suffer. \n\nI mean, another good example of these this type of thinking can be seen in the media is \"White Men Can't Jump\" by Spike Lee from the 90s. One of the details in that movie is that the con man plays basketball with black men and he is told constantly that he can't play basketball because he's white, which he does prove them wrong (for the wrong reason).\n\nOr another example is Lena Horne, a 20th century Hollywood singer and actor, who lived through having to break these stereotypes, especially as a half black and half white woman, who had both sides of the races against her.\n\nGoing back to the article, that's why it's amazing that she's doing what she is doing because that's the kind of thinking that kids of color feel. Hell, even before Obama became president, kids of color didn't believe that they could be a president. Seeing people of color break the stereotypes given is what inspires children to realize that it's possible.", "Which is racist in of itself.", ">allows self to be emotionally manipulated by internet strangers\n\n*smiles awkwardly while waiting for you to realize how out of place your comment is*\n\n*continues to downvote* his own *comments*", "Wat", "Racial makeup play a huge role in determining whether or not you will even consider a certain field. If we see people who look like us doing something, we are more likely to do that thing. If we see that a field is dominated by a demographic that *isn't* ours (not just race), we are less likely to pursue a career in that field.", "Are there a lot of people getting together putting on amateur ballet in their adult years?", "I see Angry Goat, I upvote.", "god!! i am so overcome with joy because of this!! how great!!! <3 ", "I personally don't get the concept of why it's important. Like who cares? It's more of why is it really important? ", "Only slightly only slightly less?", "How does a black woman in a toto change stereotypes?\n\nAlso, all the stereotypes you just listed are statistically true. A stereotype is a generalization about a majority. ", "So you don't know and we're just blindly updooting a picture of a black woman because you were told how bad you were, you guilty white piece of shit", "Haha got me too! If you can’t trust OP, who CAN you trust?", "Fair enough. We have a dance belt of every size set aside that we allow people to try on OVER their underwear and gets washed at end of every day if they have been tried on. Sounds a bit gross but we have all the major dance companies here come through us and people don't want to risk buying them if they can't return them cos of wrong size. I hate wearing dance belts personally, I don't like the feel of g string at all. Are there adult classes where you live? Being male I'm often one of few guys outnumbered hugely by woman in a class.", "He should have put them in softball, but it seems like that got crazy expensive too.", "There is no evidence to support that claim. Maybe I just never wanted to do ballet because I just don't want to? Are you arguing that black kids have literally no idea what ballet is? Because that would also be a ridiculous claim to make. Most white people don't go out of their way to see or participate in ballets either. \n\nI mean sure if she gets them interested in it and they want to that would be great. But I don't understand why you think if they don't see any black girls doing ballet, that that would somehow magically force them to believe they would never want to do it? The majority of rappers are black, I think its cool and so do lots of young white kids but the thought wont enter their mind that their skin color holds them back unless you tell them that. Kids are kids and if they think something is cool enough and they have the right drive they will do it. A little black girl that sees a ballet is going to think its cool or not care, they are not going to start analyzing the race of the entire class like you would. My sister took dance classes, part of what they did was ballet. She had black girls in her class. I seriously don't understand why anyone would believe black people think they cant do ballet. My class and town are about 50% black to white. I have seen with my own eyes black people participate in all kinds of things white people did too, some things not as much, some not all, that doesn't mean an injustice is happening unless you provide evidence of injustice in that specific circumstance. ", "Yeah never heard of this", "Lovely ", "This is beautiful.", "Highly doubt she's doing it mid January lol", "I was reminded by I_Am_Tara's comment of an episode of Always Sunny, The Gang Finds A Dumpster Baby. It was a reference joke; But its kinda disappointingly true I think. [though its irrelevant to this discussion of black ballerina non-stereotypes (which i think is due more to past and current cultural identities, and would say income inequalities are causes for a lack of change in the number of black ballerinas today)]. \n\nPeople are pushed as trend by all types of media (from mass media to social media). e.g. black women and asian men are not hot right now. and white men are in the decline (cis white male). \n\nExamples would be a number of acquaintances say black girls are too masculine (ghetto, loud, standoff-ish, don't need no man), they want an asian, latina, or white girl. it's in a lot of rap songs as well, along with a rise in non-black girls as music video dancers. \n\nTrends are very much a human being thing.", "I wish wings could fix the problems. People hate each other, give them a plate of wings to enjoy each other's company. Wings Wins W\"Love\".", "I have it too! It’s also called Greek foot I think. I don’t dance professionally, but when I am in a pointe class i use the toe caps with a wad of lambs wool in them so I’m actually on my big toe instead of crushing that second toe. Makes a huuuuge difference!", "A prima can go through 15-20 sets of shoes a month.\n\nLessons are very expensive. Locally in a shit town in Indiana it’s 300-500$ a month for weekly lessons. ", "Why cant you* read an entire paragraph, I read an article on Google and asked a question instead of spending more time researching, as that is the point of conversations. ", "So much love for this ", "Or cheaper maybe. They're only good for one performance anyway, make 'em disposables.", "Jessamyn Stanley is trying to do the same thing with yoga. Yoga is assumed to be for just white, skinny women with some money. Jessamyn Stanley is fat, black and proud while trying to break the stereotype.", "I'm being stupid by pointing out stupidity?", "Why do people keep asking NY? I can't imagine this being the original Rochester\n\nEdit: googling tells me there's about 20 Rochester's in the us so fair question", "O I am sure this is working.....", "Christ, what a miserable wretch you are.", "Or teaching them that they can be powerful, strong, badass ballerinas (or anything else they want to be). And Ken should probably learn to make his own sandwiches. It's not hard. ", "l9l0", "Great wings too", "Ah yes, the age old stereotype that only white women wander around in tutus. Wake up people.", "would love to see gopro footage of her walking through this neghborhood like that without a full fucking crew behind her", ">if the demand is for white women, that's who they're going to hire\n\nThat's the thing, The \"demand\" for white women only is because it's part of the unconscious reality for many people that \"black people just aren't ballerinas\". You don't have to be maliciously keeping someone down in this instance, because it honestly just never occurs to them that there's no reason for a ballet troupe to be completely white.\n\n>I feel like although she's trying to break a stereotype about BLACK women, the entire career is still a stereotype about women in general\n\nYou can't fight every battle at once. This is the battle Aesha has chosen to fight. Others may try to tear down the institution of ballet in the name of womanhood, but it's unfair to ask her to dismantle her life's work to match your sensibilities. \n\n>I would rather see her spend her time working towards a career in STEM where black women are also a severe minority\n\nOh wow does this make me angry. STEM is not a goddamned magical feather of eternal employment (and advances in AI and algorithms are making it a lot less of a stable employment future than it used to be). Who then gets permission to aspire to the arts? To entrepreneurship? To philosophy? To be a journalist? To create literature? To make movies? Effectively putting a limit on \"less employable/ practical\" fields to people who are independently wealthy.\n\nAnd just because you inspire someone towards something it doesn't make it an unaltered destiny of get there or bust. People are inspired by Star Trek, that doesn't mean they are going to try to fly a star ship. They might become astronauts, engineers, social workers, or try to be good leaders as a result. Someone who is inspired by Aesha - who *loves* the ballet - could become a businesswoman who attends a barre class after work, a stage director for a theater company, a mom who is super-psyched her son gets to play The Mouse King, or someone in a STEM field who credits her unflinching discipline with what she learned in her childhood ballet classes.", "That works too! Either make them indestructible or just one and done", "Yet another assertion without providing any evidence. And once again, I'm not surprised.", "so ballet is somehow more valuable than bounce dancing on account of white people saying so ?", "*whining", "She might get raped", "You can't be toe punching if you've played for that long...how did you break so many toes? Getting stepped on? I played for 10+ years and my feet are probably the least impacted part of my body. You must kick a hell of a lot harder than I do, I guess.", "It is to a lesser degree, for sure.", "Some say those with said toe are great in bed", "Morton went on to be a successful salt monger. Soaked his toe in salt baths - kept it kosher.", "Not surprised because I already told you I'm not here to argue? Do you want a medal or something?", "That's actually one of the selling points for Gaynor Minden (iirc you were supposed to blow a hair dryer on them, but I'm not 100% sure this was encouraged by the manufacturer lol). \n\nAs for making a cast of your foot, it comes down to cost. Professional dancers in major companies actually do have their shoes custom made, but the rest of us really make do just fine with the millions of options out there available off the rack. \n\nThe general public has a slightly twisted concept of how bad dancers feet actually are. Mine are totally fine, and always were fine. [This photo set](https://imgur.com/gallery/K9WIB) for example is pretty misleading. It looks like they have bandages all over their feet to cover wounds, but the bandages are actually there as a blister preventative for most cases. \n\nA few of them do look pretty nasty, like #4 and #6. But those are cases of dancers who didn't properly care for their feet (#4 shouldn't be allowed to take class until she has her toenails trimmed properly - long nails always get bruised and fall off) or are wearing shoes that don't fit well, or are not properly protecting their feet (wearing pointe shoes without tights or wrapping problem areas in tape is a one way ticket to blisterville). \n\nEDIT: Also forgot to mention - normal pointe shoes are highly customizable. Everyone has their own way of breaking in their shoes. Depending on the shoe, and what I was using them for (photo shoot, performance, daily classes) I've been known to cut out half the shank, smash the toe box in my bedroom door, get the box wet and wear them around the house, shellac old ones to re-harden them and bake them in an oven - brings back memories :D ", "> sport\n\nI wouldn't go that far.", "Crying about nothing, and by nothing you mean how white people can't blink without being accused of being racist or some other BS?\n\nAnd what exactly are the \"actual points\" that they have?", "So she wants all women of color to believe they are insane?", "Ah I see. Well most will buy a ballet bar, tumbling mat, balancing boards, and foot stretchers, but yeah, probably not as much equipment as a gymnast would. ", "It's really all about roll models", "At least you're saying positive things, instead of just shitting on ballet because it's outside your box of interests. Plus there's the casual racism ITT. I'd say your post is top notch.", "you gotta ease them out of it. Ballet -> gymnastics -> parkour. \n", "Now why can’t a white man walk around the hood in a tutu and inspire people? ", "Little girls: \"What are thoseeeee?!\"\n", "that's called charity and volunteering. maybe you're not into that type of thing so you remain ignorant about it?", "I mean, the truth is in the middle. On one hand, yes, there is a double standard. On the other hand, does anyone really care that a disenfranchised group is trying to fit in by adopting to cultures not of their own? ", "Lol no, I'm not surprised that you only want to throw insults and make accusations/assertions without backing them up with anything.", "This is an awesome picture! That's Hosea Taylor, a great busker in Rochester, NY who passed away only a couple years ago. I'm really digging the marriage of two creative styles represented in this beautiful photo. [Here's an article from when he passed.](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/02/13/rochester-public-market-musician-hosea-taylor-dies/80338012/)", ">*desperately tries to find an angle, allows self to be mentally and emotionally manipulated* ", "No one is saying that, though. Someone shouted “cultural appropriation” without explaining how this picture is an example of that, and then you reeeeeeeed all over the place and made assumptions. \n\nStop trying to find a reason to argue when one isn’t there. \n\nI hope your life gets better!", "p-repost-erous", "Some football players do this too", "Isn’t that the whole script of the black swan movie? Spoiler alert guys ", "No it's because they have the wrong body type. I am pretty sure pro ballerina instructors are more knowledgeable about the sport than you are. ", "Wait what. I had no idea that was a stereotype. Up here in Canada where I live race was never a thing in dance, or sports. Kids of all backgrounds did whatever they wanted.", "This is like the only positive thing I've seen in the news involving Rochester and I'm living for it", "I agree with you. I really hate how some female engineers almost try to de-feminize their jobs/themselves. There's nothing wrong with a girl wanting to be a princess, playing with makeup, and *also* be interested in engineering. We shouldn't shame anybody for having stereotypically female interests. ", "This could not be a recent picture, there is no snow on the ground.", "You called? Oh, nvm...", "Better name is Greek Toe. Every classical greek statue features it. Apparently the Greeks thought it was part of the ideal body.", "That's fucking stupid. It depends on the channel and program. If you turn to BET it'll be all black. If you turn it to White Entertain...oh wait, there isn't one. Am I racisming right?", "Weird, that’s what I call my dick. ", "The only screams I see here are your screams of racism-fueled insecurity.", "Cool huh? :)", "Is it really that people stereotype people of color can't be ballerinas or that people of LOWER INCOME have a harder time in becoming ballerinas? I feel like these two are misinterpreted a lot when it comes to these type of issues.", "It’s was below freezing for like half of April last year", "Caulker's c...", "That was definitely part of the post as well. It was about how a lot of black women are expected to be the black man as well in their children's lives they never get a chance to be gentle. I really wish I knew where she pulled it from. It called out a lot of the derogatory but in ways that are compliments, strong, fierce(tgat was another part, words associated with animals ) when sometimes a black woman might want to break down, be tender, ask for and accept help but tgey are discouraged from doing so.", "Isn't Ballet a terrible thing that needs to die ? We've all seen ballerina feet haven't we ? right ?", "But aren't large hips, thighs, butts and boobs seen as a disadvantage for professional ballet dancers regardless of ethnicity? ", "Excellent points, I agree completely!", "I live in Rochester, it sucks. She better steer clear of Jay Street.", "Can you provide me evidence of such a claim?", "I just looked up aesha ash and she has had a long successful career as a black ballet dancer, and she's black so where is that stereotype again? She is good at something so she is paid to do so, is every other black ballet dancer that doesn't make suddenly discriminated against because their skin color? Or do you think they idk look at the talent of the dancers. It would be pretty obvious if they had a bunch of mediocre white girls out there just because they were white... because it's a competition or a show, where if you aren't good enough you don't win or people don't come to your show. Where o where is the stereotypical racism?", "Awesome ", "Or maybe ballet, like many sports, isn’t a one size fits all thing. Once you get to the high school level of any sport it is extremely competitive and certain body types result in better performances and results. ", "Damn! Rochester NY on the front page 3 times in 2 weeks already!\n\nWhat up Rochester Fam!", "Good for her ", "I've never heard of any stereotypes suggesting that women of color can't be ballerinas, but okay.", "LOL im fucking done.", "Poor because if she continues to enjoy dancing, and is good at it, she's going to have a rougher time than usual in pointe class. It has a real impact on your dancing.\n\nThen again, she likes tumbling, and gymnasts go barefoot, so maybe she'll go that way. Or neither way. But the poor was because I'm sorry she inherited something that makes something she likes harder. ", "> or take from her message in any way, but I wouldn’t say ballet dancers\n\nlol so stop doing that and maybe listen to the ballet dancer?", "Cross post this pic to /mademesmile", "Lmfao an emoji got downvoted", "Blessed be the hedged.", "I thought black people being good at dancing was a stereotype", "Oh sure, but when the black guy wears the black power ranger suite it's suddenly racist.", ">I would’ve stopped at two as well; going from man-to-man to zone coverage is a game changer. \n\nThat was poetry, thank you\n", "Wandering around?", "Fuck man I just had a conversation about garbage plates too. I'm in need. ", "This is so cute, I'm dying", "how the heck does nadal still compete at a high level? he's knees are so messed up and yet he still goes out and can dominate ... I know he had to resign in his recent aussie open match but even then he was still able to fly around the court.", "Hey. I don't really care much for ballet tbh. But I won't sit here and say it's easy. I can't even touch my ankles.\n\nShe's going out and trying to show these kids art. In person. I remember engineer type guys came to my school and I was like \" I wanna be just like him\" \n\nKids need that for the arts as well.", "That’s the case for most occupations, though. For example I’m a designer with a perfect body type, which is hunched back and terribly deformed neck bones", "Well I had to Google foot stretcher and Im pretty sure that should be classified as a torture device. I got a charlie horse in my foot just looking at it", "My feet originally didn't have a Morton's toe. My right foot still doesn't.\n\nBut way back in 1994 I was in a road accident and spent 2 months in a hospital bed. Lots of leg surgeries later and I find that the tendon that pulls the left big toe up is too short, it won't let the big toe control my foot like a normal person.\n\nSo my left second toe has grown longer and stronger to compensate. It's pretty freaky, and of course makes choosing footwear a real hassle.", "My childhood piano teacher was born in Soviet Russia. She always wanted to be a ballerina, but was also told that she was too curvy/busty to succeed in it. So she was forced into music instead. She was talented, but it was obvious she took no joy in it. ", "I'm confused, where is the bear and the tiny car in this picture?\n\nhttps://youtu.be/kXj37YG2FJw", "Wrong body type on average ", "I do it every day, what are you talking about? ", "I don't see how it's any softer than any other sport or other style of dance.", "Could be because inner city poor black kids see sports as the only way they can succeed in life, and so they really focus on basketball and football and training, moreso than the white and Asian kids, who focus more on academics.", "I always heard it was called \"Greek foot\" growing up but no idea why...", "The stereotype about black women in Ballet is that they are T H I C C.\n\nThe ballet body desired by most choreographers is a petit girl with long proportioned limbs particularly legs who are not too tall (Height is a double edged sword here as being taller generally means longer legs which are preferred aesthetically but the extra height and mass interferes with some techniques and makes finding a suitable male partner difficult). The muscle definition desired is also more similar to a long distance runner than a sprinter, that is thin and lean rather than bulky. This is the desired standard at most ballet companies and the more prestigious the company, the more demanding the standards are though there are some exceptions where choreographers favor larger girls. Blacks girls in ballet are traditionally thought to be overly muscular and just too masculine \"big\" for many roles.\n\nThe skin tone also doesn't help because all dancers start in the corps which prizes above all uniformity. Uniformity of size, shape, and color. From a distance the audience generally has difficulty making out the exact heights and shapes of dancers, but being black stands out amidst a sea of white. ", "How did aesha ash have a successful career? I mean she is obviously black and ballet obviously isn't kind to black women, tell me, how has she been dancing for 20 years pro? I thought black girl couldn't be ballerinas oh wait there's one right fucking up there. She must have it tough being in the business 20 years winning multiple awards and traveling all over Europe. How can you claim ballet is so discriminatory when this woman who is black has literally had a perfect ballet career?", "Lol, this is the ghetto dawg. Their concerns aren’t about “making our towns and streets beautiful”. Paying bills and stay alive is much higher on their priority. ", "what causes the slippers to wear out so quick? It doesn't appear that they go through a lot of wear and tear. Pardon my ignorance on the topic.", "I always heard it was called \"Greek foot\" growing up but no idea why...", "Makes me wish I had been able to keep up with ballet. \n\nMy mom signed me up for lessons when I was 3. I took ballet for about 2 years, as well as gymnastics and swimming lessons. Then my parents got divorced and my mom and I moved to a different state. \n\nI guess money was tight and I wasn't able to take any more lessons :( I had the right body type for ballet too. I was skinny all the way through college. \n\nI could've been the second Black ballerina! Oh well.", "Yeah, so why the heck am I being downvoted ", "I call it evolution toe.", "I never truly realized how clumsy and utilitarian my body is until laying eyes upon such graceful legs.", "Is there a stereotype that black women suck at being ballerinas?", "I split my time between goal and striker. And play indoor a lot.\n\nI think its fair to say ive been stepped on a lot.\n\n", "But when I go and live in Japan I don't ever hear white people complaining about being underrepresented nor black people. Nor do any of them care.\n\nHow about people just go do what you do. If you live in America you more than beyond likely are able to do a skill like that. Why do so many people believe you HAVE to get expensive tutoring to be a ballerina? You have access to the internet. Move furniture to the side to give a floor space and learn off of videos and online books. I didn't need classes to teach myself 3D modeling, piano, Japanese, dancing, etc. Not having enough money for lessons is not an excuse ", "Probably because they often need to be lifted by other dancers and also be incredibly flexible and agile. ", "SHEEIIITTT", "Read the comments on here. Almost all of them assume that black kids don't do as much ballet because they cannot afford it. In a thread that is about \"stereotypes of women of color\". \n\nIrony level: MAX", "Have you ever had an orgasm? ", "I was about to write an essay explaining just how flawed and naive your silly attempt at a point is, but then I realised I'd just be wasting my time.\n\nNo offense, but you are just too stupid to bother with. ", "Training and transportation to and from training.\n\nAnd I figured the shoes would take a beating so I decided to look it up and it's way more extensive than I thought.\n\n>Some women have to replace their pointe shoes between the first and second acts of ballets during performances and may go through three pairs in one day. Some brands of pointe shoes last longer than others. A newer high tech material pointe shoe can last for up to a several weeks.\n\nhttps://www.quora.com/How-frequently-do-ballet-dancers-replace-their-shoes\n\nIt may not seem like the clothing would be much of a problem but you have to remember what all parents know which is that children grow fast. ", ">(Same with ice skating, singing opera, playing the violin, horseback riding and stuff like that.)\n\nAnd soccer here in the states too. Part of the reason there aren't so many US natives playing in major soccer leagues. \n\nApparently the only reason Clint Dempsey is still playing soccer today is because his neighbor/family friend saw he had some talent and was able to foot the bill for him to play that Clint's family couldn't afford. ", "Nice. That is so awesome. She goes in my good book.", "I'm guessing you've never seen a prix", "~Adult Hitler", "My fiance calls them my monkey feet. I call them my finger-toes because I can pick things up and use my feet like extra hands sometimes. ", "As a Latin American, I live in the midst of a rich Soccer (I still prefer the English football, honestly) tradition and I never thought once about how a player's feet look. \n\nIt would make sense if they look mangled, but I won't look into it and trust in your word. I'll keep the terror and leave the horror for the rest.", "Wanting to see your race represented is racist now? Man snowflakes these days will hang onto anything to try to call it racist. ", "Holy shit, I was 5’4” 125 for a long while in high school, like you I was really athletic and dedicated to my sport... and like... my doctor told me always to not lose weight from where I was as they worried it would be unhealthy for me. Like... the concept of that height and weight with an athletic build being “plus size” is terrifying. ", "Most ballet companies won't hire you unless you are either white or really truly amazing. In a ballet company your first job will be in the corps which is the main \"group\" of people (not soloists, not principals.) and sorry to say but you can't have 23 white girls and one black girl can you? It ruins the effect because they all have to look like each other", "she has a lot of work to do judging by that ghetto", "You're correct in that a scope was not outlined. Lets say primetime. Do you want a white entertainment channel? Because...folks like yourself just can't seem to get over the fact that black people have something. If you had a white entertainment channel would you then act like a fucking adult and learn to shut the fuck up about dumb shit once in a while?", "According to a majority of responses on this thread. Inner stereotypes that black people made themselves ", "Should be \"Confused women wanders streets fighting stereotypes that don't exist\"", "It’s just the cost of going to classes, and the cost of costumes are really expensive. To be a professional ballerina, most girls and boys have to leave home at a young age and attend a specialized ballet school, which can also be expensive. The return is also low. If you invest a ton of money and effort into your child playing football, when he “makes it”, your investment is somewhat returned but baller dancers in top ballets still make somewhat meager wages. Ballet itself is not racist. Ballet casting directors tend to cast relatively color-blind, and there are many people of color in ballets. East Asian ballet schools are often know for their dedication and rigorous technique, and many ballets have Asian dancers cast in Caucasian roles. In many European countries like the UK and France where there are a lot of African immigrants and many talented dancers amongst them, they are frequently cast. ", "I'm really confused about what stereotypes she's talking about. I guess the sassy independent black woman stereotype? ", "There is 13% black people in America, if 13% or more of ballerinas are black they are over represented. Riddle me this, if 70% of America is white 13% is black, and 17% Hispanic and Asian, is it fair for only 1 white kid for every black and mexican kid? Wouldn't that leave a lot of little kids out that are white? ", "Unless your dance place rents them out for like $20 like ours does.", "What stereotypes? Only stereotypes about black women are terrible attitudes and nice fat asses. Most of them by black men. I've never seen any white dudes saying black women can't do ballae.", "That city fucking needs it. I worked for big blue and every time I was there it was clear how much it had fallen on hard times. Once Kodak fucked themselves, that city died. ", "I can see you need a win so I'll just let you have this one I guess", "Not really... ", "Quick to judge eh? I am all about charity and volunteering, but was not sure if there is enough funding for teachers in public school system and that music teachers would be struggling to make ends meet. They should received all the funds and grants to support music in schools. Music has significant benefit in increasing learning and prepare students for stable life in other fields as well. ", "Right. I'm not listing the things you absolutely need to play those sports. Just equipment that that could be expensive. I was trying to make the point that some sports can be stripped down to a less expensive version.\n\n[If you are in a league, you may end up paying for your ump's pads in the same way that you pay for a field to play on. Indirectly through membership/ fees.]", "Great so you're not a complete idiot", "I swear fo god, the minute black people take to ballet it's lights out for the Jessica's of the world ", "How can we talk about race in north america when anything that approaches discussions of classism gets downvoted to hell? ", "Educating yourself isn't that big of a deal these days. You can certainly find cheaper courses online and free videos on YT (or at least something to get you started) . What takes lots of time and determination is to fight cheap fast food addiction and losing those kilos, and having the means to support a healthy lifestyle on another hand.", "Some have, although not at the top levels like the ABT or anything. But you do realize that it is because of their looks and not ability right? Much of the decision at higher levels is based on things outside of ability, hell, I've seen members of the Ballet Trockadero dance better than some female Corps members I know.\n\nFrankly I'm going to assume you've never danced because if you did you'd know this. It's not a secret. ", "Haha and I’m a Mathematician/Statistician with carpal tunnel, a crick in my neck, and an over-inflated ego ", "YAAAAS QUEEN SLAY", "To add to this. Ballet dancers don’t start wearing the point shoes (dancing on their toes) until they are older. So it gives the kid some time to decide whether they are actually all that into it. Also, boys don’t wear them, so there’s that. \n\nThat being said, I wouldn’t put my girls into ballet. Having done ballet it was full of pressures to have an eating disorder and smoke. Maybe if I thought that had changed, but I know it hasn’t. My cousin was a professional ballet dancer until recently when it was too hard on her body and she had to quit. ", "She can't be doing that right now though; it's like -5,000 Fahrenheit degrees today. ", "Sociocultural factors.\n\nSome poorer communities only example of \"success\" come from athletes, singers and lotto winners. Kids with talent are pushed hard into athletics to break the cycle.\n\nWealthier communities know that good education(rather than bbasket weaving courses student athletes regularly do), connections and a bit of nepotism gets you success. Kids with talent aren't pushed as hard into athletics because they have multiple options.\n\nNow replace poorer and wealthier communities with your ethnicity of choice.", "Lol I don't get accused of being racist except by edgy alt-right idiots on Reddit. This seems to be a person problem for you.", "Tell my high school football team you couldn't have 5'9\" 160lb linebackers T_T", "Cultural appropriation?", "K", "My first night in Rochester someone got shot in the face on the street below my hotel.\n\nA real American experience! ", "Has nothing to do with the point he made", "Doesn’t change any of my stereotypical thoughts of women ", "I live less than a mile from the HOG. Love Rochester ", "Remember that gif maybe a year ago where the veterinarian brought all the animals to the high school class, and this one kid was totally entranced? Love that shit. I teach at a high school with no music or drama program, so I totally agree that kids need it for the arts too.", "Classes several days a week, gym costs, personal trainers. And don’t forget booster fees which can be in the thousands per season. My daughters did gymnastics, I can only imagine how much dance would be. \nOldest did marching band this year and now symphonic band (she’s first chair and only a freshman) we’ve spent over 1500 and the school is only have way through the year. ", "Idk everyone in the US wants to have an identity these days.", "What is that stereotype? European here", "creepy ass", "> tend to have better representation.\n\nwouldnt it be over-representation? \n", "Dam, she's beautiful.", "That’s the thing about culture. It teaches children without outright saying “YOU CAN NEVER DO THIS!” They just never see people similar to them doing certain things, so most do not consider it as an option. It’s human psychology. But if they see people who are like them doing these things and being successful, more and more will think “Oh, I want to do that too, and there’s nothing odd about that!”", "Interesting, thanks for the response. ", "I have Morton’s salt. Who has the rest of this guy’s stuff. ", "This is a fucking stupid non-issue in a world or real fucking problems", "So, as far as we're concerned, 70-80% of people are fucking mutants. #mortonstoemasterrace", "No, I think I see exactly what you're trying to convey. I believe you have good intentions. But I think you are also seeing what other people are saying and throwing it out of proportion. In short: \"It's not that serious tho\". \n\nBut at the same time, and I actually don't want to get into this with you because I fear I may be speaking with someone that already has their mind made up, but I do disagree with you to an extent as well. \n\nI have only seen people say black women in, in this case, ballet are underrepresented. And I saw people mention what they think the specific stereotype that op is referencing in the title. I haven't necessarily seen people say that they are underrepresented totally BECAUSE of the stereotype. \n\nI, personally, don't think this is a matter of breaking stereotypes per say, but just addressing underrepresentation. I think the title may be misinterpreting the actual goal of this ballerina. \n\nI think you might think people are saying: \"black women are not ballerinas because other people are hesitant to accept them due to the stereotype they can't be graceful\"\n\nWhile you are saying: \"black women may not be ballerinas because that's just not what they want to do, it's just their choice\"\n\nAnd maybe it's both: \"black women don't choose to pursue being a ballerina because they fear they may fail because they haven't seen a lot of people like them as ballerinas\"\n\nAnd yes, I believe that last perspective can be relatable to different races for different sports/activities/careers. \n\nIt may not matter right now what the reason for the underrepresentation is, just that people should do what they think is right to encourage whomever to just be what you want to be. That's all. ", "Nope, the African origin theory is well debunked these days.", "lol how many feet do you have?", ":-D Well, stop hucking it at her face...\n\nThe thing is \"rough on the shoulder\" isn't the full body weight on a joint in an unusual way.", "How so? ", "This sends happy chills up my spine by how GORGEOUS she is!!\n", "Riddle me this, if 70% of America is white 13% is black, and 17% Hispanic and Asian, is it fair for only 1 white kid for every black and mexican kid? So by logics sake, if there are more than 13% black ballerinas they are over represented. \"Omg there's so many white people in ballet ugh\" newsflash most of America is white people, around 70%. ", "This is the type of initiative that has the potential to change Black American culture for the better, promoting positive black role models instead of promoting bitter resentment and hatred for white people.\n\nINB4 she gets called out for “acting too white.”", "Do people in the inner city believe the stereotype that people of color can't be ballerinas? I didn't realize it was that common within their communities.", "RAWR", "I'm just loving it how everyone keeps telling you how suuuper costly the lessons are, but nobody mentions any special equipment except already mentioned shoes.\n\nOh reddit, you can be so amuzing and frustrating at the same time. Never change.", "Because until now... being a ballerina was solely for whites? Wtf is this garbage? Great, she's doing something fantastic for her community, but it's not MLK-esque groundbreaking. Let's be real here. ", "Came here to say I miss plates! ", "Eh, unnecessary... ", "That's still not so bad, that's what I thought I'd be able to do, just try it on over my clothes. I think I was very prepared for it to be awful, so it never seemed like such a big deal.\n\nI do in fact live in New York, so there are a good amount of adult classes even up to high levels (though these days I'm an old man in ballet, yet dance with so many 18 year olds). The number of guys tends to ebb and flow, but it's not rare for me to be in classes as the only guy, just distracting.", "We need to get past the point of caring about who's skin is showing and when.", "The type of dancing in their culture also doesn’t lend itself to a ballet-esque graceful style. It is more aggressive and fierce, I mean look at Beyoncé’s dancing, for instance. ", "The middle between a lie and the truth is a smaller lie.\n\n> does anyone really care that a disenfranchised group is trying to fit in by adopting to cultures not of their own?\n\nAmerican culture is their fucking culture. Don't you try to re-segregate us based on shit you deemed yours because some dead dudes shared your skin tone.", "Came here to say this 2 hrs too late lol", "Well that's retarded, breaking the stereotype of black people being good dancers by having a black ballerina come around and show what a good dancer she is? \n\nMakes perfect sense....\n\nAlso why is she in a black community? If she is trying to break stereotypes shouldn't she be in the communities that are making those accusations of a stereotype?\n\nLike I'm a dark skinned brown guy and I get stereotyped as a Muslim terrorist on occasion, my life would be better off of those people stopped doing that more so than another dark skinned person just telling me that's not true... I already know I am not a Muslim or a terrorist so what good is it to tell me that, tell that to the people who think any dark skinned person with a big nose is a secret Muslim terrorist from the middle east.... I'm not even from the same region as those people FFS...\n\nYou see what I am getting at here?\n\nThe girls in this photo already know that they aren't gang bangers so why go there and try and convince them that stereotype isnt true and that they can be something else? .... it would be better to convince the public at large that not all black people are gangbangers....\n\nLol.... I've only been in America since Clinton was in office I am not aware of all of the stereotypes in this country so forgive me if I got them wrong in some of my examples above...I just know people have confused me for someone from the middle East and I had to put up with terrorist jokes a lot after 9/11 ", "Don't have mortons toe, so I can't speak for that but I did a few years of pointe about 5 years ago. I used the padding that was basically a flat silicone sheet, can't say that was the best one, my friend had one that was a thick soft fabric pouch and that was a lot nicer, so maybe see if you can get something like that. ", "How about not reinforcing the backwards connotations? They are black. White people are white. It's just a term. There's nothing good or bad about either. Black coffee is healthier than watered down. Dark chocolate? Healthier. Brown bread/rice? Healthier. Lighter does not mean better.", "A person of colour? So purple?", "Who the fuck gave dickfromaccounting gold. It should be a rule karma bots/whores get no gold", "why do you care about fake internet points? have you considered professional counseling for your distress caused by a loss of fake internet points?", "There's a stereotype against women of color doing ballet?", "Lmao oh okay well if you can blame it all on looks then that’s pretty convenient. Or you can realize that it’s all about ability, and that producers know that people with the wrong body type won’t perform the way they are expected to.\n\nAlso no I’ve never danced professionally, but I danced Contemporary for a bit in college and Show Choir in High School. I’ve seen people of all body types dancing, and I have been to multiple ballet performances. Some of the best dancers I know are not even ballet dancers. Doesn’t make me an expert or anything, but there is definitely a reason some people can’t do ballet in their adult life, and that reason isn’t just “You ugly”", "Rochester NY! We've had some amazing people live here.\n\nAfrican American rights: [Fredrick Douglas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass#/media/File:Frederick_Douglass_gravestone.jpg) - [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass)\n\nWomen's Rights: [Susan B Anthony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony)", "It's not *remotely* \"anything that approaches discussions of classism\" that gets downvoted to hell; it's the garbage that discusses classim *solely as a means of derailing discussions of race* that get, rightfully, downvoted.", "How many comments are you gonna make? Why does a picture of a black person anger you?", "thats because most white players arent good enough to make a college team", "No one. Not many black women want to be ballarinas for some reason and she's trying to encourage them to get into it. Not really a stereotype.", "Ehhh I like to give 24 hours on new strings. Maybe my Floyd rose is just picky... ", "I don’t understand this stereotype at all. My parents have owned a dance studio for 25 years in a middle class area, and they’ve turned out a lot of ethnic professional dancers. Most of their top teams have ethnic girls/boys. \n\nYes, those ethnicities are not a majority at their studio. Probably because those ethnicities are not a majority in the American population. Shocking, I know. ", "She's a real hero.", "I know what you meant. I just would have used a different example, like bats.. rather than umpires pads as that’s not a typical fee when you’re talking about playing the sport in general. ", "Wow, yeah, you're not wrong. I need to get some sleep. Sorry for the confusion! ", "Wrong r/", "> too muscular and/or curvy\n\nlol im too fat to be a pole-vaulter. can i claim victimhood status from oppression as well?", "Ballet sometimes gets weirdly racist. There is an Asian American ballet dancer (even became prima ballerina if I remember correctly) and during an interview she spoke about the comments she received, such as her face being too flat to show emotion and her legs and arms not being long enough for her movements to look elegant.", "One person mentioned foot stretchers which I never knew existed.", "Ideally you can sit on the floor and point your toes so they almost touch the floor. So really strong but flexible arches and ankle joint. You also want to be able to put all your weight on the inner edge of your toes and not the outer edge.To do this, your ankle has to be flexible enough to sort of jut out. It's difficult to describe but basically, your weight goes over (not on) your big toe with your inner ankle bone jutting out. \n\nIt's one of the many instances where not just weight and looks affect your ability to be a ballerina, but also the way small parts of your joints function.\n\nhttps://assets.rbl.ms/9659687/origin.jpg", "I meant college/professional. Where it actually matters. We had many small kids in my high school football team, but none of them had the correct BODY TYPE to continue their career PROFESSIONALLY ", "Misty Copeland is the principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in New York. The Theatre is one of three leading ballerina theatres\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_Copeland\n\nShe also toured with Prince. That is how I found out about her\n\n[Dancing to The Beautiful Ones](https://youtu.be/0Fm70g7EuXA)", "It was not that expensive. My parents didn't even think of the registration fees for Hockey/Baseball, and for a couple years Basketball and Tennis. \n\nShit 2500? Where do you live? Is basketball a popular sport or no? ", "Always find a way to make it about Trump. Trump posting has ruined this entire site.", "What a weird thing to get worked up about. You ok? ", "Subtle \"gf is a dancer\" brag. I see you homie", "I love everything about this ", "Yeah except if you live in America where the moral of \"everyone is equal\" is what it was built on yet inequality exists.", "Thanks for the insight!", "Can black people not be ballerinas now or smth?", "Some say she's the real black swan ", "I feel like it's a rite of passage for skaters lol, having an angry European lady yelling at you about poor form", "Thanks for the insight!", "No, what punishment is there for criticizing people who wear headdresses when they're not Native Americans. You seem to be under the impression that people should not be allowed to criticise those who wear Native American headdresses. ", "Right before I quit, I used the gel toe pads. They were amazing. I don't know how or why people would choose to use wool. ", "I agree. Also, regarding ballet, there are very stringent physical requirements about weight and overall body shape (lithe, small-breasted, etc.). It's grueling hard work with no guarantee of success.", "Lived in Roch for 4 years, this is good. Seen stranger shit on the sidewalks than this though....", ">middle class area \n\nHmm there you have it. Who knew that people who don’t live in the ghetto can afford to put their kids in dance.\n\nEdit: and the ballet isn’t even the main point. It’s about letting black kids know that they can break any stereotypes and be what they want", "No this is just feel good bs for karma. ", "*ice hockey is expensive, mostly cuz of the ice and all the associated costs that come with it. \n\n\nField or Street hockey is relatively cheap, hence why it's more popular in poorer areas/nations meanwhile most people in richer North America hardly even acknowledge the existence of it and refer to ice hockey instinctively as default \"hockey\". ", "Blades can be sharpened/replaced as well", "Cool. ", "Why can’t we just look at a nice person and doing something nice and appreciate it? Not everything has to be political or tie into a larger narrative. ", "This makes a lot of sense to me, thanks for the response!", "Ballet is weird.", "Not if you've seen pictures of their feet...", "THIS is the reason why black kids don't do ballet. When nearly 30% of households are living below the poverty line and a significant percentage live just above, they can't afford to participate in ballet. Her going around to run down neighborhoods is going to do nothing to help that. ", "possibly also that many poor people have issues with childhood obesity. many black people in NYC tend to be poor. Being obese would make being a ballerina difficult. maybe", "... my god. My hip joint hurt when looking at this.", "Well she may HAVE been, but I can say she's not as there's snow on the ground currently. ", "I had a similar experience. I started in jr. high. ", "Instead of deleting old posts, folks should replace them with edit.\n\n[Here](https://www.youtube.com/user/Creflo/videos) are some funny prank calls to live TV call-in shows.", "Doing the Lord's work! Get it girl!", "> explain your position instead of just making indefensible statements and declaring victory.\n\nGood thing I didn't do that lol.\n\nAlso... if the statement's indefensible, then there's nowhere to go, no? But it's easily defensible: the difference between a dominant culture and a subculture is plain to the eye.", "TIL! Thank you!!", "That whole Swillburger / Playhouse merge was the best idea ever", "Are you saying minorities are more muscular than whites?", "I learned what turnout is! Thanks!!", "I really want to get my daughter into dance when she's a bit older but always worried that it would mess up her feet. It's good to know that there are ways to avoid it.", "> Loud, opinionated, often angry for no reason is the norm.\n\nWait, is your mom my ex wife? Why the fuck aren't you in school, son? Also, tell your mother to pay her fucking car bill. ", "If this woman is showing young, poor black girls that dancing doesn't need to involve twerking and generally acting like a sex starved cum receptacle as seems to be the trend in music videos she's doing **wonderful work.**\n\nInterestingly the often idiotic SJW arguments about 'cultural appropriation' apply here noting ballet is of European origin. So I wonder if they'll support her or ostracize her. ", "That's why I think \"of colour\" is pretty racist... it's grouping everyone together who isn't \"white\".", "Rochester represent!", "I assume by pro you mean \"live just long enough to find something cool and blow all your resources trying to make it do something only to find out its basically just a sprite that you don't even clip into\" ", "Is it better than the butt you get from squatting ?", "That looks like the saxophone guy who used to play at the public market all the time. Last I heard he died.\n\nedit: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/02/13/rochester-public-market-musician-hosea-taylor-dies/80338012/\n\nMaybe not the same guy but they are wearing the same hat and have the same facial hair.", "....so what if my middle toe is also longer than my big toe?", "I believe it'd sounds like he's calling her gay", "Black women tend to be more voluptuous and larger-breasted which isn't suitable for ballet. Ballerinas are lithe and small-breasted.", "Thanks for the insight!", "As a black skateboarder who grew up in the hood, I can say that in my experience this is true\n", "I'd be so much more in favor of this if ballet didn't have such high rates of anorexia", "I want little girls to be discouraged. It's a dumbass art form for dumbass parents who don't understand the long-term repercussions of fucking up your feet.", "Making a controversy over a burrito shop that was owned by white women, because they weren't hispanic, is fragility reaching maximum limits.\n\nA person of color employed by a university assaulting a person of a different race for having a certain type of hairstyle, and upon realizing she was filmed, tried to falsely accuse him of assaulting her, is fragility reaching maximum limits.\n\nIf one's ego is so inflated that they literally can't handle it when a person they dislike takes part in their culture, then that's pretty much the definition of fragility.", "Oh, they did that to my mom [who is not Black], they told her when she entered puberty that she had the propensity to become heavy, and thus, she would not be selected for this particular program and continuing on in ballet, even though she was the stronger dancer in her company. This was in the 70s, though.", "Meh.", "It's not the picture it's the tools in here. Gonna answer my question? Is it fair to over represent minorities for the sake of there being an equal representation of races even though it means the vast majority of the population is snubbed. Does 70%=13%? So if you have a school with a hundred openings, is it fair to have half black kids half white kids? Doesn't that leave out a large portion of white kids? That's affirmative action and the bullshit like \"there no black ballerinas\" even though we are commenting on a pic of a black ballerina. So should ballet schools feel pressure to sign under qualified ballerinas simply due to melanin levels? Or should it be dance merit based. I don't complain about the lack of white dudes in the NBA, it's clear black guys dominate the sport.", "Hey if she's all dressed up around some poorer looking area to play with little girls, I'm down with that. Those girls will most likely never be professional ballerinas, but they will never forget that moment (sorry for the edit, forgot what point I wanted to say), whether it was just publicity or not, she took time out of her day to go talk to some little girls.", "Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around Rochester in a tutu to flex on the youngins ", "I find it interesting that this has to say \"including black people\" as if shes going to inner city neighborhoods to change the perception of white people. ", "I'd go with angry drunk Russian woman.", "Oh my god I've never heard this joke.", "Feet herpes.", "Is it some sort of stereotype that black people don't do ballet?", "I highly recommend that you google the definitions for \"double standard,\" \"fragility,\" and \"hypocrisy.\"", "Isn't racism a product of classism? *Can* it be a product of classism? After all, we're talking about a ballerina who wishes to inspire other little girls, but they're from a poor neighbourhood. I personally support her actions, but, considering that the subject of the *price* of ballet classes and accessories are higher than *hockey* equipment the discussion is hand in hand. ", "That poor miserable boy.", "There are many, many different cultures in America. That just isn’t fucking true.", "What does she think she’s doing?? Walking around dressed like that?! She’s just asking for it. For someone to start playing a stringed instrument", "you're such a colossal moron LMAO\n\nfirst off, you fucking idiot, japan is 0.6% non-asian. 1.5% non-Japanese. it's an entirely different comparison. america runs on the moral of \"all men are created equal\", so obviously when inequality exists, there's an issue. there's no countries in the world built like america.\n\nalso, wow, you're a fucking idiot. obviously professional lessons will teach you better than self-taught via youtube. ", "Maybe", "Nobody actually needs to be a ballerina. It’s not even a lucrative career and it’s not going to benefit poor black peoples in any way. Even if you decided to be one, your career is short because if fucks up your feet. Watch some documentaries on YouTube about It in Europe and you come away thinking it’s not even healthy. Let get some doctors, engineers and scientists to tour these neighborhoods. ", "Think of it as you might a jockey. There is a reason jockeys need to have a certain build and stature.", "Also, are you a dude?", "I was not looking at her feet....", "You don't understand what the term racist means, I suspect. It isn't just observing that people are of different ethnicities.", "Hahaha I got an excellent mental picture of an et foot now. I don't like feet so I will refrain from thanking you. ", "Could be!", "No, I'm saying that ballet companies act like that. These are the excuses *they* give when talking about body type.", "It is a multi variance thing like I said. Do I think current representation has an effect on the encouragement of future black ballerinas? I would say it is certainly possible and more than likely does have an impact. However I never claimed that what she was doing to get more girls involved was wrong or futile. All I did was respond to the original comment that I responded to that saying that there is a stereotype somehow floating out there in the ether that blacks are not elegant or graceful, and coming to that conclusion, or racism, simply because of underrepresentation is WRONG. \n\nThe other side of that is encouraging people to do something JUST BECAUSE there is an underrepresentation may also not be right, if naturally groups make choices that lead to their underrepresentation in any specific thing. Unless of course it effect their well being, which I would argue in this case the underrepresentation wouldn't show any signs of any kind of injustice to young black girls.", "Why? It's already stuck as a phrase", "Why do you need to progress seriously? The percentage of humans who do professional ballet is almost 0. Black white or green.", "She was an exception. You're uneducated so I wouldn't expect you to understand, but not all discrimination is as obvious as a \"Coloreds Not Welcome\" sign on the door. You're being intentionally obtuse and you're also a stupid asshole, so I won't be engaging further.", "That is literally the worst thing I've seen all day.", "You'd be surprised at the answers you'll get when asking that riddle. People will ask if the \"father\" that crashed was the boy's minister, his step-father, adopted father, his grandfather--anything that would logically allow the surgeon to be the boy's dad because the thought that the surgeon would be the boy's mother doesn't even occur to them. I know I was guilty of this. ", "Also black girls have breasts and hips, and ballet schools and companies typically accept/employ flat, lean girls.", "It's not about skill, it's about physics. Joints have limits.", "\"An exception\" lol ", "People can do whatever they want but I do think it is a dumb thing to criticize. ", "She stands a better chance of getting mugged/raped then she does of inspiring anyone. Sad but true.", "She's so pretty.", "This has to be old cause I was just in upstate NY recently and it was cold as fuck. No way people would be outside in minimal clothing!", "This.", "Which one? Reading this is making me nervous one of my first choice colleges is in Rochester.", "par for the course for trumptard snowflakes. move on, dont waste ur energy", "Italians were treated horribly in the 1800s and 1900s, and they very much so spoke out about it.\n\nAlso, the ballet originated in France. ", "That’s dependent on the horse, so it’s really not the same. Anyone in theory can do ballet if you’re worried about a horse going fast obviously whatever you put on it slows it down. ", "very nice how much?", "No racism detected by me. I think maybe the insecurity belongs to you?", "I don't want to see multiple pictures of you though", "My daughter wants to be a ballerina and I pray if she does she takes after her fathers side. I was already short but then I got boobs and there went my ballet dreams. ", "Rochester is the only place upstate I actually enjoy. There's a lot of rust belt charm there despite all the drugs and crime. ", "Is the stereotype she is fighting wearing stretch pants and standing in the background?", "It isn't a matter of money.\n\nPhysical traits are what determines which woman can and which woman can't be a ballerina. Ballerinas are lithe, slim, and small-breasted. Black women tend to be more voluptuous and well-endowed which is simply not suitable for ballet. And many white girls have been turned down from continuing their ballet lessons when they start developing breasts and gaining weight during puberty.", "Ballet runs those risks for everyone, it’s terrible for your body in general. ", "I love this. ", "Sorry, I know almost nothing about ballet. I thought you were saying that the condition makes en pointe easier, not harder.", "How is she changing a stereotype? I’ve never heard that black women cant dance? \n\n“let’s make everything about race”-liberals ", "Pretty sure ballet is bigger in the US than in Europe. Here it's extremely niche ", "It's possible for multiple people to be fragile. Why are you trying to be like the people you hate?", "It’s not that serious.", ">Only black ballerina...\n\nI'm sure the evil patriarchy was behind this one.\n\nIn all seriousness, I hate how this kind of stuff doesn't get rightly criticized for maintaining divides. Who cares if shes black, white, red, yellow, etc;? The real story should be about encouraging children in poverty or poor circumstance.", "She's imply trying to inspire some kids from a poor neighbourhood.", "That’s so sweet and cool! 😊", "I'm ignorant here so help me out? When I saw how some ballet dancers feet end up, it instantly felt like an archaic practice that no longer fit in with modern society to me. \n\nI hate to just call things sexist these days, but that's what popped in my head. It's an art from another time where getting girls to injure themselves to do ballet was part of being ladylike, what's expected of you?\n\nAm I totally wrong here and blowing things out of proportion? Were the images I saw propaganda? Seems like people here don't have a problem with ballet and Reddit is very equal rights minded, so I expected some controversy or conversation about this and I don't see any.\n\nThe images made my want to point young girls in the direction of traditional dancing or gymnastics maybe rather than ballet.\n\nAny thoughts or opinions on this from someone with experience in the field?", "There are many subcultures in America, but there's a key prefix there: **sub**. They're still every bit part of the broader American culture that a white dude from Boston is.", "You're just not being factually accurate here. At all. \nA) The population of native Americans after colonization wasn't even in the millions, let alone deaths caused by Europeans. Unless you're going to attribute deaths caused by disease before people even knew about Germ Theory (aka how diseases spread.) \nB) All other points aside, how you ever heard of Cultural Diffusion? \n\nEdit: Whoever downvoted me, you're fucking funny.", "That is a great picture. I'm a fucking hater and cynic, but this is cool.", "Ummm, is there a stereotype of anyone wearing tutus in public? Such a weird title.", "Her success story isn't the norm. I agree with the poster above.", "[Yes](https://www.viewpointmag.com/2018/01/23/postmodernism-not-take-place-jordan-petersons-12-rules-life/)", ">horseback riding\n\nIn the northeast, it's a rich people thing, out west not so much. ", "> there no black ballerinas\n\nWho said that?", "If professional lessons or classes teach better than self taught how am I able to play piano at events and make money? How am I able to use my 3D modeling for free Lance and make money? Not to mention you don't need to pay hundreds of dollars for a lesson to know if you're interested in a ballet. If you believe that, you might want to rethink who's the moron.\n\nAnd if this ballerina stereotype was so important let's focus on the inequality of white men in sports. Or men as ballerinas or dancers. Oh wait. They don't get the same treatment. And to me the morality is the same. So America is given a free pass to complain about such abysmal problems like underepresentation in ballet because no other country is built like America? ", "You should do an AMA for all the parents and perspective dancers!\n\nAs a father of two dancers, the oldest just starting pointe, you’re not kidding with costs. I think we’re up to $12k a year for both of them for just instruction and competition.\n\nEvery time my wife and I talk about reducing dance due to the cost, we watch them dance against their peers and how impressive they are—and just have a hard time robbing their dream away from them.", "And that's the whole list! Rochester is literally the worst place I've ever been in my life. Also garbage plates are fucking gross.", "Somehow, everyone but you knows this discussion is about race and socio-economics in the US and not India or Pakistan. ", "Or simply that black girls don't need to dance like [this](https://i.imgur.com/opPf0ps.gif) to get ahead. \n\n", "My niece went to Juliard, I have taken care of them since my brother passed away and I damn near joined him when the bills began arriving.", "This is really cool that she’s being a positive role model ", "> I've never heard anyone describe dreads as cultural appropriation.\n\nThe comment you first replied to had a video linked of a college professor harassing a student for appropriating her culture with his hairstyle. So that’s at least one person you’ve heard that describes dreads as cultural appropriation.", "That one video with the africarinas and that ed Sheehan song touched me. I say it like that cause it was in description I found! It for real was elegant, pretty, strong, etc all at the same damn time ", "That's good people. ", "I dated a ballerina long ago, feet and all. Everyone pays their dues one way or another.", "Yeah man, I’m really sorry that you have that Toe deformation but it’s a common sign that a demon spirit has entered your body and is currently tearing your soul to pieces from the inside out. You must seek out a priest as soon as possible and have him exorcise you. If you don’t do this, you will probably die or your toe will continue to grow to an unimaginable length. ", "It's a great shibboleth for identifying loonies.", "4 years..\n\nI wish I had picked a name that could be slightly relevant in situations like this.\n", "You call her a stripper she's my ballerina. ", "The silicon ones are awesome. I only used pointe shoes for a couple years (parents couldn't even really afford the first pair), but those toe caps really helped.", "Physics, mostly. I'm sure there is certainly more wiggle room than is currently encouraged and that's probably mostly aesthetic, which is kind of crap. But a lot of it also just boils down to the body having limits and not being capable of safely doing certain movements without a specific build.\n\nIMO it's kind of like jockeys. That has less to do with safety but everything to do with physics -- there is a reason why jockeys are short and light. It really chaffed to find out that I was too tall and too heavy to even be an exercise rider, but someone had to tell me sooner or later.", "Who me? Of course. Unless my UN obviously states otherwise, or I include the fact I’m not a dude in my comment, I’m a dude...at least on Reddit. Right?", "In my family we call them finger-toes. ", "Haha. Very true. I lived off of Jay Street for a short time. I left the house as little as humanly possible.", "This picture made me wince and swoon all at once. So talented.", "What's the reason?", "In major cities it's still big amongst the rich and cultured. They're doing workout classes partially inspired by ballet called Barre and those are blowing up.", "> Isn't racism a product of classism? Can it be a product of classism?\n\nNo. Yes.\n\nRacism, in the us, is a product of many things, but primarily of slavery and people's attempts to justify it. \"\"\"Scientists\"\"\" at the time tried to come up with reasons that it was okay... and that led to many racial stereotypes that persevere to today.\n\nThere are valid arguments that classism has kept racism alive in the US, but the origin was the attempts to justify ownership of people based on how they look.\n\n> I personally support her actions, but, considering that the subject of the price of ballet classes and accessories are higher than hockey equipment the discussion is hand in hand.\n\nMy understanding is that she has a program to actually teach and equip impoverished girls that wanna be ballerinas.", "It's simply a matter of body shape and physical traits. Ballet requires a slim, lithe, small-breasted physique. Black women tend to be better endowed and more voluptuous. Not a good match.", "I guess you missed those articles saying that all white people are inherently racist.", "It has a murder rate of about 20-25 most years, which is medium-high for an American city. \n\nOf course, if it was in any other developed country, it would be 4-5 times deadlier than literally any city there. For instance Malmo, Sweden is often considered the deadliest city in northern Europe, and has a murder rate of 2.9. Not 29. 2 point 9. ", "Congrats on your busted feet.", "What are the stereotypes about women of color? This isn't the 50s or even 80s anymore. Stop living in the past ", "Am from Syracuse, seriously all these upstate cities ( Syracuse, Rochester, Binghamton, half of buffalo, Albany) are literal shit holes. Freezing weather for literally 6 months out of the year. Everyone is poor and pale skinned cause of no sunlight. I'm getting the fuck out a ny state soon. But seriously these kids are suffering because of high taxes, property taxes, and literal no jobs available. Also the same murder rate as chicago. Every day someone gets shot. Ever heard of South Salina street lol? Biggest stretch of scum on earth. Worked security, everyday a crackhead would whip out a knife or some kind of weapon. ", "I'm not sure, but it isn't cost. ", "People thought black chicks can't be into ballet? I mean, inner city neighborhoods generally don't have decent acting people regardless of race, but i guess this is a cool thing. ", "Looking through your post history, your a blatant racist, so obviously you care enough about who’s skin is showing. \n\n", "White men in sports? are you joking? half the nfl is white, 70% of professional golfers are white, half the mlb is white... yawn. and your personal experience is not relevant to the vast majority of people.", "No, it's a unicone.", "Cool! Out of curiosity, has anything replaced knotting and tucking in the ends of your ribbons?? And also sewing your own? Surely some sort of tech has improved on handstiching and knots?? ", "Some guy I was just talking to, said she was the exception ", "Wow that is unsafe to do as a white person", "Which hotel?", "Obviously you're not the guy who has to lift a chubster over his head. ", "Yeah, dance is wonderful you just have to be careful with young bodies! There's also the option of just not doing pointe, if you're really worried, and just focusing more on other styles. Honestly, from what I see in my students, I would be a lot more worried about over-stretching and improper hip placement than anything else.", "Yea they have it on TV called So you think you can dance.\n\n", "I never knew there was a Rochester in the US as well! TIL. The original Rochester isn’t exactly great, but it does have a good castle.", "The thing I miss most from Rochester are the plates. Whenever I come back to visit family i always order one.", "My god, this was like reading Junot Diaz's description of Yunior's mother in all his short stories. ", "Somewhat related if you go back and rewatch Fantasia, as they're doing an intro to the Nutcracker Suite the conductor says that it wasn't very successful and that no one ever performs it nowadays but the music is still recognizable. Fantasia came out in 1940, in the wiki you linked it said Maria Tallchief began performing it in 1949 and it soon became the most popular ballet in the US. This certainly still rings true as just about every year around Christmas you'll find all sorts of dance companies performing The Nutcracker. I think that should be a testament to how great of a performer she was.", "Hence why basketball or soccer are more popular among minorities, you need nothing more than a ball and some makeshift goals. (Sociology )", "She practiced as much as the other ballerinas in the performance, so yes, she would be expected to perform well, and her color is irrelevant.", "Hope my nigga doesn’t get shot ", "I find this amazing! Thank you Aesha, you're beautiful.", "Liberals “you’re a racist skinhead!”\n“Dude, Im on chemo!?””\nWhy is everything racebaiting with libs. Never mind the women who are getting gang raped and acid thrown in they’re face in Eastern Europe, let’s drag up some boogeyman from the 1950s ", "What stereotype exactly?", "Even in 2016 a male black ballet dancer [could not buy ballet shoes](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35629323) that were his skin color (they're supposed to be skin-colored). There wasn't a black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater until 2015. \n\n[This article](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/04/black-ballet-dancers) goes further into the barriers that contribute to the lack of black ballet dancers.\n\nI know economic issues and race issues are often conflated, but even among people of color that can afford to dance, there are still few opportunities to make a career out of it. ", "If I could give you gold I would, but have this upvote instead", "Dats some White ppl shit yo", "The only point is that this is something that leftists would say is cultural appropriation if ballet was from Africa and the dancer was white. The point didn't need to be made but that doesn't mean it's not a valid point. I think the whole idea of cultural appropriation is stupid and I don't think that this ballet dancer is \"appropriating white culture.\"", "[Serious] I read this title as a Dutch man, and think what sterreotypes about woman of color? Personally, nor do I think nationally here, are any stereotypes about woman of color.\n\nNot sure where this picture is taken, but what is the stereotype against woman of color?", "Hymen’s hoof. ", "Yes, I missed \"all those articles\" because I didn't spend time looking for something to upset me that doesn't actually impact anything. Just because someone wrote a blog post doesn't mean you have to sob yourself to sleep over it.", "Ballet form has the hips turned out which is unnatural. It is also high impact with all the jumping. ", "At yes, excellent rebuttal and complete avoidance of refuting anything I said about ballet. I’m not seeking out stories. You tried to debunk the whole “double standards” statement and you are being shown that you don’t know what your talking about. Look up white dreadlocks on YouTube and you’ll see what I’m talking about. \n\nYou aren’t able to refute what I’m saying so you resort to changing the topic. You don’t like to be wrong. That’s fine. It just makes you look arrogant and willfully dumb. ", "Inspiring young kids to join a harmful culture?\n\nEdit: the culture being ballet", "That's wrong. Stereotypes are usually never true. You are a racist and misogynist. Black woman in tutu changes stereotype because for one she isn't fat and most black women are fat.", "Great pic, but I hear OP is a dick.", "The ice fee's are like half the cost. The rest is equipment cost, which adds up when you've got kids that are still growing. You can buy used to negate the upfront cost, but it's still not cheap.\n\nRegardless of what parts of North America refer to it as, hockey is hockey. It's generally accepted and expected that when you talk about hockey, you're referring to ice hockey unless you explicitly state \"field hockey\" or \"street hockey\".", "Which one? Odds are it is not even remotely in the areas these people are referring to. ", "who*", "Is there such thing as a fat ballerina? ", "So a moron criticized someone and now we have to act like they're correct? Why are you trying to be like a moron?", "It’s a straw man argument ", "and none of this is getting into the health issues accompanied by it. Intense dancing destroy's these performer's bodies. Pointe Ballet is horrible for your ankles. Repetitive stress injuries are the norm for hips, back, ankles, etc. My sister dances professionally and it's tough watching what she's doing to her body, but she loves it. ", "Harmful?", "I consider myself an old man in dance too. And I'm 30 lol feels bad", "\"Ballerina Aesha Ash mugged and beaten in inner city ghetto.\"", "Me too, but only the middle one does dance. However, that and the oldest’s karate are brutal on the wallet. Hopefully the youngest gets into a more mainstream sport that won’t cost thousands per year. Knowing my luck, she will be into music and I’ll have to buy into a new and expensive activity.", "I have no feeling in toes 20 years out due to years on pointe. Also the worst looking toe nails.", "Yes you're right. But this picture is only at the top because Redditors love jerking each other off over how black people are such poor victims, so this post was already made political by the title.", "- DogTown\n- U of R / Strong\n- Wegmans\n- RIT (deaf community as stated above)\n- White Hots (Pretty sure these are a Buffalo thing too)\n- JOBS! (Hear me out here, not always what you're LOOKING for, but if you're willing to work, you can find a job here. You can't say that everywhere)\n- ALTERNATIVE HIGHSPEED INTERNET! (GreenLightNetworks - Blazing fast fiber network and growing bigger every day)\n- Local Music - Rochester is known for it's overwhelming support of local musicians (I'm not saying if you have a band here, you'll get signed or anything, but you will get gigs if you're decent and people will definitely support you)\n- Eastman School of Music\n\nInteresting fact: Due to enterprise giants like Kodak and Xerox existing here, we developed a very unique set of surrounding suburbs that we include in Rochester and call \"Greater Rochester.\"\n\nEach suburb is about as big as our city. Basically, Middle class was SO overwhelmingly large in Rochester that if you say Rochester without specifying the city, most people will likely assume that you're referring to Greater Rochester, which is pretty damn large. (Exception is talking about where you live when here and someone saying Rochester instead of a suburb, then you're obviously referring to the city.)\n\nLove you Rochester Fam!", "Ah Rochester. My first and only USA experience. Left the hotel and got scared and walked back in. ", "Well yes, globally there are fuck all. But that's not the point - the point is that she's trying to inspire little girls to realise that they can do anything. It's not about ballet, it's about possibilities.\n\nIt's a heartwarming, positive message, and only a real nasty, small-minded piece of shit could possibly try to turn it into anything else.", "It's not a stereotype. It's a fact - there aren't many black female classical ballet dancers. And the reason is, their physical traits (voluptuousness, larger breasts) tend not to be a good match for the rigorous physical requirements of ballet.", "Oh please. I see no evidence that EVERY black kid gets told this. They just saved someone a bunch of heartache and money. \n", "https://youtu.be/s2jvANh2aEc", "Aka you can't answer my question without a narrative being broken ", "Strathallan\n\nI remember how nonchalant the clerk was. \"Don't make a right if you go outside... someone just got shot in the face\" ", ">because women are supposed to be doctors\n\nReally?\n\nThis strikes me as ludicrous historical revisionism. It has never been the case that medicine is a traditional female discipline, with medicine being completely male dominated historically. Women have recently *chosen* to be doctors now they have a free choice, with women outnumbering men in medical degrees now in large numbers of western countries.\n\nBut they aren't choosing engineering. You can't just revise history around ideological positions like this. Women entering medicine has amounted to a huge demographic flip in the face of what was a fiercely defended male career.\n\nThere is a massive question here, why such dramatic change in medicine, not engineering? The claim women are always expected to be doctors simply doesn't fly.", ">If black people really believed that, then they were just holding themselves back for no reason.\n\nThis sentence is why you've been downvoted. Just because you're not aware of the stereotype doesn't mean black people are just making it up. ", "*Plantar fasciitis triggered...*", "If Italians were treated horribly by other whites in the 1900s because of their ethnicity, why would they fight with the Nazis?", "Nadal hasn't been dominant even really on clay in quite some time.\n\nHis knees are torn to shit too unfortunately. Just lost in the quarters at the Aussie. I don't envy the kind of pain he likely deals with these days lol.", "Subreddit simulator?", "Yet the vast majority of people have the exact means to my experience. Internet. You can look up and learn anything on the internet. The enormous majority of people have those means in America. You're an absolute moron if you believe you need classes to know if you're interested in something. You're an absolute moron if you believe classes are the only way to be a professional in something.\n\nAnd half the NFL is white? 70 in golf? Half the MLB is white? That severe underepresentation with how much white people are in America. And black people have overrepresentation. You basically proved my point ", ">I am all about charity and volunteering\n\nyou seemed so unfamiliar with the concept. as well as the assumption that performing actions must be tied to money.\n\n", "The picture is phenomenal and I have no problem with that. It's the headline, and ops sad karma grab.", "Why would a black man not excel at golf? Is there something about being black that precludes you from being a good golfer? Same with Venus and Serena - is there something about being black that precludes you from being a good tennis player?\n\nPeople need to stop focusing on race - race is not the issue in this situation, or in the ones you described. What ballet, golf and tennis all have in common is that *they cost more than other sports.*\n\nYour statement on the popularity of Tiger Woods is flawed. Sure, 10 years ago I doubt you could find someone of any race under 10 that knew who those black golfers were because they were active 30+ years ago. But everyone knows who Tiger Woods is because he's good and because we're more connected. The people I listed shattered those stereotypes years ago. Tiger Woods is a household name *because* of those that came before him. And if you knew anything about golf, you'd know there's tons of people that aren't white that play professionally, and are actually pretty good. ", "My girlfriend's are probably never going to straighten. ", "Smaller pool of people to choose from. ", "By their own admission, black women are typically “thicker” than white. Ballerinas, to my knowledge, should be slim. ", "? I mean community outreach is always great but I didn't know there is a stereotype that African Americans can't dance. Rather the opposite.", "As someone who’s struggled with these, no, there’s nothing positive about it. Anorexia is the deadliest of all the psychological disorders. ", "Them thighs and calf though. ", "Deepstate?", "Red Wings", ">why can't you read an entire paragraph\n\n>i didn't spend any time researching \n\nLol", "I should do that!\n\nExcept I'm a less-than-fit white guy...\n\nFuck it - damn the torpedos.", "actually apparently it might be with the oldest relatives remains coming from Europe now and not africa. INB4 we wuz", "Pop quiz: Your first born child has morton's toe. \n\nWhat do?", "Did you dance professionally? ", "I'm a very hairy person. From the top of my head to my toes. ", "It doesn't impact you huh. You realize that public opinion is influenced by all of this shit, right? Celebrities, politicians, nearly every news company constantly demonizing white people and/or finding something else about us to bitch about, does that.", "And by eastern Europe you mean England.", "Is it only me or black people are constantly reminding themselves that they're black.\n\nI think racism is just turned an identity matter for themselves and therefore these racism , black rights issue won't go away.\n\nYou don't need black rights , everyone has the same rights. You just want special rights to blacks because of all this slavery thing happened in the past. Your ancestors just went through of that , because you can use their past for taking some advantage.\n\nNice. Only very small percentage of the white population supported and used slavery system yet you're just keep publishing it as \" All whites are evil and we need better rights. If two equal ( one white , one black ) people apply for same job , if employer won't hire black one instead of white one we will say this is racism.", "What, never seen one?", "Mine have played since 1st and K. The older also took private lessons for about a year. She isn't a virtuoso, but maybe by high school..... ", "Wegmans is all over the place these days.", "Just as long as she didn't get into the Tutu to summon Acathla. Pillock.", "I still have no idea what you are saying.", "Oh trust me you aren't alone. My monkey arms alone leads me to believe my ancestors took a little longer to get out of the trees than most", "I had no idea that there was a stereotype about black ballerinas.", "That’s because the guy above is a bundle of sticks. Mostly, African American comes from a need for association. A lot of black Americans feel that they’ve been cheated their heritage because it was beaten out of them during slavery. All they have left is knowing that at some point, their families came from Africa. That’s where they are from, it makes them belong, feel a certain kinship. Unlike other immigrant who can trace themselves to specific countries, lots of black Americans can’t. So rather than saying I’m Italian or Chinese or (pick a country), they have chosen the whole continent as home. Which is perfectly fine of course. You will also find that black people are not a monolith and not everyone wants to be called a African American. Some black Americans prefer you don’t call them African anything at all. It’s preference and shit. But it has nada to do with black being bad and white being good. ", "I watched a documentary on a top Russian ballet school. For the initial auditions they had like 8 year old girls lined up in their underwear, the teacher would go to each one and start bending their limbs every which way. It was literally like “too short legs, too tall, not right ratio, this one will do”. And that is just to get in the entry level. So yes, most people won’t even make it past the door, let alone all the years of hard work. ", "Gymnastics can also be very hard on the body. Most sports have a certain degree of either risk or permanent damage. Things like football and boxing have very severe head trauma that lasts for life for instance. ", "> it's a slap in the face to be told you can't have your natural hair at work and then see some white girl with dreadlocks\n\nAfter reading your link it doesn’t seem there’s any actual rule that says you can’t wear your hair like that. Dreadlocks are unprofessional and they would probably think it’s unprofessional on the white girl too, in this hypothetical situation. ", "BS biology, then PhD at suny Buffalo", "Ballet equipment can cost $300 per month at semi-competitive levels according to commenters above. That turns to $300 per week or more at a semi-pro. \n\nBasketball equipment is a ball and gym clothes. Even playing college ball, the entire cost of your setup won’t touch ballet. ", "Wow, she's beautiful.", "For missing those articles, you sure seem pretty upset, snowflake.", "I find it kinda funny how a girl putting on a tiny skirt and dancing on a floor with a pole and mirrors in this form is perfectly acceptable and even commendable to teach to young girls/women but tweak a few variables just slightly and them becoming a stripper is seen as a parent's nightmare. ", "By body type I’m not talking about fat% but things like leg and torso proportions, musculature etc. things that cannot be changed by gaining or losing weight.\n", "Can't they use the foothold on the front of the male's leotard?\n\n", "The Rock did it when he played football ", "Technically I suppose to would be Central Europe ", "Same here, I just never new it was a thing, I guess because I don't follow ballet at all. I almost thought I was in /r/nottheonion with the implication that a woman dressed up as a ballerina was walking around trying to educate young girls about women's employment stereotypes...", "Wow, that’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ", ">There's more food left for me to eat.", "Who said anything about *every* black kid being told this? You're putting words in my mouth - I was only referencing the post that I was responding to.", "That I dont get as well. But perhaps the message got mangled. Perhaps she just want to tell young poor ladies that they have chance to achieve something.", "TIL I'm racist and misogynist and need a based ballerina to frolic in my neighborhood to cure me of my inflictions. ", "That’s wonderful. I hope at least one of the girls she spoke would be inspired to achieve something great. ", "Do that solo. See how long youre alive. Just saying... human beings are either amazing, like her, or fucking awful...", "She probably just changed some young girls life and pointed her towards her true passion. ", "I believe it sounds like he’s calling her a boat. ", "When I saw the thumbnail I thought she was a centaur", "Honestly, anything involving the fine arts and learning them is usually extremely expensive. Example for music because that's what I know, not even including the instruments and equipment, lessons alone can range from $30/hr for lesser known teachers in smaller cities to $80-$100/hr for larger cities or more well know teachers. I can't even imagine what it is for a good ballet studio where they likely practice and learn 4-5 days a week at least. ", "I used to use paper towels folded juuuuuust right. Even pedicures don’t help disguise these “dancer’s feet” that much. ", "you have nothing to do with the point he made", "That and it's a European artform. ", "I want Eminem to come around my neighborhood encouraging white kids to become rappers.", "Your username is fantastic. I'm imagining people in a hot tub full of crawfish to eat. Somehow only the Crawfish got cooked tho. \n\nIt sounds ridiculous but that's why it's funny?", "It's generally accepted ... in North America. In other parts of the world, \"hockey\" defaults to field hockey and the designation of \"ice hockey\" is made for playing on ice. \n\nAnd you don't need most of that equipment if it wasn't for the ice. ", "Weird how I read the top article and wanted a discussion with people who live this life instead of just more reading. \n\nAlso weird how you still couldnt read an entire paragraph to see I had did minimal research and didnt want to spend further time on it, then because you didn't read it you make a claim that I didn't do any research yet I did.", "You can’t just look at a cool picture like this and smile? Everything has to be political or pushing a narrative. Smh", "I think its just poor news reporting.", "I don't think it is. To me it is reinforcing gender stereotypes. \n\nShe should be dressing up as an engineer or a scientist and doing this. Shame on her really.", "Not much ice in Africa. ", "Black people are good dancers ", "Well let's see's he's using a picture from 6 month's ago, and then putting in some bullshit about stereotype's, as if there's a stereotype that say's that black woman can't be ballerina's. Also his second most recent comment is just. \"fuck yourself\" So yes, I would agree that the OP is a dick.", "No, I just pointed out where you were wrong. Calling people morons doesn’t change that you were wrong.", "How much it costs to go pro. That’s it. ", "You'd think by now that they'd have come up with a far less painful way (via caps) to go en pointe.\n\nI know nothing about ballet (obviously) but I look at a ballerina and part of what I feel is pity, because it seems such a painful art.", "I got all warm and fuzzy inside when I realized this was my shot :')", "Beautiful! Challenge what some choose to accept.", "I had a gf who went to an all-girls school. One day an alumni who was a professional ballerina came to talk to them, and was asked her advice for girls trying to become ballerinas. Her advice was to give up immediately if you weren't born with the right body type. Somewhat the opposite of what the school was trying to teach these girls.\n\nOn the other hand, I think the effect on young black girls seeing something like this goes beyond inspiring them to join the ballet.", "Let me tell you about my blackness.", "\"Changing stereotypes about women of color\" isn't political?", "Appreciate it, small meniscus tear, not a huge deal but it's outside of the region of self repair according to my doc. Likely a one and done surgery.", "You are absolutely right. She's probably a better influence too.", "It's 100% politically incorrect to suggest, but it may well just be that the combination of neurological features that make humans interested and skilled at mechanical engineering very strongly correlate with masculine (or at least non-feminine) qualities in those other areas. \n\nWhich means that while there's nothing wrong with loving Barbies *and* engineering, it's a rare combination that we shouldn't be trying to artificially create more of.\n\nI have a young son and daughter, and they both have access to the same toys. I even actively promote \"cross-gender\" play to some extent. But the girl doesn't give a shit about engineering-type activities. She doesn't build blocks unless it's to create a setting for her dolls and action figures and stuffies to play in. She likes narratives and caregiving.\n\nMy son doesn't care about dolls. But he'll build blocks all day long. He likes problem solving and tangible accomplishments. And these differences existed well before they were ever exposed to gendered play with others in preschool.\n\nNo individual male or female should be *constrained* by these norms. But to suggest that the norms themselves are artificially created and perpetuated is ridiculous.", "The headline is fine.", "I'm glad that you learned something today. You are also an anti semite and probably and transphobe too", "Just a shout-out about violin.\n\nI recently got into learning to play the violin, and I was *very* surprised at how cheap a violin can be. For a child, or somebody wanting to experiment with a new hobby, a violin can be bought for like $60 and it wont be complete shit. You will be much more hindered by your playing ability than the quality of your violin. When the quality of the violin becomes a hindrance, you can shop for a higher quality violin.\n\nAnd when it comes to upgrading, there is always the used market. ", "thats so sweet", "$380 for 19 weeks of lessons in anything is pretty reasonable actually. I payed way more than that for guitar lessons.", "Yeah... tweak a few variables slightly like wardrobe, erotic movements, music, atmosphere, and basically everything. You can't be serious. It's completely different. That's like saying a banana and orange are basically the same thing because they both have skin you peel off and they're both a fruit.", "Ya why can't she just stay at home and criticize people on the internet like the rest of us. At least we're making things better.", "good for her, not sure i would do it in the worst of neighborhoods.", "How do you know cost isn't part of the reason if you don't know what the reason is? Time/opportunity is also a cost. ", "Thank you Dr Grammar.", "Okay, now pretend the horse is your ankle or a partner who needs to lift/catch.\n\nIf you put a large person on a TB the horse will almost certainly perform to a lesser level. Racehorses are also super prone to leg injuries, and adding weight can increase that risk. \n\nI think there is room for more body diversity in ballet, but pretending that every body can do exactly the same things is naïve. That's just not how physics works.", "I'm talking about the US... ", "Will someone please spare a moment for what [the men need to put up with](http://www.dancebelt.info/17165091C1D94631B10E/the-complete-guide-to-dance.html). \n\n*5th position, beats, and sautés changement can crush an errant testicle left hanging below the crotch line. *", "Of course ballet is unhealthy if done wrong. And yes, the carreer is short regardless. But it really is about being a role model isnt it?", "I've had them called \"rat toes\". Glad to know there's a better name.", "My grandad grew up in Italy during WW2. His older sister nearly killed him after he stole her only pair of stockings and stuffed them with paper to make a football for him and his brother.", "Maybe I’m just being a dick. But if she wanted to change stereotypes, shouldn’t she do it around white people? \n\nIf she needs to do it around black people to change them, isn’t she kind of saying that the stereotype is real?", "The statue of Liberty has Morton's toe aka \"Greek Foot\" or \"Royal Toe\". Apparently it was a sought after gene to have because it was \"aesthetically pleasing\" so they put it into paintings/sculptures.", "I'm not a history expert but I'm Viet and have a bit of Chinese in me 'cause of my grandma.. a little Greek in all of us huh", "Ah, I see. Killed in the \"ouch!\" sense, not the sassy \"killing it, yay!\" affirmative way. :)\n\nAlso, regardless of her toes, she's stuck with me as her mum, so \"poor girl\" is still appropriate. ;-) ", "It was in 70...", "One black ballerina isn't going to change any stereotypes. Anyone who thinks so is a fucking idiot", "Wait, wanderings how we inspire? I thought it was PowerPoint and Ted talks. ", "OMG I've met her before!! It was in Detroit. She's absolutely lovely ", "Well now you've got big boobs and feet that don't hurt all the time so who's the real winner. You, you're the winner. ", "You’re the only one in this thread discussing how much it costs specifically to go pro. The original comment is discussing how ballet seems to be prevalent among rich families to pursue, whatsoever. Baseball came in when someone mentioned that a lot of sports are still easy to get in to playing, but may cost a small amount. No one said anything about “how much it costs to go pro”.\n\nYou came in by mentioning “real” baseball is wood bat, implying that only professional level baseball is “real”, since every other level is not *primarily* wood bat. (NOT THAT THERE ARENT OCCASIONAL WOOD BAT TOURNAMENTS....)", "Ha. Some party I bet. ", "> Idk why black athletes dominate, but they do. \n\nWell there was that several hundred year period where we literally bred them to be physically superior . . . ", "I hate that term \"African American\", what about bkack americans from South America or the West Indies! What about Melanesian! Nope only \"African American\" for fucks sake just say black.", " wait my second toe is the same length as my big toe.. is there a name for that? Who am I?!! Lol", "12 hours lifetime, at 2 hours a day, is six days. No-one can surely spend $100 on shoes every week. That's insane.", "The Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao was an incredible read for me. My mom is dominican so it's also incredibly spot on. She lived a hard life under a dictatorship poor as fuck. I get it, but I'm also american in addition to the dominican side of me and she never really got that. She never understood that there's a different approach she needed to take. ", "University of Rochester. It's really not a big deal you just don't cross the river unless you're going to the park. The 5 months of cold are probably a bigger deterrent for people than the crime. ", "I absolutely LOVE this! ", "I don't even think little girls need the opportunity to be PROFESSIONALS, they just need the chance to participate in something extracurricular that they love. But in most neighborhoods like this, and with the family finances available, it's not an option. I appreciate her sentiment but ultimately it'll be like rubbing salt in a wound if the community won't invest in childrens programs.", "Good job shoving all of Europe into a single culture.", ">lol\n\nThat's so he doesn't seem triggered.", " See the differences in the two different methods taken in my previous text, and my opinion on the differences.", "So you don't understand cultural appropriation then. Dominance structure is inherent in cultural appropriation. It's when the \"dominant culture\" adopts iconography or practices from the minority culture and erodes their cultural significance. It has implied overtones of colonialism and subversion. So if there were a small population of white Germans in China, and the native Chinese around them wore lederhosen around as a joke, then that would be cultural appropriation. Other races and cultures absolutely *can* appropriate \"white people culture\", but in the US, or other majority white countries, it would be very, very difficult to argue that a racial minority borrowing basically anything from white cultures would be misappropriation. There's a difference between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation. Looking at the text book examples, it's easy to see why cultural appropriation would be a problem. \n\nIf Katy Perry or Miley Cyrus wear corn rows and are considered chic/modern/edgy, and Beyonce or Rihanna wear them and are called \"ghetto\", that's a text book example of cultural appropriation. Regardless of whether or not you follow any of those artists, or whether or not you saw it happen, it has hapoened. I also won't go into corn rows more though because they have a long, complicated history (in some African cultures women aren't even allowed to wear them regardless of race). But the logic is still there. Objectively, me (a white person) wearing a Native American head dress is not *necessarily* cultural appropriation. But it drpends on the context. If I wear it as a joke, then a culturally important icon to a minority culture becomes a prop to someone of the majority culture. That *would* be cultural appropriation.\n\nI don't really care about the downvotes but a real, constructive reply would be appreciated", "No, I just thought the saying a black person was \"colored\" was racist but now it's not? It's hard to keep track. ", "Thanks for starting the March for Science, I participated in the city I was in at the time. It was a great event.", "Most don’t continue it up to that age", "Ehh.. There may not be score keeping but if figure skating can be considered a sport I think a case can be made for ballet.", "I grew up in Rochester in the 70s and 80s. Couldn’t wait to leave after high school but I still have some nostalgia for that place. The old War Memorial (renamed now?) where I saw Van Halen, Squeeze opening for Tom Petty, countless Amerks games. Seeing Weather Report at the Eastman School of Music. Sneaking into the Ratskeller at RIT and hanging out at Scorgie’s, the punk bar downtown. Skipping school to go drinking in Highland Park or Ontario beach. All those summer festivals were great. And I remember watching the evolution of Wegmans from a regular grocery to the Mecca it is today. Lots of great memories. Still don’t regret leaving. ", "I didn't say they're \"basically the same thing\". \n\nBananas and apples actually are quite similar. If you were to look at their DNA, I bet they're about as close as it gets %-wise to each other compared to most stuff in the known universe. ", "Lol you think nachos are Mexican? ", "You can tell which little girl would be better at ballet lol ", "True. I definitely am not a fan of football, and that is one of the reasons I think it's stupid.", "now do the exact same as a white woman and see what happens", "“Literally a single person did a thing, that means that there are no structural barriers to anyone else doing the thing! Statistics are just fake news fancy math, and singular examples are enough to disprove them!” \n\n-You, pretending to argue in good faith.", "Came to say this. They were amazing. ", "Big boobs and big butt absolutely do not fit with the waif-like aesthetic of modern ballet...She was told multiple times she could never be at the level she is because of her body type. ", "This is cool. Also, I need to see Black Swan. Wait ..", "I grew up sailing and skiing and those are both almost 100% white sports. Which is a damn shame because they’re inherently designed around getting out into your natural environment. I live in a very poor, mostly minority coastal city and I’ve been working with Community Boating for a long while. And not because yachting is a thing that matters for its own sake but because it sucks that these poor kids who live on the water never get to enjoy it because the cost of entry is so damn high. ", "Zoloft?", "TIL I have a mathematician’s body.", "Even worse. I just heard he is a fucking accountant.", "What is this crap? \n\nThis isn’t “Reddit”. \n\nIn the last couple of years this site has truly lost its way. I don’t come here for socio-political nonsense, just light entertainment. I feel like every time I check out the front page I’m being brainwashed by some liberal agenda.\n\nIf I wanted this I’d go to Twitter.", "Dat pistol squat doh. Holy shit.", "The stereotype of... Ballerinas? I don't understand. ", "MsM koolaide?", "I don't", "This was on the front page just a few days ago...", "It’s really like any other cities where there’s areas that are really nice and areas that you hope you won’t get murdered in. What school are you looking at? if you’re comfortable saying. ", "What are the stereotypes of women in color?", "Love love love this ", "No one of importance and no significant number of people actually think black people can't be ballerinas.\n\nPeople emulate their environment. She isn't changed stereotypes, she introducing these girls to a type of performance art that they may not be exposed to outside of specific cartoons or books.\n\nShe's brave for walking around in tight clothes in the \"inner city\" which often has more crime than other parts of the city.\n\nMy main question is why can't she just be a woman, instead of a woman \"of color\"?", "It'll end eventually unfortunately", "That'd be my assumption as well. ", "On the one hand of course they can try if they want, anyone should be able to, whether it's this or anything else.\n\nOn the other hand why should instructors/tutors waste their time training someone their experience says likely can't do it, when there's other folk wanting to be trained who can? \n\nSwings and roundabouts...", "Said the guy crying about ballerinas", "Chill, bro. I was making a joke about how small the guys on my high school football team were.", "You're always welcome to jump ship and go to 4chan, I'm sure you'd fit right in. No one is making you stay here", "Mixed feelings about it now, but thanks. ", "Do they need inspiration, tho? Don't they all think they are rappers already?", "But she isn't the only one, even her Wikipedia says so. ", "dear god. :O", "Oh, so you're afraid because of BuzzFeed articles white people will become oppressed. That seems like a valid worry to have, sorry I mocked you, you're clearly a visionary.", "Because I've been part of track and field my whole life and there is very little cost associated with it. There are youth track clubs all over the country that cost almost nothing. And most track athletes don't start until high school anyway, which is where hey would start pole vault. Pole vault is really not a youth event becuse of safety and physics. ", "This is a really powerful photo, and I agree that it's an unfair stereotype, but ballet is very expensive and very unlikely to end up in a career. I'm wondering if we should encourage inner-city children of color to pursue other paths. ", "That girl will never get her toe pointed wearing those jays. ", "r/mademesmile ", "Not sure what you mean with that. The bad thing I see in this, is that saying there are (negative)stereotypes about woman of color suggest the idea that those stereotypes exist. While for most people they don't exist.", "Nah, I'm just here to call you fragile. Not argue. There's a reason no one takes you seriously.", "I didn’t know until I was at least 20 that garbage plates and white hots are only a thing where I live. ", "I know what you mean. I moved back out of the city but I still want to get away from NY in general. ", "Sure, some hobbies are very expensive, but that's not a racial thing, poor white people have exactly the same issue with access when a hobby is expensive. \n\nThere are things that don't cost a dime that white people do that black people don't give a fuck about though. Like, go to a trivia night in a local bar and see how many black people show up. That's not expensive or hard to access.", "Pretty sure you were replying to the wrong comment here.... which is where the confusion started.", "Call it a Grecian foot. Was a sign if beauty in antiquity iirc. Apparently lots of Greek statuary have this details as it was so prized ;)", "I'd say it was a little different, but it might be taken as sjw'ing. I simply dislike negativity being used as a weapon.", "It was indeed. It was the best and worst time of my life so far. ", "The first thing I thought upon reading this caption and seeing the picture was that Rochester absolutely does not have green grass right now. ", "Idk if we can say that is the sole reason. A lot of non-black people play basketball growing up; it's not a solely African American thing. I think we can certainly attribute some of the reason to that and things like black children being assumed to be good at sports (which has been shown to cause people to actually improve at sports). But, and I know I will be downvoted for this, there are physiological differences between the average black person and the average non-black person, which certainly could cause black people to tend to be better at certain activities (for example, basketball). 12.3% of the US population is black, but 74.4% of the NBA is made up of black athletes. This is obviously a very big difference, and I think if we are being honest, we should acknowledge that there could certainly be physiological differences that black people tend to have more often than non-black people. Just to be clear, I am absolutely not saying all black people are incredible athletes or that black people are superior to any other races.", "Sadly she was shot and killed by the police when she failed to do the hokie-pokie and lie face down on the ground.... That's what it's all about... Yeah!", "I didn't even think anything about her being black until it was pointed out. ", "If you do it wrong you will hurt yourself. As with any physical excersise. If your legs hurt you cannot dance at all.", "Mmmhmmm oh yeah", "I work at one of the biggest Ballet companies in the US. I can help with this. Starting at just 3 years old, classes are over $1,000 a year. That doesn’t even include a summer intensive, which is another $1,000+. Going up to level 10 (the highest of pre-professional), means about $4,000 per year, not including summer. And screw that if you need housing. For just a 6 week summer intensive for us- $2,900 tuition, $3,170 housing. Over 6 grand on just that. That doesn’t even include other fees, like if you want to do anything (we take the kids to a water park, or on field trips, etc). And also transportation fees, etc. with airfare, assuming you need it, and then all the activities, our summer intensive for someone level 5 and up will easily cost about 8 grand. If you happen to become part of our professional division, but not on scholarship, it’s about $7-8000 per year. Again, not including summer. It is absolutely outrageous. \n\nAnd we actually have a program for underprivileged kids where we go to schools and educate them on Ballet. Then, they come here for some basic instruction. If they like it, they can audition, and we will pay their entire way. All year. Year round. \n\nBut, if you can’t get on scholarship, I hope you’re rich because Ballet is NOTHING but money, money, money. \n\nOh, and time. LOTS of time. Our higher level kids take class about 9-10 hours per day, 5-6 days per week. ", "dating a chick like this is probably like dating a yoga chick, they'll always be doing those ballet where ever you both go. ever 5 minutes you'll be taking a picture of a ballet pose in some mundane place : /", "Yeah I hate all these bullshit comments like \"why does it seem like only whit people can misappropriate another culture??\" Look around. If the country you live in is majority white, then that's why. \n\nIt's just people who don't understand what cultural appropriation *actually is*.", "Yes, and the sub culture should be happy when the dominant culture appropriates part of the sub culture. That implies acceptance and cohesive.", "It’s a bitch for seasonal depression. Just a lot of gray days. ", "Idk where you got that spirit animal one from, I've literally never heard anyone call it offensive. But then again I don't care enough about that kind of shit so I don't look into it. The dread one is pretty retarded, but I can somewhat see an argument for her. While dreads have been in multiple cultures throughout history, they are relevent in modern times due to rastafarians and black people. Not a big deal imo and definitely an overreaction on her part. He was so casual with it and looked like someone who like reggae or some shit and did it out of appreciation.\n\nI think cultural appropriation is only a big deal when money is involved. I read an article a long time ago where during the winter olympics a gift shop in canada started making some trinket or blanket/apparel item typically made by the indigenous of that region. To make a long story short, people stopped buying theirs, started buying it from this shop, and the income of the people from the tribe dropped quite a bit. Only when people who rely on something for survival or partially rely on it to survive and it is taken by a more powerful group and repurposed is it truly bad. Otherwise it can be chalked up to sharing or appreciation as long as its clear that was the intention.", "Oh god, high school and early 20s. After a few vodka shots and a toke or two there was that token white guy. Who decided he just had to beet box and rap his pre written lyrics like they were improve.", "\"You guys\"", "Hi everyone, just a reminder of Rule 7:\n\n> We enforce a standard of common decency and civility here. Please be respectful to others. Personal attacks, bigotry, fighting words, otherwise inappropriate behavior or content, comments that insult or demean a specific user or group of users will be removed. Regular or egregious violations will result in a ban.\n\nWe hate having to lock threads but the number of racist \"jokes\" we're seeing are flooding the modqueue, as well as other shockingly awful comments, means we may have to if this continues, so please see the rule above. Racist \"jokes\" will - as always - result in a permanent ban.\n\nHave a great morning / evening / night / whatever, depending on where you are!", "Italians in America were treated horribly. That's irrelevant though because the ballet originated in France. ", "The fact that you did minimal research is why I'm laughing at you and suprised at the upvote wank-fest", "Wearing ballet stuff outside was once seen as cosplay, but now not.", "Rochester resident here, happy to see my city on the front page of Reddit! ", "Ribs. I had ribs for lunch. ", "Looking for a high resolution version to make it one of my wallpapers :)", "Also, like unicorns, people get really upset when you hunt them for sport. ", "Figure skating has rules and International standards for judging. ", "I've always known them as grinch feet. ", "She got into ballet because she couldn't twerk", "Meanwhile, behind her are stereotypical women of color that outnumber her two to one. Stereotypes have never been true for everyone in the group, just enough to be notable. ", "Honestly, you're not wrong. I came out of it with a fucked up back and an eating disorder, and I wasn't even good at it! Just a recreational dancer. But somehow the pain seemed worth it in a way nothing else did. Not only were you powering through it, you were making something beautiful and interesting...writing with motion. I really haven't found anything else that combines a love of art, a physical challenge, a mental discipline, and intellectual engagement quite like it.\n\n...oh and just to add that I was so, so wrong about being proud of powering through the pain. Difficult and painful are DIFFERENT. If it hurts, you need to tell someone who can correct your technique. It ends up costing a lot less than physical therapy after an injury. ", "RIT", "Someone already mentioned the book about the black ballerina, so I guess I won't. But growing up I took ballet classes and was always the only black kid. We would go see ballet productions as a family and I never saw black people. There was always this sense that I never really belonged in that world.\n\nAnyway, if something exists, bet a person's been told they can't do/be it because of their race or gender. Even I was surprised when I went on a plane with the first and only female pilot I'd ever seen. If it's not commonplace people think it just shouldn't be.", "\n/u/jomynow, your comment was removed for the following reason: \n\n* Instagram links are not allowed in this subreddit. Handles are allowed (e.g. @example), as long as they are not a hotlink. (this is a spam prevention measure. Thank you for your understanding) \n\nTo have your comment restored, please edit the instagram link out of your comment, then send a [message to the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore comment by /u/jomynow&message=This [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t65hy/ballerina_aesha_ash_is_wandering_around_inner/dtal4wj/?context=10\\) was removed for containing an instagram link.)\n\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*", "\"Unicorns\" is a term used to describe girls who are down for threesomes with a couple, because of their rarity.", "The fact that you can't grasp what questions and conversations are for is what makes no sense. ", "Using Cricket as an example of a sport only white wealthy people in the US can play is a pretty hearty stretch. When I think of expensive sports to participate in, one that I played in my back yard with a ball, bat, and two chairs doesn’t really stand out. ", "I'm from a small upstate town that gets pretty cold so I'm used to it.", "I assume they're talking about University of Rochester, which is next to the 19th Ward. Honestly it's not that bad; I lived on the \"wrong side\" of the river one year and had zero issues. If you applied to RIT no worries there either since it's in the middle of nowhere (not literally, but you definitely don't have to worry about crime there).", "Clown", "You're coming off as pedantic. Please just stop. ", "I can, with full and complete honesty, say that I have never given the concept even the smallest shred of consideration beyond knowing they are on the menu at mexican restaurants because it has literally zero impact on absolutely anything of relevance in my life, nor do I care. Sorry. ", "I had an angry Russian ballet teacher as a kid! Haha why were they so angry with us? ", "The most magical thing about a ballerina is the sex you have when you catch one", "What you are arguing is, you can't understand what it is like not to be white. I get it, it is not an easy thing to do. Your point of view is from someone who has never had to face the reality of not being represented in arts and entertainment. \n\nThe only way you can remotely begin to understand is to live in a community or area where you are the minority and are not the main characters on TV, in the News, or in Music. It is an eye-opener to see the world from that perspective. Until then, you will never see the point and will continue to argue from this point of view. ", "So you need to be older (in HS, when poor people usually start working) and part of a youth club (which does cost disposable income) just to even have a shot at it?\n\nSounds like cost is a significant factor tbh. I ran track for a bit and grew up poor, never knew anyone or anything about pole vaulting. \n\nI don't know of any cheap youth or athletic clubs that even offer whatever is required for pole vaulting, the local rec, school, city, and YMCA facilities don't have pole vaulting stuff - and those are really the only truly inexpensive options. \n\n\n I could just run anywhere to practice for track. Pole vaulting seemed like a rich people sport tbh or at least middle class, which you were probably in. ", "interesting, what would happen?", "Id be more impressed if she was an electrician or a teacher -- something average joes can actually become!", "Aesha Ash is the best kind of person.", "Never lived in a city that I can remember (was in Kingston for 0-3 years old) so it hits my nerves a bit when I see stuff about it. I want to go to RIT.", "She's grand.", "I LOVE AMERICA!!! ", "I've always rather preferred long graceful toes to short, boxy ones. :) ", "Not necessarily. White people appropriated blues and rock n' roll from black people *decades* ago, but black people didn't get voting rights and equitable treatment till they took to the streets and demanded them.\n\nThat's not to say that Elvis was a bad person for making the music he made, but his making that music didn't advance the cause of acceptance of black people in mainstream American culture.", "My mom used to read that book to me all the time! And \"Amazing Grace\" about the girl who was told she couldn't be Peter Pan in her school play because she was a black girl.", "Ahhh.... the sexual toe! I read somewhere that people with longer 2nd toes are extra sexual. ;) ", "Why's she trying to inspire kids in the ghetto? Most people there are barely making the ends meet, they do not have the money to let their kids pursue an expensive hobby that doesn't have a good chance of making them financially independent. ", "Tends to be, but doesn't have to be. My SO almost became a professional dancer (but quit to study immunology) and she grew up rural working class.", "What the fuck. Why? Are you a man?", "There is literally nothing wrong with cultural appropriation.\n\nAnd this would be cultural appropriation of European dance culture by americans. But then again you guys only see things through your construct of race right?", "[Jimmy “The Greek” is that you??](https://youtu.be/WzB7IsmOegE)\n\nEdit. Fixed link", "Exactly.", "because we didn't perform up to their standards :(", "How is this impressive?", "It's not particularly important. It's a role model thing, rather than correcting injustice", "Do they mean end stereotypes cause changing a stereotype would mean they're just making different stereotypes", "Nope the other one RIT. I did visit ,and loved it so that's why I applied, and they were definitely in the middle of nowhere. ", "RIT is a great school. My brother went there. The area the school in is nice and is mostly a student area. ", "Inspire them to work hard in school and not depend on athletic ability for long-term financial security!", "She is beautiful regardless of skin color", "Wow, its really nice in Rochester!", "This is low-density urban housing. I hate how \"inner city\" has a meaning entirely unrelated to urban housing.", "I know I do.", "Paper towels in addition to wool, or instead of it?\n\nI used to cut the toes off a pair of socks and stuff the wool into that, to create a sort of structure to the nest. I thought I was fairly clever. ", "Lol so you ask questions but aren’t interested in answers or discussion. You just like to be an irritating child but in the process you just helped me illustrate my point as you have no actual way of proving me wrong. Seems the fragile one would be you cupcake. Enjoy your day. I’m done wasting my time on you 😘", "Dum dum dum dum dum!", "Holy fuck what a pile of horseshit", "I got those too. \n\nSadly I have a skull feature or two that always excite some paleontologist or other such scientist at social events.", "The real life Black Swan!", "You... think they're not?", "Man you just know that day is going to live on in those girls minds forever. Right on.", "Doesn't mean black people can't or shouldn't do it. Like playing the blues or rapping. ", "It's true that it's not a sport in that sports require some form of scorekeeping. However, it is probably just as athletic as figure skating, and it is ***absolutely*** more athletic than other things that are considered sports.", "> It's really hard on your body and can cause long term damage. It's also typically a really psychologically damaging sport, because of the immense pressure placed on young girls. Finally, only certain body types can participate at all, meaning it's exclusive in an entirely unfair way.\n\nHow is that any different to other sports?", "Yup. 4 years 6 months and 3 days away from that shit. ", "Dude, that's my DAUGHTER you're talking about, you bastard!!!\n\n:) ", "Ok ", "Cool for your friend, she must have worked her ass off for it (shame they think she and others could work more off)! I have a friend who does Irish step for fun, as an adult. A lot of guys would envy the shit out of her calves, man. That shit is allll leg day, that's the \"secret\".", "DUDE !!!\ni visited a friend in Rochester and had garbage plates and OMG i thought i died and went to heaven.", "I mean I'm all for it. Alot of the time, communities tend to live in a bubble and history repeats itself generation by generation. \n\nImagine being a young girl of color growing up in the projects. Sure, you might see black actors on tv casted as a variety of professions, but it's another thing to see one successful black professional in person. It doesn't even matter that she's a ballerina, it's symbolic. That shit sticks with children. \n\nThink of the standard, run-of-the-mill role models these girls are surrounded by. A community that has been marginalized and neglected has the tendency to yield neglectful people that live in their own stereotypes. \n\nThis gives them hope. What these girls see is a woman who is successful, unique and most importantly, looks just like them. It gives them the idea that they too could be special, and completely restructures their concept of what it means to be a black woman in America. \n\nMost importantly, it shows them what they're capable of and that successful black people aren't just rappers, actors or athletes.", "Just say black women.", "Lol okay? Great take . But you still didn’t answer my question. ", "This is stunningly beautiful and inspiring!", "I read this comment in Agent Smith's voice", "I mean, I didn't really say that I wouldn't expect any different, and honestly, I didn't know Ballet wasn't popular in the black community because until about a month ago, I had never gone to a ballet. When I saw the performer I saw dance, I literally gave it no second thought, it was only seeing this post that I found out that it was rare in that community.", "I dont think ive ever heard of anyone in the US seriously playing cricket tbh, rich or poor. ", "The world needs more female heros like her ", "You were half way there, but then still had to tie it back into a bigger narrative. It's Friday, enjoy yourself. Have a good weekend, /u/rustythepipe.", "yeah what a great soul, lol", "Goodluck has an amazing burger", "I learned something new today.", "My wife graduated from RIT - lovely campus - especially if you like wind. Not anywhere close to those areas mentioned above. Best of luck in your choice of schools. ", "Yes! Rochester has an AMAZING food and drink scene AND arts, music, performance, and public festival scene for a city / county (Monroe) its size.\n\nIt's a GREAT area. Some people don't recognize it. Their loss! Seriously, everyone who lives here has a *lot* to explore and enjoy!", "Nice.", "Representation of minorities is a different issue I think. This is more a role model thing. And saying \"this is not something you are excluded from because you are not white\" ", "There's also a Rochester, Minnesota. I know a few international RIT students who ended up there by mistake on flights. ", "All that hit piece does is conflate Peterson with the alt right. It's just a very lengthy ad hominem.\n\nI suggest you watch his latest interview with Casey Newman if you want to see what he really thinks.", "It's too late it is impossible to claim you support social justice without being lumped in with those fuckin morons. I immediately stop listening if anybody says SJW. Then again making up a label for talking about actual injustice or just people working positively to try and uplift others was a stupid thing to begin with, just stick to the facts and people will hopefully listen. Not everything needs a hashtag.", "lol holy fuck. There might be some ok points here but there is also a ton of casual racism. ", "I can only imagine her toes must be permanently numb, Christ that looks like such a hard job to have.", "> She was a damn great teacher though\n\nDoesn't sound like it from your description.", "They're not on pointe the whole time. She would generally only work on pointe 2 days a week and usually not the entire time. That shit is awful for your feet. ", "K sure np. \n\nTbh it sounds more like you just weren't aware of the facts I dropped and are now defecting instead of simply responding in a more adult \"oh really? Cool TIL\" manner. \n\nOne day, maturity will change this. Let this be a lesson on that road. \n\nG'day. ", "But for most people it's not an option. It's an expensive hobby that most kids in poor neighborhoods can't afford. It's like Tiger Woods going to poor neighborhoods and showing poor people that if they trained to become a golfer they might become millionaires.", "But you agree that there are certain things you should be triggered about.", "So happy to see the area I grew up in is inspiring change. Gotta love the flour/flower city.", "Duh, because if I eat them everyday of course they're American\n\n/s", "The shoes need to constantly be replaced because they wear out ", "Yeah they don't let people like us near schools", "Absolutely! I actually went an got an x-ray and had the doctor tell me it was okay. I was really jealous of girls at other studios who were en pointe earlier though, so if that's not the norm at your daughter's studio you might have a small struggle getting her to wait ", "All comments matter.", "My friend is dancing for Bob Wilson, Lucinda Childs and some other important choreographer. He sometimes also direct them, he’s 50 years old. ", "Asian male that learned to figure skate in elementary school checking in!\nThough I think after I couldn't pass a certain level 3 times in a row, my parents pulled me out. Can't use hockey skates nowadays, I need a toe pick.", "Yea if nothing triggers you then you're a sociopath. ", "Why are people posting racist shit? Fuck ya'll. This chick is legit. ", "Not that it really matters, but I knew a podiatrist who told me about this condition (I have it too), and to be technically correct, the first toe is shorter than the second toe, the second toe isn’t taller than the first. Just a fun fact :) ", "If she really wanted to fix this minor issue of diversity in ballet, maybe instead of a walking around the city a tutu she can just open a ballet school and teach the kids. Otherwise ballet schools pretty damn expensive and I'm pretty sure none of these kids will be able to afford to go", "What?\n\nDo people think that black people cannot learn to be a ballerina? ", "Whoops!", "It's cool and all, but I imagine ballerina lessons aren't cheap. Seems unlikely inner city kids can become ballerinas.", "Okay, I thought the lifetime was just for the shoes. It's a particular use of the shoes?", "I liked the essay, and if you check my comments I wrote something very similar.", "Hey don't hit me! I'm a girl! And you've been warned about your daughter. So just say thanks & keep them boys away ;) :P xo ", "Hey man obviously you're free to think whatever you want", "Father of three girls. In Belgium though. Ballet class is stupid expensive. I don’t know why. ", "ok, well I guess you have a point. But it still remains that white men hold majority positions of power. My point is, if you're not an ally and you don't contribute to causes like the womens march, then you're part of the problem. White Allies for women's rights are the only ones half way tolerable. ", "Love her! there's a documentary about her that came out a few years ago. Tremendously talented ballerina!", "Rugby costs almost nothing to play, and yet in the US...\n\nIf you look only at the cost of equipment as the sole barrier to entry into a sport, most sports would be filled with people from all backgrounds. Tennis requires only a racket and a ball. Baseball requires only a bat and a glove and a ball. Skiing requires only skis and poles. Swimming only requires the local rec pool. But we all know it goes way beyond this simplistic way of looking at sports. \n\nDo you have access to the proper fields to play the sport? Do you live in the type of community that would have organized leagues or tournaments or other competitions in that sport? Are there enough people in your community to fill out a team and a coach or two? Do you have the resources for private coaching and summer camps and clinics? Can you afford to play in a traveling league? You better. \n\nFootball and basketball have long-established systems in place to find and nurture talent from nearly every community in the US. Baseball, less so. And the more niche sports have almost none. ", "I can say from experience that they'll thank you later if they're not already", "what’s her struggle", "Can confirm. In my high school orchestra of somewhere between 75-100 students, there’s one African American. \n\nIt’s honestly a shame, she’s pretty good too. ", "Tbh there's nothing wrong with cultural appropriation. It should be encouraged in my opinion, it stifles this funny thing called racism.", "TIL I dont have Morton's toe. \n\nBut still would suck at anything that requires just a hint of grace :/", "Old lady in that back, “she think she all dat”. ", "It's a subjective art form. I don't know why people think something has to be a sport to be legitimate. Mountain climbing is physically taxing, but it's not a sport. Chess requires sitting in a chair, but it clearly has a winner and loser based on defined rules, so it's a sport. You can make a competition out of anything.", "I mean can you blame them", "Not only is it things people have mentioned already but the judges to enter a ballet school/company judge extremely harshly on musculature and bone anatomy. Black ballerinas are usually viewed as too toned. Ballerinas have to be muscular sure, but judges don’t want to see the muscle, they want the illusion of being very strong and looking very feminine. They’re feet in particular are criticized as “not having the ideal bone structure,” because they can be wider and larger than typical Caucasian or Anglo feet. They ideal body type for a ballerina is having shoulders wider than the hips, being around 5’3- 5’8, 85-130 lbs, having a small head, long extremities, and a short torso. Genetically speaking, most people are already out of the running to be an ideal ballerina, even if you can afford all the lessons and garments.", "I cried buckets while watching A Ballerina's Tale with my daughter. It was such a monumental moment to share, and seeing so many women of color come together to celebrate her accomplishments knowing they paved the way with their own work was beautiful. This picture made me cry yet again. ", "You missed a key point. Youth pole vaultinh, for the most part, *doesn't exist*. Kids can't generate the speed or lift to overcome the initial physics of the pole. \n\nAnd your argument about having to wait til high school doesn’t apply. We see black kids in all sports including football and basketball that start or continue in high school.", "Sort by controversial pays off again", "If I saw this on the street, I honestly would find this wholesome as heck and it'd bring a smile to me. But with the context of how this is worded, that shifts it from a role model view to more of a social justice type of one.", "Rosey Grier did ballet and needlepoint back in the early 60s. ", "There's a world of difference between the two, same as if you were to call a transgender person a \"transgendered\" instead of the proper term, or saying \"homosexualism\" instead of homosexuality. Calling a black person colored is still racist and probably will always be.", "So was it good or no? ", "While I completely agree, it's her decision to make.", "To that point I would reply that ballet has Juilliard (standards) and I would assume that all dance companies have rigorous tryouts that are highly selective (competitiveness). Not saying your point is invalid, just playing a bit of devil's advocate. Both figure skating and ballet are impressive disciplines in their own right.", "Sorry, I'm not questioning you, I'd just like to learn more: Are all those things really necessary when it comes to actual training? Like the ribbons, do they serve any other purpose other then aesthetics, and if so, can you still train properly without? The OP said you need a new leotard every class and replace tights when they've got sweat stains. All that seems kinda like overkill. Though those are probably not the most expensive part of it, but still. ", "Lol no ", "Hero!", "Why can't a sub stick to it's roots? Always has to end up either being political or virtue signaling. ", "I had to go Google ballerina feet and take a look. Wow. My eyes have been opened. r/eyebleach", "How is ballet a negative female stereotype? ", "I was wondering the same thing. What with the stereotype of whites not being able to dance as well as blacks I find this kinda odd. TIL I guess.", "I should go to my inner city and show my white privilege. You know... I never get shot by police cause I'm white. I get every job I've ever wanted. People can see me easily at night time. I'm covered in privilege. ", "The Roc!!!", "One thing in particular comes to mind for me. “What the ell are you doing with those arms of yours? Your not a penguin! Your a dancer!”", "It depends on the city and program I suppose. Old New England institutions may be harder to break into, and that's why she gets called the first, [but she's not the first black ballerina in the US](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_ballerinas). It may be true that for a long time she was the only African-American ballerina in her company (that's more common).\n\nI remember seeing Lauren Anderson as a principal ballerina at the Houston Ballet when I was in college there (late 90s). [She was the first principal African American dancer there, but the second African American ballerina at the Houston Ballet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Ballet#Dancers) (to my knowledge, maybe there were more than 2 by the 90s).", "The Strathallan is literally the nicest hotel in the city, in the Neighborhood of the Arts. Lived in NOTA for 3 years now and never once felt unsafe. \n\nI believe your story, but a singular incident doesn't make the whole city bad. That being said, don't go near the Avenues lol", "Despite not being in the city it's not a bad location. You can easily get to Wegmans, Walmart, etc. which is really convenient. They also seem to have a good bus system, but I've never ridden it so I'm not 100% sure.", "Hadn't heard that before. Was actually referring to the Chris Rock special where he talks about dominating sports.", "Black people existing= MUH VIRTUAL SIGNULIN\nWould you be saying this if it was a white ballet dancer?", "She is a true Super Hero!", "Yeah, I think just that is the problem here. And reddit fucking hates sjw. Or shit that might make them feel bad about themselves for whatever reason. ", "I looked into it and I think you're right. If you do that can you still pick your roommate if they're in the same community?", "what stereotype?", "Is there a stereotype that black women are bad at being ballerinas that I’m unaware of?", "Nope", "Bigger companies, maybe. There are plenty of good smaller companies that treat people right, however ", "Reminds me very much of those black and white photos of New York neighborhoods. Obviously it isn't, but the image invokes a similiar feeling of candidness.", "So what do we call the people that hate white males and self identify as sjws?", "My once teenage self identifies with this deeply. I had to learn to love myself, with or without the art. Still working on it years later.", "But did their choices naturally lead to underrepresentation? Or is the underrepresentation originated from something else and is now ingrained in people and it hasn't quite been lifted yet? We haven't come far enough to know for sure yet. There is no truly detrimental harm in continuing to allow kids to miss out on discovering all their potential. There is also no harm in reminding kids they can do whatever they put their minds to. \n\nHm, yeah, I saw the original post.. A person saying that an industry is dominated by white people doesn't automatically mean they are inferring this huge issue of racism. Sometimes things are just the way they are and there's no underlying meaning to making the observation out loud other than to add perspective the the real point they were trying to make. And yeah, they say \"I'd guess there's a dash of racism in the mix too\" .... OK, honestly, if that person is seriously speculating racism is involved, I couldn't read a more underwhelming accusation of it. \n\nThat said, the issue of representation, totally in my opinion, is almost an entirely separate entity from what we find to be \"racist\" or the damage of \"institutional racism\", or just all the other things getting spouted about all the time. I honestly think having an underrepresentation issue is not exclusive to any particular race at least in America. So if someone is trying to speculate and uses words like \"conservative\" \"white people\" \"racism\" etc., it may be difficult to distinguish whether blame is being thrown, but sometimes it's best to look at a message in it's entirety than picking out certain words that put you on the defensive and try to defend to the death something that is beside the point.\n\nThere is a difference between saying \"this bad thing happened because white people are racist\" and \"this happened because white people in the past used to be like this but we can change things now so that everyone is happy\" and I swear to God some people can read anything and only see the first sentence and any productive potential after that just goes to shit. ", "you better give it back.\n", "Yeah, they told me I was too fat to be an ice dancer at age seven. It seriously fucked up my body image for a while.", "So, what did you wish for?", "I was hoping, and you delivered. Mmmwa! Xo :)", "Maybe this isn't the same book, but it sounds very similar \n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Wings-Debbie-Allen/dp/0142501417", "Yeah...if you Google Clifford Ave right now, the top headline is \"Person Shot on Clifford Ave\". Love this city but dang...when I travel the lack of daily \"murder on x street\" news is noticeable.", "Beautiful. ", "You’ve missed the point entirely. Let’s put aside race for the moment and think about a ballerina, and a potential Seal.\n\nTo be a seal you have to pass physical and health checks. From what I’m seeing there aren’t any height requirements so long as you pass the physical. But a candidate isn’t going to after passing all their tests with flying colors be told “yeah we can’t take you, you’re good, really good, but we’re only accepting candidates with cleft chins.”\n\nWith ballet you have strict appearance standards and regardless of how talented a dancer you are, if you don’t meet them, major ballet companies will not accept you. And the issue here is that for various reasons, these standards make non-white women less competitive (for men the disparity is less extreme).", "That’s their parents job, ffs", "Also Swan Market is a hidden gem. Best sausages I've ever had. I think the owner is german and calls them authentic german sausages, not sure on that one.", "That'd be a better start for them before balletry tbf.", "I work at one of the biggest ballets in the US. Some tuition charges:\n\n3 years old: $1,000/year. Yes, at THREE years old. \nLevel 2 (about 8-9): $2,055\nLevel 5 (about 12) $3,300\nProfessional Level 1: $6,550 (you’re not actually a professional at this level)\n\nAnd it goes up to over $8,200. \n\nOur summer intensive for 6 weeks is $2,900 for tuition, $3,170 for dorm. Plus fees, activities, and whatever else. Costs anywhere from $8-10000. For 6 weeks. Your numbers are VERY low. ", "There's a [really great documentary](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2008513/) about child ballet dancers on Netflix, and one of the dancers is black and extremely inspiring. They touch on some of the body standards she's up against, but you can tell that things are changing because she's done very well. \n\nThere's also [a doc about Misty Copeland](https://www.netflix.com/title/80075022) on Netflix, but I haven't watched it yet. \n\n", "The hypocrisy of this Ballerina? Or is she responsible for what some other people, that have nothing to do with her, think?\n\nYou're confused about how hypocrisy works.", "RIT is fine, it's not even that close to the city.", "It's not my fault the DEC hasn't properly maintained the ballerina breeding grounds in and around western NY. I'm an opportunistic hunter, its how I bagged the last unicorn in Letchworth state park, along with a number of other small, and disgustingly adorable, animals last season.", "That's ferry, ding-dong.", "What's the stereotype?", "Yep. And also society (wrongly) has preconceived notions on how a ballerina should look. That look is rarely non-white. Just like that black Cosplay woman who got a lot of crap for dressing up as A sailor moon character, people thought it was an affront to all sailor moons.lol. so rather to deal with all that crap, minorities shy away from those forms of liberal arts.", "Just google \"spirit animal cultural appropriation\" and you will get pages of results.\n\nI more or less agree with your second paragraph. It's inappropriate for people to do that.", "The issue with things like football and being a ballerina and stuff like that is that in order to get good enough to be top tier and make a career out of it you need to start really young. Kids don't really know the potential long term consequences though. I am all for people boxing, playing football, or being a ballerina if they wish, but starting them before they can comprehend the downsides is kind of a shitty trade off. ", "those girls will never forget that moment", "At least it's not destroying your brain also.", "I would be saying it about any race if it was a loaded headline trying to manipulate the viewer into feeling a certain way. ", "Youre allowed to criticize them. They just aren't obligated to give a shit. ", "I never killed any native Americans so I guess I'm in the clear ", "Stereotypes are political?", "\"... women of color...\" cringe text. Referring to a woman in that way (any person for that matter) displays how far down the wrong path we are.", "Someday I can say that I supplied the U in the Famous Reddit Farquad Maneuver of 2018!", "This is why we can't have nice things! Can't take these racists anywhere. Pathetic.", "I don't think I have ever seen feminism promote female engineering.\n\n> Besides being right in many ways, feminism can make my life better.\n\nWell until you get falsely accused of rape or sexual harassment. Or you want to divorce and keep your kids from your crazy ex.", "Another weirdo triggered over a picture", "As a therapist I had a patient who was an opera singer who faced the exact opposite kind of pressure. She was expected to maintain a certain weight (rather overweight) in order preserve her large sound.", "How does it not apply?\n\n\nBasketball and football start as early as elementary school. Organized, serious competition begins in middle school. And both of those are super cheap - you can play/practice right inside the school and they provide everything. I worked part time and also played basketball in HS and our practices were held during school hours, in place of a class/elective. \n\nNo idea how I could have been pole vaulting instead of playing basketball. I figure it would cost me some extra money in some way tho. \n\n\n You don't need all the special additional facilities, time, etc you need for pole vaulting. \n\nNot sure why you're resisting cost being a reason some people don't pole vault, it's clearly not as cheap as something like basketball, especially when you also don't have an alternative answer other than cost. ", "Ballet is traditionally a white sport. Black ballerinas are not as likely to be considered and promoted. She is introducing an unfamiliar sport/dance to girls who may not have ever considered the possibility that they too can do ballet. It's just giving them more options and showing them ballet is not just for white females. The girls may not give a shit about ballet but the exposure and having a role model is over all positive. Low income or black youth may not think they are capable of many things but the game changes when a person of the same background or ethnicity shows that it is possible. \nIt's like most Disney stories or well known stories about females/ female role models are white so it's positive for black you girls to see a black adult female who they can look up to. It's easier to look up to someone who is similar to you in some way ", "Instead of. Wool just never seemed to work for me. ", "Got as far as intermediate but I quit most, not because of jumps, but because spins more than 5-6 revolutions just gave me a headache. feels bad, but I still love figure skating though", "Yep.", "What color of women have to do with Bering ballerina? Leftist projecting again ?", "Your username seems to be pretty accurate", "Nah. Men and women sort themselves out naturally by their interests. Scandinavia is a perfect example of that after decades of government. Women by large, are not as interested in engineering and astrophysics. Women, by large, dominate psychology. \n\nIt's the agenda people have problem with. Posts like this are upvoted by bots. Look at it. It's a dull picture in a subreddit for cool pictures. \n\nYou're smart enough to recognize this I hope. ", "Checks username... dickfromaccounting\nUsername checks out. Have an upvote, sir!", "My God she is stunning", "Sister of a former ballet dancer here. We weren't rich at all (constant ongoing discussions between my parents on how we were going to pay the bills this month), sister got a ballet education at the ballet school at our town (just a small ballet school, nothing prestigious). Her teacher was very commited with the kids and saw my sister's potential. She said she could easily audition for the Antwerp Royal Ballet School. She got in, but eventually she didn't go because my mom didn't want my sister going to a big city living 'on her own' as a 12 year old. The school wouldn't have been more expensive than a normal one\n\nNote that this is in Europe, and the cost of schools is more or less regulated by the government.", "It's not hypocrisy, and it's not appropriation. Be better than that. ", "I got yelled at for tensing up my shoulders. I can't count how many times I got smacked on the back getting told to relax my shoulders while skating", "The hypocrisy of many people on the left.\n\nThis would be considered racist cultural appropriation by a sad number of people on the left if ballet was African and the dancer was white. But ballet comes from Europe and the dancer is black, so it's the top post on Reddit. It's not cultural appropriation either way, to be clear.", "Wow! Father of 3 here, they all dance currently, i stopped counting at $500/mo in personal training costs.\n\n\nThey also do indoor/outdoor soccer and baseball, way cheaper. ", "(http://belushi.com/files/1914/5575/2986/th.jpeg)", "It’s actually reading so many people complaining about the title that I’m now suspecting there would be a racism issue... When I’m not bothered by something (especially on the web) I just don’t give attention to it...\n\nEdit : bad english", "I live close enough to Rochester to know that this picture isn't recent.", "Why is it a troll post? She's appropriating European culture.\n", "Any sport these days is expensive. Hell running is expensive too. ", "Is it a stereotype they're not allowed to be ballerinas cause I don't think anybody believes that.", "All it takes is good looks to suceed", "this comment needs to be at the top, lol ", "Ballet slippers are basically either canvas or leather with felt soles; since dancers are constantly turning and sliding across the floor in them for multiple hours a day they tend to wear out quickly.\n\nPointe shoes, which are the expensive ones, consist of layers and layers of fabric, paper, and glue in order to support the dancer’s entire weight on their toes. If the shank becomes too flexible, the dancer no longer has the required support and can get injured more easily. In addition, the satin on the toe wears out ridiculously quickly with all the friction.", "/r/murderedbywords", "Those are not projects. Those are privately owned homes with driveways and yards. [These](https://imgur.com/a/bZPdE) are projects. ", "\"Racist Jokes\" All jokes are ok. This is the internet stop getting your panties in a bunch.", "Being from Rochester, MN I skimmed past this and thought “Inner city? I don’t see the Mayo Clinic”", "You may underestimate the cost of pointe shoes. They're about $80 a pair and need to replaced at minimum every year and usually once every few months once you get seriously dancing. Professionals who are performing need to replace them after almost every performance as once they are broken in, they are only really good for a few hours of dance.\n\n\nIt adds up especially on top of the cost of classes", "Unless you bash trump huh?", "So where do all these small-butted chicken-legged black women with tiny boobs come from? There's plenty of body type variation, regardless of minor average differences.\n\nIn addition, hardly anyone that does any kind of performance art or sport as a kid becomes a professional, for all kinds of reasons, often including that they physically are not suited for it. That doesn't mean that can't, or shouldn't pursue something as a child that provides for them clear goals, discipline, exercise, ability to sense advancement as they meet said goals, etc.. Nor that they shouldn't pursue it as a hobby later in life, even if they long ago hit a performance wall, so long as they don't try to overdo things.", "I can flip people off with my big second toe, or Morton’sToe. ", "Your foot also grants wishes that end up ironically horrible for the wisher.", "It's not cultural appropriation but tons of liberals would be saying that it was if ballet was from Africa and the dancer was white. That's what the point is.", "I didn't order mayonnaise today to change stereotypes about white people", "Yeah I don't know about stereotypes, but in terms of underrepresentation, I know my experience with it is kind of like, \"hm, I don't see a lot of people like me doing this, there's probably a good reason why\" all subconsciously. \n\nIt's silly but this crazy stuff really impacts and stays with people in an almost unexplainable way!", "> I know the shoes can cost a lot\n\nI just recently learned that not only are they somewhat expensive but they're one time use for performance quality.", "Surely there is a way to test for that before it’s born, right?", "How about \"a great young lady is about to inspire children\"? Oh sorry, I forgot everything just has to be about race. ", "There are like a billion different kinds of dance shoes and they switch between them a lot for different kinds of dance. They don't wear pointe shoes (where they are on their toes) for all of the practices. \n\nHope that makes sense. ", "Ballet dance culture (at least at a professional level) often pressures dancers to maintain an unhealthy weight or develop eating disorders. Additionally, many long-term ballet dancers exhibit joint and muscle issues as a result of their dancing. I think it's beautiful and perhaps a nice form of exercise and expression for young children, but it's not something I'd want my daughter to do long-term.\n\nEdit: or son, or whatever", "Tbh after going to a university that is known for diversity, I'm beyond sick of sjw. Day in and day out of how colored people, women, and people of whatever gender they identify as have so many issues they face on a daily basis where it makes it hard for them to perform normally. I just get annoyed or roll my eyes at it now.\n\nThis is also from working retail in that same university city with a good amount of black coworkers who complain about black people being profiled. Yet everyday, at least 3 thefts were had in just my department alone. Almost everytime it was a black person. Easily 90% of the thefts the store had were from blacks. This seems just a tiny amount out of proportion to the ~27% black population in the city. Armed robbery at staples? Black person. Armed robbery at Walgreens? Black person. Shooting at apartment complex? Black person. I've gotten mugged twice when walking to work (With nothing on me). Both black people. Not to mention, those same coworkers complaining about profiling. Before break, 3 were fired for stealing things. one week after break. Another two were fired as well for stealing. One of which was constantly putting money on a gift card and accruing it. All black coworkers. So honestly, who is to blame here? The university is to blame as well for it's push on diversity letting any wannabe thug into the school with little credit, and getting scholarships for your skin color. A lot of these guys came from south side chicago, and have just helped turn this city pretty much to trash.", "Ballet coarse was a requirement in my acting school. ", "Same! I have the morton's toe too. I know they're expensive, but Gaynor Minden does custom shoes that accommodate it, plus spacers to even out your toes. Really worth looking into", "There are ways to play without the hoop and driveway - like you can just mark a circle on a wall and call it the basket, and if the entire world around you is a driveway, well... \n\nThe thing you need the most is a relatively flat, hard surface, and a ball. This is one of the reasons it’s so widespread in cities, they’re usually just covered in hard surfaces that interfere with the ability to play most other sports. Nobody wants to get tackled on a sidewalk, and nobody wants to slide-tackle (or slide into a base) on pavement. But the paved environment was made for dribbling...", "terrific way to explain it! Thank you\n", "She’s amazing", "> it would be very, very difficult to argue\n\n\nAll of the rules you just listed are just a bunch of bullshit made-up by leftist morons, they aren't any more valid than anything anyone else makes-up.\n\nIf someone says that she's appropriating European culture, you have no standing to say that they're wrong.", "Right after you get your counseling for whatever made you a giant asshole ", "Silicone toe caps sound amazing! That wool was useless!", ", Lord", "When?", "I’ve never once heard that minorities can’t be Ballerinas. Is that a thing? I can’t tell anymore what’s fake and what’s not.", "I don't get the stereotype but hey inspiring young kids is cool. ", "Beautiful picture \n\n", "I don't get it. ", "I thought representation was the subject being discussed, since it was the first word of the post you replied to. \n\nAs far as a role model is concerned, I'm not convinced that people need someone that specifically looks like them to think that they can do something. They just need someone that excels and provides that role. How many kids have looked up to Micheal Jordan as a role model in terms of basketball, and how many of those kids are not black? \n\nBut maybe I'm giving people too much credit. ", "Yes the ribbons hold the shoes around their ankles. I feel like some of the stuff is more than should be required but they do go through a lot of legitimate dance supplies as a necessity of dance. ", "No, [this](https://imgur.com/a/ZIGWn) is as city as it gets. That's a suburb.\n\nYes, I have been to that area. ", "Oh no that spells trouble for all those cool “whites only” clubs", "Was my toe good? I mean, I think it looks cute, now that it's straight with no calluses and not bloody, but for dancing, no. No bueno. ", "If anything. It's a good thing I said that? I believe it's such a wild claim and couldn't see how anyone could believe that, that it sounds made up. \n\nIf anything is a compliment! ", "Just great!!!!", "Of course it has something to do with death. The reason this visit by the ballerina is notable is that it's in an \"inner city\" (i.e. high crime, violent) neighborhood. It's mentioned right in the post title. If it was Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, it wouldn't be a news item. ", "You need a more interesting life then ", "who mows their grass in the winter?", "It's a pic on /r/pics of a beautiful, graceful woman and little girls being joyful. FFS like what possibly is more worthwhile to look at? Should we talk about Star Wars more?", "Well, I'm sure I could have found cheaper programs, or just gone the little league route ($150). This is coached by former MLB, MiLB, and D1 players, and it is an excellent program. It was just hard to come to the realization that if you want your kid to be competitive (more important, if he/she wants to be competitive), you need professional instruction early and often.\n\nI live in PNW, soccer and baseball seem to dominate, though football, basketball and hockey are popular also. The competitive soccer programs are crazy.", "Literally all he did was make a statement? If someone is self conscious and over reacting here, it may be you. ", "Classic /r/humblebrag", "Funnily enough, I heard Roman toe...", "The oldest eventually becomes the free safety, if trained up properly. ;)", "I live in Rochester, this is a nice surprise to see.", "Huh I would have never guessed there is a racial blind spot for ballerinas, I guess I always assumed if your a really skinny and talented girl/women you could make it as a ballerina and color of your skin didnt matter.", "She might be inspiring kids, but she sure isn't doing anything to challenge the stereotype of ballerinas just wandering around all the time in tutus and ballet flats.", "The stereotypes are the ones in the background ", "Not sure what your point is on this discussion though?", "Nasty!", "TIL black ballerinas are not a thing in the USA. ", "This is the best thing I've seen in years. ", "Who said to ban it?", "Why I trash Rochester. Moved here from the west coast, in general people seem more open minded and progressive further out west. The weather out here is too harsh in the winters, chemicals turn the roads to shit and destroy vehicles longevity. Everyone on the road drives with no regards to anyone else(aka drive like assholes). Summers feel damp and disgusting I guess, like the air is heavy with something, but that something isn’t quite what I even want to even breathe in. Little things have compounded over time. Can hardly recall people ever holding the door, walking old ladies across a grocery parking lot(where the drivers are speeding in the parking lot anyways so there’s even more reason to help the elderly in such a dangerous area). I hear people complain about the speed bumps here; “they’re too big” “they’re practically curbs”. Well low and behold the people complaining about these are also probably the ones who were flying through neighborhoods, parking lots, etc. and are part of the reason why speed bumps exists in all these places now. Out where I came from(which I realize can be entirely based on specific location, but still I drove coast to coast over a decent period of time and can guarantee you drivers etiquette got worse and worse the farther east I went) I never heard anything along lines like these. It’s like we realize that SOME people think they’re exceptions and that WE’ll probably suffer from their actions but so what, it’s for the greater good. Out here it seems like EVERYONE thinks they themselves are superior and more deserving than anyone else and that no consequences are a fault of their own actions but instead are that of everyone else’s wrongful actions(essentially blaming anyone and everyone else but themselves). And boy don’t get me started on attempting to help others see an alternate perspective. They’ll brush you off quicker than the speed of sound, quite literally they will stop listening to you as soon as they can guess that your going to explain to them that there are other sides to a topic(just like trumps ‘you’re wrong’). But I’m not saying this can apply to everyone in the area but shit I’ve never even thought about things like this till I moved out east. And who knows maybe I’m the asshole and I’ve taken all the things that have happened to me in the last 3.5 years of my life out of context, but I know one thing and that’s that I already considered the fact that I’m wrong which is something I have yet to find anyone admit to me over here. Whatever you want to take from that feel free but let me clarify one thing. I don’t dislike the people that love Rochester, id like to think I dislike the people that ruin Rochester and really outside of the weather(something that you have no control over anyways) it could be a fantastic and beautiful place but as an outsider this is how I have viewed my time here and I hope my opinion can help you in how outsiders(or at least one outsider) see your city. Rant over I guess or whatever the hell this comment turned into", "The way you say that, I didn't for a second think the ballet industry was racist. I thought the people saying x thing is only for white people were racist. ", "At first I was like \"inner city Rochester??!? The fuck you talking bout only like three thousand people live there\" \n\nThen I realised they aren't talking about Rochester, Wa and I'm retarded. ", "Supposedly all black women are loud, ignorant and fat chicks who only twerk and grind.", "The black dress looks kinda dark though ", "By eastern Europe he means western Europe ", "No. Learn what the term means please. ", "It's a woman doing something wholesome under the banner of first-world-problem \"social justice\". Don't play coy", "Didn't realise that, thanks very much! I just assumed it was 'ballet shoes'.", "Agree with you", "\"Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around inner city Rochester in a tutu to change stereotypes about women of color and inspire young kids\"", "What stereotype is she trying to change....? Do people think black women don't dance..?", "For starters, football is not super cheap. My kids league was $160 to play. Youth track clubs usually cost nothing and are run by volunteers at the local school track. \n\nBut again, the reason you didn’t know where to go pole vaulting is because **youth pole vaulting does not exist!**. \n\nSo it now comes down to junior high and high school. Participation on high school teams is free in many places, and very nominally priced in others. Either way, aside from the extremely expensive sports like hockey, most schools charge the exact same for participation on **any** sports team. So if your argument is that high school attendance in itself favors the rich, that is fine. But once you are enrolled in school, there is no cost barrier to joining the track team and learning to pole vault than there is to joining the basketball team. ", "I don’t remember that one, link?", "I was talking to my sister about this the other day and shes been doing ballet for like 15 years now- apparently theres this thing thats been around around 10~ years now that basically makes it so this doesnt happen, its like a soft pillow that goes in the front of the shoe and it doesnt fuck up your feet. but theres i guess some old school ballet teachers that dont let kids use them because it's 'not authentic.' she explained that she was glad her teacher was not one of those.", "Must their \"inspiration\" sources be black?\n\nHow does playing a children's game only a few dozen can make a career out of provide inspiration?", "No there are not. I am American. They are not. Show me all the racists I mean the Ku klux klan is maybe 4000 members strong? ", "Googled ballerina https://www.google.com/search?q=ballerina&client=ms-android-att-us&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj75fjH2PbYAhWh3oMKHV4uCxkQ_AUIESgB&biw=360&bih=518\nThere are just not many African American ballerinas so she's just promoting it and showing young black girls they can do it IF they want to. ", "The thing is, nobody actually is thinking about \"dominance structures\" or \"implications of colonialism\" when they see these things, or participate in them. Like really, nobody fucking cares. YOU care, because you sound like you went to school and learned about this stuff and now youre just regurgitating this academic snooty nonsense your professors probably taught you. \n\n99% of people (of any race) dont think about \"oh gee, better not wear clothing style X or make food recipe Y, because, idk... 18th century european history i guess.\" Like this isnt an issue for fucking anyone except you and people like you. Youre basically just projecting your own insecurities on others and getting offended on their behalf. Most people think its cool when they see other cultures borrow from their own, like when people in Japan reacted positively to the outfits Katy Perry used. ", "I've got my fair share of volunteer work done. None of it involved such pretentious BS.", "They also have more drive. More of the white young men will have come from better schooling backgrounds, with better connections, and are likely to have a much more solid plan B, or even decide that their time would be better spent away from sports. A pro player career would be nice, but so would that middle management job that the college classes are helping get a piece of paper for. Even if doing well academically, more of the black students than white students will have a harder time getting their foot in the door in their non-sport careers of choice, just due to having nothing but a degree and whatever skills they possess to sell themselves to an employer.", "No, they can do something productive with their lives and promote it.", "I was told I was too tall for ballet.... :(", "Also little black girls don’t know or see adult working ballerinas who look like them, so the idea of “growing up to be a ballerina” could be quite an imaginative leap.\n\nSource: am female construction worker. ", "I doubt many of them can afford a tv or internet so no. It's just the way it is ", "I seem to recall that being an issue for black figure skaters, gymnasts, etc. Same category of beauty standards.", "They also both have weird feet ", "Or maybe, just maybe, someone else yelled at them for calling them black.\n\nTry and get some context before **you** virtue signal about being so woke you can point out where others aren't (except you haven't proven that at all).", "She's not, but whatever helps you feel less threatened", "I can too. I walked past some cops at night with a hoodie on and they didn't do anything but say hi.", "I disagree with this cultural appropriation. ", "It would have, but Reddit is full of useful idiots who sow hatred then cry when they get scratched.", "I mean, a teacher, studio space and pianist for 30-40 hours a week all school year long is not cheap. And for summer breaks you go to intensives in other cities which cost a few thousand for the same as above and room and board.\n\nI am a man, and luckily most of my costs were covered through scholarships. Most men can receive some sort of financial help because they are in such high demand and short supply. Most women only receive scholarships for ability and it is insanely more competitive for them. ", "TIL there's a stereotype that women of colour can't be ballerinas.", "Are you white or black? And what city?", "If you have been to the south, you would see confederate flags everywhere. \n\nIt's no coincidence that the most Religious regions in America are the most racist. ", "ROCHESTER RAGING RHIN....oh, right.", "I thought they were a ballerino? ", "Because it used to be “racist” to call people the “Colored people” just call them by their damn race, Black, Hispanic, Asian etc etc ", "They are nachos, they are extremely relevant and the fact you missed that means your life is a lie ^^^^/s", "That's just you pigeonholing it because it bothers you personally. It has many qualities beyond that. It's a very interesting picture IMO.", "She's an ex unfortunately ☹️", "She's definitely more muscular than the typical ballerina, and since it is a very subjective art, I imagine that worked a bit against her, as people had to adjust their minds to not expect the very skinny ballerina.\n\n", ".", "Fuck off pede....go back to jacking off in your mum's sock. LMAO", "There are also fewer African American families overall, so that would also factor into their \"underrepresentation,\" as you put it.", "Girls can hit other girls, so watch yo back, chica! ;-)\n\nAnd totally off topic, but because I love talking about her, she's one of those girls whom the little boys seem to gravitate around. Once I was picking her up from PRESCHOOL and a classmate, desperate to get her attention yells, as she's walking away, \"Hey, (Daughter)!! I like your pants!!\"\n\nI guess my three year old wore the hell out of dem Osh Kosh. ", "I was under the impression this was normal, huh.", "being a world-class artist isn't productive?", "it's your lucky day", "Ouch. This wasn't pretty. ", "What's the bet the ballerina has a worse end career path post-35 than almost any job they can reasonably achieve, lacking her particular genetic gifts?", "Do **you** not have a television or internet?\n\nShow me the copious images of troupes of ballerinas where at least half of them are non-white.", "Visibility is so important. I applaud her!", "RIT alum. I did hear there was something recently about a student killing their mom or something", "A slim black american woman... now that's what I call a unicorn!", "Read the title.....\nIt is what it exactly is. You sound to be the one pigeonholing.", "Liberals are racist too. They're the \"we're Superior to minorities so we need to be their protectors\" type", "Was 1907 when you were born?", "Bingo. This sub is a joke.", ">no one cares about the charity white people already give to poor people of color\n\nWe should then make a point to end it; redirect all funds to \"our communities.\"", "You’re confusing race with nationality. There’s no Italian or Chinese race. Whenever you see someone use AA, they are talking about race. AA means black. A white person born in Kenya who becomes an American citizen would not check the AA box. They’d pick white. ", "Who said that I haven't?", "Paging /u/only_says_nice_legs \n\nShe looks great doing this and it’s great that she is out there. You can tell that her smile tells the entire story to these young girls. ", "well excuse us for having different table etiquette 😂😜", "Yes.\n\nThat you appropriated from *Russia.*\n\nDon't be a hypocrite, you week old ban-evading shitpost account, you.", "But we have the garbage plate.... So there's that. Kinda makes up for all the crime. ", "I did a year of military training in Mississippi and met hundreds of southerners, never once met a racist or someone talkin bad about another due to race. Also dated a girl from Florida for 4 years and spent plenty of time there \n\nConfederate flag does not equate to that person hating black people. It’s more a pride for everything minus slavery that the south was. I’ve had this conversation many times with southerners. Stop generalizing ", "Sooooo...a double standard with extra steps?", "That's what I don't get. So many people in this thread seem ok with it. Why would anyone throw a little girl into such toxic world? It's not like it's a necessity or you save lives by doing ballet.\n\nIf anything, it goes against the progressive view that people shouldn't be judged or being forced into things they don't want.", "I can see in the image what you mean but I can't see why you think that means it's shopped. Photos look weird when you zoom in. I would imagine many experienced photographers could explain this. As a resident of the city I can assure you this happened.", "❤️", "Oh, great! Another career path unlikely to be fruitful; entirely reliant on genetic ability and the contacts you make.", "What kind of back problems can you develop from ballet? I thought ballet dancers had great posture.", "Yeah, you clearly know nothing about ballet...", "That doesn't look like Minnesota", "They think that black women don't have the \"physical\" qualities to be ballerinas, so yes. ", "All your response consists of is the same reductionism that Peterson uses to craft his pablum.", "Hey kids..u too can learn to dance like a European and gain acceptance!\n\n", "\"Yes, there can be no true despair without hope.\"", "Ya, it's tough to make a more durable product because they need to be flexible enough to perform, but strong enough to support engineer pointe (or whatever). They wear out because sweat n shit", "Not every southerner is racist, but every confederate sympathizer is.\n\nI understand, most racists are not self aware. ", "Here's the full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/comments/7sa96z/star_africanamerican_ballerina_aesha_ash_is/", "My sister was in ballet as a kid, and the thing she remembers most was how mean the instructor lady was. I wish I could ask Aesha if that is common, and if she in particular had to face extra criticism because of her ethnicity.", "Well nobody else is willing to point out racist hypocracies.", ">My main question is why can't she just be a woman, instead of a woman \"of color\"?\n\nNot sure if being purposefully obtuse, or are really just obtuse.\n\nI mean, you ever hear of a thing called context?", "I lived on Park Ave and thought it was nice.", "Lessons each week and then daily when you get good. Costumes, often 4 per year. Ours were in the $100 each range. New shoes sometimes twice a year if you’re dancing every day. Traveling for competitions or conventions including airfare, room and board. It adds up significantly. Plus you need a parent available to shuttle you around until you can drive yourself, and this is probably the most significant cost. ", "What is bounce dancing?", "It is. The dance world is still rather segregated and many ballet schools still have some very unhealthy racist beliefs regarding the human body", "One person you will definitely *not* find creeping on ballet dancers: Sir Mixalot.", "doesn't look like my rochester", "In what possible way am I pigeonholing it?\n\n> It has many qualities beyond that.\n\nThe title describes the pic. It's probably what her mission was", "Because it is about race and that isn't a bad thing.", "Dark chocolate scotch ale! That run was amazing...", "I'm confident that 'dude' is a lady, although to be fair a dress and some breasts are no longer grounds to assume such things.", "People like Aesha make me smile and we need more of them. ", "Others have pointed it out, but for how often I play I spend $200-$300 every few years... Maybe. For me it's more likely to get damaged from a slapshot than worn out, because I'm not an every day player", "He's also at the same time one of the few Asian golfers! Double minority!\n\nHe's just as Asian as he is black, I don't know why people say he's just black.", "Really hoping Ripple is the one cause I’ve got 1000 XRP 😭", "Why? We shouldn't be completely color blind. Then we're blinding ourselves to the real issues.", "Oh ok thanks. ", "I'm from Syracuse. People are surprised when I tell them how high our poverty and crime rates are. I'm pretty sure it's the same story in Rochester.\n\nThat said, there are still great things about Cuse, but I did move to a major city for more opportunities. I sure do miss that low rent though! ", "Can confirm. I started ballet at age 3.", "MLK's dream never came true. And probably never will. \n\nLike that stupid \"what if all the Harry Potter (?) movie characters were black\" shit. It shouldn't matter what color they are. If your only merit is the level of pigmentation in your skin, you need to get a life.", "They tell everyone that regardless of skin color if they are overweight. It happened to my wife's overweight cousin, who had lots of money.", "How many black ballerinas are there compared to white ones?", "That is certainly a contributing factor, but can that solely account for the massive difference between US population of black people vs percent of NBA made up of black athletes? It wouldn't seem so to me, and I know I'll be called a racist if I say black people could *tend* to have physiological differences that could make the average black person better at basketball than the average non-black person. I'm glad to hear what you think about this. It just doesn't seem like the socioeconomic causes are the only reasons that black people would tend to be more prominent in professional basketball.", "So long fried rice, hello fried chicken!", "I don't think you're around many engineering groups, or at least female engineering groups. There are organizations such as SWE (Society of Women Engineers) that outright promote it as well as a number of scholarships and tutoring opportunities. \n  \nAs for the second point of things there are a few things that main stream feminist need to hash out and make sure we can talk a little more comfortably about. In the context of domestic issues, I've known multiple people that have been ruffied and/or raped and will say that the majority of them do not get any peace of mind when it comes to the police. Being able to come out and talk about something that is actually kind of a common phenomenon is a step forward in our society. The false accusations are there, but there are a great many of people that have been in a worse position where their lives have been destroyed by someone else violating their body and then no one will help them or believe them when they say they have been wronged. A testament to that is the number of rape kits that go untested in the nation. \n  \n Just gonna say that there is a good contingent of feminist that do believe in equality in a pure sense. They believe that your crazy ex shouldn't have the kids and they should end up in the hands of a capable father rather than a crazy mother. I can sympathize with you on this; men don't get an equal cut when relationships go wrong. ", "Orange is not a race or ethnicity. Your attempts at whataboutism is pathetic.", "Why is this political? And why is it bad if it's about race?", "I don't know but I bet she was being catcalled like a mother fucker", "why is someone's \"natural\" hair unprofessional tho", "Image search \"traditional african dance\" and count how many white people you see. ", "Ouch pouches", "According to El Cholo restaurant history, waitress Carmen Rocha is credited with making nachos in San Antonio, Texas, before introducing the dish to Los Angeles at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in 1959.", "Surprised by that...here in Australia it is a fairly normal middle class pursuit. Were you in a rural area ?", "Men have dance belts. Women have pointe shoes. Ballet is a fucking brutal art. Most who practice at a high level for any period of time end up with wrecked bodies.\n\nSource: 13 years of ballet; wrecked body", "SO inspiring!", "Oh of course that gravitate around her, it's that toe! :P ;) And I'm sure she's just a damn doll :) Osh Kosh will get em every time girl. :) ", "...you have to be self aware to be a racist you have to actively think your race is better or superior per the definition to be a racist. There’s a reason that definitions exist, so that you can’t just post modernly label something with an adjective and say it means this and that. \n\nSo I say again 100% of the time ive asked I’ve been told the confederate flag is a pride of the south, culture of the south and has nothing to do with slavery or the rebel states that wanted to keep slavery.\n\n", "That seems incredibly divisive. It's literally putting a line between white people and everyone else.", "That’s fucking awesome", "I get what you mean, but to me it seems like your argument boils down to \"words are made up anyway\". Cultural appropriation has an agreed upon definition, as does any other word or concept. \n\nThey *would be* wrong based upon the academically understood definition of cultural appropriation. But you can have your own definition of any word or phrase you want.\n\nThat's not even the important takeaway though. Regardless of what you want to call the scenario, or how you want to define appropriation, my counterpoint would be that a black person in the US adopting a symbol or action from \"white culture\" (I don't even know how one would define that) is not inherently wrong, especially since it is in fact the opposite of a dominant culture borrowing practices from a minority culture.\n\nMy point isn't really about the language. I made the argument that it's not cultural appropriation, not because I get off on correcting people's use of vocabulary, but because of the effects and implications of the *scenario* we're talking about. You can call it whatever you want frankly, but my point is that a memeber of a minority taking part in the culture of the majority is *different* than a memeber of the majority taking a part of the minority's culture and making it their own.\n\nIt's amusing that I got downvoted for my comment, because I replied to a person who said it seems like only white people are capable of cultural appropriation. And my reply listed a scenario where white people can be the victim of it too.\n\nAlso just curious, why do you think they're morons?", "As a resident of Rochester, this is amazing and I’m glad this is becoming big news all over ", "The only thing I find worth being positive about in Rochester is the 1Gbps internet. ", "And we're not obligated to give a shit when racists cry about being called racist. ", "I went to a public school and even in hichschool there was nothing I or anyone I knew in the area doing anything about pole vaulting - it certainly wasn't part of the school or district's programs. hell, I'm not even sure my public college had pole vaulting, we did have basketball/football. \n\n\nYou can find ways to make anything expensive but football and basketball you can usually find super cheap or free. Especially compared to pole vaulting. \n\nAt my public school/district, there was no fee to play those sports. Basketball/football, along with stuff like soccer, are almost always subsidized by the city in public/low-income schools. At least in the US. \n\nI never paid a cent basketball/track. My best friend played football and he never paid anything except for a fancier moutguard he wanted instead of the free one he received, which was his choice. \n\nPole vaulting - not so much. \n\nIf you went to a high school where pole vaulting was a thing, I can guarantee you it was a rich or middle class school/area. Ain't no body got the money to be pole vaulting in the hood. ", "That’s the whole point in a sense because for those black women who are not “thicker”, it opens up another venue that they may never have considered. Besides, some children are not “thick” from childhood so they can still go into ballet. They may not become ballerinas as adults, but how many of us did sport in school and never became professionals?\n\nPersonally, as a black woman, it’s very inspiring when I see people who look like me achieving success in any form, maybe because we don’t often see a lot of these stories in day to day life. ", "Lol and how does he know he has it worse? The chip seems to be square on yours. I just stated my opposition to his statement. Why is it OK for him to judge but no one else. If there's one universal truth is on average, you are more screwed being black in this world. Any where. And also that there is ALWAYS someone with a worse situation. But HE said he had it worse than people he didn't know. HE opened himself up to being judged. HE wanted to play the victim card. He doesn't need you to defend him. ", "You make an interesting point asking if people need someone that looks like them. It makes a certain sense but as a white guy it's not something my experience let's me understand. I feel like it probably depends to an extent on self-image and possibly cultural and historical factors. Ideally though everyone would look at a talented individual who looks like whatever and maybe think \"I can do that.\" ", "Show them your toes! ", "Yeah a black friend of mine in high school once told me this story about how hostile her ballet instructor had been toward her. When her mother confronted the instructor, I can’t remember if they got in a fight or the instructor was dismissive, but it ended with the instructor saying “She’s tall and she’s black. She’ll never be a ballerina.” As if the only reason to take classes was to become a professional. So fucked. ", "I’m confused. Changing the stereotypes that inner city kids have of other black women?", "There are men who go en pointe as well tho. ", "Horseback rider here, including relative high level of competitions: can confirm. Every single person I've showed against was white. Every single person I took lessons with or met through riding was white expect for one girl who was 1/4 Asian.", "Seriously that photo looks like it was taken in a 3rd world country.", "As a resident of the Rochester, MN, it was named after Rochester, NY. I’m going to assume that’s the Rochester this ballerina was in, as the area doesn’t resemble anyplace I’m familiar with here (have lived here 32 years).", "“White musicians playing jazz is not cultural appropriation.” \n\nGood luck telling that to actual black jazz musicians. \n\nAlso just shows how ridiculous this entire thing is. You have a different definition than other people who ACTUALLY do that thing and are well versed in it. \n\nClassic No True Scotsman. ", "I moved from the Bronx, the poorest congressional district in the states, to the third wealthiest in middle school. I had never seen hockey before as I was immersed in sports of my parents native land, aka Gaelic football and soccer.\n\nI played hockey for a very good public program in NJ freshman year having never skated before. I was light years away from skilled. Got a lot of shit but by senior year, after countless years of hard work, I was captain of a top 20 team in the state and went on to play at university. \n\nOther three guys on the first line with me junior and senior year? Two other children of immigrants from Brooklyn. The silver spoon crowd didn’t stand a chance. ", "In some ways yes. There is a physical element to a lot of the work. I grew up with a mother that led a landscaping crew though, she was tough as nails and lead a team of men that were tough as well. Women can do the work.\n \nThe respect issue is prominent part of what you are saying. It would be greatly beneficial for more women to occupy the position of welders and machinist for the pure benefit of having at least some common ground when an engineer (whom often doesn't have a lot of respect with some of these groups in the first place) shows up and has a pair of breasts. The misogyny that results just from that difference compounds a difference already in place by letting engineers have a wall between their work place and their work place. ", "I was thinking the same.", "Certain financial and recreational decision in my life has meant that I long ago stopped being concerned about ~~who~~what gets put in my mouth.", "That’s exactly what I thought!", "I dance professionally and many dancers use the silicone caps just fine. Also there’s new toe pads that came out in the past year or so that are great. They mold to your exact toes and foot shape. They feel odd at first but I’ll never go back to the standard pad again. If she ever gets to the level, they’re called perfect fit pointe inserts. They are way healthier for your feet also. (Normal pads average $20 and last like 1 month. This kit is $40 I think? But definitely worth it since they last much longer)", "How about stopping the agenda, upvoted by bots? ", "My local dance studio charges 75$ a semester. I don't think it's that expensive compared to others.", "I haven’t danced in a long time but in 2008ish we still did it that way. ", "Those are unfair aswell didn't you know?", "yes my young black girls, you don't need to fall into a negative stereotype. Instead, you too can grow up to destroy your feet and have an eating disorder just like a white girl!\n\n(I kid. For all the problems with classical dance in training and as a profession, it's great to get some of that real hardcore dance world and remind kids there's more than just twerking. Besides ballet, there's tap; Gregory Hines was the man!)", "That ruins the picture and \"mission\" on many levels. A ridiculous cause is more than enough to taint an image and it's qualities", "I'm a 6'6\" man, and I kind of knew from the age of 11 or so that my body type wasn't really suited to be a professional jockey. I could have tried, but even back then it was looking unrealistic.\n\nIt's not all about skill, a lot of it is just about body type.\n\nDidn't stop me riding horses, though.", "With that logic, you better find some Hispanic NBA players to send to the Hispanic communities to let them know they can achieve their dreams. ", "You thinking about cutting back on the juice for a month and donating? ", "Both. Plus Asian and Native American. And in Oakland", "Hahaha! Hello to another resident of the Med City!", "It has more to do with money I believe.", "I don't get it, how is doing this changing stereotypes and what's it got to do with race?", "I wouldn't count on it. Banks would not care for a volatile medium unless to collude and short the middleman. The end goal being, zero fees AND gain on all transactions! Just short Joe blow!", "Or their pay stub. ", "So you're saying \"role models,\" can be graded objectively?\n\nYou can have multiple role-models for different parts of your life you know. \n\nOr are you saying that the pre-existing role models in Rochester are bad?\n\n", "So true. It’s like I didn’t even understand what tensing up my back even was.", "The only people I've ever seen playing were of Pakistani or Indian origin in NYC", "> all ballet academies were white\n\nSo what? There’s tons of black dancers for other types of shows/venues. Remember MC Hammer concerts? He had like 50 dancers, almost all of them were black.", "Why? He’s from (just outside of) Boston", "Who the hell would have a problem with this picture? What is there possibly to make fun of? This is just pure goodness and light", "Yeah, I don't think I would go so far as to call it a sport but to pretend that means it isn't hard is ludicrous. Look at ballerinas, they are ripped af, in incredible shape, it's really pretty awesome.", "It is important those children get to see more than what little slice of reality exists around them. The same can be said for any children growing up in impoverished neighborhoods.\n\nThey can achieve that beauty. They can have a valid place in that art. They can be more than what the meat-grinder of society would churn them into.\n\n*So can you.*", "Additionally, every non-physical job will take its tax through keeping you sedentary. Bodies are just sort of shitty. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ ", "Why inspire to be anything Then? And it does help to have someone of your own race that you can relate to.\n\nAnd no they don't HAVE to be black. But considering she was the only black ballerina to be in the NYC ballet I'm guessing she probably knows a thing or two about adversity and racism. She may be able to provide some insight for these kids who have to face the world against rascist pricks.", "I probably know about as much about ballet as you know about stripping so it evens out tho ", "If she's walking around the inner city, then it is safe to assume she's trying to change, \"stereotypes of women of color\" among black people? \n\nI mean, if her goal is to change \"stereotypes of women of color\" among white people, shouldn't she be walking around out in the suburbs? \n\nI'm confused. ", "if you suspect vote manipulation please message the reddit admins by sending a pm to /r/reddit.com", "How does dancing around and wearing a tutu not enforce some female stereotypes for young women?\n\nNot hating on ballerinas, but I don't see how it's really anything groundbreaking for young girls to see", "I will never not upvote this. ", "As a surgeon - you rally don't want a lot of weight on those little toes. They're getting tortured enough as it is, and extra weight will only exacerbate any problems, and make them more likely.\n\n Unless they lose the weight, it makes as much sense as a tall guy wanting to be a jockey - not going to happen with any great success.", "Wow, are you disgusting \n\nI live in the U.S., and the only people I've ever seen playing cricket were Pakistani and Indian immigrants ", "The equipment has always quite literally been made for white people. The traditional peach tights and pointe shoes are meant to look like skin so the line of the leg isn’t broken.\n\nOne pointe shoe company has just come out with color variations for different skin tones.\n\nhttps://dancer.com/17070-2/\n\nIn the past, black dancers have had to put pancake makeup on their shoes to match their skin. There are other reasons that any dancer might pancake their shoes but I think this is so important to have inclusive standard. \n\nEveryone is pointing out how terrible ballerinas feet are, but so what when you get to dance? If you want to die with “pristine” feet, great, but I love putting on what is a flexible exoskeleton and becoming a ballet creature.\n\n\n\nEdit:\n\nI also keep seeing comments from Australia and Europe that this isn’t an issue there. Please link me to the bios of black female dancers on your country’s ballet companies’ websites because this is an international problem from what I’ve seen, but I would love to be proven wrong.", "You're not wrong. It can be, especially at high levels, grueling and unhealthily competitive. As bad as any sport. But I don't think the point (or pointe) here is to try and recruit ballerinas in training. Ballet, if kept as a *hobby*, is not only a good form of exercise but teaches discipline and appreciation for culture and tradition.", "Those examples are exactly cases of someone telling them that, not no one having to tell them. A mom telling their child they can't do something because they are black is a horrible thing. Because they're poor, fine (not good, but at least it frames things accurately, for when said child grows and begins to see value in money and its acquisition). Because they tried, but aren't suited for specific other reasons, fine. But equating that with being black or red or whatever is one step towards making sure the next generation of crabs don't venture towards the rim of the bucket, especially coming from close family, whose words are largely taken as gospel at a young age.", "This is really good to seen, it makes me hopeful that one day stereotypes will be a thing of the past. Buried and long forgotten so no one can resurrect such ideals. After seeing the backlash when Oprah said she'd run in 2020 it was obvious there's a strong dislike for strong black women. ", "Your team didn’t have pole vaulting likely because 1) you district or league didn’t allow it for safety reasons or 2) you didn’t have a coach who knew how to coach it. \n\nIt is a specialized sport, but not along the lines of money. It is along the lines of people who can coach it. \n\nAnd yes, I did grow up in middle class Massachusetts. And you know what? My league and most leagues in my area banned it for safety reasons. So money couldn’t have gotten me pole vaulting either. ", "Shhhhhhh. That doesn't help the false narrative these virtue signalers are trying to push.", "> I don't want to be seen as racist for saying this but honestly its seen as something rich white people do by non-whites\n\nIt's seen as something rich white people do by non-rich whites as well. Nothing racist about what you said. ", "Well...I can't. I'm not graceful worth shit. But thanks :) I get the message. And totally agree with you", "The demand for racism is much higher than the supply these days. ", ">My main question is why can't she just be a woman, instead of a woman \"of color\"?\n\nThe latent racism of the left that *forces* race to be an issue.", "No dude, you’re literally mad. You posted being mad. ", "Colored person = racist\n\nPerson of color (but not white people, Asian, Hispanic, or any color besides black) = not-racist\n\nWhat a strange world we live in.🤔", "Dancers are so fucking metal. Dancers basically need to have their careers/technique set by the time they're 21/22 bc they only have a certain number of years before their body falls apart.", "Then why don't you email Aesha Ash and tell her that her motivation is ridiculous and spare everyone else your shallow opinion.", "It could just as easily be considered ignorant as virulent.\n\nI don't mean to say it's okay, but having said that the language has fluctuated a great deal and there are going to be people who do not know the preferred nomenclature.", "Honestly what stereotype is this fighting? Are we suddenly to believe that a common stereotype is that black women can't become succesful dancers? And if this really is the case in America, WHY?\n\nIt's just so utterly confusing to me.", "I don't know. Most mid-sized cities or above have at least one dance company or troupe. How does that compare? I have no idea.\n\nThe Russians were to ballet what the Germans were to orchestral/classical music. Communist dictatorship said ballet was an ok outlet for girls (kind of like Hitler and his youth), and the Soviets were considered the best. I doubt they are but then I know nothing of ballet. I've known a few dancers, seems common for what it is.", "I love the dude in the background! =P", "It's good to see that some people actually care about how children are growing up in this day in age", "So like any other professional sporter? Except maybe curling I guess, that one seems chill on the body and joints.", "Amazingly enough, robotics is almost certainly a cheaper hobby than ballet. And for robotics, you're buying robot parts, or ordering custom-fabricated metal pieces. A lot of those things have only recently shifted from the business-to-business market (where everything is $1000+) to the consumer market (where many things are priced in the tens of dollars).\n\nMaybe you can convince one of your daughters to study chess instead. Or if she wants to get into robotics, the hobby is trying to be more welcoming to women. And it offers a far, far higher payoff on the professional side.", "sorry but my culture is not a costume.", "AA applies to African Americans. It’s not a racial category. It just so happens that AAs tend to be black so YOU seem to be confusing race with nationality. A black person from Scotland would be black not African American. In order for AA to be a racial category, it would have to be applicable to all people of that color regardless of country of origin. When i say white people, i can apply it to everyone in the world whose skin color matches. The term African American does not mean black. It means black person whose ancestor was trafficked to America during slavery or black person from Africa who is now American or white person from Africa who is now American. I’m not sure why you think that it means black. \n\nI definitely wasn’t confusing race and nationality. If you go back and read my statement, you would realize that what I said was that a lack of origin nationality is what led to the African American nomenclature to begin with. ", "I apparently have \"Morton's toe\" as well, and I always heard \"Greek foot\", as well as \"Egyptian foot\" for those without it.", "Ya gotta know what a crumpet is to understand Cricket.", "“To change stereotypes about women of color”\nI don’t really think I know any common stereotypes about women of color. What is that supposed to mean? ", "See kids if you had money you could be be a ballerina like me..that Sterotype ? ", "Thanks for this. Other comments are representing the costs of small hometown studios. While they aren’t inaccurate, if someone is trying actually become a professional this is more what the cost reality is. Unfortunate more money gets put into it getting to professionalism than what the salary ends up to be. ", "Me2thanks. ", "I could say the same to you for why don't you stop blindly justifying shallow ideals by saying \"Oh, but there's so much more to it than that\".", "Why do black women always think they are ugly in society and blame white women. BLACK WOMEN ARE NOT UGLY It depends on the person but hey it's good to see the lady inspiring black kids though.", "Waaaaay better! She can put a flat silicone oval in the toe box at the tip of her her big toe to distribute the weight while en pointe, in effect making her big toe as long as her second one. She's actually a bit lucky that she'll have two toes to support herself rather than just the one. ", "My main point was more to the current day. Women are more often going into caretaker positions. I'm not revising anything. Just saying that the vet med college has mostly women enrollment at my college which is a good sample because it's in the top two in the country, on top of there being only like 15 in the country. \n\nI'm going to refer to the [sex, ethnicity and residence report from my university](http://www.registrar.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/stats/gender/g-race-resF17.pdf). In Biosystems engineering, there is currently 54% enrollment by women. In my major, there is 11%. It is very possible to have an engineering college that is mostly women. ", "Unfortunately black people do not have high visibility in some more traditional forms of the arts. There are some who might accept the idea of a black woman as a modern hip hop dancer but be surprised at the idea of the same woman as a ballerina, this is about showing that ALL avenues of the arts are open.", "> this is the internet...\n\nThis is life...", "Nope. Cause that doesn't help push an agenda.", "It sounds like this is just twisting language to suit whatever you want it to and to guarantee that the part you doesn't like is always accused of cultural appropriation, while everyone else is in the clear.\n\nAnd you somehow assume that all this has a malignant motivation. White people don't start practicing yoga because it's a \"joke\". They don't eat burrito's because they want to mock mexicans. Hell, we could accuse the Chinese of appropriating Western philosophy when they became communist and actually started to favor Russian and Western practices instead of native Chinese ones. They certainly were in a position of power.", "Of course I do. This thing has over 80k votes. What good is that going to for me when people are paying for this to be at the top? ", "just because a lame reply is predictable, doesn't mean the person set them up for it. (Your reply's score is completely negated due to the rice meme btw) ", "haha this just happened to my brother! Has 2 girls, went for a boy and out came girl #3! ", "You better stop that's racist just kidding that was funny as fuck dude", "This is Awesome! Good for her and hopefully a few young ladies are inspired that if there is something they hope they can be it can be obtained", "Oh I never really felt unsafe. I didn't really think of it as anything but a smart ass comment from a jaded front desk agent. I just felt like the city was in decline. Like it used to be full of so much more of everything.\n\nGarbage plates were dank though. ", "Don't forget the amphetamine use and other metabolism accelerators to go with the eating disorders...", "What stereotypes does she intend to challenge?", "Every non-white ethnicity is called PoC depending on who you ask. Some tend to include Asians in a different category than black people or Arabs seeing as they face different issues, but I've never seen someone claim that the PoC term referred only to black people.", "I didn't say this was political, I meant the influx of those types of threads that always seem to makeup the top threads in this subreddit.", "We are talking about ballet, focus. ", "I doubt they made it on race alone. Even if they did, there's probably a reason for it other than some deliberately negative prejudice. \n\nGranted, I have no experience with ballet, but I'd trust the people who have years of experience with it over people on the internet suggesting everything is racially motivated. ", "color? What is this the 1930s :S", "Holy shit, that was years (decades?) ago and it still rings true today.\n\nAnd dentistry is the cheapest medical care in this country. Dentistry prices stop where hospital prices start. ", "The projection is strong with that one.", "RIT is a great campus. While it os technically considered Rochester its actually in a suburb called Henrietta. There are a ton of good places to eat and plenty of places to shop as well as relatively cheap housing. There is no inner city there or anywhere close but you will have to drive everywhere. ", "Can people just not be cool", "I just looked up ballerina feet. Holy shit. Why...", "That changes no stereotypes at all", "Actually all of those examples are cultural appropriation. The mistake is in thinking that it's inherently a bad thing. There is nothing wrong with cultural appropriation per se, (its how all ideas disseminate across cultures) Its only wrong, as you pointed out, when it further dis-empowers an already disenfranchised group.", "Also to prevent them from becoming Clank", "You don't understand what [cultural appropriation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation) is, that is cute. ", "What stereotype does this break? ", "She can inspire me ANY day. *ahem* ballerinas are insanely hot.... ", "What stereotypes about women of color?", "You know if it would help with the obesity crisis I would gladly have some of my tax dollars go to funding ballet at schools around the country. Kids now days need a lot more activity than they are getting and ballet would definitely help girls at least be inspired into exercise. ", "There was extensive coverage of how black women were not considered as prima ballerina material a year or so ago. Racism is quite stupid, but sadly, it's more pervasive than is immediately apparent.", "ignoring your claim this still doesn't detract from the fact we can't handle vote manipulation as moderators, please contact the admins if you have a legitimate concern about vote manipulation\n\nif you have any other questions please send a modmail, link in the sidebar, but if you want to complain about vote manipulation the admins are the people to go to", "Yep - I've done a few ballerinas hips, and other professional dancers as well. Hard to say if it's a greater rate than the average population.", "Speaking as someone who danced when I was a kid and still slightly have \"dancer feet\" from doing pointe too young, sometimes a love of the art form is what keeps you coming back. I quit when I was around 12 or 13 and regret it to this day, (I'm 33 now) because I still love dance and wish I could do it, not professionally, but at least a hobby. As someone else mentioned, there's pretty much always a risk of injury with any sport (see: tennis elbow, soccer injuries, etc.). Some are harder on the body than others in different ways - I kind of agree with you about it being archaic, as ballet still seems to be about being tall, thin, graceful and \"ladylike\", which can and has historically led to body image issues and eating disorders within the realm of dancers (this applies to gymnasts as well). There are plenty of other hobbies or sports you could get your kids into - martial arts, yoga, creative arts (knitting, painting, music, etc.). There are lots of forms of dance out there, and I'd say if you're looking for a \"safe\" sport, non-pointe ballet and other dance styles are good. Gymnastics is good but hard on the body, and, like dancers, are out of their \"prime\" pretty early (in their mid-20s, usually).\n\nP.S. if you haven't the seen the movie Center Stage, I'd recommend it. I'd say it's a fairly accurate depiction of aspiring-professional dancer life: it's incredibly grueling and difficult, mentally and physically, but also rewarding doing something you absolutely love. ", "Avenue D and Conkey is no joke. As a high schooler from fairport, trips to the ghetto for Mexican weed was always a great adventure. Except for the time I got robbed haha. ", "the costumes/leotards or shoes? not sure how I would feel about renting something so intimate. In our dance school we weren't allowed to wear underwear onstage (interferes with lines of the costume)", "It's definitely terrible for the body, but people don't do it for fitness. It's more a physical art form than a sport.", "Genuinely confused about what stereotypes you're talking about. ", "people who practice/often dance are good dancers. FTFY\n\n You know even if it's a \"complement\" it's still racist, right? ", "White guy here, and there's no way in hell I'd ever be able to afford that. ", "There are a lot of people, black and white, who have certain notions of who can be a ballet dancer. They simply don't want to see a darker skinned person in a ballet. Arthur Mitchell was the first male black dancer hired by the NYCB, back in the 50s. He founded the Dance Theater of Harlem, which you might not be surprised to know isn't as famous as these other dance companies.\n", "Hockey players do.", "There are very few African-American BALLET dancers", "http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/breaking-barriers-on-the-stage-african-american-ballet-dancers-history/\n", "Ballet is an art.", "> I wouldn’t count on it\n\nwhen u don’t hold a XRP position", "Who needs ballet when you have twerking?", "I'm a white male that has associated himself with people of many different cultures and ethnicity. I enjoy that a lot, as well as some of the perspectives and the lifestyle that it brings (I have some friends from some middle eastern countries that have some VERY CONSERVATIVE view points that I definitely don't agree with). That can still be achieved in a room full of other white males. It's just they have to go through the same thing I did in meeting other cultures and when it gets down to it, the type of person they might hire is often not white as well and often more liberal because they are open to new ideas. \n  \nIn short, diverse thought can be achieved without any real physical or cultural diversity at all. It just seems that people that appreciate it often have less of a barrier to hiring those types of people vs say... my former coworker that hung up on a potential new employer because he had an indian accent. \n\n", "That is the cutest thing I have ever seen.", "What sort of personal training is required? I’m asking to be ready to fend off the requests from the girls!", "... You haven't been on the internet long, have you?", "Heh - that's nothing. Most pro players had had 7 or 8 surgeries by the time they're 25, and at 29, they're done..", "This is beautiful.", "Ok. \n\nIf it's not available for free in school ... or not in school at all ... even for safety reasons .... wouldn't that logically mean you would have to seek it out elsewhere to participate in it?\n\n\nAnd that is something which would cost more time/money/effort than other athletic activities, which are more widely and easily available?", "Not that they are bad but they aren’t “right” for ballet. Ballerinas are supposed to be rail thin, willowy, and white. Black girls are encouraged to practice other disciplines of dance but ballet is reserved for girls who don’t look like them. \n\nRace has played a role in ballet up until relatively recently; there are cases where a black dancer paired to dance with a white one caused a stir or simply was not done. \n", "I wouldn’t say that it’s a stereotype. But being a young black man on the verge of graduating from an HBCU, I’ve yet to meet a black female (or male lol) ballerina", "It is and the unfortunate part is that its such a small amount of the city that contributes to 90% of the crime and the best parts get stereotyped as the same when they can be great places to live. ", "But the cause isn't from conscious, malicious, and intentional racism. Pointing out the lack of a certain race, when the reasons of why a certain group don't participate aren't even remotely related to skin color, could easily be skewed as racist. He explained himself well enough that it couldn't really be twisted (and helps he wasn't white), but I've seen that happen countless times on reddit.", "And angry drunk Russian pedophiles.", "http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/breaking-barriers-on-the-stage-african-american-ballet-dancers-history/\n\nThis article diplomatically uses the term \"eurocentric\" as the standard that was applied to high end ballerinas.", "Wait, that's NOT normal??? TIL i have a \"common foot disorder\". ", "I don’t understand why it matters if there’s not a certain race of people entering a field with very little potential for success. Like the average white ballerina is probably unemployed with a second job. [There’s not much money in it *regardless* of race.](http://work.chron.com/salaries-ballet-dancers-5128.html) Which is probably why it’s difficult for black girls (and any girls, really) to find success. Expensive Dance lessons for years, dance college, etc.\n\nIt’d be like if a black milk-man was going around telling black kids they could be milkmen.\n\nDo you agree? Or am I wrong on this?", "This is so sweet. 😍", "> Diverse representation is important.\n\nWhy? I don't see people harping about getting more white people into basketball.", "Snip it. It's the only way...", "That's actually a damn good point. Either that or she can hand out scholarships or start a program to fund kids going to the ballet schools, or something? I bet you anything she could get donors- it'd be a great PR thing for some companies to be able to say they support it.", "It doesn’t. It’s just easier to get a degree in minority studies than engineering. ", "Yes, except without the money!", "Was. Was wandering etc. she retired 10 years ago. Still a great pic tho. ", "http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/breaking-barriers-on-the-stage-african-american-ballet-dancers-history/", "Hey, how about you teach them to be studious and hard-working rather than happy-go-lucky dancers? ", "It's such a weird way to interpret a really nice, positive image. He took it as a personal attack on himself *and America*.\n\nI dunno, I fear there are many like this guy, and there is no helping them. They are truly lost.", "Wikipedia [is not a reliable source of information.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source)", "Skraddidly skradoddle your leg is now a noddle ", "It's the internet. \"Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad.\"", "I didn’t there was a stereotype that said black women can’t be ballerinas.", "Wait so ur telling me this chick is just walking around the hood in a tutu? This seems dangerous but good for her", "Now just imagine people arguing that we need less black basketball players and more white basketball players because white people are underrepresented. ", "Lordy, the Morton's toe. Left foot, hurt like hell for most of my life. But I loved the ballet and still danced en pointe. Nowadays, my feet hurt when I get up after sitting for longer than 10 minutes, and particularly hurt in the morning when I get out of bed. I hope the silicone toe caps help your daughter with her Morton's toe. ", "Trujillo was a brutal and creepy motherfucker for sure. When you read about his reign you can't help but sympathize for that entire generation. The man inflicted trauma on an entire nation. He was that evil, that powerful. Sauron, as Diaz puts it. ", ">I think\n\nNo, you don't.", "Moved to Denver from Rochester. I hate it here every single day and want to move back to Rochester ASAP. I hate this fucking city (Denver). ", "Well know that I know the real name for it, the wiki makes me feel better. Check this out:\n\n\"It was an idealized form in Greek sculpture, and this persisted as an aesthetic standard through Roman and Renaissance periods and later (the Statue of Liberty has toes of this proportion).\"\n\nLADY LIBERTY HERSELF. One could even say we are literally the next stage of human evolution.", "What is it with white guys on reddit and their obsession with false rape accusations?", "I don't plan to.", "Adorable! This would do more to promote healthy eating, and fitness more than anything! Well done. ", "Can you open doors with them? ", "So you don't have copious pictures of ballerina troupes with tons of black women then?\n\nYou spelled \"I can't find these pictures.\" really wrong though.", "I mean, I've heard the stereotypes that black women are queens, but this just confirms that.\n\nI bet she talks to forest critters too.", "Oh nevermind, [it’s an SJW-created term that’s only applicable in the US for no reason at all](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_color). \n\nSo a black person in the US is a PoC, but a black person in the United Kingdom is British.\n\n #TheMoreYouKnow👍", "Lower middle class Aussie here: you're probably a fair bit higher on the social ladder then you think if it's a normal pursuit for you.\n\n", "I like what you're saying.\n\nHow do you feel about thing's like the women's march, or how every movie awards ceremony can't go 3 minutes without somebody saying some ridiculous leftist political opinion? Do you feel like you would be demonized if you disagreed with them, even slightly?", "Absolutely inspiring", "😍😍😍", " Shout out Rochester! ", "This isn't a valid argument. If the standard across the board allows body modification and encourages eating disorders, there is something wrong with the standards, not the participants. It's not that some perform better if they meet particular standards here, it's that anyone who doesn't isn't allowed to perform at all.", "It is \"girly\".", "I suppose that’s possible. ", "She wants to inspire \"women of color\" so she immediately heads to the ghetto? What the fuck kind of message does *that* send????", "Why not inspire little girls with computers and code instead of princesses and ballerinas?", "Re-read what I first said. I never said her success was the norm. What I said was she was showing the younger ladies a different option. Another potential way out. \n\nShe could’ve been walking around those neighborhoods with laptops and a lab coat talking about computer codes with the kids or whatever but that’s not the point. \n\nThe point is (imo anyway) is that she’s doing something productive with her life and she’s now using her platform, no matter how far out of the norm it is, to be a role model for younger ladies to look up to. \n\nNow explain what exactly is there not to agree with?", "Loved Roc when I went to college there. However she is in the north side from the looks of it...", "As a Rochester native I cannot be more pleased to see something nice about my city on the internet. Hats off to her. ", "Ok look, I have nothing against this, but telling me and other what we can or can't say... Its our right to express ourself in whatever manner we want. You preventing us to do so is faschist and should not be the norm around here.", "What stereotype does a tutu debunk? Isn't that a girl thing in general?", "is the stereotype that she's going to be sexually assaulted in the inner city?", "While ballet is beautiful, as a 250 lb man with square feet, I don’t think I could ever be as graceful as Christopher Walken.", "Ballet will mess up your feet and ankles faster than practically anything else. The light weight of dancers isn't *just* for aesthetics, it's because every extra pound supported by the ankles is a problem.\n\nBallet does go too far in my opinion, but it's extremeness persists due to the needs of the dance moves.", "People carry the tiniest memories from their childhood through the biggest decisions of their adult life.", "The only reason it would not be considered a sport is because no one's keeping score. But when you compare ballet to gymnastics, there's very little difference in terms of physicality, personal dedication, training, and even the fact that routines are involved. \n\nMind you, I'm not advocating for classifying ballet as a sport. It's not a sport and shouldn't be considered as such. But it's definitely just as challenging. ", "Sounds like you should move back to where you came from.", "IT'S NOT WORTH IT. STOP.", "Thanks :) \n\nI kinda hope she isn't interested in dancing at that stage. I'd rather a sport with a lower injury rate :-/", "The reason dancers began to go on pointe was after one person (Marie Taglioni) did it in their performance. People saw the added height at specific parts of the choreography made it look like the dancer was floating, ethereal. It added to the airy float of the movements, it wasn’t meant to demean girls.", "> Everyone will call you a racist if you try to point this out. There are tribes that are incredibly good distance runners or sprinters. \n\nRight, I agree. Volume to surface area is partly an adaptation to temperature (e.g. stockiness of Inuit vs. lankiness of some African groups). However, traits like that vary tremendously amongst the African continent. Further, most black Americans are descended from west African populations, and many of the small-scale societies you’re referring are based in more eastern, arid parts of Africa (for instance, while Kenya generally dominates in long-distance running, a huge portion of these Kenyan victors come from Nandi, a small geological area; this one tiny group of Africans is not indicative of all Africans). Also, it’s fallacious to say that black Africans or black people in general share similar genetic traits due to their skin color. Black Africans in the north or northeast of Africa are closer genetically to Egyptians and middle easterners, and black populations in Southern Africa are starkly different than northern populations. Skin color is not generally an accurate indicator of genetic relatedness.\n\nAlso, both me and other commenters gave valid reasons for the percentage of black players in the NFL and NBA. If African Americans were inherently much better “distance runners or sprinters,” we would see similar dominance in other sports, not just those two. Endurance and athleticism would translate to numerous other sports.", "Just wanted to point out that non white people are guilty of it too. K-pop appropriates a lot of black culture and hip hop, and in many hip hop music videos there are appropriation and exotification of Asian cultures. This does happen but whether it’s okay or bad depends on who you talk to I guess\n\nAlso wanted to point out that that argument will fall on deaf ears because people arguing against that will say that the difference is the historical/cultural dominance. (Same mentality that you can’t be racist toward white people). Not taking any sides just pointing out what people generally say and think, and that this day and age there’s no nuance in discourse any more just “either you’re with us or against us”. Hard to have a discussion with how polarized opinions are ", "BRAVO REDDIT", "And it’s their right to ban people who aren’t following the rules they have set in place lol", "It's nothing compared to a sport like hockey, as an example, when it comes to equipment, but they do go through pointe shoes at a ridiculous rate. I read somewhere a ballet dancer was buying a new pair every week. Not as a child though....as a child I imagine it's teaching and studio time. ", "I don't think I understand how cultural appropriation works", "Yes thank God. What would white men do if it wasn't for you brave people in T_D fighting to save them from oppression. ", "That would be amazing.\n\nBut Mystery Men did have a short bit with a tough-and-buff Ballerina Man, and he was awesome.", "That's an amazing image. I have a huge amount of respect to Aesha Ash for bringing ballet to the inner city.", "Beautiful lady doing a beautiful thing.", "I'm a latino. I have never seen a white dude/lady in a certain job position and gone \"well, I'm not mr. whiteypants, so that's off the books\". Who the fuck even thinks like this? ", "YES!!! ahahaha\n\nby fighting against negative stereotypes she's shown that she hates the white peoples!!\n\nbrilliante!!!!!!!!! ", "That's my fetish. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)", "> Cultural appropriation has an agreed upon definition\n\nAgreed upon by people with no real authority or moral standing to decide on others' behalf.", "And yet, less of a waste of oxygen than you, apparently. ", "reddit is a private website and hands power out to moderators for the partial purpose of deciding what users can and can't say - which is mostly used on the majority of subreddits to remove racism or other hate speech. any comment that breaks our rules will be removed, including rule 7. reddit is under no obligation to leave all comments up in the name of free speech. ", "Idk where all these people are coming from that love Rochester. Rochesterians don't even like Rochester. Graduated HS and never looked back. No plans of ever going back to live. ", "Do you know what you call a black ballet dancer?", ">the stereotype *that black inner city girls* hold\n\n.\n\n>You are literally the only person who has that thought *in this thread*\n\nPossible misunderstanding here? I think what he meant was that that is a black people belief about black people.\n\n", "What stereotypes??", "Are women of color not allowed to be ballerinas ?", "Tutu on a black woman, debunks the myth that all Ballerinas are white.", "Okay so being the \"only X Y\" isn't that big a deal in the United States. It's not like other ancient cultures where there's some sort of glass ceiling. If you're black and you're going into ballet, there's an enormous cultural stigma pointed like a loaded gun to the head of anybody who'd be like, \"NO, because you're black.\" Do that, and your career is basically over. What separates these groups is mingling, like culture.\n\nAnd no I'm not being *that* uncle who says he's not racist, just acknowledging culture. I don't mean race culture, I mean work culture.\n\nSo Eminem can become a rap artist and be fully accepted, but the chances of a white kid growing up in the rap scene like that isn't very likely as a matter of fact, not bigotry. This is because the rap scene isn't administrated or created by benevolent lords with their prejudices, but came right out of the soil. There are many, many white people who aren't able to get into the heights of the ballet scene, because the ballet culture may be hermetically sealed among a few prominent schools and circles that are sleuthing for a certain level of talent from a certain locale. You might not have Asian ballerinas, or male, or Congolese, Indian, Navajo, whatever--but these issues are logistical. Americans actually don't give a shit and consider ethnic tensions and things like voodoo, which is why the idea of the \"race card\" is a stigma also. Americans acknowledge there are idiots and weasels everywhere, but it becomes the \"race card\" when it's not another American saying, \"Hey this guy's fucking with me for nothing.\" and becomes.. OJ.\n\nThere's two letters every American understands.\n\nAnyway we don't decide these things by color but sometimes shit happens. Americans who try to spin this ballerina as having beat the system, instead of being pretty much an obvious sign that the system isn't discriminating, are shit. They're just pious religious types who stopped going to church, snakes without their snake charmers. There's been this resurgence of that lately. Ultra-Conservatism in America, like real America and not TV or Euro-America, is people who still think like it's the 1920s and they're heroes for being nice to negroes and are still discussing what to do with the Maxim Gun.", "Lmfao, wow. Pompous and pedantic. What a great combo!\n\nYou didn't bestow any new \"facts\" or \"knowledge\" on me. I'm from America, so I use the connotation generally accepted.... in America. Not sure how that is so tough to grasp, and why you're acting pompous about it. Seeing as you're also from the US, it sounds like you're just trying to be edgy.\n\nIt has nothing to do with maturity, but it sounds like you might have some insecurity issues to deal with if you need to feel gratification for being obnoxious on the internet.\n\nG'day. :)", "That didn't seem to be any kind of problem for my black peers when I was growing up. But, that was going to a private school, where almost everyone had two working parents, compatible working-class cultural backgrounds, and the same overall values. \n\nIndoctrinate racism against themselves into them while they're young, and yeah, I could imagine seeing a lot of white people doing something might hinder them, even if nothing outside of their brains is doing it, or if the external barriers are minor.", "I’m amazed at how easily the alt right is swayed by purple prose and rambling. And the Gish Gallop.\n\ninb4 “LOL IM NOT ALTRIGHT”", "Sperm with a Y chromosome have a higher burst speed, but lower stamina. So men with longer penises and more forceful ejsculations more often have boys, as the sperm start out closer to the destination, where sprinting is more valued.\n\nMen with 5 daughters must have extremely small penises very weak weak ejaculations. Every time, the slow-and-steady XX sperm are winning the race.\n\nThis is also nature's way of preventing small-penised men from passing their inferior genes along to other men.", "And do it to the next generation", "ahahaha wot incisive politicle commentary - i love the way you ignore all historicle and social context, it makes it so much more pungent!!!!!!!!", "> Hard to have a discussion with how polarized opinions are\n\nDamn right.\n\nBtw it is interesting how the only time that people who are non-white are accused of cultural appropriation, the culture they are supposedly appropriating is black culture.", "Damn man, are you ok? \n\nIf you actually took the time to read and understand what I was saying instead of jumping down my throat with an emotional response, I think you'll find that I was partly agreeing with you. In my comment I *specifically* mentioned that sharing culture is not inherently negative. Objectively, there's nothing wrong with Katy Perry wearing Japanese-inspired outfits. I *don't* think the woman in the picture was misappropriating culture, and that was the point I was making. You're arguing against a point that I didn't make. I'm also part of the 99% who don't think about whether or not it's offensive to make a quesadilla or listen to rap. People share cultures, it's a positive thing. Cultural appropriation isn't the end of the world, and it shouldn't run our lives. But to say that cultural appropriation doesn't exist or \"isn't a big deal\" because most people don't think about it doesn't make any sense. \n\nAnd you know for someone who is so quick to get riled up because I posted a comment about what a term means on reddit, I think it's hilarious that you think I'm projecting my own insecurities. You want to talk about projecting insecurities? How about you read the part of your comment where you assumed I learned this stuff in school (which I didn't, I have access to the internet like everyone else) and that I'm somehow snooty for it. I hope you can appreciate irony because I see a lot of insecurity coming from your direction.", "> A lot of young children grow up with the impression that, because of their race, certain professional activities aren't viable for them. \n\nI'm a latino. I never saw a white dude/lady in a certain job position and went \"well, I'm not mr. whiteypants, so that's off the books\". Who the fuck even thinks like this? People that are mentally blocked off a profession because they think skin color has anything to do with achieving it, thus not seeing someone with their particular skin hue in a big screen with fat stacks of money somehow deters from trying it need to get some help.", "Football is soccer in American.", "\"A mom telling their child they can't do something because they are black is a horrible thing.\" \n\nIt is, but it happens. If you ask anyone (it doesn't have to be with race, this can even apply with other - isms) if their parents stopped them from doing something they love or wanted to try out because of one thing or another especially when it comes to where they live, what kind of societal experiences their parents had, etc. Our family teaches us good and bad ideals that some of us either stick to those ideals or change their them as they get older. \n\nI'll tell you, the reason why race is such an issue is because it's always been an issue. If not African Americans, then Native Americans, if not them, think about the other whites that did go through discrimination such as the European whites.\n\nI mean, slowly, we're getting better, but we're still having issues that needs to actually be addressed like many other issues instead of swept under the rug and ignored. But it's people like the ballerina posted that wants that to change so that kids don't have to go through such harsh discriminations of the world growing up and feeling like they can't accomplish it because no one else is doing it.", "> ballerina feet.\n\nI work PT, and can always tell an ex dancer by their feet. \n", "But the pepper spray always hurts my eyes", "“I don’t understand”. You answered your own question. \n\n", "Very few black women are ballerinas. This is absolutely positive and stereotype shattering. Ask kids in the hood what they can become, I doubt many will say ballerinas.", "And MONEY all those ballerina lessons are super expensive people forget when they are telling the big lie about \"you be anything you want to be\"", "That is crazy. Not trying to offend, because it obviously paid off and I am not a professional anything, but do you regret not having a childhood? ", "It takes years of rigorous study to be a ballerina.", "I had the same problem and my podiatrist offered to just chop it off. ", "Not all black people are poor ", "How do you explain black runners outperforming non-black runners? Running requires even less equipment than basketball. ", "But the distribution of places where it is available does not necessarily favor white or rich people. Track is big in the south and there is a lot of black people in the south. \n\nIt could very well be possible that it’s simply a “stick with who you know” situation. Predominately, black athletes gravitate towards sprint events and white people toward distance events. Black people in the long and triple jump, white people in the high jump and pole vault. Throws seem to be pretty well mixed. I don’t fully know why these lines seem to be drawn, but they do. And there certainly is no cost barrier to distance running. ", "Though plenty of young people come because of the low cost of living ", "Field Hockey being referred to simply as \"hockey\" in places outside the US is a fact. The way you use words isn't the way everyone uses words. Fact. You're just gonna have to grow up and deal with it but hopefully the petty downvotes you're bestowing help you cope. ", "Your anecdote means a lot to me. ", "I would think the problem for girls of color in inner cities is access to ballet classes due to lack of transportation, ability to pay, etc. Not that there was a stereotype against black ballet dancers.", "Oh man...you really got me there...good one susie", "Bill Burr says that line in a couple of his bits. ", "Man, House of Guitars is a cool place and all but I've gone there to both buy and sell gear and they're just so pretentious, low offers for my stuff, and the prices on the res were jacked up, at least for what I was looking for. Definitely a cool place though!", "Lol what? How is it your right? ", "Boobies you say? *tips fedora* ", ">This picture was taken only minutes before she was shot in a drive-by.\n\nWoah, no way.", "Sounds like you don't, actually. \"Norm\" is just something that is usual. The definition in no way requires that they have to be artificially created or perpetuated. Weather norms exist, for example, and have always existed, long before the impact of anthropomorphic global warming.", "Umm that’s also you?", "Your final paragraph was really elegantly put. I know others have said it already, but I'm rarely struck by the compositional artistry of a reddit comment, and I thought your prose was too good to not mention. ", "O_O", "> Can't take these racists anywhere. \n\nThe Golden Corral is a good place. Food distracts them.", "Why does it necessarily matter what term is used, if the people being referred to don't take offense to the terms?", "Thankfully, the *owners* of this *privately held* website do not agree. The constitution bans the government from preventing you speaking your mind. It says absolutely nothing about my kicking your sorry ass out of my house if you defame my wife and kids. Or off my website if you spread racist bigoted crap.", "OTOH, and this is very much speculation: what are the rates at which they try to enter subsidized programs? I don't know, but to play devil's advocate here, just because you filled up a trough with water doesn't mean a lost horse is going to know to go looking for it.", "I just realised there is a real shortage of diversity in the ballet world. Thank you for opening my mind.", "I dated a ballerina. Her poor feet. ", "I don't think anyone has managed to get the original one mixed up with the USA yet, but I wouldn't put it past someone to end up in America instead of kent", "Find me NBA pictures with tons of Hispanics, find me NHL pics with tons of Asians, find me the BET network pics with tons of whites, etc etc etc...it could happen if people wanted it to happen but people don't want to do it...doesn't mean it's unfair or it can't happen ...it just doesn't. We don't have to keep pushing an agenda because one race or another feels slighted. Grow up.", "How is that bingo?", "That's great. Chemical engineering is one of those degrees where there is more of an even spread. Currently there is a 29% enrollment of women in that degree at my university. I can tell you that there is a very big difference in image and stereotype between turning a wrench on a motor housing and combining chemicals in a lab. 11% enrollment by women in my major is a very clear indicator of that and as you said, many of them still act girly girly at times too. That part doesn't bother me. It's more the fact that people looked at Queen Elizabeth without thinking about that she also was a mechanic in a motor pool as well, which isn't really a social justice narrative du jour, more like the century. \n  \nI think a lot of people are missing my point though. Early childhood development is very much an important thing. What those tests often don't account for is exactly that. they also don't ask why so many men follow a larger standard deviation than women. There are so many conditional statements that have to be made in those studies that saying that men and women are different still doesn't hold full weight. \n  \nMy point, quite explicitly stated, is that women are raised to be women with the social expectations of women while men are raised with the expectations of being men. The fact that toys for Stem were [three times more likely to be targeted towards boys](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/08/gendered-toys-deter-girls-from-career-engineering-technology) shows the difference in conditioning. If you read into this [article](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747736/) it finds if anything that women are more adaptable to more gender situations. ", "You and I aren't outside the US, bud, so that's pretty fucking irrelevant. Fact. The way the majority of a population uses words is how words are used. Fact. I love how you're going from \"I'm dropping knowledge bombs\" to \"you're gonna have to grow up\". Downvotes are for things that don't contribute to the discussion. You aren't contributing to the discussion, therefore you get to take some downvotes. Whining about getting them.. well, examine the problem (you not contributing to the discussion), and maybe you can look inside and fix it.\n\nHope your insecurities about imaginary internet points gets better, and that you get the patting on the back you need for irrelevant information!", "Reading this, I like to imagine that you are now like a 6'6\" 270lbs giant motherfucker with a shaved head, scars on the knuckles and a low brow, reminiscing about the happier days.", "How is that racist?", "I wish these kind of rules were removed from all subs and just let users upvote comments they want to see.", "I've read that parking is an issue at RIT I definitely won't have a can't freshman year if I go but plan of getting one after.", "Well, since she spent most of her life as the only black ballerina in her company, I'd guess it's something to do with black ballerinas, huh? Having known a lot of ballerinas in my life (oddly) there's VERY few people of color in ballet ", "Some People like to show support", "A lot of schools require different color leotards for different *levels* but those are also called classes. I don't think op meant that she has to have a new leotard for every practice. As for the other things, yep, presentation is extremely important and is drilled into the students from a young age. ", "MY wife practiced ballet and I never really understood it. But I made damned sure she got to class on time. Bad things happened if I got in her way.", "At least its something. If she gives one kid the courage to break out of the cycle of violent degeneracy its worth it.", "Aha so all of reddit can be considered as fake news. Since all the credible sources and posters can be banned from subreddits and only fake news stays up.\n\nModerators can be racist and supress the truth and real facts. Run a propaganda machine subreddits, etc. Happened on many subreddits already. If someone speaks the truth they get banned. Happened to me for posting a source, debunking bullshit.\n\nIf this is reddit, I dont want to be a part of it. People should be able to speak freely without faschist moderators.\n\n", "I see what you mean, but I disagree. Though there's some nuance, the basic concept is pretty simple. I'm talking about inherently negative implications of a majority taking things from a minority's culture and making it *their own*. \n\nI don't assume it has a malignant motivation, the only assumption made was that *you assumed* that I made an assumption. I specifically said there's nothing inherently wrong with cultural exchange. I'm not talking about doing yoga or eating burritos. I don't think those count as cultural appropriation because I'm not a lunatic, and if you tried to understand what I wrote, I think that's pretty clear. I specifically said there's nothing inherently wrong with exchange of culture.", "You do not understand free dpeach", "Good job hunting those down so you can say \"seee people are racist! Day ruined!\"\n\nNo shit", "This wasn't a ballerina recruitment session though, it was simply meant to inspire success, she just happened to be a ballerina so that's how she portrayed her message. The glaring problem is the blatant bigotry in excluding a single race from a message that's supposed to be positive - inspiration and success. I guess that inner city white woman living in poverty doesn't need any inspiration. Could you just imagine the absolute shitstorm that would happen if a white woman went around with a mission to only inspire white women to be successful? \n", "What stereotypes specifically??", "Major babe", "That’s fine, provide your definition. ", "No idea. Basketball, I guess.", "“Why can’t every subreddit be theDonald?”", "There's an old Footloose poster at the place I dance, where I saw that show on Broadway in HS...that poster is now older than people I dance with", "Wait I thought the stereotype was that black people knew how to dance. ", "Change the stereotype from what to what?", "😍😍😍", "I've never met a single person that thinks hockey defaults to field hockey.", "It's clearly manipulated. Please. I've been to Reddit and imgur in SF. People pay money for votes. ", "Getting kids into arts is more about directing brain development than preparing them for that art as a career.", "I'm guessing the pavement fucked those shoes though", "It's agreed upon by the people who take the time to study it and its effects, but regardless, you're still not understanding my point. Why did you only respond to the point that I specifically said wasn't even my main point?", "What's the stereotype about women of color exactly?", "> ice skating, singing opera, playing the violin, horseback riding\n\nam white. can confirm these are stereotypically white activities.", "Blaming slavery because you want to steal?", "It always has to be about race ", "Not to everyone.", "So you're black, white, Asian, and Native American? Come on brah. Just pick one.\n\nI'll give you Oakland. I've been to Oakland and I don't ever want to go back there ever again. And to wear a hoodie, I'm out.\n\nBut what do you look like to everybody else? Do you look a certain type or do you look ethnically ambiguous?", "Remember: you don't suffer from insanity, you enjoy every second of it!", "Bravo!!!", "As stated, I am ignorant to the entire world of ballet. More to know. Always things to learn, afraid at this rate I wont learn it all before I'm toast. :P", "I have a different perspective, being a straight, white, young adult male living in Canada. Since I'm part of a class that has without a doubt the most freedom to do what they want and unfortunately does most of the oppressing, I was confused growing up whenever I encountered examples of racial stereotypes and imbalances in society because I simply couldn't relate. Luckily, I grew up in a household sheltered from biased opinions and taught that in reality, race is and has always been a shitty and flawed social construct. \n\nAll things considered, the color of your skin doesn't have any effect on how smart you are, or how aggressive, nice, athletic, or anything really. The same pretty much goes for being a man or woman or anything in between. You're right, it's all subconscious. \n\nIt pisses me off to see communities and workplaces dominated by one particular class of people. The way I see things when everybody looks the same and acts the same, it all starts to seem rather boring and everybody becomes narrow-minded. ", "Do you know for a fact the distribution doesn't favor rich? If not, why assume it's not?\n\nGrowing up poor and living in poor areas all over the country, i don't know of a single place where pole vaulting was just as cheap/easy thing to get into as other athletics. \n\nI also know of a buncha places where many athletics are subsidized by the city/community, basketball is a relatively common one in most poor neighborhoods. I don't know of a single government or city funded pole vault center or whatever you do pole vault. \n\nAnd how are you completey continuing to ignore the question I keep asking?\n\nHow is pole vaulting not a more expensive athletic activity/sport than if it's less accessible/available (even if you wanna say it's only for safety reasons) than stuff like running track and basketball?\n\nThere is no possible way you can say extra cost is not a factor. ", "*colored woman", "That’s a unicone. ", "Most importantly, Wegmans.", "Inspiring others is great but isn't ballet really bad from a health standpoint? I mean don't professionals regularly dance through foot fractures and what have you? Feel the same way about football btw, not sure if these are something that we should be encouraging kids to get into.", "Alternatively, you can skip all that dedication and practice and go for \"princess\" through treachery and murder.", "Homie in the back looks *inspired*.", "Mine wasn't an angry Russian woman but I do remember the yelling..", "What do you mean like the people I hate? I don't hate anyone. I was just commenting on a particular concept and context here.\n\nYou made it seem like you favored cultural appropriation in one area for a group of people, and condemned it as fragility in another area for another group of people.\n\nWas that not your position? If it wasn't, then I apologize.", "Over time, yes. Moderation, yada yada.", "...have you...have you seen competitive Irish dance? You also go on pointe, we just don't call it that. The shoes are lightly more accommodating, made out of leather, fiber glass, and metal. And it's many, many of the same motions, at quadruple the speed. \n\nBoth are horrible on your feet and ankles, and she knew I was taking one class, not becoming a professional. I wasn't overweight. My ankles are still huge and well enough to support my \"heft\" ", "First of all, [Citation needed]\n\nAnd second of all, how can you say that women are not avoiding these fields simply because they are male dominated? Over and over again we see the sexual harassment that comes from male dominated fields, why would someone want to subject themselves to that?\n\nYou claim that everything comes down to some \"individual choice\" like we are not incredibly influenced by the society we grow up in. We are not individual animals, we are social beings, and the society we grow up in has a large part in shaping who we are, what we like, and how we think. ", "Okay, I guess I’m right then. Thanks 🙏🏿 ", "lolz Yeah, that foothold. ", "...this is dark podiatrist humor, right? I never trusted those feet dudes... ", "music lessons is upper class? dang lol", "He’s persistently stupid. Don’t bother. He’ll get tired and take a nap eventually. ", ">If this is reddit, I dont want to be part of it.\n\nNo one is forcing you to stay.", "Yes and no. Our top professionals make $80-120k/year. Granted, you start out in the Corps, which is only about 26k. ", "Join Stormfront if you like, since you think it's \"faschist\" for racists to be banned. That's a whole website where you can be as racist as you want.", "I'm confused. What was hypocritical or a double standard in my two replies to you?", "My figure skates are 2200$ a pair. I would go through a pair a year before it wasn't safe to jump in them anymore...", "That's so awesome. Those little girls look really engaged and interested.", "Oh, that's the stereotype she was fighting? I was wondering. I hate to say it, but the real enemy is the people that think they have to perpetuate the stereotype. \n\n\nAt my workplace, we have some 20ish African American coworkers, and I can only think of like three of them as not being sassy and unnecessarily aggressive. \n\nNot picking on just them, mind you - teenagers also have similar stereotypes that they seem to feel the need to fulfill. ", "Ish? ", "Agreed. :)\n\nPerhaps I overreacted initially.", "And until the ingrown toenails come along and make your feet feel like fire every time you so much as brush up against your tights, let alone when you’re en pointe... then even toe pads can’t save you", "Never give up on your dreams, you sexy land otter, you! Get out there and show those swans who runs the lake! ", "I love how assholes just ignore context to make their worldviews not seem ill-informed.", "What a beautiful ballerina!", "The OP asked why blacks are not called American. We are. When you see the term African American, it almost always refers to skin color, no matter where the person’s ancestors came from. When someone asks where I’m from, I don’t say Africa America. I say America. When a form asks for my race, I check African American, which is almost always combined with black. (Black/African American)\n\nI think African American means black because that is how it is used in our society. \n\nI’m not arguing with you. It is a way to tie the black culture together. But I’m not wrong when I say that it also refers to the black race. ", "Anything in a Philly accent sounds insulting ", "I mean they're like $50/week for lessons plus the instrument themselves can be expensive (my little brother's trumpet was $100 at a garage sale but that's not typical), so I'd say so. ", "Except a lot of people agree.", "Exactly. I may be a horrible Danish national-conservative, but when I see a black ballet dancer teaching kids in a poor neighborhood to dance, then I smile. But turning it into a political issue turns me away - and yes, fighting stereotypes makes it political, I know the slogans.\n\nI know nothing about ballet. Why do so many East Asian play classical music? And why do every damn Greenlander I meet play guitar? ", "You're still spelling it wrong.\n\nTry harder this time.", "You are absolutely right, but the kids in the photo seem to be enjoying themselves. The point of Ash doing something like this is to disprove the stereotypes to the kids themselves, \"Hey, someone like me can do that!\". Of course, the prohibitive cost of ballet is ignored for this purpose.", "I highly doubt you debunked anything with a credible source. You sound like you have trouble just time your shoes on the morning.", "That's what they told my husband, too. ", "Hello mirror", "Still didn't answer my question Oprah", "Blaming the victim and generalization? Idk ", "It's pretty atypical for a pro to have more than a couple that young.\n\nAlso all of the big 4 are over 29 years old.", "94,000+ upvotes! 94,000+ people who saw this and felt that it was worth sharing for one of many reasons.... The world is full of good, honest, decent people despite what media leads us to believe. I like to remind myself of that. And good on the ballerina for stepping up as a role model :)", "I don’t know for a fact, but I am going on what I feel from a long time being around the sport. \n\nAnd it really isn’t all that expensive for the school. All that is needed are stands, poles, and mats. Not a huge upfront cost, considering there is very, very little cost in a track program to begin with. It is certainly far cheaper the equipping 70 kids in football gear. ", "You should ask Trayvon Martin.", "Welcome to the freakshow! Get your toe rings to the right, and the flip flops down by the fountain. ", "I guess I Walk Like an Egyptian.", "my mom always called it the devil's toe. i was an evil little child, so i suppose it fits.", "nope", "Trump is a POS.", "Have you ever seen a curlers liver. That sport really gives it a beating.", "And for a lot less money! ", "I had to actually look at my toes because I thought my second one was longer (it is).. I guess I don't spend a lot of time looking at feet. I thought EVERYONE had a Morton's toe, I guess :/", "The first major Prima Ballerina in the United States was a Native American woman. The world some people are so desperate to preserve never existed.", "Easy. Jump through enough mental hoops and you can use -anything- to justify being a shitty person.", "I’m in the same spot as you. I’m just starting to realize the very tangible benefit that workplaces diversity provides. I work with 99% white males and it definitely make for a culture that is stubborn and resistant to any change.", "Okay, here's an example: When you were young, who did you consider to be your hero?", "Ask kids **anywhere** what they can become, and I doubt many will say ballerinas.", "She's stunning, looks like she danced right out of a fairytale. Hard to imagine young girls not being inspired by that. Way to go, Aesha.", "My sister calls mine finger toes. ", "Swimming? I have seen some lovely girls who looked fantastic because they were on the swim team, but originally wanted to be ballet dancers. They were excellent swimmers. ", "I mean, not really. A good test is to reverse the roles, and see if the concept remains true: \n\nA black woman goes into a poor part of town and exclusively talks to women of color about success and plasters it on social media, the feel good emoticons start flying, people are praising her for her strong message of inclusion to certain groups, etc. Yay!\n\nA white woman goes into a poor part of town and exclusively talks to white women about success, posts it on social media....It gets shared 100x more than the supposed message of positivity, trolls contact their employer and get her fired, her house gets egged, tires slashed, etc. \n\nThe dictionary also would consider that bigotry, as well as most people on this planet that know the definition of the word, which is why there's nothing further to argue about. I'm just not sure why this whole social justice movement seems to be blind to their own hypocrisy. ", "Good thing your'e not in charge then", "You never asked one, bruh.\n\nYou know you have to end a sentence with \"?\" to make it a question, right?\n\nIt amuses me you're so petty you auto downvote my posts when I haven't up or downvoted yours.\n\nUnsolicited advice, don't bring your emotions to a logic fight.", "A that grape and frost? This is a beautiful way to interact with the community and open up avenues to children have may have not been exposed/presented with the opportunity to practice ballet.", "That means morally good people have to waste their time to trolls and racists.", "And if the rules are faschist and prevent truthsayers telling the truth and facts? It happens, just look at r/feminism they ban people for posting sources and facts. In that case Reddit is supporting fake news and a propaganda machines. Tell me that you support that! Suppression of peoples opinions is not ok and it never will be.", "Lol I know. He replies to every single reply to his comments but says \"I'm not going to waste time looking up information to prove my points or disprove your points.\"", ">If two equal ( one white , one black ) people apply for same job , if employer won't hire black one instead of white one we will say this is racism\n\nGenerally that won't be the case. If blacks want to be hired in large numbers, and remain in a white society, they constantly need to be propped up.", "A great act by a great person. Rochester is a troubled place and it needs this kind of hope right now.", "RIT student and her father are accused if killing her mother (his ex-wife) and making the scene look like a suicide. But that story broke only in the last two days.\n\nThe scandal about the UR professor accused of sexual misconduct has been dragging for months, finally causing the UR president to finally resign in the last couple weeks.\n\n", "Anything to help get an overweight, overaged, too-much-of-a-pushover-to-be-a-stagemom back to that moment you of glorious balance and strength without living through my daughters toe?? Does Bloch make a crane yet? ", "I failed to explain. I meant the injuries I saw looked quite awful and that it's just accepted and expected for you to deal with it.\n\n I don't think it was designed with the intent to be demeaning to anyone, just that we are a smarter people now and I didn't understand why people are sticking with old traditions that aren't so healthy. \n\nBut some of the explanations have stated that starting girls too young is a big factor to that problem. I'm just here to learn.", "Yeah, it's like the whole stereotype about how \"ethnic\" moms treat you vs white moms. In general, if you do badly on homework, a white parent is likely to work with you on fixing what you did wrong while saying things like \"I'm not mad, honey, just disappointed. But let's use this as an opportunity to learn from our mistakes\"\n\nAn ethnic parent is likely to be like \"BITCH DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO FAIL ANYMORE ASSIGNMENTS?\" followed by threats or actual violence.\n\n\n\nSource: am Afghan. Do not mess up or it'll hurt. And do you expect educational help from your parents? Ha! That's a good one. ", "For a place with the quality suburbs that it has, Rochester can be a tough place in the City. The public school system is one of the worst in the country, and when they try to get kids out of the City into the suburbs through the City-Suburban program, racists complain about city kids trying to get out. University of Rochester is doing the best it can to help, but people really need to step up and fix Rochester, because it is in a downward spiral. ", "Every source I can find shows that the origin of Nachos were created in 1943 by a Mexican named Ignacio \"Nacho\" Anaya, in a small Mexican city close to the border. Called Nachos because that's the nickname of people named Ignacio. ", "> If this is reddit, I dont want to be a part of it. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOnG4BzRzPs", "My niece goes through a lot of shoes and leotards, and the classes are expensive (especially if it’s the junior company for a professional group). The more serious you are, the more expensive it gets.", "Disheartening. ", "We're talking about Black people in their own country.\n\nNot white people in a foreign country. I fail to see how your analogy is valid.", "Actually blacks and Latin Americans are naturally better dancers than whites", "Yeah in real life with my circle of friends I occasionally make some racist-ish jokes, it's perfectly okay, people just have to know when or where is the best place to say them. \n\nAnd yeah the Internet is the best place to say them, you can't make the whole internet your safe space, how about people like you stop policing harmless behaviour huh?", "We're 9gag now, I guess. ", "The first Prima Ballerina in the United States was from the [Osage Nation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Tallchief). This would not be a huge deal at all if not for people desperate to preserve a world that never existed. That is why it is so amazing to see this woman doing her part to make her achievement a minor thing.", "I've lived outside the US and there is a significant population of non-Americans on Reddit. The majority of the population in other areas refers to things in different ways. \n\nAnd regardless, I've clearly stated \"hockey\" means \"field hockey\" outside of the US.\n\n You're the one who made a blanket statement about hockey meaning ice hockey - without stating a location. Which is fine, since you're in the US, but there's nothing wrong with what I pointed out. It's a simple fact, not something worthy of a argument. \n", "I am not that into ballet, and judging by your post history, you aren't either so this is just going off a cursory google search.\n\nIt seems like the stereotype for the average ballet dancer is the petite white girl. At least this is often how it has often been portrayed in the media. When I googled: \"ballet movies\" and looked at the first few titles, there were very few black actors at all. There was one movie that seemed to primarily focus on race (I don't know any more than that. Racial themes was all that was listed on the IMDB).\n\nI also found an opinion piece from the NYT, that while it doesn't necessarily talk about \"people of color\", it does talk about some of the dated stances that ballet shows still employ.\n\n>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/arts/dance/ballet-clings-to-racial-ethnic-and-national-stereotypes.html\n\nI might be completely wrong but judging from what I found, it seems like there is something to it. I don't think it's entirely baseless.", "Jesus wept. \n\nThat's literally what the woman in the image is trying to do.", "Seems reasonable", "Jesus can't they reinforce the shoes?!", "The message wasn't to literally convince them to be ballerinas, it was to show that they could do something if they really tried and to overcome what is typically just a perceived obstacle.", "I am *such* a 12-year old. ^hehe, ^nipple ^cream", "I am *such* a 12-year old. ^hehe, ^nipple ^cream", "When you look at who's president of the U.S. you can imagine people tripping over themselves for this opportunity.", "Most definitely. I have a feeling a lot of those people resistant to change are responding to me atm. I'm being respectful and citing sources the best I can. Not really fun conversations to have but I think it would be good for people to realize there is such thing as a non-radical semi-feminist white male that is totally down for equal employment opportunities but seriously fucking hates it when someone sends out a company wide email that explains why \"their dog is a democrat\" or how the liberals are constantly stepping on their toes like some boogy man. ", "all tutus should be black.", "Where do you live?\n\nA quick google search would suggest it's likely the US or Canada. \n\n '\nThe term \"field hockey\" is used primarily in Canada and the United States where ice hockey is more popular.\n'", "The costumes.", "Uhhh ya that's racist as fuck right there. Gonna need some kind of cite before I say anything other than you're a racist piece of shit\n", "Many ballerinas perform into their 40s, even 50s, and take over as mentors and teachers afterwards. Average annual salary for one New York ballet company is $35,000 for ballerinas.\n\nIf they want to be ballerinas, or really any type of professional athlete or performer, then allow her to inspire them. Not everyone wants to be a millionaire, some people just want to enjoy spending part of their life doing what they're passionate about.", "Yeah, at high levels ballet is as bad for you as any competitive sport. It's extremely taxing physically, if done competitively, as my shot ankles and busted knees can attest. I wouldn't say it's as dangerous as football, since contact isn't an inherent part of the art. I think a better comparison is gymnastics. The top level athletes will play through some horrible shit and push themselves (or have themselves pushed) too far, but the average kid doing back handsprings and cartwheels in their yard is just having fun. As a *hobby* ballet is good exercise and teaches discipline and appreciation for culture and tradition. ", "But then another walks behind in leggings and a t-shirt eating a chicken drumsticks and totally ruins it", "The morality is still the same. What about whites and blacks born in Japan or Indonesia or in any other country where they're the vast majority? The morality is still the same that they don't bicker about as abysmally \"first world\" this supposed issue is.", "This is really disturbing people could see this as part of some agenda. How is showing support for a lady trying to change opinions on ballet in black communities part of an agenda? And why is that a problem? What could possibly be political about that?", " What do you get when you cross a contaminated abortion, a cum sock, a bloated dog corpse, and a fist size ball of shit covered maggots? \n\n*An u7zorot*! Man am I glad you appreciate jokes.", "Sorry if I come as ignorant, but is there a \"black women shouldn't be dancers\" stereotype in that region? Because as far as I've lived, I've never seen any prejudice like that", "you're a weirdo triggered over a picture", "Ice skating is not super expensive man, renting skates is extremely cheap. I skated in lake placid on an Olympic rink for $6 if you can't cough up six bucks for your kid every once in a while you have much greater problems.", "Nope he was serious. I didn't take him up on his offer. ", "Most people probably don't, but a lot of people think a lot of odd things that you or I wouldn't for all kinds of reasons. ", "And you had 44 more presidents than they did.\n\nI will say this, you and many others are why I'm starting to think social media was a clever way to get racists to out themselves.", "What is a shortage of diversity? Why is there an implied necessary quota of ethnicities present in things? Why aren't there more \"women of color\" owning sub shops or fly fishing stores? The hell difference would it make anyway? Why do we have to keep shoving random arbitrary occupations down different \"minority classes\" throats?", "\"See kids, this is how you entertain these white folks. Get ta dancin'\" - Dave Chappelle", "what did OP say? ", "That was a really insightful post, I enjoyed it. I like the idea of encouraging any hobby your kid might enjoy, but I was just skeptical of this one for the reasons stated. \n\nWhat I meant by archaic was that we're rapidly advancing socially to be more aware of equality in all aspects of life, yet we still have this weird traditional thing where (mostly girls?) have to injure their feet in order to do it?\n\nAt least from my perspective, based off of an article I read and photos from it from a few years ago. \n\nI do think that tennis elbow and other sports related injuries differ significantly from ones caused by stuffing one's feet into tight shoes and standing on your toes, personally.\n\nI could be getting this all horribly wrong too and instances of those types of injuries could be far lower than implied and also related to starting the girls too young as some have said.\n", "Freshman year you have to park in the shit lot which is a couple min walk from the dorms but after that you can get pretty good parking permits for whatever is closest to your first class if you decide to love off campus. \n\nYou can have a car freshman year and its no problem but you aren't going to be able to bring it to class ", "Bit what hoops, Trump is a fucktard", "how about encourage them to be something useful?", "Not really no. Nothing points to your statement being right.", "No.\n\nNo it's not.\n\nWe are talking about a culture in and of itself. Not how some members of this culture feel in a foreign land.\n\nIt's about how people are treated in **their own home country**.", "So everything is false?", "> The photos were taken between my hometown of Rochester, NY and Richmond, CA\n\nThat uh.. covers a pretty big area. Maybe we can narrow that down a bit..", "How is using gender stereotypes to change color stereotypes a good thing?", "> Tons Tons Tons of festivals in the summer\n\nWell, when summer is all of 27 days long, you do kind of have to really cram them in there.\n\nMy brain can’t cope with an environment that is gray, brown, and dead for 8 months straight. I would get so mopey and miserable.", "Little gestures like this can go a long way for kids.", "It’s definitely a touchy subject, especially among new grads who feel like they are victims of “affirmative action”. Honestly I used to have the same opinion. It wasn’t until I actually started working that I realized how wrong I was. ", "White guy also here. Wanna go dance in the street for free?", "I watched a documentary about a ballet competition, and an African American dancer had to dye all her tutu underskirt thingys and tights because they didn't have any to match her skin tone! So seems still pretty uncommon", "Some people could call that a problem, but it would definitely be a very different one from the other way around. Want to see more black people in upper-class activities like horse riding and ballet? First, you need public funding for such activities. Regardless of skin color, nobody's going to buy a violin, a horse, or dance lessons they can't afford. If you make those activities more accessible, over time more people will use them. Second, you need a cultural change, like shown in the OP. Inspiration is really important to kids. \n\nBut if you want white people to be more represented in \"lower-class\" activities like basketball, you need them to be okay with the stigma of doing things that poor people do, and teach them that enjoyment can be found in cheap ways too. You also need to give people a reason to go into fields like pro basketball. For poor black people, the incentive is obvious: You don't need an education to get into it, and you can be hugely successful if you just put in the effort. The few that make it to the top teams can easily be set for life, and even more local players can at least get by. But for a middle class suburban white guy, sure sports are fun but you have a lot of other things to choose from professionally, most of which lead to a boring but secure office job.", "As a black girl, I sometimes become extremely depressed by the way society views me. I'm not allowed to be a princess, a fairy, beautiful, prized, cute, lovable, soft, vulnerable, etc. \n\nIt's anguishing to be compared to other women and found to be lacking purity or gentleness no matter what I do or how I present myself. Black girls aren't ever described as demure and sweet. We have \"attitudes\", and we're \"sassy\". To the world, it seems, we're rough and need to be treated with unkind hands. \n\nIt may not be possible to change the minds of those with prejudices, hatred or simple misunderstandings/ignorance, but it's important to let black girls know they can be what they choose. They aren't destined to be less loved or appreciated than White, Asian or Latina women. We must challenge this unaccepting world.\nEdit: A word.", "You don't have to yell.", "This is a great idea: black girls would be good ballerinas because they are naturally athletic. ", "Then log off and delete the account.", "So you repeatedly ignore and refuse to acknowledge the fact that pole vaulting is not as easily/cheaply available in poor areas in comparison to other sports which are more easily/cheaply available - which logically means it requires extra cost (time/money) to participate in pole vaulting than those other sports. \n\n\n\nGotcha. You're clearly just trolling.", "Not all dancers will spend that much though. People who want to be professional ballerinas probably should, but it’s not required. I didn’t go to a professional dance school so my classes were a lot cheaper and a lot less strict about dress code. I think my parents paid $100 a month for my classes (I usually had around 4/5 hours of classes a week). If you just want your kid to have a hobby, a non professional dance studio would be a lot better. Pointe shoes are still ridiculously expensive though.", "You have no idea the volume of spam that hate can produce. (Spam is the mild form... radicals shoot bomb and destroy in the name of their stupid self righteousness)", "No idea who any of those dudes are. Most people probably don't unless they are into golf.", "You're half right. The initial hurdle to getting into ballet for a lot of lower-income kids is the cost. Dance classes and leotards and ballet shoes aren't cheap. Assuming you manage to get all that together, and are part of the 1% who are actually *really* good, there is absolutely a stereotype that ballet companies look for when casting. It's changing a lot, for the better, but there is no question that most of the traditional ballet roles were written with very lithe white dancers in mind.", "What makes America a home country for black people then? America was founded by white men. Or is it because they were brought over as slaves in the early years by both white men and from men in their home country?", ">Reddit is an echo chamber of people complaining. It's pretty annoying.\n\nFTFY\n\nProbably because anyone can be a victim of racism. Saying white people be victims of racism is inherently racist.", "Zweigle's", "Sheesh put NSFL on that man", "Geez man! Almost puked. I take it these women wont be going out in high heels anytime soon", "that is racist", "It's hard being caught in the middle. Turning around and looking at women and saying \"sometimes it sucks to be a dude too\" doesn't really pull a good conversation either. In the end, you feel like your fighting both sides with no middle ground. ", "Fuckin love this place. ", "Wow she is so beautiful! That’s such a great idea. Those little girls were probably so inspired!", "Hockey would probably be a close approximation in the states (or at least the midwest where I'm from). Parents are constantly buying new equipment. Their kid needs to be in some league 3/4 year, and once their child starts getting really good they're not playing for the local middleschool/highschool team, they're on some midget major team that travels all around the region. Then parents have to foot the bill for all the food, gas money, and hotels just so their kid can play other elite kids. Shit gets expensive.", "You can’t possibly believe the only people who are racist are the ones that admit it. \n\nThe confederacy existed for the primary purpose of enshrining slavery. How is sympathizing with that not racist? The south is full of people who wish the confederacy won. \n\nStop spreading revisionist bullshit. ", "The women’s march was the biggest American protest in history, do you really think that that was some radical fringe thing? I was in the women’s march. And I don’t really care what people in Hollywood say unless they’re in character and the movie is goods\n\nBut to answer what I think is the root of your question, I do feel like there is a lot of nuanced discussion when it comes to one on one conversations. There’s a lot that I don’t understand and have learned from this past year of women coming forward and speaking about their abuse, or black lives matter talking about the discomfort they feel with the police shootings. Even from the other side, hearing from individual coal miners afraid of the future or ranchers out West resentful of government interference. It’s when people mob together or speak on social media that the nuance is lost. \n\nI’ll give an example of what I mean. When the case that is in SCOTUS now about the gay wedding and the cake first started, I didn’t know what I felt. Sure, the government should have no business restricting marriage between two consenting adults. I just felt that forcing a business to comply felt a little thought-police-y. When I expressed that in a public forum, I was dismissed as ignorant, and that I shouldn’t even have to ask if it was the duty of government to step in, because of course it is. It was super shitty, I wasn’t even against them, I just didn’t understand. When I later expressed those same feelings in private with activist gay friends, they thoroughly explained their arguments, tried to convince me, and heard my counter points. Now, I don’t know where I stand, and that’s fine. But I did feel I was attacked before people understood my perspective, and in a public forum the nuance was lost.", "Yeah comment wasn’t drawing any conclusions, I said. Feel free to continue postulating. ", "Theyre appropriating my culture!", "Nope. That's a horror movie in real life, all the respect for the dancers. Then all the sympathy for their poor, poor innocent feet.\n\nI say this as a large guy that has hairy hobbit feet that can walk on hot stone with no issue, but cries when I stub my toe on a table.", "I recently started making my own. \n\n10/10", "Yes I sure will, dont wanna get corrupted by all this fake liberalism.", "^^not ^^sure ^^when ^^i ^^was ^^yelling", "Insert spelling burn here. Probably autocorrect.", "I am a white male from England, without children. I hope someone like her inspires my unborn daughters, or sons", "Rochester NY?", "Are you a high level skater?", "most of the goat food is good and well worth the price. ", "Inb4 lock", "Really very good. I like her very much.", "The Sausage Rule applies here: \"If you enjoy a product, do no learn how it's made\"", "bubble hockey?", "How do you pronounce her name? Is it Aysha or I-eesha?", "I don't think I'd like to have sex with a football player, but then again I'm straight.", "Does Rochester really have an inner city? I thought that town only had about 100k population?", "Yes. I thought it was funny that Princess Diana always wanted to be a ballerina. She was a bit tall for that line of work.\n\n*edited to add: She really did want to be a ballerina. She really was too tall. She became Princess Diana instead. What's to down vote about that?", "Because it is.\n\nWe handily removed their link to where their ancestors came from. We made it very hard for their descendants to have any connection to them.\n\nAnd let me clarify what you stated: It is not the home for every black person. It is the home of the ancestors of the people we brought over as slaves.\n\nIt's the only home they know, they were born here, they are every bit a part of this country as you or I. They were literally born here, over generations. America **is** their home.", "So fluffy you could die? ", "What about grandmaster of your local KKK chapter? Latino kids should be able to dream big.", "Yup. Learn a new racist stereotype everyday from people trying to cure racism. ", "dat ass... probably", "Usually. I started at 7, but most of my friends started when they were around 3 (some younger)", "I didn’t even know Rochester had an inner city", "But I don't want to be decent! :( fascists", "I had this happen to me too, in the early 90’s. I’m not sure what the school told my family exactly but I was gently guided into tap instead. I was much better at tap anyway but I was probably twice the size of the ballet girls, even though I was thin. I’m white, just for reference. ", "When I was little girl from the ages 3 to 12 I want to be a flower when I grew up.", "I wouldn't discourage someone from ballet, boxing, football, gymnastics, or any other sport just because the things that happen at the top levels of the sport can be self-destructive. Being a pro at any of these takes a combination of commitment, natural talent, and genetics that is beyond anything my family needs to worry about.\n\nMy niece is in ballet, horseback riding, and gymnastics classes. I don't worry about her feet or eating disorders because I can tell at the age of 8 she isn't going pro. She'll enjoy it and move on to something else just like I did.", "Lol wouldn't make a difference", "Change WHAT stereotype? That black folks can dance? And you do that by dancing? I'm super confused by the title. What exactly is a \"Woman of color\" Like the Color Guard in the military or something? Doesn't light bounce off ALL human beings? Am I missing something here? I see houses of color and plants of color and little girls of color. What type of grammar is this?", "[Sexy sexy fish horse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9auOCbH5Ns4)", " My niece is in ballet, tap and hip hop. Last year, she was in four performances and took classes 3 times a week. My sister estimates she spent somewhere around $3000 last year on dance stuff. My niece is 8.", "You can visit whichever subreddits you like, and they have different rules.\n\nLaws are different from state to state, and that is the opposite of fascism. It's no different on reddit.", "They are also 20% of the US population ", "In my company, my instructors always preferred the tall lean look. I guess in the professional realm now they look for the 5'3' to 5'6\" ladies", "In this case its fine because it's relevent but it's really weird in most cases for it to be added.\n\n\"Black scientist invents new cure for cancer\"\n\"Black congressman proposes bill to restore net nuetrality\"\n\nAdd color and you start your narrative, that narrative comes offly close to saying black people are worse so look at this stellar black person. ", "do it, you won't", "My pleasure :-) ", "Machismo in non-white and asian culture.", "This is too real. I never asked for help because I was just always figured it out but I knew that I was supposed to just do well. \n\nMy mom also never trusted me. I remember I went to the bathroom, looked at a board on the wall and some teacher reported to my teacher that I broke something when it was already like that. My mom refused to believe me. \n\nMind you, this was the same student that was an A student and never got into any trouble. Somehow, I was just lying. FFS. \n\nSorry, that story wasn't super related to yours but I just had to vent. ", "I’m not sure you understand what feminism is. ", "rule of the english-speaking internet: any time there's someone non-white in the op, you can expect people to point out something of their race.", "do you remember where you got your garbage plates?", "Underrepresentation is racist. Ever think a lot of black just don't want to?", "That's because you are Mexican, and we all know Mexicans are very hard working folks.\n\nAm I doing this right?", "If I was in the hood and saw someone wearing a tu tu I’d think they’re high off something", "Omg I love this imagery... ", "I love playing a good ol' game of 'how fast can we make it about Trump'.", "I’ve seen people of all colors wearing ridiculous outfits in public. #fakenews", "Wait there's a sterotype that women of color can't be ballerinas?\n\nI'm not trying to be racist I actually haven't heard that sterotype before. ", "they make all sorts of token posts there as well to \"prove\" that they're not racist, but then you see racist comments all over the place.", "\"It's the only home they know, they were born here, they are every bit a part of this country as you or I.\"\n\nA black person is born in Japan. It is the only home they know because they were born there. They are every bit a part of this country as their inhabitants. Same EXACT reasoning.\n\n\"And let me clarify what you stated: It is not the home for every black person. It is the home of the ancestors of the people we brought over as slaves.\"\n\nOkay, makes sense. That's what I thought was being meant. Saying it is a home of the ancestors of the people we brought over by slaves also means it's the home to those born in the country. Meaning again, not different from a white or black person being born in Japan.\n\n\"We handily removed their link to where their ancestors came from. We made it very hard for their descendants to have any connection to them.\"\n\nWhich didn't happen many generations ago. It's a recent link at that. And at the end were offered to go back to their true ancestral home.\n\nYour reasoning is literally no different. Especially your last point. If all you need is to be born in the country for it to be your home. It is no different than any other race in any other country.", "I appreciate that. Thank you. It's a topic that I've lived through so I have a strong connection to it. ", "Jesus Christ what an autistic retard. I’m white I can’t dance. Of course there are whites that can dance. Arabs and Asians aren’t much dancers either? Feel better? Of course everyone can learn to dance or learn to do anything for that matter. It is fair to say that blacks and Latinos are better dancers in general though. The reason for this isn’t genetic superiority or anything \n\nThis white fragility of autists like you getting offended at everything is the most pathetic thing I’ve ever come across. You’re the white version of the easily triggered swjs and it’s just pitiful.\n\nInb4 REEEEE IF I SAID THIS ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE I’D GET CALLED RACIST REEEEEE\n\nFucking grow a pair and stop being so pathetic ", "I know more about golf than you and I was an accomplished junior player for my country, soon to be Div 1, right when Tiger was at his peak and a lot of kids looked up to him because he was a black American from a military family, which was uncommon, and hed been destroying the Amateur circuit. It shows that ultimate talent doesn't choose based on class or race. Both things.\n\nI remember I think Chris Rock told a joke about how the tallest NBA player was Chinese (Yao), the best player was a white Canadian (Nash) and the best golfer was black. \n\nIt wasn't about participating it was about being the best. All those players you named added up have participated compared to Tiger. \n\nRight now it's popular to believe that Black guys are fast runners and white guys are faster swimmers but it's only until the next white Tiger comes along in the 100 or the next Black Swimmer comes along that people say 'well damn.'", "What is political about this at all?", "For sure, one day everyone will realize that we are all on the same team and we’ll stop fighting each other.", "\"people have a different opinion than me, it can't be that I have a shitty opinion, it must mean they're all SHILLS! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!\"", "Lol you were so quick to anger its hysterical. I'm not white though and still think you're a piece of shit just for new reasons now. What a child", "\"No, but you are so close! That's the stanky leg.\" - Aesha Ash probably", "What an inspiration. She’s so graceful by every possible definition of the word. ", "Fuck this. Smash racism. The human garbage that spends their days going out of their way to ruin other people's lives for no reason deserve to be mocked, fired, and have their goddamn faces kicked in if they do it in public. Their ideology must be crushed. To ignore it is to support it implicitly, and there is no ethical way to do that. \n\nCue some racist mouthbreather spouting off the \"so much for the \ntolerant left\" talking point. Bad news guys, that's a lie just like everything else you believe. ", "I can't believe how much flack this woman is getting for hanging out with kids in a tutu. As a little girl hanging out with a real life ballerina is a dream come true. The pic melts my heart.\n\n The initial post above that says people have to take it easy on the bigoted comments kind if breaks my heart and confuses me. Why cant redditors can't handle this picture?\n\nI think Reddit, though it contains a myriad of people, is a proud american white nerd male dominated platform that obviously wouldn't know much in depth about ballet as nothing else than something pretty that caters to feminization of little girls. Boo feminine hobbies for girls that don't point them to a chemistry set. Seriously i think this is where some people are at \n\n If a woman inspiring little girls isn't dressed as a star wars character or a ninja turtle... It's not gonna garner nice comments from the neck beards who like to think they are doing good in their (closet resentful) m'lady style chivalry that is feeding an overly compensating tomboy sci fi agenda for little girls...\n\n ballet is dope and requires an unreal amount of self discipline. Children should be allowed to love ballet dancers.\n\nIt's it's own science fiction, and its performance in modern context is in no way exceptional to artistic interpretation-- it's not all women in tutus. Ballet dancers have been known to portray animals, robots, aliens, Greek gods, seasons and pretty much anything else they want. There is no agenda of priss and just being pretty. Ballet is hardcore and dancers are very serious people.\n\nand it's completely that woman's choice and career. She is not a victim of patriarchy if anyone thinks it's oppressive to women. It's a choice and I doubt most critics here have an inkling of how much risk taking and self sacrifice is necessary for the undertaking of this career. That woman is a *monster* and those girls love her cause they know it. Critics and bigots just see a pretty face and slam her.\n\n tons of respect for ballet dancers, figure skaters, dancers, gymnasts .... \nthey're just athletes. ", ">i have no understanding of basic geopolitics or politics\n\njesus christ imagine knowing this little about ww2 or anything in general, i dont even live in the same hemisphere as italy & USA and i know more than you.", "I dunno ... I mean, I know a girl who is a ballerina, but I do not know a single unicorn who is a ballerina.", "> So you're black, white, Asian, and Native American? Come on brah. Just pick one.\n\nFine I pick black lol\n\nAnd yeah I do look ethnically ambiguous", "\"All jokes are ok\" Until they are about you. Don't be a hypocrite. ", "I don't think we are necessarily all on the same side. Someone that wants their wife to stay home all day, pump out children and cook dinner isn't really on my side. I'm ok with outright disagreeing with people and saying they're wrong in that regard. ", "Yep so many people have this guilt that if not enough black people aren't doing something that thing is racist.", "The fact that you are a racist scumbag and see no problem with your disgusting actions does not mean that the rest of us don't realize you are trash.", "\"What's the big deal about being an anonymous racist asshole while hiding behind my keyboard?\"", "What stereotypes are there for women of color?", "are you a fucking idiot? the nfl, golf, and mlb are not populated by entirely americans. they are leagues where the best at the sport compete. jesus. and not everyone has the TIME to freely practice 3d modeling and dancing, they have to WORK and make MONEY to pay for RENT. and FOOD. jesus christ, your head is so far up your own ass, you can't understand how easy it was for you to do the things you've done, making your accomplishments nearly meaningless.", "You said it, man.", "Misty Copeland is literally the first black principal ballet dancer of the ABT, and it was very very recently she got appointed. Black women are extremely underrepresented in ballet. ", "I had a self proclaimed feminist tell me that when the subject came up once.\n\nAnd please don't use the \"Bu-but those aren't *real* feminists!\" argument as the movement is completly de-centralized and has a very vague ideology that basically boils down to \"make it so that women have what they deserve\". There are no \"real\" feminists.", "Are you saying that white people can't practice?!", "huh", "Can confirm 5th or 6th is usually how it works. See this at church all the time", "I'll give you that football isn't a fair comparison. Also I'll agree with the fun vs competitive argument. ", "That's just Americans in general. ", "Not angry at all I just think your white fragility is embarrassing and annoying as fuck and you and all the other snowflakes (how ironic) like you need to get a brain and grow a pair ", "#6 was fine to you???", "I also figure skated, training for 14 years as a child and teenager. As a (admittedly white) person from a lower working class family, I cannot tell you how much luck is involved in getting someone with little disposable income invloved. When I was young I received scholarships for low income students from churches and schools, which would not likely have been as readily available in a more densely populated place. As a teenager I was lucky enough to be eligible to coach, which is how I earned ice time and lessons. Even that was not offered to most of the students who could have used it, but someone in the rink administration was apparently looking out for me. There are hundreds of dollars a year in ice and lesson fees, on top of equipment like skates and warm clothes to train in, plus things like transport and bandages/braces/miscellaneous stuff. I got incredibly lucky and will always be grateful for that, because it is so incredibly difficult for lower income students to find a way into sports like skating.\n\nSide note, Saccharind, I also still have nightmares of an angry Russian woman yelling at me.", "Simply beautiful. ", "I did ballet for years, it's *extremely* racist. There's a pervasive sentiment that not only are black women too muscular and masculine, but that black people simply aren't intellectually capable of the artistry that ballet requires, they're just too coarse. Then there are the elitist attitudes that black women are just too ghetto to fit in.\n\nI expect attitudes have shifted somewhat in the ten years it's been since I danced but generally, the more competitive and traditional the school, the worse it is. ", "Why does a black person in a picture trigger you", "In the same breath, I’m totally cool if a woman or man wants to stay home and cook. As long as it’s their choice. I think ultimately it’s about personal choice and freedom without social stigma that everyone is looking for.", "How the hell did you get three seasons out of a pair of soccer cleats? I played up until my senior year and went through 2-4 pair a year. I needed a pair for grass and a pair for turf, and I'd be lucky to get through a season with either one.", "Everything you say is so obviously you being upset that its hilarious you feel some superiority over anyone. Also for the Third time, not white ", "\"This is common everywhere.\" This sentence has no subject so I'm unsure what (or who) \"This\" is referring to? ", "loud and obnoxious, not sure if it's really a stereotype though...", "I used to live in Rochester as kid. This is awesome.", "Was visiting family for a wedding over the summer. I recently returned from a trip to Mexico and of course my right wing uncle asks “weren’t you afraid down there”. I told him that I’ve been around the world twice and the most frightening neighborhoods I’ve ever passed through are still areas of Rochester. ", "Sure thing bud", "Not just black girls. My wife is Latina and she had a hell of a time finding ballet jobs when we moved here after I lived in her country for a while. She's mostly retired now and just teaches because you can't even get auditions unless you come up through a program or were in a well known ballet company overseas.\nEdit: and it wasn't just that, in the small companies where she was able to get parts, she was always given secondary roles when she was clearly the best dancer because her skin is quite dark. She persevered because she likes dancing and being on stage, but it was tough seeing her cry so much. Now she just makes little girls cry cause she's a strict teacher. Just kidding, they all adore her.", "> I also still have nightmares of an angry Russian woman yelling at me.\n\nI'm pretty sure this is a universal experience for figure skaters lol\n", "Why does a black person in a picture trigger you?", "Going to disagree with your cricket comment because there isn't much of a $$ barrier to entry in Cricket and it is hugely popular in both India and Pakistan.", "Seattle is not cold, it’s wet, but it rarely ever snows in Seattle. It’s pretty much fall all the time ", "I would love to know what should be said during this chat in your opinion.", "Not a stereotype if it’s true", "It’s not really that we’re “naturally” better dancers, it’s just that dancing and rhythm is a bigger part of our cultures and we learn how to dance and listen to music and recognize beats really early on. ", "Some SJW moron is going to criticize her for \"acting white\" whatever the hell that is. Obama got it. ", "That's how you end up with YouTube worthy comments... Idk maybe you think that's a good thing ", "Not even \"point out\" - ridicule, degrade, and dehumanise. ", "white people arent this cool and awesome ", "I did gymnastics as a kid, injured an ankle, dropped out, and returned to the sport more casually as a teen. All the serious kids got injured in late jr. high and early high school and from then on, they were always icing and wrapping and stuff before class. ", "She is very pretty ", "This is why I love Reddit. She’ll be awesome.", "We're talking about representation. What the hell? You said half of the nfl and mlb were white people. I'm fairly certain that's underrepresentation.\n\nAnd you absolutely fail to see the point that everyone has the same access to me as learning new skills. And if you have enough time being the moron you are on reddit, you certainly have enough time to practice ballet and further prove your point wrong. Not to mention I work. I pay rent. I pay for university myself. I'm a full time engineering student. I pay for food. Sounds like your head is so far up your ass you don't even know how to balance time properly. If you live in America, you have the means. But hey glad to know my accomplishments are meaningless because apparently my own work and effort was so easy. And if it's so easy like you say, again that just makes your point weaker for everyone else to be able to do it. \n\nAgain, this goes back to you being the moron who believed you needed classes to be interested or good at ballet. What a joke", "This is going to get buried I’m sure, but I think I’ve seen her perform! This would have been in the 1990’s I believe. I was with my (now deceased) grandmother and her reaction remains one of my top 100 most embarrassing moments with her. \n\nA beautiful, graceful black ballerina is performing alone on stage and my grandma leans over to me, nudges and “whispers” (except she can’t whisper), “***SHE’S GOT A GOOD START ON A TAN***”. Then people as far up as the next four rows in front of us turn around and everyone all around us look over in disgust. I couldn’t even breath I was so embarrassed. I just watched on, pretending I couldn’t hear her or see all the people looking at us. I just showed this pic to my mom and she said the line immediately. ", "Nah, you're good. My parents were like that as well. Everything was my fault and the teachers and bullies were always right", "Considering it’s 30 degrees in upstate NY, I highly doubt she’s wandering around in a tutu. I live an hour from Rochester.", "Left Rochester and now I miss it.\n\n- Good Luck\n- Sallengers\n- Wegmans (Pittsford omg)\n- Dinosaur BBQ\n- Eastman\n- Java’s\n- Bug Jar\n- Murphy’s Law\n- The Daily Refresher\n\nI know I’m missing a lot more. So many amazing places and memories. ", "O no guess you'll have to leave then... I'm really gonna miss you and the rest of the reee brigade", "Marianna's Trench, too. Water drowns them. ", "I could go to T_D, post sources and facts, and claim the same thing. Can I be a victim now?", "the loud and obnoxious factor seems to directly correlate with the size of the colored woman. all the fit and petite ones I know are quiet and super chill... but the lardy ladies... another story", "You mean in a majority white country the majority of ballerinas are white? *gasp* so shock. Much intolerant.", "Yes. People are underrepresented in several places, doesn't mean it's because of some overarching stereotypes against black women", "Thanks, thought police!", "So, some people in a subreddit are immature racist twats and some aren't. Whats new?", "Do you love any other countries, or just America?", ">You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. \n\n>Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.", "Many ballerinas come around Rochester when you lived there?", "Your my inspiration then", "Works with white basketball players too. I know many.", "When it's relevant, it's relevant. Trump's election shows that racism is still a massive problem here--as does the fact that this photo elicits racist comments. It's depressing. ", "Why does she care so much about getting black people into ballet? It just doesn’t matter how many of each race do a sport. Is it heroic for white men to walk white neighborhoods to get more white people into basketball? because right now The NBA is mostly black. It shouldn’t matter.", "You would create a toetalitarian society.", "I'm guessing the stereotype of \"Black people/Women of color are only limited to X things\", not exactly that they can't be ballerinas.\n\nWhich would be silly.", "Living in Rochester for over 30 years I remember the endless discussion of “how can we improve the city”, “is it getting better”, etc. What I rapidly discovered when I left is that there are booming cities all over the country that don’t have to grind away at those questions. They are growing by every measure and have a different set of issues in dealing with expansion and growth versus just pure survival. Sadly, upstate has been hemorrhaging population for nearly two decades. I’m not sure there will be a solution in our lifetime. ", "Lovely", "So being a dancer myself, I have definitely heard a lot of dance teachers openly admit to preferring white and Asian ballet dancers because their body type fits ballet better, and every black ballet dancer I’ve met has experienced discrimination against them in the ballet world. Perhaps the stereotypes are not in your line of vision because you aren’t a dancer, but I can tell you as a dancer myself that there are a ton of stereotypes against black women in ballet. ", "i b4 locked", "Basically because that's what Balanchine preferred, he was hugely influential and his asthetic became the standard. ", "He probably was one of the kids who would go \"ITS A FREE COUNTRY\" when his third grade teacher told him he couldn't use the n-word freely", "Your mom should have swallowed you. ", "I know nothin’ about ballet. But who can’t figure out those darling young children know how to dream. Good for Alesha , - dream maker.", "Yes and no. It was my choice each year growing up to focus more on dance and less on other sports and after school activities. It then became a passion and a part of my life. I was also extremely lucky to have an amazing ballet school where I grew up, so I didn't have to move and leave my school friends behind.\n\nSummer programs is where I learned independence. How to meet people, and become best friends in a matter of weeks. I was able to go to San Francisco, Houston, New York and even tour China during those summers.\n\nThere is a lot you give up, but it's not important because dance is everything.\n\nSorry if that was rambling \n", "/r/nothingeverhappens\n\n", "Every time... \"My _____ just _____ looking at that\". ", "New shoes are used for performances, typically 2-3 at most, then they go into the practice pile. You have to sew on your own ribbons, break the soles, and work them to fit. There's a whole cult following in how you get that done, and everyone has an opinion. Whatever school you attend will have you do it their way. \n\nBallet is brutal and discipline is near a military level of training when working at or near the professional level. Everyone wants to be a Prima Ballerina, and everyone else is relegated to being dans le corps de ballet with the rest of the crowd. Every girl wants to be a Giselle or Odette, that's where the dream exists, and only the prima ballerinas get to dance those parts...\n\n__", "Brooklyn 99", "I would have assumed those types of \"jokes\" were common in /r/the_donald", "LOL too damn true man. Never been more scared than sitting in a car on Avenue D.", "Whoa Reddit. \nFighting the sjw today? \n\nI'm pleasantly surprised. ", "Probably the kind of person that thinks genocide as an opinion is acceptable\n\nOr yelling fire in a theater", "I visited my uncle in Rochester a few weeks ago. I had a full garbage plate by myself and i'm still burning the calories...worth it.", "Don't forget the $!", "financial aid forms for middle school?\n\napplying to middle school?", "And yet you provide zero proof.", "And to those people I say: seek help or counseling. Thinking that you can't reach a certain job or position because you don't see anyone of your specific gender/race/whatever in there stems from self esteem issues that have nothing to do with this. ", "Genetics also help.", "Same discipline, aerodynamic bodies, and competitive drive, with the sticks removed from our asses and some fun to be had. You shop with dancers. You party with swimmers. But you eat with neither of them. Ever. ", "SAMS! oh wait", "I still don't see why \"person of color\" is OK and \"colored\" isn't. Oh well.. ", "Your tinfoil hat is too tight, bud. Let your head get some air. ", "Yes.", "Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.", "I remember Audrey Hepburn grew too tall to be a ballerina (@5'6\" I think) and she cried and cried when she found out.", "She's Black. That's the problem. That and people don't like having it pointed out that there's a stereotype that Black girls don't do ballet. ", "I’ll give you an example. A couple years ago, I took ballet in college just for the credits. On the first day, we were all lined up and told whether or not we could participate in an upcoming play in 5 months and if we could take a more advanced class *for free* (worth at least $800). The instructor had no idea of our skill and picked us purely based on our body types. \n\nI was told that I didn’t really have potential, that my hips were too wide and I was shaped like a “column, not a ballerina” (her words). I was 104lb, stick thin. That free class was given to several white girls instead.", "The only common sport I can think of that's worse is hockey.\n\nGod help him if he wants to fence though...", "Love it! You don't need to think you can become a professional ballerina to be inspired by the beauty of the art and to want to be a little part of it! Ballet makes you adopt a regal posture (I can settle for a good posture) and open your mind to all forms of beauty. I hope these little girls, and many others, were inspired that day.", "D", "Ah man, I commend her for the amount of getting hollared at she's going to endure. ", "D", "Really? Usually when I see a person who says they are ambiguous, I can easily determine what they have most of.", "Completely agree. It just comes down to not being dicks to each other and influencing each other negatively.", "I mean, if that's what you aim for whatever knocks your socks off man. I'm personally not into the whole racial supremacy thing. Given that I've only ever lived in El salvador (birthplace) and spain, I've never even been near a KKK chapter. I don't think they'd be too welcoming to a latino either.", "I'd point out that Trump lost the popular vote here, so they're not quite the \"core\". \n\nThat said, apparently angry white racists do great at turning out the vote.", "That's the main reason I left for California.", "Yea I really don't see what this is trying to prove. There has never been a social issue of African-American ballet dancers? Virtue signaling at it's worst right here.", "Why did you post this? ", "Glorious! Those girls will remember that magic moment forever.", "If I may, can I ask if you consider some subs like r/The_Donald a sub that is more open to free speech and doesn't try and censor things?", "Disney princesess have been getting a bad rap as of late but they aren't all bad. Mulan is alpha princess but Tiana, Belle, Jasmine, Merida are all pretty good too.", "My mother was in Rochester General and my rental car GPS was set to avoid freeways. It took me through some of the most terrifying neighborhoods I’ve ever driven down. I say that having been to Cartagena Columbia and traveled through the barrios. ", "I really hope and I’m sure this photo will win some international competitions. It’s perfect ", "r/beetlejuicing", "russian bots + fascist trolls = bad outcome there. ", "She certainly had the grace for ballet. ", "yes...\"fixed\"", "This is fascinating. I have to ask for a source. What are the probabilities each way?\n\nWhen you say men with 5 daughters must have small penises, it can't be 100% the case. I'm curious if there is an actual percentage. And who the heck studied this?\n", "Also like a unicorn, ridiculous feet.", "There is still hope!", "Why?\n\nJust don't upvote them?", "I used to call mine monkey toes. I can pick stuff up, and throw it with them. I used to throw pebbles at girls with them when I was a kid. Good times. So mature for my age. (I was about twenty.)", "Maaaaan.\n\n\nI took pointe for only a few years, but I had done tap, jazz, and ballet from age 7 to 17. The amount of nerve pain and ingrown toenails still messes with me a decade later. Not to mention how absolutely screwed my knees are. It was a hell of an experience, but there are days I wish I hadn't done it.\n\n\n\nEdit; trying to curb my sailor mouth.", "Sorry Aesha. In case you didn't get the memo, stereotypes do nothing to discourage black people from dancing, but they do encourage. Because the stereotype is black people dance as a way to inspire other black people, ballerina included among dance styles.", "That shit is inspiring as fuck.", "Not all girls want to be ballerinas. Check your gender privilege. ", "The picture is fine, the virtue signaling bullshit in the title of the OP implies that there is some huge problem with predominantly white America hating black women and lazily stereotyping them- a racist assertion in and of itself. Fuck this post. ", "Most sports require some pain in order to be any good, not to mention how many hours go into being excellent. Ballet is one of the more hard-core, but there are new technologies that lessen the impact and pain on dancers feet. \n\nI love how reddit encourages people of all types to talk about all kinds of things, that they would probably never talk about irl. ", "Correct me if I'm wrong.\n\n - black people on average get paid less than white people. Whoa it's like worse salary gap than it was in 1979. That's like 30 years ago. Lol\n\nhttps://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/20/wage-gap-black-white-americans\n\n - women get paid less than men. \n\nSo it's not outlandishly farfetched to say that maybe black girls/moms are kind of the most disadvantaged with getting the nice extra curriculars if you want to compare it to whites only.\n\nAre we ok now?", "Yes well it is always relevant to you guys isn't it? This lack of originality is what bothers me, the circlejerk has gotten so old but anyone can get upvoted for saying fuck Trump. You're stifling any chance at a meaningful conversation when Trump is your response to anything. If anything bad happens to have to bring up Trump because you're lazy and apparently lack the mental capacity to tackle the subject head on. Why don't we talk about the actual reasons racism is rampant? Nah that wouldn't get you enough karma. And you know what kills me? You people assume I'm speaking in support of Trump every time I speak up when I stand against this stupidity regardless of party. You guys are as bad as Trump supporters but you don't see it nor will you ever. Circlejerks need to die in general and that's all this is. I mean what **Trump** is what you needed to show you America is still rife with racism? You never considered that before? It's just idiotic. ", "And just why do you figure that happens?", "Hometown hero <3", "“Change stereotypes” so are there good stereotypes?", "Yeah. I went to public school in NY for K-6. In 6th grade, my teacher suggested I apply to private schools because at the time, schools in the boroughs in the shitty parts of the city were terrible. \n\nSo, I had to figure out what the application process entailed, how to get the applications, how to fill them out properly, write the essays, fill out financials, arrange interviews etc. \n\nIt was incredibly tedious but paid off. Going to private school was one of the best things to happen to me. ", "> We hate having to lock threads\n\nBullshit, you do it like it was going out of style.\n\nReddit from five years ago was way better.", "You're absolutely right and that's what's crazy about Rochester. So many good neighborhoods with good people and a few that are terrifingly awful in the mix. You take one wrong turn and it seems like a third world country ", "Amazing! ", "Take 100 people. Of which 80 are normal, and 20 are racist trolls. \n\nAssume of the 80 normal, 10 might care enough to upvote a random post. Meanwhile, the racist trolls group together and upvote some sick joke about raping a two year colored child. \n\nYeah, your \"don't upvote them\" works oh so great there.", "You are a great spokesman for minorities.", "Oh no he's mad now!", "> Why would a black man not excel at golf? Is there something about being black that precludes you from being a good golfer? Same with Venus and Serena - is there something about being black that precludes you from being a good tennis player?\n> \n> People need to stop focusing on race...\n\nI agree with all of that... however, again, we aren't talking about adults. Look at OP's photo. Read the title of this thread. This is about young children. \n\nSure, we can teach young children the ideals you're stating, but when they're on the playground or with their friends watching TV or wherever, do you expect they aren't going to look at the people on TV and wonder how they are or aren't alike? You can tell minority children they're equal until you're blue in the face, but if all they ever see are white people doing some activity some of them are going to be reserved about going down that path. ", "So I think it’s super variable - source: GF is a professional ballet dancer, and I mean as a full-time job and has been for 11 years, basically dances/rehearses daily, pointe and all, and has soft untouched looking feet as though she’s only wore slippers her whole life no joke. Conversely previous GF, never danced once, had feet with bunions, callouses, broken nails galore- my guess is it’s probably not dancing but susceptibility or something. ", "What she's doing is pure magic. Imagine, as a little girl, seeing a ballerina walking around the street. She's awesome! ", "because nothing that has been around for a long time could ever deliberately try to keep certain races out right?", "While I do understand your point, I think you're ignoring the fact that women of color are one of the most marginalized segments of the population. ", "One could say that about most physically demanding team sports where perfection at your position is the unreachable but unending goal you work for. BUT, glad to hear a positive note about ballet in this thread. ", "> We hate having to lock threads\n\nThen don't. I always see power hungry mod posts like this then nothing on the comments to justify it.\n\nJust let people downvote the shitty comments.\n\nIt's almost like we're on reddit....where the users are supposed to curate the content.", "The property taxes are incomprehensible to me. Check out the tax payment on these two properties. \n\n$255,000\n6beds · 3baths\n17 Washington Rd, Pittsford\nhttp://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/17-Washington-Rd_Pittsford_NY_14534_M39158-29803\n\n$849,000\n4beds · 3baths\n225 La Purissima Way, Sacramento\nhttp://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/225-La-Purissima-Way_Sacramento_CA_95819_M20991-08230", "I don’t why I’m so bothered by Dick’s formula. It works though. Can’t argue with that ", "When I took a screenshot to share it, I scrolled down a bit to hide the username...sorry dick lol ", "I’m not going to acknowledge it because I don’t believe it to be true. It’s an issue of coaching, not cost. I’m done with this nonsense. All of your points are generated from your experience at one school. I have quite a bit more insight into the track world to have more of an informed opinion. I’m done with this. ", "Hopefully that excess boobage gets donated to more needy people.", "I imagine there's a lot of aesthetic prejudice in the industry, too. It may be that it's harder to get cast if you're not white. It's kind of a global issue in entertainment in general. You very rarely get, say, Hollywood rom coms with non-white leads unless not being white is part of the comedy aspect of the movie.", "have you ever considered that the reason they dont dance professionally is MAYBE that the people who pay, will not hire them because they dont fit a certain criteria. They look at a body type and ASSUME it wont work so they dont hire the person, so then you can sit here and say,\"well people with this body type arent dancing professionally because they dont have the body type\"", "I went to RIT. And I enjoyed college. But I left immediately after for the following reasons. \n\nWeather. I enjoy seeing the sun occasionally, even during winter. \n\nJobs. Starting salary in my career got a 10-20k jump just by leaving western NY. \n\nOtherwise, it really wasn’t bad. Good food, good concerts, fun times. Plus, since leaving over ten years ago, I still find myself missing Wegmans. And outside of Buffalo/Rochester area, when you order hot wings, you never know what you’re going to get. I was once served hot wings that were breaded, deep fried, and served with sauce on the side with ranch dressing. It still haunts me. \n\nAlso, every now and then, me and some other RIT grads get together and make garbage plates from scratch. Still miss getting them from the source. ", "PSA: Most of us don't have feet that look like that. We do foot soaks and use \"toe tape\" to prevent bunions. \n\nSometimes a toe nail will fall off, but that's about as bad as it gets if you take care of your feet.", "This is lovely. ", "The point is that she's doing what she can to change that. She can't do everything it's true.", "Colored = Racist term historically used to marginalize and separate non-whites, to keep spaces \"pure\" for white people by designating whether a \"colored\" person may enter or not.\n\nPerson of Color = Term created with the intent of, amongst other things, allowing for easy identification of whether or not the person/people in question are white or not, without the negative historical connotations that other terms such as \"colored\" have.", "There are actually a few companies that use modern materials and make shoes that last for months (the satin will eventually break down and the shoe will need to be replaced, beats using shoes made from paper and paste though). The rediculous thing is that *many* schools won't allow them because it's \"cheating\", lol. These shoes don't work for every dancer, though, and even traditional manufacturers are innovating. ", "Omg, enough of all the forced down the throats of youths b.s. ", "The driving factor is poverty.", "No, because they will always hire the best dancers, to put on the best show, to generate the most revenue. There are tryouts. So most likely those with the unfit body types just displayed that they can’t perform as well as those who have the correct body types. So no. ", "Eyy was looking for the Rochester appreciation comment ", "They're always custom fit and reinforced among professionals. There's only so much you can do with very little material and lots of force :(", "You're making some very pessimistic assumptions there mate.\n\nAnd so what if those comments are upvoted? If you don't like them, just don't read them?", "Rochestarians clearly have a different idea of what \"tutu weather\" is from the rest of the country. Can't blame them. ", "Ehhhh I mean technically speaking race affects every part of the body and brain, and not just melanin production. It's pretty obvious and loads of scientific evidence too.\n\nReminder that mental retardation begins at ~70 IQ; Hong Kong has average IQ 105 whilst Equatorial Guinea has 54.\n\nWe are all not equal.", "I've lived in Rochester my whole life. Used to see this guy walking around with his sax all the time. Glad to see he's still out there.", "Or... racial stereotypes exist. It's not guilt, it's just how things are still.", "wtf\n\n\"black people are naturally better dancers\" is such a ridiculously racist statement. You HAVE to realize that.", "Why are they so expensive if they're just cardboard, glue and fabric?", "in some contexts yes, but in the context of THIS story, the fact that she is also black is at the heart of it. ", "I know nothing about ballet, but the little I do know is that it's a bourgeoisie sport and they would love a black girl just to show of. Again, I know nothing of your situation, but have you ever considered that they were just better than you?", "How? It’s true", "What about like a titanium sheet or something? Vibranium!?", "just checking...are you suggesting that black people are represented in professional ballet in direct proportion to their ratio in the general population.\n\nBecause you know that's not even close to true.", "> These kids aren't even going to remember this chick.\n\n99% of them won't\n\nShe's out there for that 1 or 2% that will, that will be moved to take up dance where they may not have otherwise", "I'd also argue that ballet has an added layer of connection to a rich history of the art. There's an emphasis on decorum and poise--Audrey Hepburn often credited her graceful manner to her training in ballet. \n\nAlso, it changes a gal to place all her weight for 5 hours on an open wound with a smile hahah", "FYI in case anyone wants to send their \"inner city poor kids\" to the School of American Ballet \n\n2017/2018 Tuition Rates\n\nAnnual Registration Fee: $90\n\nFull Tuition\n\n* Preparatory Levels\t$3,195\n\n* Girls I\t$3,255\n\n* Girls II\t$4,265\n\n* Girls III\t$5,115\n\n* Girls IV\t$6,495\n\n* Girls V\t$6,525\n\n* Intermediate Girls B1\t$6,640\n\n* Intermediate Girls B2\t$6,595**\t \n\n* Boys IV\t$5,755\n\n* Intermediate Men\t$6,360**\n\n* Advanced classes (C1, C2, D, Advanced Men)\t$6,475**\n\n* Professional Rate: $15 per class\n\n* \nTuition is free in the specially funded Boys Program for all Boys who are enrolled in levels below Boys IV; only the Registration Fee is to be paid.\n\n**Plus annual Student Activity Fee of $175\n", "What a beautiful person. This makes me so happy and glad to be human- and also makes me wonder what the fuck I’m doing with my life. ", "Before I had shoulder surgery, I researched my surgeon thoroughly to ensure I was in good hands. Happens that, at one point, he was an orthopedic surgeon for both the Canadian National Ballet and for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He states in the linked article that ballerinas are much tougher than your average NHL player and endure much more pain throughout their careers. http://canadafreepress.com/medical/orthopedics032695.htm", "... studying a hard dance discipline and insipring others isn't being a good person...\n\nhmm. Nope, no racism here. Not a skerrick.", "Lol wow. You knew some racist fricking dance teachers. Wow, I'm amazed to hear that. (Btw I was a dancer. I wasn't a *ballet* dancer. We had several black members in our tap troupe)", ">> Again, I know nothing of your situation, but have you ever considered that they were just better than you? \n\n\nIt’s clear that you didn’t read my post at all. I have already said that it was the first day of class and the instructor didn’t know us and hadn’t seen us dance. None of these girls had experience.", "Thanks. That's all I was asking. instead I got downvoted like crazy. ", "I have 5 boys. My wife kept pestering me to try for a girl, but I kept telling her my dick was too big and my ejaculations too powerful. She didn’t listen, and now she’s surrounded by more testosterone than a Mr. Olympia competition. ", "If it's true (and you haven't proven that), it's not BECAUSE they are black. Darker skin pigment doesn't make you a better dancer.\n\nThey might be better dancers because black communities have built up cultures of dance and music, or because black people are statistically poorer, and certain forms of dance can be inexpensive to practice. There are a variety of contributing factors, but higher content of skin pigment isn't it.", "There are exceptions. It’s not worthwhile to convince little girls they can do it. It takes a lot of sacrifice and for the vast majority will not pay off.", "Nope, there's no stereotype that black girls can't do ballet. Tbh the stereotype is that white folks cant dance for shit.", "mmhmm, it's not like redlining or denial of access to capital are systeminc problems.... noooo....", "Bless them with Morton salt. ", "It’s unhealthy done right. The culture is even worse.", "It is.\n\nAny and all speech is a good thing. You just upvote what you actually want to see and let everything else naturally fall out.", "Aw man, did they have to call her a social justice warrior tho? Can’t her actions be allowed to speak for themselves?", "Well, no. \n\nSquat >>> All", "You do know it to be true, lol. Just don't want to admit it. Even in your school, you said it wasn't available. \n\nEveryone with any common sense knows friggin pole vaulting is not the most widely feautred sport in schools across America. \n\n", "Not to be that guy but ya.... didn’t really have one. ", "By that I mean that she got amazing performances out of her students. Many of them went on to dance professionally with excellent companies. She was a shitty person but she knew what she was talking about when it came to dance and the students she was hardest on performed their best in her class because she pushed them. \n\nWhether or not that was actually a good thing is an entirely different discussion. ", "A) No it isn't, dancing doesn't make you a good person, no matter how good you get\nB) The only people being racist are the liberals racializing an issue as stupid as dancing\nC) This poster's only mistake is assuming that black people are the ones making a big stink over the race issue over every stupid little subject, as opposed to just liberals ", "When I was competing I was. My skates were custom made for my feet, around 1200$ and the blades are 800$ before tax.\n\nI could usually get two years out of blades but only a year out of the boots. I was skating 20-30 hours a week. After a while the ankle breaks down and its not safe to jump anymore. I never made nationals or anything- I used to get horrible stage fright.\n\nThe girls who skated with me spent around 1200-1500 on their skates a year and they just skated for fun.", "You're making all 80 of the non-troll people have to be subjected to the troll comment that were upvoted. \n\nSo why should all of the non-trolls have to be subjected to the offense jokes and comments of the 20 trolls?", "They're flat but tough", "Ballerino. I'm not making this up. ", "Lol you idiot! I don't live in fucking America land;\n\n I live in a place far better than your madness infected country, here I can say whatever I damn well please without fuckers like you appearing to slap away my \"EVIL!!!\";\n\nHere we actually respect each other's privacy and speech, might be because we are a homogeneous society in every sense of the word.\n\nPs: \"Overt\"? Seriously? Do you even understand what true racism is?", "so being 100 percent honest here. If a very tall girl came in and danced the fuck out of that routine, shes going to get hired over the petite girl who everyone looks at and can just tell shes a ballerina?\n\nAt the end of the day its performance art. Lots of hollywood actors can't act very well but are conventionally attractive, and they end up getting big roles. \n \n", "Dude it’s sad but true, it’s not uncommon. Tap is also historically a lot more inclusive than ballet. ", "Black women are represented in society as loud, aggressive, and unreasonable. It’s quite sad really ", "This observation confuses me cause I've seen I feel an equal amount of striking tall, angular, thin black women/men too, -- bodies like Grace Jones, or Bowies wife, Iman-- built like ballerinas.\n and everything in between. So I don't get it. \n\nI don't believe in the racial brushstroke of the standard body being boobs and butt. Some sure, but black women do not have one type of body.", "Holy fuck. It wasn’t available because OUR LEAGUE DID NOT ALLOW IT FOR SAFETY REASONS! \n\nJesus, you are changing the argument. No shit it isn’t as widely available. But it isn’t disproportionately available to white kids. ", "I wouldn't bet on that last part unfortunately. \n\nI remember thinking the same thing in the 20s. Then Bush got elected. Then after Obama took office, the GOP took over the House & Senate. \n\nThen 2016. Hillary vs. Trump. \n\n", " There are stereotypes against it today, I've witnessed them. \n\nI know it feels cool for you to deny the intent behind this ladies actions, but you're wrong.", "zing you really got him", "No. Cultural appropriation is bogus. What makes America so interesting is the different cultures, people, and ideas that make it up, thus why it's called a \"melting pot\". Complaining about someone partaking in one of these cultures is nothing but a display of ignorance. ", "She's beautiful!", "Time for foot Botox - forget cancer research lets get working on the new ballet shoe!", "While I think kids definitely need inspiration, inspiring young girls in urban neighborhoods to take over 50k in training in hopes to get a professional ballet dancing career that makes 45k a year seems a little naive.\nThese girls should be inspired to get into fields that can make life-changing money.\n\nOr am I missing the point?\nSeriously... Please enlighten me if I am.", "Do you get a notification when someone uses your name in a sentence? If not then that is bizarrely coincidental.", "As a pro rider, I eat a lot lot lot. ", "If you have to generalize, yes, that's true. ", "ㄒ卄丨匚 匚 ", "I don't know your body type, I don't know what you look like, I don't know you race (I can guess), but I do know that ballet is a spectator sport. \n\nHow am I supposed to judge your story? I have met my share of black girls with big egos. And I live in Denmark, so of course I can't say anything about Americans.\n\nIt doesn't matter, I'm going out now. It's a bit late, but the night hasn't peaked yet - I don't hope so. Have a good night.", "So what you are saying is the main point here isn't that she is a good role model and looking to inspire these young children, the main point is actually that she is a person of colour and the rest is secondary to that?", "No income tax on manufacturing C corps now though! Shame it wasn't extended across the board to all corps.\n\nI think the lack of an airline hub is the largest concern. Buffalo is serviced by only five airlines at the moment with only sixteen direct routes. If you were from a smaller town still, you might say \"Hey, that's all right. Bumblefuck, NM only has two routes\" -- but being *good* is not good enough. It needs to be world class if you want to attract the megacorps.\n\nAlthough I note that there's an awful lot of cottage industry now, small boutiquey shops and remote workers. Maybe we shouldn't care too much about shit like HQ2.", "Sure I do, it's really not a big problem. It won't get seen if it isn't upvoted.", "Hahahahaha, omg. I had to quit because of ehlers-danlos, I know your pain. I'll just drop [this](https://dancer.com/product/pointe-shoe-variable/#) here. ", "Your question was already based on an obvious misrepresentation of what she was doing, which made it clear you don't actually care.\n\nDo you know what an outreach program is or how they work?", "After she did these shoots, she received a lot of support and thanks on social media from the kids and young adults she interacted with. This was one of the tweets-\n\n“I want you to know that your images bring such beauty to a place that kills so many dreams.”\n\n:’(", "The same way my \"natural\" scent is unacceptable in the work place. I shower, I brush my hair and teeth and I come into work looking professional. ", "Was it not organized by a radical fringe? If not how are people like Donna hylton not a radical fringe?", "Give it enough time and \"person of colour\" will have baggage too.\n\nLook at past words like, negro, black, and African-American. They sound reasonably neutral, but apparently they now have baggage associated with them. Hence, the usage of the phrase \"person of colour\".", "You got the beer?", "I can’t explain how happy this made me. ❤️", "Nothing is for one specific race.", "Misty Copeland is good, no doubt, but I think she was wrongly promoted to principal over some other ballerinas. She came out with a book basically blaming every single time she didn't get promoted or didn't win a competition on the fact that she was black. She basically put the director of abt in a position where if he didn't promote her, he would look racist.\nSarah lane and Stella abrera are the two ballerinas that come to mind that should have DEFINITELY been promoted before her as they are better dancers, plain and simple. And, Stella abrera is Filipino. ", "I think the stereotype is more of the \"loud, often undereducated, violent, sassy and probably fat\" black woman (stupid, stupid stereotype, which little girls may not believe is 100% true but will definitely affect their idea of the place they should have in society). It clashes with the image of the graceful, light-footed, cultured ballerina. So the ballerina is telling them that the first stereotype is wrong, and they can be graceful little girls and women just as well, while also demonstrating that she made it in a vastly white, and white people-associated field, so they can do it to (not necessarily in ballet, but any other field). Finally, underneath all this she is simply inspiring them to pursue whatever dream their heart hold regardless of odds or how they may be perceived, which is of course something amazing for people of all backgrounds, colour, origin or gender. \n \nTo this I would add that there is a second, less hurtful stereotype, that if a black girl likes dancing, it's gotta be hip-hop or the like, because that's the type of dance black people are good at (meanwhile, obviously, white people can't dance for shit. I am guilty of having joked about that stereotype myself.) In both cases the problem only arises when one party believes it so much that they limit themselves). \n \nI can understand why you didn't see what exactly the ballerina in the picture was trying to demonstrate, if you take it at face value it could only look like \"look, black women can dance too,\" which is obviously not that impressive. I hope I helped!", "\"Black communities are violent shitholes because of slavery\" is not too far off of some common sentiment", "stereotype? There's a stereotype that blacks are incapable of becoming ballerinas? What the hell are you people talking about?\n\nThere have never been many black ballerinas, but that's unavoidable as blacks are a minority. See: Ron Funches' bit about black tuba players \"that's a lot of fuckin' black tuba players\"\n\nWhat's next? We record the first Chinese Jai Alai player in an American league? How about the first Greek table tennis champion?", "Tell the people affected by racism every day that it’s “harmless.” “Know when and where to say it” is fucking laughable, that’s you being a coward and knowing when to be shitty around shitty people. By that logic, it’s okay for your girlfriend to fuck other dudes as long as she knows when and where the best place to fuck them is, because as long as she’s not doing it directly to your face, it’s harmless, right? Can’t police that behaviour, or even point out it’s a shitty thing to do, no sir, that’s *policing.*", "That's okay. Some people like you really don't understand why, but it's very common for people to \"ask\" something only to not accept any answer that explains it to them, essentially only trying to cause a commotion. The people who downvoted you probably thought that you were one of these people or they're being extremely stupid, as people tend to be.", "Would agree with that, lots of infrastructure/space in Thurway cities. ", "I've met several planners from Buffalo and Rochester and they've really got their shit together.\n\nThis new generation of planners is serious. Buffalo had a total fresh start on its zoning code. It's among the most urbanist in the Northeast.", "Rochester? like NY? is this how I find out I live in a bad neighborhood", "I appreciate the open-mindedness!\n\nAs a grad student in biological anthropology, I notice tons of misconceptions about race in general. Obviously genetic variation exists in humans, but this variation typically doesn’t fall along “racial” lines, which are exclusively based off skin color. I mean, almost all Americans would classify both Jamaicans and Malagasy (Madagascan) people as black, yet those nationalities couldn’t be more different genetically. I’m not saying there’s no biological basis for things like endurance in some African populations. It’s just potential traits tend to be overestimated and in many cases entirely misunderstood when cultural factors are more influential.\n\nI’m not trying to rant at you, so I’m sorry if it’s coming off that way. This is just a fascinating topic for me! I also think it’s one that as many people as possible should be educated on, as it has an enormous impact on how we view race in our society.", "Do you have a better explanation? ", "No, I agree with you. Racists deserve to have their face smashed in. But mods getting on their soapbox about internet posts is stupid. Just do your job, no one cares that you're doing it correctly. ", "Dude, you realize nobody is obligated to give you a platform to spew your shit? ", "Lol stereotype much? \n\nAnd ethnonationalism is the most natural political and social stance to take, a nation is nothing without its original people, diverse people groups only bring unnecessary trouble.\n\nAnd btw I'm not writing this for you mouth breather, it's for the level headed people that are actually reading this and taking points of how right I am, and how retarded you are. \nYou can go suck a gypsy's dirty, infected dick that you obviously love Oh so much.", "Who the fuck said it was because of the colour of their skin? No one said that but you. Your insecurity is astonishing ", "A moron? Is a professor not exactly where you learned this concept was a thing?", "Well you don't know that more of them wouldn't want to be ballerinas if they felt it was something they could achieve / something that wasn't ridiculous for them to achieve. But that is not really the point anyways. \n \nShe is showing black little girls that they can be whatever they set their mind to, even if it doesn't fit the idea of themselves society is trying to reflect, even if black people are under-represented in that field and they feel like it's not for them or they could never achieve it. It's not just about being a ballerina.", "Wow. It must be really hard to live life with that kinda racism on your shoulders. I just wish we could get to a place where we teach everyone they could do anything ", "Sure because they're stupid and uneducated.\n\nYou only said better.", "where have you been watching to know that? do you watch them on tv? i wouldnt mind checking out a performance", "Do ballerinas make a lot of money?", "Because you gotta let your hair grow out to get dreads. Naturally my hair will grow and I can put it in a ponytail but it’s considered unprofessional where I work so I don’t.", "If that figure is real, it would put Pittsford's taxes at three times higher than Buffalo's. No way. \n\nIf you really want to buy, you're better off looking up the property tax rates and the assessment and figuring the number yourself. Zillow and realtor aren't consistent.", "\nyes, the U.S where they are 10% of the population and make up way less than 10% of ballerinas. It's the proportion that matters, thats what under-represented means ", "And the weed.", "Interesting, I had no idea that was a thing in the world of ballet. ", "It's a damned hard road, but I wish you luck with it. ", "Of course.", "To be fair there are fewer African American families in general..", "Total babe. ", "Balanchine founded NYCB and SAB is the feeder school. ABT is a totally seperate company and have their own school, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis School of Ballet. Balanchine is not affiliated with ABT.\n", ">There's a pervasive sentiment that not only are black women too muscular and masculine\n\nThat isn't racist because they'd likely also turn down white women who are too muscular or masculine, right? \n\n>black people simply aren't intellectually capable of the artistry that ballet requires\n\nIs it that black people are too stupid to perform ballet? Or is it generally not a part of their culture? That's a fair question, at least in my opinion.\n\n>elitist attitudes that black women are just too ghetto to fit in\n\nI *can* see that stereotype potentially being used against black women, and that isn't fair. At the same time, depending on the cultural and social background of those girls and women, it may be an understandable reason to exclude them, right? We can't forget that some people are just...not of the highest caliber. If I showed up for a ballet practice as a white person missing my front teeth and being unable to speak proper English, I may be excluded because I'd be looked down upon as white trash. It wouldn't be fair to me, but it's also not the dance organization's problem either. That's a much deeper socioeconomic and cultural issue that needs to be figured out. Likewise, if I tried joining a nice whiskey society but I showed up wearing a dirty t-shirt and beat up sneakers, I'd probably get turned away regardless of my skin color. \n\nI just don't agree that we need equality of outcome and equal racial representation in every step of life. ", "I read that completely wrong. I saw it as “Here is another great picture of her playing saxophone on the beach”. Picture made more sense on a second reading. ", "That's not what the guy I responded to said. ", "I agree but it’s exactly the point, if it was easy it wouldn’t be a great model to children. My father who was a worker in a factory tried every time to convince me even studies would be too difficult for me. I did them, it was long and difficult, but I was one of the best in my school and I ended being successful in what I was attempting to do.", "Misguided. ", "Quite a nice thing to do ", "No where close to me. All I have is crummy Kroger and IGA. ", "Nice ad hominem there", "> shibboleth\n\nThat's not a word you see everyday! ", "Literally all he said was \"Cultural Appropriation.\"\n\nApparently that's enough for him to get his comment removed.", "Wow you're just delusional, look how quickly you just snapped and went off just like an \"autistic retard.\" Get a fucking grip lad ", "How many asian martial arts masters are there compared to white ones? How many black basketball players are there compared to white players? Doesn’t mean there’s a for certain racial bias against race in the area of skill. Sometimes a sport or activity is just more popular among groups of people. ", "I was talking about real censorship, the type that the mods are doing by deleting and banning people that make \"racist\" jokes;\n\nSo yeah I'm not going to ban my hypothetical girlfriend from fucking or expressing about fucking other dudes that's against the law, and imoral just like what she is doing by not telling me; \n\nI would just leave her by that point, if I was wasn't into polyamorous relationships.\n\nPeople affected by racism aren't getting hurt by my anecdotes, they're getting hurt by people that really hate them; \n\nWhich I don't I just like \"racist\" jokes, and obviously to be respectful I try and not do it around them because I don't want them to feel bad and wronged, just like what people do when they are around their grandmas you don't go around saying inappropriate things while you're near your grandma do you?", "Yes keep going with categories that fit your agenda", "She’s amazing, and that black tutu is sleek and flattering. I wanna see more POC kids breaking into white dominated roles like ballet. ", "Are you shitting me, both me and my sister have this. Guess what our last name is.", "Not changing the argument. The fact that it's not widely available means it's more expensive to access than a sport that IS widely available. ", "Nope, because practice makes perfect and whites are already perfect! \n\n\n", "How many wealthy dancers do you know?", "you made a statement about a group people, defining them only by the colour of the skin. You suggest black people are better dancers, when not all of them are. You know full well the flaw in your logic, though I doubt you'll admit it.", "Well yeah, low-income folk are unlikely to own a horse and take it out riding, regardless of their skin color. Public funding for such a thing would be absurd. I mean, I'd be interested in trying golf, but I can't afford it and that's my problem, not anyone else's. That said, I've never experienced any stigma around basketball or soccer that would make me think it's a poor person's sport. Coming from a middle-class family with middle-class friends, everyone was clamoring for that sports scholarship in high school, and it was generally basketball and soccer. \n\nMaybe I just grew up in an odd part of the Bible Belt. ", "It’s very prejudiced to the palest girls, she’s been picked over a lot simply because she was black. ", "I also do wish we could live in a world where anyone believes they could do anything, you have no idea! I am very grateful to my parents and my environment because as a mixed-race young girl, I never once thought or even imagined that there was anything I wouldn't be able to accomplish if I didn't set my mind to it. Never thought there were things that were for other people and not for me. Always believed the sky was the limit, and only learnt rather late in life (well at around 16 or 17) that this was not obvious for everyone (and I also started to understand why). I wish it was. And I do believe the ballerina I'm the photo is helping to teach that.", "you dont need others for you to take action in your own life. you are stronger than that", "Do you mean NYC ballet? ABT has Misty Copeland and Stella Abrera as principal dancers and looking at their dancers page, they seem a bit more diverse than nyc ballet. I see some asian dancers at joffrey and sf ballet, but not really much of any black dancers. ", "Fuck yeah man, let's do this shit. ", "Yep. Angry Romanian gymnastics instructors for me. ", "Wooooah buddy. That was over the line", "It’s the same with women and science and engineering. Its why you see fewer female doctors or scientists.", "Are you a professional ballet dancer?", "He's right though look up hatefacts and Race Validity section there", "Horrible! ", "“White only club”. This is a form of dance that takes a toll on your feet and is a lifelong dedication and she’s been excluded a lot by the industry because black. The stereotype is that because black she’s not pure or graceful. \n\nHonestly though, I’ve watched so much of her on YouTube after seeing a segment about her on tv, she’s incredibly talented. ", "It gets boring seeing only white women in ballet, you're over thinking lol. Growing up in an almost all white town gets exciting when I visit a city, or another country. Diversity makes life exciting. ", "From what I understand, that is very often the case indeed, and thankfully people like the ballerina above are helping to break that cycle. The problem is, the older black people were also raised to believe that, because they were raised by people who believe that, in a time when it was true. (I think it's still true that black people can have it harder today, but now it doesn't have to mean it's impossible to do whatever the hell you want.)\n \n(From what I understand because as I said elsewhere, I was not exposed to many of these stereotypes as a kid myself)", "Tbf he never said skin color was the reason for anything. He could have been expressing the same sentiment that you just did. To be fair", "Why is the school forcing the girls to use lambs wool? I'm not a dancer so I know nothing about this sort of thing, but other people in the thread (as well as your comment) say that silicon is a superior choice.\n\nBallet is already torture to feet. It seems pretty fucked up to limit the toe protection options the girls have.", "You literally asked a question about how someone can do something nice without financial compensation. i was letting you know how people may do that, thinking maybe you would learn about charity and volunteering and possibly become interested in such activities. \n\ndid you actually forget the very question you asked?\n", "BABISH", "Black Swan was not invented already or what's happened?", "lol sure disagree with the nice message spread with good intentions by a nice lady. ok. cool", "This sub only follows the rules when it applies to their ideology. I'm not defending any shit said in this thread that they are talking about. I'm just saying equally appalling things have been said time and time again on here about President Trump and his supporters without any mod action to stifle it. ", "I said black peoples and Latinos in general are better dancers than white people. I never said it’s because of the pigment of their skin. Obviously it’s not because of their skin colour. What the fuck sense would that make? The only people who think skin colour gives genetic superiority are alt right autists and nazis. \n\nI never said all black people can dance or all white people can’t dance. You’re the one who read that because you’re so easily triggered by the slightest implication that someone is putting ‘white people’ down. \n\nTake a seat, have a beer, stop screeching and relax ", "Girls in ballet can not go on Pointe at least until age 11/12 when their foot bones have developed enough and they have reached a certain grade so they have trained their foot to be strong enough for it", "Where did you end up in Cali? How do you like it?", "Lol nope. Parents still have to sew them in. There probably is something but not that we stock ", "True. I doubt there's a school that could provide something like a full-fledged horse pasture or golf program regardless of funding, since you need a lot of land and time as well. A decent music program is probably achievable, but then you might need to deal with some people who are desperate enough to sell their instruments for dinner money. So you'd need to have an actual decent welfare system in place first before spending money pursuing fine arts. \n\nAnd yes, not all black people are poor and not all poor people are black. However, there is a disgustingly high correlation, and if we could fix that on a societal level then everything else would come naturally. \nRemember that segregation ended around the time my dad was born, and only 100 years after slavery was ended. When a race has been oppressed that recently, *just maybe* they'd need help getting back on their feet...", "Congrats. Your dad is a piece of shit. Don’t know what that has to do with anything here", "Life is too short to not follow your dreams. We're incalculably lucky to be alive at all on this rock hurtling through the depths of space and you want people to waste the few precious years they have being office drones or some other bullshit?\n\nFuck. No.\n\nMy time is more valuable than that. So is hers. You run off and be \"useful\". Bring back sandwiches and coffee while you're at it, 2 splenda and dairy free creamer, thanks.", "Oh right it's President Trumps fault. Good one.", "Clank is a respected member of the community and a fantastic actor, more people should aspire to be like him.", "Your misguided demagogy is simply a pitiful attempt to muddle the fact that you misused the word and got called out on it. Saying \"doing X, in society, is a norm\", does not automatically imply artificial origins of this norm, because the word \"norm\" does not - as you yourself admitted - imply artificial origins. The rest of your post is simply an invalid attempt to argue otherwise.", "That is not a true statement at all. Hockey is widely available, but very expensive. Pole vaulting is not widely available, but not expensive. ", "You don't get it cuz you're not a social engineer. Ballet is an art form and the majority in this thread believe that YOU should be forced to purchase art based on the artist's race, not based on art YOU choose. However, none of these social engineers will actually spend their hard earned money on a so called good cause over their own preference. They're just a bunch of virtue signaling social justice warriors.", "> gypsy\n\nLol. Are you East Slavic or South Slavic?", "Enforcing the rules is their job.", "Why should they not? Just don't read it...", "Yeah I have to agree. I certainly feel sorry for those girls. It is the Premier ballet school here in Auckland tho and I think they are just old school.. The head ballet teacher is very old and I imagine she has a sort of \"we learnt to do Pointe in just lambs wool and so can you, so soak it up\" mindset. Archaic really.", "A Ballerina (you racist bastard!)", "It’s like once you hit 30, your body just gives way.. huge reason why there’s such a stigma around athletes over 30.. ", "Good mod!", "Yeah, even stereotypes of black people in media always emphasize that you need to be strong, fierce, sassy, etc. Think Beyonce, or the Princess Tiana.\n\nAnd those are all positive things to strive for! They're definitely positive attributes.\n\nBut sometimes you just want someone to look up to who's delicate, dainty, or ethereal like a ballerina. It's good to have a variety of positive things to model for kids.", "You’re being entirely ridiculous. Only on sjw platforms are these guys going to bukkake you with upvotes and reinforce your opinion. Nothing’s closed off to you because you’re whatever you are. Stop telling yourself you’re a victim who deserves special treatment. ", "And seeing is believing, kudos to her and her efforts.", "Good to know. I was blown away looking at those numbers. ", "None. Europe has gypsys too.", "Identity politics. Put everyone in a box and tell them they are different and have an uphill battle ahead.\n\n\nhttps://www.google.com/search?q=sarah+silverman+are+you+gonna+read+my+diary&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwienvbh_vbYAhUC92MKHaPdCPkQ_AUIDygB&biw=412&bih=652#imgrc=G6qe-Q7FozIppM:", "Inspiring what? Being a ballerina is one of the most 1%er hobbies a young girl can have, and she’s going to walk around the hood to encourage these girls to do what, become more bitter about their station in life?", "Nobody has a problem with that picture. \n\nFor non-deleted comments, sort by controversial and all of the most negative-voted comments are from people who are simply being skeptical about whether this \"changes stereotypes\". Skepticism does not imply racism. People who are progressive about race, and care about race issues, seem equally likely to be skeptical of whether causes that are photographed and become high-profile and make the front page are necessarily effective in tackling underlying social issues.\n\nFor deleted comments, ceddit shows only ~1% of comments are deleted. The vast majority of them are random complaints about the mods and their \"censorship\". I've only found 4 deleted comments in the whole thread that are actually kind of insensitive, and all of them are about the safety of walking in inner city neighborhoods. Even if we categorize these as having a racial undertone, this is 0.1% of the comment thread, comparable or smaller to the number of abusive comments in other random threads that make the front page.\n\nThis is yet another case of mods pretending that there are more controversial comments than there actually are, just to convince us how important their job is. Next time you find an egregious case of mod abuse, they'll cite posts like this to justify \"occasional mistakes\" in light of the grand resistance against racism and sexism that they're supposedly leading. Fact is, this sub's community is almost universally tolerant and progressive, and these mods aren't doing much useful work here beyond deleting an occasional troll comment.", "All kinds of beautiful", "Everyone’s turning this into some bullshit about how black people cant ballerinas because they’re black. Fuck you so hard. They can do whatever the fuck they want to do and if there’s negative stereotypes it’s within their own community. We don’t need to kiss their asses and beg them to be ballerinas just to fill our feel good quotas.", "it's not my agenda...it's hers. She is specifically reaching out to black children", "Funny you mention that, piggy backing to say no one who owned slaves is alive. ", "Semi only", "Here’s a super good podcast about Maria Tallchief \n[Podcast](https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/maria-tallchief.htm) ", "Cool name.", "You gonna cry about it? Or are you gonna pull yourself up by your bootstraps and worry about number 1(you)?", "Obvious joke dude, I thought you were making one yourself... ", "My skates were top end and I spent $700 on them. I've been using them for 4 years now. \n\nI play twice a week and get them sharpened once a month or so, and that's like $9 each time. \n\nEventually I'll have to get the blades replaced, and that'll run me about $60.", "ceddit shows only ~1% of comments are deleted. The vast majority of them are random complaints about the mods and their \"censorship\". I've only found 4 deleted comments in the whole thread that are actually kind of insensitive, and all of them are about the safety of walking in inner city neighborhoods. Even if we categorize these as having a racial undertone, this is 0.1% of the comment thread, comparable or smaller to the number of abusive comments in other random threads that make the front page.\n\nThis is yet another case of mods pretending that there are more controversial comments than there actually are, just to convince us how important their job is. Next time you find an egregious case of mod abuse, they'll cite posts like this to justify \"occasional mistakes\" in light of the grand resistance against racism and sexism that they're supposedly leading. Fact is, this sub's community is almost universally tolerant and progressive, and these mods aren't doing much useful work here beyond deleting an occasional troll comment and then locking random threads up to remind us of their important status in this community.", "Yep", "And I would like to take credit for leading the maneuver as it was my Q that led us to this righteous victory.", "Because your idea of making them feel comfortable is sucking their dicks. Treat them like a normal fuckin human. If they’re underrepresented that’s their own fault.", "Heat wave.", "I know i was too ", "Only to dipshits who make every thing about race because they’re the true racists.", "go to ceddit and check the number of deleted comments. Mods are vastly over-stating the amount of insensitive comments that they're deleting.", "Well if more black girls wanted to be ballerinas then they would have representation. They don’t have to NOT be ballerinas just because they don’t see other black people in the studio.", "I looked at some tax records and it seems correct. Houses with 250-300k are paying upwards of $10k a year in taxes. Utterly insane. Over the life of a loan that’s more in taxes than the value of the home. ", "Most sports are like that. Children break themselves for a future that, for most, never comes. Anything high impact, anything that makes it in to the Olympics, it takes a toll. ", "Basically black women are treated more like men than most other women of color.", "Stronger shoes wouldn't really make a difference, in fact, you don't want to dance in an unbreakable shoe-- the shoes are hardened with glue, and it breaks down with wear. The shoes need to be flexible to a degree. Lots of things damage dancers' feet, but much of it is simply the force of your full body landing over and over and over again on the tips and joints of toes, balls of your feet, etc. If you accidentally get lax on trimming a toenail and you land your weight on it 1,000 times in rehearsal, it might blacken and fall off. :S Also, feet get bloody and scarred even with well-fitting shoes and good padding, toe tape, and other precautions through blisters and other semi-but-not-always 100% preventable normal foot damage. Source: danced for many years. ", "How many ballerina studios do you frequent? ", "Please continue to make blanket statements without any basis. I have yet to see the amount of pure vile hatred from anyone on the Donald that I see from all on a daily basis.", "Don’t hurt yourself thinking about what he said.", "Well, actually, there is racism in martial arts. Yes, ballet is more popular among white people, but you're really naive if you think some of that isn't racism.", "Obviously the ballerina here is busy succeeding and trying to inspire other young, black people to succeed too? I mean I think based on what you're saying, you should be agreeing with her initiative. She's not bitching and complaining, is she, she is actively doing something?", ">You seem to be sincere\n\nWhat gave it away? ", "Whats the sterotype tho", ">Besides being right in many ways...feminism\n\nNo any more, sadly.\n\n", "Reddit isn't a news source. It is a content aggregation platform.\n\nIf you think Reddit is news of any kind, you have been misled by somebody.", "And there in line lays the problem. Stop putting a race into a box. It will never change until skin color is NOT in a category", "So do I wish she'd turned up out the front of my house as a kid", "Have you tried....not being a mortont?", "Negro has a lot of baggage because it’s was used as a slur \n\nAA is fine for Americans. What else do you call black people? \n\nPoc is basically not-white, mostly chosen as term of self-identification", "There is a very strong stereotype that women of color are not beautiful and not graceful. When you ask girls the age of the ones in the picture what color skin they associate with pretty and graceful, they are almost universally going to say white skin. Dark skin is associated bu children with ugly and powerful. When they think of bad person, they associate it with dark skin. \n\nThis is not a stereotype that white children have, this is one that all children have and it is a demonstration of how thoroughly society indirectly and directly contributes to this perception. It is the reason that children don't usually play with black barbies. Even girls of color are less likely to buy the barbie of color. It's really fucking sad. \n\nBallerinas are also strongly stereotypical as graceful and beautiful. The combination here then leads to the logical stereotype that people of color should not be ballerinas because dark is ugly and powerful but ballerinas are beautiful and graceful. This is borne out by how very few ballerina companies hire even one person of color to their troop. \n\nSo ... by showing up in this neighborhood and greeting these girls, she is flying in the face of a stereotype that probably does affect these girls. They are much more likely now to see themselves in a role that is beautiful and graceful where once that could have been perceived as 'not for them.'\n\nHope that makes sense. ", "Wow so profound /s", "I live in the South, and the majority of black women I see around here (except for the youngest ones) tend to be voluptuous and large-breasted. I agree Iman is slim, that's why she's a famous fashion model, and also, she is Somalian, not from the U.S. Grace Jones is Jamaican. I think that makes a difference genetics-wise.", "I don't think she is discussing the interminable pain here. That is a Redditor thing. But I like everything about her otherwise. ", "Hah. Cool theory, fuckwit.", "which isp is that? i have frontier and it’s shitty", "lol whatever, keep pitying yourself and blaming others for your failures.", "I remember the astronaut I meet when I was that age. Be cynical all you want, but there is nothing bad about this. It is wholesome and good. \n\nBeing cynical is not too bad of a thing, but it certainly contributes nothing of value. Not sure I'll ever understand the motivation to express cynicism in this manner. I know that I used to do the same when I was in high school and college because of angst and disappointment, but it's so long ago, that I earnestly don't recognize that person in myself anymore. ", "Stereotypes are allowed to be statistically true. It doesn't have to be a FALSE generalization about a majority. \n\n\n\nSo, seeing a woman in a tutu reveal to young black girls that give them ideas about what they could do that they might not see on tv or among the people they know. ", "This. Is. Awesome.\n\nThree cheers for anyone spreading hope. And fighting stereotypes. So cool!", "Yep", "Don’t forget your vitamin D supplements. In western ny you can go the whole month without seeing the sun ", "Hm..", "I remember taking ballet when I was young and being told that I was “inherently indecent” because of my shape. ", "It's a joke. Bruh.", "The other reply is very good, but to dive a little deeper I'd suggest this quick video and article. \n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/13/doll.study/index.html\n\nBallet is stereotyped as requiring beauty and grace. Many children of color internalize their skin color as not being beautiful or graceful. That's where the stereotype lies. \n\nEven taking cost into consideration there are disproportionately few ballerinas of color. ", "Is it way off base that I suspect, much like gymnastics, there may be a lot of sexual abuse going in Ballet? ", "Ooh. Is because I have too that finger. And maybe I thought that's why u r feet weren't that hurt but your toe. I thought was Greek feet. I didn't do ballet so idk. S", "Lol", "Wow. Truth.", "That's not a stereotype, that's just a stereotype. \n\nGood one. ", "IDK How much they make, but to be one takes a ton of money. Practice space, equipment, personal trainers, lessons, etc.", "And not even just like men like animals or statues a lot more than women of any color are. That's why her post hit me so hard because I did not realize how much the \"strong black mother or woman \" stereotype hurt because I thought it was positive, and it is but not only. I know my friends aren't only this but I did not know how much they were holding themselves to it. ", "Oh wow. You looked through my shitposts oh no you caught me. How do I turn myself in to the authorities? I expect no sympathy when I'm charged with treason. ", "http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/13/doll.study/index.html", "When you're President? ", "Depending on the region and country the funding for school can be very sparse. In the US property taxes goes to school and poor neighborhoods basically can't fund education as well as (some) richer ones. Inequality is quite rampant I'm afraid. ", "Do you have any evidence that children need to see role models of their gender and race? Any studies?\n\nI don't care about your feelings. Evidence is what matters.\n\nAlso, isn't it quite racist to assume black children only look up to black people? It's, by definition, prejudice. Why is skin color important to you? ", "*sigh* You just don't get it. Seems to be a common theme here....here on a post of about a talented black woman trying to inspire young black kids to dance, and people have to figure out how to shit over even that.", "Whatever dude don't freak a leak dude .. ", "A black ballerina only seems strange to liberals I suppose. What's exactly is the black woman stereotype?", "Well that's what I mean. I completely agree with the fact that socioeconomic gaps between white and colored people exist. The idea is you can't just say \"I'm of color - these are my disadvantages\". Instead, it's clearer to say \"I'm of color - due to socioeconomic gaps that come from racial oppression of hundreds of years, these are my disadvantages\".\n\nSo I'm willing to bet that if 1,000 black rich families and 1,000 white rich families had family members competing for these spots, you'd see some balance because both sides could afford to send their family to dance lessons and pay for the expenses related to such a profession.", "Everything about this is beautiful. ", "Yeah, and they don't need to make a sticky at the top of every post saying that", "People often times assume I'm Hispanic. I don't know if that counts as ethnically ambiguous but whatever lol", "Can you elaborate on the becoming a unicorn part? Please and thank you. ", "She so incredibly beautiful! ", "Good question. As I recall, most (maybe all?) pointe shoes are handmade. So that’s probably the bulk of it. The soles are thick leather so that must add to it too. And I guess there’s also a captive market. Each brand makes their shoes differently. Even within each brand there are different models. So a dancer would never switch because the price of Capezio was better than Bloch or something. When you find the one right for your foot, that’s it. There’s really no incentive for the few shoemakers to compete with prices. ", "Why are you like this?", "Says the one who used an exclamation point after every sentence lol. ", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLKvYB7CeAY", "Anyone know which Rochester? ", "It's not like that, no. They're saying the main point of this photo actually is racially charged. She is showing kids that black women can be ballerinas too. She's interacting with girls of her race with the purpose of serving as representation. And that we shouldn't erase that. ", "No I appreciate the info anthropology was my fav science in undergrad. ", "I am glad you posted that, I didn't dare post it myself, mainly because I don't have the cold hard figures. It's very sweet what she's doing, especially in more working-class neighborhoods, but ultimately, very few of these children and their families would be able to afford ballet in the long run and the competition for scholarships etc.. is *stiff* :( ", "http://time.com/5098808/misty-copeland-raven-wilkinson-book/\nhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/benjamin-millepied-racism-in-ballet_us_58666c5ce4b0d9a5945afb7a\n\n> The vast majority of white people don't care about ballet so why would black people?\n\nGood point. I guess we can expect to see no white ballet dancers too then? \n\n> Who the fuck cares let people be themselves.\n\nWho's stopping anyone from being themselves? \n\nThis is about, on one side, professionals that want the same opportunities as their peers and fighting for it, and on the other side, letting little girls know that they can join step, or dance, or ballet or whatever the fuck else they want because their skin is not a barrier to entry even if it makes the path harder. Did you ever stop to consider that some of the white girls in your school may have preferred Step, but were too afraid to join? Or the black girls may have wanted to join Dance but didn't see it as a possibility? This is not failure of imagination, this is social norms recreating the barriers that the Law used enforce. \n\nThere is NOTHING wrong we promoting desegregation. Whether it is in your H.S. Step and Dance team or in the NY Ballet. And there is NO ONE saying that girls must do ballet instead of Step. \n\nJesus fuck Space_Cadet, step outside yourself, think about the situation from other people's perspective and recognize that literally NO ONE in this thread is saying that you are racist or that all ballet goers and promoters are racist or that all white people are racist. \n\nTL/DR: Your rant is dumb and you should feel bad. Hope to see you at the protests. ", "You just have to find an instructor that will let her use them. In my experience most traditional teachers don't allow them because they put more distance between toe and floor. ", "> http://time.com/5098808/misty-copeland-raven-wilkinson-book/ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/benjamin-millepied-racism-in-ballet_us_58666c5ce4b0d9a5945afb7a\n> \n> The vast majority of white people don't care about ballet so why would black people?\n> \n> Good point. I guess we can expect to see no white ballet dancers too then?\n> \n> Who the fuck cares let people be themselves.\n> \n> Who's stopping anyone from being themselves?\n> \n> This is about, on one side, professionals that want the same opportunities as their peers and fighting for it, and on the other side, letting little girls know that they can join step, or dance, or ballet or whatever the fuck else they want because their skin is not a barrier to entry even if it makes the path harder. Did you ever stop to consider that some of the white girls in your school may have preferred Step, but were too afraid to join? Or the black girls may have wanted to join Dance but didn't see it as a possibility? This is not failure of imagination, this is social norms recreating the barriers that the Law used enforce.\n> \n> There is NOTHING wrong we promoting desegregation. Whether it is in your H.S. Step and Dance team or in the NY Ballet. And there is NO ONE saying that girls must do ballet instead of Step.\n> \n> Jesus fuck Space_Cadet, step outside yourself, think about the situation from other people's perspective and recognize that literally NO ONE in this thread is saying that you are racist or that all ballet goers and promoters are racist or that all white people are racist.\n> \n> TL/DR: Your rant is dumb and you should feel bad. Hope to see you at the protests.\n\n", "You didn't answer my question m you went off topic hence I was asking what your point of commenting was.", "Greenlight", "Helllllll no.\nRochester was going down hill as we left. Back in the early 90s", "Woohoo! My home!", "I have a bunch of upstate clients but nobody in Pittsford. Certainly nowhere in Buffalo is that bad. Maybe Pittsford is just weird.", "lol what triggered you the most? Where did I hurt you?", "Huh, in my family my mom and two sisters have it, but I don't! My big toes are a few millimeters longer than the second one. I like it tbh.", "I've not heard negro used as a slur. Mind you it does conjure up images of old ladies with pearl necklaces asking \"What should we do about the negro problem?\".", "But how is saying it's secondary erasing it? It's not like he said her race is besides the point conpletely, that just means the OP saw the woman's actions as the most important thing about this story and not her race. Melodramatic much?", "Google it?", "Once I tried silicone I was hooked. I miss being able to get up there and spin around.", "Dude you were just telling me about how racist TV is because of how many white people are on TV. Guess what? Go to China, get a pad and pen, draw a fucking giraffe everytime you see a Chinese person. News alert, there are more whites than (??) but that's racist I guess?!?", "> Rule 7\n\nRule 7 go f yourself.", "maybe you dont like the answer doesn't change that i gave you an answer.\n\nor would it be better: perhaps she saved up money so she can afford charity and volunbteering \n\n\nlol \n\nso silly", "Cultures are not stereotypes. A stereotype is turning an aspect of a group into an symbol for that group as though it always applies. For example, baguette is in fact French, the French eat a lot of it and they bake a lot of it, that is part of their culture. However, they don't just carry a baguette under their arm at all times to show how French they are. Bavarians also do in fact wear lederhosen, they are the traditional men's dress in that part of Germany, however, they are not everyday wear, and are not worn by all Germans. Americans also do wear cowboy hats and carry guns, there are several states where that is a common way to dress and people see it as a part of their culture, but not all Americans wear cowboy hats and carry guns. See the difference? ", "You can tell a girl about fairy tales all you want, but nothing beats experiencing the real thing. ", "Purely a bizarre coincidence. Guess I'm just lucky. My username is one word anyway and not two like in the earlier post, so I don't know if a notification would trigger anyway.\n\nMy username is something a friend started calling me probably 10+ years back after seeing me curl my barefoot feet and I adopted it as one of my goto usernames. And I don't even have a Morton's toe :) ", "I don't understand why she would want any girl to be in ballet. It's a disgusting culture that promotes all kinds of body issues and eating disorders for girls. ", "I agree. But liberals would rather use the government's power to extort people to \"give to others\"", "Ultimately I don't think it's ever been about \"forcing\" people to do anything, it's more about not harassing or discouraging people who are in some way a minority in their field, whatever that is.\n\nWe might not be able to change our tendencies, but we can absolutely stop being assholes to each other for individual choices that hurt no one.", "What are you talking about !!!???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "How the fuck is anyone supposed to answer that question?", "\"colorblind racism\" Being colorblind is now racist, holy shit this victim culture really needs to die off. ", "Sure just like whites are represented in professional basketball in direct proportion to their ratio in the general population. \n\nBut hey I never saw a white professional basketball player going around showing white kids they can make it in the NBA ", "It doesn’t bother me at all. You completely spun my comment. All I was saying is, why do we need to have everybody represented on everything? If black people don’t care about ballet why do we have to try to push them into it?\n\nI don’t even know where the fuck your last sentence came from. Me questioning forced even representation means I can’t fathom a minority being good at something? Do you hear yourself? I’m questioning why we must look at a group of people and say “there are not enough of x people in this group, we should change that”.", "You are part of the problem", "... yes they are. That's literally what culture is. A collection of stereotypes of people from a similar ethnic, religious, or regional background. ", "No, it is exceedingly uncommon.\n\n\nWe have unusual (stupid) beauty standards in the US.\n\n\n", "Its called a costume or impersonation, also this dosnt make sense ", "Everyone knows the important thing is to maintain an equal ratio of demographics in a country and demographics in every profession regardless of merit. The color of your skin means everything.", "Did you spend time in the historic cities? Boston, New York, Philly, DC have some amazing sites.\n\nHow long were you here for?", "I looked some more and it still doesn't seem right. The published rates for the Town of Pittsford are 3.43 and 7.8 for the county. Even if water/sewage/user fees are excluded from that, it still doesn't seem possible except in the rare case of a very large lot (acres) in an improbable area (the city).", "Shes very beautiful.", "NYC, SF, Seattle, LA, Las Vegas\n\nIt was fine, I had fun, but I've seen it now and there are other places I think are more interesting, with better food and culture.", "They're hyper racist. \"We know what is best for you, you can't be trusted with your own matters alone, we are there to help and decide in your own best interests\" \nHello, theyre not pets, they have a brain and can think and stand in for themselves.", "\nI don't thinkk you get how social media is manipulated \n\nhttps://www.fiverup.com\n\nhttps://www.fiverup.com/seo/26494/Instant-100-Reddit-SubReddit-Subscribers-or-Readers", "This is how my daughter's dance school does things, no point shoes until you've hit puberty and the owner/head teacher deems you ready. I feel totally comfortable with her dancing here (she's only 5 now) as long as she enjoys it. The school I went to threw all the girls 12 and up into point shoes. Thankfully I had already hit puberty and my feet are ok now. I imagine some of the rest of them didn't fare as well. ", "I subconsciously walk on my toes nearly 24/7 due to sensory integration disorder (or whatever they call it now) and my feet aren’t even that bad. What the hell are they doing to get to that level?", "Which has advantages and disadvantages and is perfectly fine", "Sex trafficking bust from late 2017\nhttp://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/seven-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-ring-in-rochester/189680832\n\nRochester 23 on murderous cities list in US\nhttp://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/11/13/americas-25-murder-capitals-2/2/\n\nI rest my case", "You know, we hit a point where I was like, \"This is fucking crazy\", and we started looking around at other studios. The problem is, and I honestly don't mean this to sound braggy, when we went to the more recreational levels, she was just too good for them.\n\nEvery place we tried she was either the best dancer in the class or it was expensive. You can't go backwards. And we _knew_ she wasn't going to be a professional dancer so why are we spending all this money. Yeah, she is a fantastic dancer but there are thousands of amazing dancers and even if you're amazing, a dancer's life is still still a very hard and you're constantly working to stay employed.\n\nIn the end she got sick of it and quit (and we were honestly very happy about it). She's on her school dance team and can do so many other things now. When she was dancing full time, that's _all_ she could do.", "And there it is. Proving my initial claim. ", "Uhh, no. In order for something to be a stereotype it has to be oversimplified and applied too broadly. The word literally comes from a process of mold making, where the stereotype is the mold taken from an original piece of artwork to produce less detailed copies. The stereotype is a representation of the culture without nuance. ", "thanks for all your help this whole time. you've really went out of your way to help out and proved what you wanted to prove. thanks for looking out my dude!", "They mostly come out at night. Mostly.", "Not sure what is so silly about the question. It was genuine question and other users have answered. \nThanks for the conversation. ", "Moistly ", "lol\n\nEDIT: at you, not with you", "For a guy who only tells the occasional racist joke you sure got real racist real fast. Keep in mind you’re spouting this shit in a thread about a picture of a ballerina making little girls smile.", "I think I struck a nerve because you are too emotional to actually pick up what I’m trying to say. Get logical and start expressing your empathy muscles. ", "Why can’t she just be inspirational? \n\nWhy does it have to be painted in the light of “white people dont want you to succeed but look at me”?", "Uhhhh because if you actually aren't racist you believe that they are competent and mature enough to decide to do things they want to do without special treatment or coaxing. They don't need you to make them feel comfortable. That's so fucking condensing. I'm female and it makes me cringe soooo much when things are oriented to make me feel comfortable based on my having a vagina. If I want to do something I'll fucking do it without people catering to me. It also cheapens any actual accomplishments made.", "Don’t know who showed you around but they sure must have done a bad job.", "Can someone please explain to me why a little black girl, without the influence of her parents, can't look up to a white woman. I looked up to a lot of people who didn't look like me when I was a little girl. I even saw men as role models... *gasp* ", "And a person has to be the same color as you for you to look up to them?", "That’s awesome! \n\n", "It’s cost - source: me", ">like animals or statues...\n\nThat is what men are treated like. Although for men it would be more accurate to say \"objects\" rather than statues. And yes, the black community has a serious problem with conformity and shaming things that are different unless some hip-hop star or other black celebrity gives it a stamp of approval. That kind of limited expression of self is bad for our psychological health.", "Why is this being down voted? It’s a legit question that I didn’t know the answer to until reading the responses. Then again I care little about ballet", "\"Look girls, you *too* can deform your feet into these gnarled hams if you start pointe shoe training early enough.\" - Her", "Not really. All you need to be a unicorn to bang couples.", "Nobody - that was complete bullshit.", "Sigh YOU just do not get it. Why put race in a box. Why not be a ballerina and not be a black ballerina? If a white girl showed up, you would be kissed. That makes you a racist \n\n", "I have just one question: how is saying “woman of color” any different than saying “colored woman”? Virtually the same thing, but somehow the latter is 1000 times more offensive. I guess people who act oppressed aren’t always the most logical. ", "I just really love that these kids don't give a crap about looking at any other part of her right now, they're doing what I was always doing:\n\n\"How do we do the foot thing?!\"", "Interesting. Like I said, I wasn't sure if I was being fed propaganda, which it verywell might have been. If nothing else, I've learned from this thread to take more things with a grain of salt. \n\nMost people aren't seeing a problem, but others have mentioned that the age in which they learn pointe might be a factor.", "I guess I kind of see that. That also depends where you look. ", "Would. Smash. ", "I guarantee people on the two sides of the discussion that should have a million sides will have a problem with this.", "There are many cultures among people who are classified as white, which one are you referring to? ", "While ballet might still be considered to be really white, there are quite a few Asian ballerinas in ballet companies. And if you follow the Youth American Grand Prix for ballet, it’s becoming more and more multicultural as people from different countries compete. If more countries open national ballet companies we could see more diversity in prima ballerinas over time.", "It is not painted in that light. She is inspiring them by disproving stereotypes and prejudices and false ideas which come from society as a whole. No one said it was proving that they could overcome white people or anything of the sort. This picture is not about white people. What the little girls can overcome is stereotypes and being held back by them. The ballerina did succeed in the field she wanted to, and so can they.\n \nEdit: fixed typos. Autocorrect is my friend.", "You should see them move...", "And honestly, for rich white people not many send their kids to do ballet, so it's a minority hobby that the upper class, which are a minority in compared to most Americans, which are majority white, do, so yeah, I'm not surprised there really aren't that many black ballerinas.\n\nThe more the merrier though. I like seeing people try new things.", "Yeah, I see where you're coming from and I definitely agree! I suppose it depends on the teacher & parent - I know there's a lot of people out there that want their kid to be *the best* and will push for whatever it takes for them to be it, or maybe the teacher thinks the kid is some prodigy and put them in tight shoes that screw up their still-forming 9-year-old feet. It's odd.", "[> Im Irish and German so i should have White privilege for sure but i never had it and still dont.\n](https://media.giphy.com/media/GAckiFd7bM3wA/giphy.gif)\n", "That's a good question. The way I see it though, is that if you don't see people that look like you in those roles pretty much ever, it seems like a much harder dream to achieve.\n\nFor example, before Obama, some black kids wanted to be president, but felt like being \"The First Black President\" was an even bigger undertaking, one that seemed woefully out of reach or even fantastical.", "Username checks out", "Nobody's asking you to do that. Also, why do you think she went to a black community to try to dispel the stereotype? I feel like some people see racial issues mentioned and just default to being angry without giving it a second thought.\n", "not serving my area but sounds awesome", "Not to mention the permanent bone damage that's caused by standing like that for extended amounts of time.\n\nI fully believe ballet was actually invented by aliens who have no idea how human physiology works.", "It probably makes no sense because you made it up, just like your first comment.\n\nYeah, if you make up nonsense and try to believe it, of course it's going to be perplexing.\n\nYou can start a conversation and have correct information simultaneously", "While cost can be an issue, another reason you don’t see a lot of black professional ballerinas is because many of us can’t point our toes. I took dance for years, ballet was my favorite, but could never do pointe classes because my foot just doesn’t bend that way. \nSource: Am black female former dancer", "You're the type of person who would be mad if there weren't a white guy in a random ad, aren't you", "If someone says they advocate for equality and then gets mad when people don't \"act like their race\" please don't lump them in with actual advocates for equality.", "ITT: Everyone's racist uncle.", "https://www.theballetblog.com/portfolio/chronic-hip-back-pain-in-hypermobile-dancers/\n\nBack issues is common in almost all forms of repetitive impact activities (sports, dancing, acrobats).\n\n", "It's a bullshit low effort copy paste comment. If you don't acknowledge it will go away. ", "But that's the stupid part. You can and *should* be able to look at people who look like you as role models. I bet this woman actually looked at white ballerinas and said \"I want to do that\" and because her parents didn't intervene, she actually achieved her dream. I don't think it's ingrained to see only people who look like you as someone you can emulate. I think that's actually a source of racism. We need to see each other as just people to whom anyone of any color can relate to, empathize and sympathize with. ", "Extremely exceptional ones who never mind working in the background.", "And while you silly people argue, the Crab People will finally take over.", "Nah i think shes probably doing what my comment said. ", "Hey! It's rare that a town near me is mentioned! About 35 minutes or so by car. Western New York represent!", "Dude you didn't put* Dogtown on this list enough", "Yes the angry Russian coaches. I began at 3 and grew up with a set of Russian coaches. Super hardcore they were. Husband and wife... the wife (Natalya ponomovera) skated in the Olympics on a broken foot. ", "Fine, everything is racism unless it has precisely equal participation among all races. ", "If your culture was that fragile then it wasn't a valuable culture.", "Nothing worse than stepping on the ice with your guards still on ", "She rocks!", "You certainly aren't wrong, but also the shoes are structured to provide support in that realm. And the abuse is a little more extreme than I think you may have seen... ", "Not only do I have Morton toe, but also negative typed blood. I'll be swimming back to Atlantis now", "You spell color with a u. \n\n\nSo to everybody reading\n\nrelax, he's talking about the UK.", "Is that the real world or your imaginary world? ", "Cool your jets, high stress. I am just trying to represent. Plus my wife has been around RMN for longer than you and I would take her 11 out of 9 times over you. ", "Ah, I had never really realized that. I guess I was just lucky to get to go to the school district that my grandparents lived in, instead of the one my parents lived in. ", "Well the tall girl probably wouldn’t dance as well as the petite girl. See, to get on her toes the way smaller girls do, a taller woman would put more weight on her toes. This results in many more problems for her feet. And requires much more muscle for her weight. Since the woman is taller, the muscle mass on her leg would be even heavier (albeit much stronger). This causes more imbalance and difficulty for the dancer, and causes more issues on her toes. Most likely this means jumps land less gracefully, pirouettes are off balance, and 1st-5th positions are ever so slightly off from thigh muscle getting in the way. Also, if a girl is significantly taller than the rest of the troupe, then she stands out, which is not the point of ballet, which is supposed to look much more uniform(unless she’s the star, which would mean she should stand out). So you see, it’s not just about people being stereotypical; ballet dancers must fit a certain body type. It can’t work otherwise", "Can you specify which Rochester?\n\nI applied for a job in Minnesota and got a call from New Hampshire.\n\nThere're a lot of fucking Rochesters.", "The opposite of racism isn't equal racial representation, it's equal *opportunity* regardless of race. Black women tend to be dismissed out of hand by virtue of their skin color alone because of the derogatory stereotypes I mentioned before. Obviously those stereotypes exist, but they exist across all cultures and ethnic groups. Ballet isn't for everyone, but let's not pretend that it's perfectly reasonable to selectively burden women of color to disprove meritless claims against their ethnicity that, in reality, exist solely to exclude them from an artform that has been closely held as the provenance of the white and the wealthy. It's elitist bullshit. ", "> I'm talking about inherently negative implications of a majority taking things from a minority's culture and making it their own. \n\nThere are none. If your culture is eating burritos or whatever, and someone else decides theyre going to eat burritos every single day, then nothing has been lost. You can still have a burrito. You can still claim the burrito as part of your culture heritage. It doesnt matter if every single person on the entire planet starts eating a burrito for every meal until the end of time. If its an inherent part of your culture, you can still do it, so everyone else doing it literally doesnt matter, at all, in any way. \n\nIf you get hung up on the abstraction of the burrito, take for example a real instance that people cried \"cultural appropriation\", where a white painter painted a scene in a native american style. She lost her gallery opening. Everyone in the art community decried her for \"appropriating\" the painting style. Native american groups protested saying she should not be celebrated for her (previously considered) wonderful paintings because she is white and not native american. But why did it matter, at all? Its not like her painting in that style takes away anything else from other native americans who painted in that style in the past, or will choose to paint in that style in the future. Anyones previous or future contributions will still be just as valid as they would have been if that woman and her paintings had never existed. \n\nThe entire idea of cultural appropriation is just racism wrapped in a different package. The idea that you can restrict people of a certain ethnic group from participating in an activity, regardless of what that activity is, because their participation somehow \"lessens\" the activity for you, is racism. Theres no two ways about it, theres no line in the sand where certain things are so sacrosanct to ones culture that someone else cannot participate. Its racism with a different name and some esoteric thought process that makes you feel better about your racism. ", "Same.", "How exactly does this “change stereotypes about women of color”?", "So you'd prefer to include more of a certain people for no reason other than the color of their skin?....... you might have some personal reflecting to do ", "hahahaha and those are the ones that are like \"oh you hurt? that's funny I skated uphills in twenty feet of snow with both ankles broken\"", "Eh, \nIt's not the crab part that would bother me. \nIt's the people part", "What an incredible photo. Thank you for sharing. ", "You’re missing the point.\n\nIf you were holding auditions, and the tall girl outdanced the petite girl, you’re saying you’d pick the tall girl? \n\nBecause it sounds like you’re making every assumption possible for why a petite girl SHOULD be able to do the performance better.\n\nWhich is the whole point. If something is thought to be better for xyz reason that doesn’t always make sense, it makes it easy and common to dismiss those who don’t fit that reason. To then sit and reinforce the decision to dismiss because person with xyz reason SHOULD be able to do something better isn’t evidence, it’s just reinforcing the behavior", "Glad I could help", "Beautiful picture!", "Hockey is not widely available in the US ... \n\n\nIf you're not able to grasp simple logic that makes it obvious that pole vaulting is tougher to get into than something like basketball, then - bless you m'child. I feel like you'll be needing lots of blessings to get through life. ", "That’s wasn’t the fucking argument. For fucks sake you are dumb. ", "No because she would probably stand out above the other dancers which kinda ruins the uniform look of a ballet. But sure, if a tall girl outdances a petite girl then she gets the part. Big if.", "I didn't know it was rare for a woman of color to be a ballerina.", "Forgive my ignorance but which stereotypes is she resisting here?\n\nI don't live in America so this picture is unremarkable to me.\n\nNot being sarcastic, genuinely don't understand. I watch a lot of American films and shows but they don't explain why this act is unusual.", "Can I ask why? You don't hear many people trash Denver.", ">Which didn't happen many generations ago. It's a recent link at that. And at the end were offered to go back to their true ancestral home.\n\nWhat. The. Fuck.\n\nBy that logic, get you and your non-native American self out of America.", "I wonder how many high schoolers are actually looking to be professionals though, and how that breaks down by race? In my high school sporting years, the vast majority of white players played because they loved it, not to be professional. I feel like college is where the dream is truly realized, like, for real.", "There is no argument lol. What I'm saying isn't arguable. It's common sense. \n\nYou can throw a hissy fit all you want and continue to be clueless why poorer people aren't really into pole vaulting even tho at least part of the reason is obvious. Not gonna change the facts. Cry and ad hominem some more if it helps ya cope. ", "It's more a term that's applicable to the above situation where \"ah, I am a white cop interacting with a black youth\" is preferential to \"I am a cop talking to a person\" because there are literally oceans of context missing. Sort of more \"awareness\" than victimhood... it's not a bad thing \n\nAlso, you totally don't sound like you have a victim complex either...", "Really? Does every thread with a person of color get so many racist comments? That’s so sad for a post that’s so happy.", "Many \n\nI admire the world as far as beauty and culture and art go however I love \n\nJapan, Poland, Australia, Vietnam, \n\nI used to Love Western Europe but no longer. Paris is no longer Paris and London like is unrecognizable versus 20 years ago. ", "Is that really all you had to say? Nothing else about your contradictions about how you proved yourself wrong?", "She’s been dancing since a very small child, so even more than 11 years. Also, I picked her up from class just tonight, as is always do, and thought of this reply - I wait in the hall where a lot of other dancers change shoes and put on coats/bags to leave so I glanced (non-weirdly and non creep/fetish, just in interest of this post and being close to dance) - there were like 25 female and male dancers, 20s -30s, not one pair of mangled feet at all. Even her director in 50s. I think it’s just one of those things people gobble up without knowledge/and cheerlead a social media post about. I guess I would buy it at a glance to, sounds like it makes sense, so def ain’t judging... but I would reiterate there must be some predisposition, and maybe that disposition would not do well in a dance career, same way some people have arthritis-“looking” hands and the undisputed excuse is “it comes from playing to much bingo” or something. \n\nEdit: Jesus I googled. Like ... outright 1000% marked up bull, so I see why u/applesauceyes used “fed propaganda”... a phrase I thought a bit strong til I glanced myself. Agenda much eh. Eek. So yeah, no. ", "The beauty and wonder to start a dream that grows inside all of us ", "Latino here. I'm racist and white because I think this is wrong. I've also being brainwashed by white ppl to think treating everyone with the same standard to be the right way of doing things.\n\nPs. Jesus was black and I should stop denying my African blood.", "Did you even read what I just wrote? There's a difference between cultural exchange and misappropriation. For example: I'm. Not. Talking. About. Eating. Burritos. I said it in my comment. You're right. There's nothing wrong with non-hispanics/latinos eating burritos. I agree with you.\n\nObjectively, there's nothing inherently wrong with a white person painting in the style of a Native American. Is it possible that some of her critics over-reacted? Sure. But context is everything. For example, if you were in a museum and there was an exhibit featuring Native American art, some people would consider it inappropriate if there was a painting in the exhibit that was created *in the style* of Native American art, but by a white person. The Native Americans who had been painting that way for generations would lose the opportunity to showcase their art, which is of cultural significance to them. I'm not at all saying that happened, but it's an example of a possible negative outcome of appropriation. I'm also not saying that a white person painting in said style is objectively offensive or inappropriate. Maybe the woman was contacted by a gallery to display her paintings, and people were paying her money to view art made in that style. Maybe the white artist's work was chosen because she was famous, and of course the work was probably beautiful. But now the people who have been painting in this style for generations have been left out of what should be *their* exhibit/gallery. Of course, the actual Native Americans could have their own gallery, but maybe they don't have the same resources (financial and social connections) as the white artist to make it happen. Again, I'm not saying it happened, that's just an example. But like I said, there's nothing inherently wrong with a white person painting in the same style as Native Americans. It comes down to motive, opportunity, benefits to the appropriator, etc. It is absolutely possible that her critics overeacted, as I don't know the full story. I'm also not saying that one culture can't participate: read the part where I said cultural exchange is a good thing.\n\nAlso just a heads up, but cultural appropriation is often a racial divide because we like to choose easy designations for separating groups of people (like skin color). But it is absolutely not a requirement that race is involved. It's called *cultural* appropriation. Maybe we can talk about cultural biases or xenophobia or something, but it's not inherently racist, because there's no stipulation that requires it to be race-oriented. \n\nForgiveme if my comment comes off as rude, but it seems like a few of the points you're arguing against weren't points I made in the first place. Although maybe I wasn't explaining myself well enough originally :/", "Mate, this post has nothing to do with White people. It’s about letting black girls know that black people are able to do ballet and make a success of it. Clearly, the ballet dancer in question knows that there is a stigma that’s exists.", "Wound up in the SF Bay area. It's mostly ok, miss the taste of real pizza and chicken wings though.", "Balkans is in Europe. So, West Slavic?", "There aren't very many ballerinas who are black.", "it's not a bad idea", "Posting this is not necessary and it's just a mod circlejerk.....nobody gives an F you are a mod, it could be any douchebag....nobody cares about you.", "Why would you permanently fuck up your feet for something so incredibly stupid and worthless?\n\nIt's like wanting to be the world's best brick wall puncher.", "Give me a break, Ballet is not even close to dressage or polo which is only practiced by people who can afford a horse. Cricket is played all over poor India and the west indies, it is no different to baseball in terms of cost and there are many blacks who play it. You just mixed up here 3 different types of sports with no relation to each other in cost or participating population.\n\nNobody have a problem accepting black people to study ballet, it is them that are not so much into it, that's why the ballerina went to the hood to try to change their opinion rather than to a white neighbourhood to prove a point.\n", "Ask yourself \"Who would vote for Trump\" and you have your answer", "I don't want Oprah because the position of POTUS doesn't need to be an entertainment position that we fill with celebrities. I don't give a fuck about her race or gender.", "It's called \"being educated beyond one's intelligence\". That guy is a textbook example. He knows the words and what they mean, but the concepts and their applications are beyond his level of intelligence. ", "Kid’s, that’s what insanity looks like. ", "Train them in sledgehammers and miniguns so they grow up to be supermortons.", ">he's not engaging in good faith.\n\nSays the guy bring absolutely nothing to the table.", "women/people of colour is such a fuckin write off... 'ohhh i have dark skin, where do i get my professional victim card?'", "No problem!", "My step sister needs to ... Pancake? Her shoes too. It was really interesting to watch her do it, and it was kinda mind-blowing too. It never occurred to me that that might be a problem darker skinned dancers needed to worry about.\n\nAlso totally not biased but she's the best I've ever seen!*\n\n/* ^(disclaimer, I have only seen exactly 1 show and know nothing about ballet)", "My coach used to put our skate guards down our skirts so we didn't stick our bums out...", "Swam competitively for over a decade, can confirm. Had tendinitis more times than I can count, mostly in shoulders/elbows. Not to mention doing butterfly wrong can REALLY screw up just about everything in your body.", "You got hung up on the abstract concept of burritos. I understand youre not claiming people cant eat burritos. Burritos are an example because it should be very easy to understand the concept when something as meaningless as a burrito is used. \n\n> For example, if you were in a museum and there was an exhibit featuring Native American art, some people would consider it inappropriate if there was a painting in the exhibit that was created in the style of Native American art, but by a white person.\n\nWhat difference does it make? If you are looking for art produced by native americans and you consider that exhibit shitty because it includes art made by non-native artists, who cares? You can not go, you can not buy the art, you can suggest an artist you feel should be represented but isnt. But if the museum or gallery owner doesnt agree with your opinion, or doesnt care whether or not you like their choice, that doesnt make it inappropriate.\n\n> The Native Americans who had been painting that way for generations would lose the opportunity to showcase their art, which is of cultural significance to them.\n\nEven if we assume that there was some contention about what pieces to display, and someone lost the opportunity to show their art, the skin color or heritage of the person awarded the exhibit is still irrelevant because no one owns exclusive rights to produce something just because it originated in their culture. \n\n> But now the people who have been painting in this style for generations have been left out of what should be their exhibit/gallery.\n\nIt not theirs. They dont have any exclusive right to the style. Their art was not chosen to be displayed. The fact that the style originated in their culture does not give them any more right to the exhibit. If the white painter was making direct copies of a native painters art then you could claim it was the original painters exhibit rightfully, but thats not the case. Co-opting the style and doing it in a way that someone appreciates, again, does not take away from anyone else doing it. The quality of work produced by someone else does not change because a white person made art in a similar style even if people think that hers is objectively better or more worthy of display or purchase. If you devoted your life to knitting scarves for the past 10 years and sold none, but your friend only started knitting 2 weeks ago as a hobby and sold 20 scarves, it doesnt mean those scarf sales were rightfully yours just because you've been doing it much longer. They didnt \"culturally appropriate\" scarves from you just because theyre more successful even if your entire family for 10 generations dedicated their lives towards scarf knitting. \n\n> It comes down to motive, opportunity, benefits to the appropriator, etc.\n\nIt really doesnt. Even if her goal was to paint in native american style and outshine every single native american painter who paints in that style, past, present and future, it doesnt matter. Her skin color and heritage is completely irrelevant to how she captures the style and the overall quality of her work. \n", "> in diverse communities.\n\nMeaning \"no whiteys\"", "Damn I've been out duped", "So similar to me. Mine mostly flung all the way out, then kinda went half back in, but this happened more than once a day, ruined a decent chunk of my life. On one school camp, I went into the river (cold water - feels great on sore joints) and paddled a bit (like 2 meters). Was met with \"she's so stupid, why would she swim if its a swimming injury\" - it's only backstroke that I can't do, I can still float, splash about, and a few laps of freestyle occasionally was recommended by my physio. \n I'm in late 20s now, and my shoulder is fairly pain free now, finally. I didn't get a reconstruction - it's not likely to hold. Continue with physio, makes a huge difference. I had to re consider my career choice, but its gone well. keeping your computer adjusted correctly will prevent a lot of pain. ", "And where is this stigma supposed to have come from? Nowhere?", "You are the kind of person who makes me feel better about raising my kids on a workmans salary. Father of three girls under 10. You are great", "Thank you. ", "She was never seen again", "Don't think of a purple cow.\n\nWhy should they have to? Just ban the asshole who posted the comment if it's something that the vast majority KNOWS shouldn't be said. ", "I love this.", "No, I'm the type of person who isn't concerned about skin color in any way. The color of your skin doesn't make you one thing or another, so why should I give a shit? ", "I don't believe so, but I'd love to hear your opinion on what I've said. Care to share?", "Lyell Ave.", "I didn't get hung up on the abstract concept of eating burritos. I'm willing to understand that as with every other concept, there's nuance. You seem to be saying that you can use eating burritos as a model for why cultural appropriation doesn't matter, or at least why it isn't necessarily negative. What *I'm* saying is that there is a difference between eating burritos and the more extreme examples of appropriation. I'm saying that using a burrito as a model for all forms of appropriation doesn't work, because cultural exchange and cultural appropriation is a sort of spectrum.\n\n> If you are looking for art produced by native americans and you consider that exhibit shitty because it includes art made by non-native artists, who cares?\n\nI would guess that the Native Americans care. Which might be why they didn't want the white woman making art in that style in the first place? That's my guess at least.\n>Even if we assume that there was some contention about what pieces to display, and someone lost the opportunity to show their art, the skin color or heritage of the person awarded the exhibit is still irrelevant because no one owns exclusive rights to produce something just because it originated in their culture.\n\nI agree that no one owns the exclusive rights to produce something just because it originated in their culture. I have said several times now that A) it doesn't mean other people can't participate, and B) that there is nothing objectively wrong about it. I don't understand why you still think I'm trying to make that point. \n\n>The quality of work produced by someone else does not change because a white person made art in a similar style even if people think that hers is objectively better or more worthy of display or purchase.\n\nI agree with this 100%. But once again, the context matters. If the mere act of painting in said style is of cultural importance, and the white woman in this example cannot relate to any of the tradition, importance, or cultural value to painting it because she belongs to a different culture, then the two pieces have been derived in different contexts. It is her *interpretation* of an already existing form of art. She can paint all she wants (just wanted to throw that in in case you plan on reiterating your point about her right to paint, which I am also making), but the museum would be doing the public and the Natives a disservice by advertising for an exhibit that displays a culturally and historically important form of art while displaying a piece that was not made in the context that has been described as being culturally significant. The Native American painters do not have exclusive rights to paint in that style, and they shouldn't. When people get up in arms about cultural appropriation it's usually the more extreme cases where the public reaction to the subject is critical. If the white woman was considered trendy/brave/modern for creating art in that style, and the Native Americans were considered boring (or had negative stereotypes associated with them) that would be a negative outcome. Sorry if that last sentence was a bit clunky. \n\nIn my opinion, pushing back against cultural appropriation isn't about exclusion. It's not about changing behavior necessarily, but more so a change in mental state. Cultural exchange is a net positive, and should be encouraged. But culture and lineage are *extremely* important to many groups of people, and should be considered with respect.\n\n>Even if her goal was to paint in native american style and outshine every single native american painter who paints in that style, past, present and future, it doesn't matter.\n\nI respect your opinion but I disagree.", "No it isn't. ", "And when everyone goes off to chase after their lofty dreams, who is left to put food on the table, clean up the trash, and keep the electricity running? Most people seem to forget that most dreams are built atop the support of an entire society, without whom most dreams would simply be impossible. Life is filled with all sorts of \"drudgery\" that is arguably more noble and valuable to the society in which they belong than any artistic pursuit that someone with otherwise selfish delusions of import might seek.\n\nMind you, I have nothing specifically against the arts. Arts are great. But speak to any legitimate artist who is cognizant of the circumstances that lead to their success, and they'll tell you two things: hard work, and (more importantly) timing. It could be you're born into the right family, or that you walk into the right bar, or that you bump into the right person, 95% of artistic success is pure happenstance. History is riddled with destitute artists and \"quitters\" who realized their dream wasn't going to pan out for one reason or another.\n\nNo. Rather than telling people to follow their dreams, we should be telling them that no matter what they end up doing in life, work hard to be the best whatever that is you can be and to encourage those around them to do the same. Dreams are merely the luxury of the fortunate.", "Totally agree, I'm on board fully with equal opportunity. \n\nIn regard to the elitist bullshit bit, I'll accept the fact that it may be just that. I'm much more inclined to believe that it's a mix of economics and culture that keep black girls and women out of ballet. I certainly wouldn't pin the \"ghetto\" stereotype to ethnicity either, but it may be a reasonable stereotype depending on where the person was raised, their age, their parents, their education, their acquaintances and friends, etc. Again, that it isn't fair, I acknowledge that, but stereotypes exist for a reason (generally). If you feel that's racist, go take a walk through East Saint Louis or the Tenderloin in SF at night. \n\nAnd if I've totally misunderstood you, I apologize. ", "If anything this enforces the stereotype that all black people can dance.", "When you actually know some high level dancers you realize they are like olimpic athletes. They just cannot afford tiniest health issue or it immediately shows on stage. They eat more than you or me because they have to. They work hard. They also have to be psychically ok well like athletes. There is a lot of ballet done wrong and you have to have good teachers. And take care of yourself. And be lucky. The dancers are often ocd perfectionists though. ", "Oh, then ok.", "Usually straight couples.", "Where did I disagree with the message?", "Reeee all republicans are rayciist reeeee even if theyre black/mexican or of other ethnicity reeee\n\nHow is it living in a bubble?", "I think you may be making a few assumptions that prevent you from quite understanding my point. I'm not talking about a community dance center or neighborhood dance studio, there's a bit of bias that exists in that realm but not any more than what you'd typically encounter and it's not so malicious. I'm talking about exclusive, highly competitive elite schools that train the world's professional ballerinas. The amount of discipline, sacrifice, and talent to even consider getting to this level is extraordinary and *still* women of color struggle disproportionately to even be allowed to compete. Too many people see them as the \"wrong sorts\", as if their involvement degrades the artform. Yes, classism also has something to do with it, the rub is that people of color are seen as inherently low class *as well as* being fundamentally incapable. It's shameful. ", "35000?? That's less than a mechanic can make. Or a physician's assistant.", "Thats why subs like /r/cringeanarchy rock, you can say _almost_ what ever and you will never be silenced. Downvoted and called a faggot? Sure, but never silenced.", "Oh, are you endorsing eugenics? Cause if you are, boy are there some stats you will like!", "By study it and its effect do you mean say shit and have scientific evidence, say a peer reviewed paper, to back it up?", ">some sick joke about raping a two year old colored child\n\n\nhttps://media.giphy.com/media/l4Ki2obCyAQS5WhFe/giphy.gif", ">tolerant left is a lie. \n\nFucking duh. You dont have to tell me that. Your actions speak for themselves.", "That's cool but I'm not using American.", "Hows that racist idiots like you thing that walking around in a tutu does anything. You are crying that there are no black girls in dance while they dont even have access to clean water schooling and decent housing Lol you are fucking retarded", "Go out, do \"it\" (whatever it is shes doing..?) _and_ post it on facebook?", "Most papers in the field of cultural anthropology are qualitative, not quantitative. So the process doesn't really work the same way as say, if an academic wanted to publish a paper in a journal devoted to engineering or chemistry.", "Well then, you sound like exactly the type of person who shouldn't follow whatever dreams you might have had and instead should focus on those coffees the other guy was working on. No cheese on my sandwich please.\n\nThank you.", "I mean maybe she should have a bodyguard or two. I’d would be terrible if she were the victim of sexual assault wandering the streets like that. ", "You know SJW is an insult in itself right", "white is a color too you fucking retard.", "People need to stop focusing on color of the skin. ", "75% of the people in my house are Morton Toes, so it's totally normal ^^I ^^hope", "lol ok champ, take a breath ;)", "Likely true but not really relevant to my point. ", "Lol lol lol lol lol lol lol kys lol lol lol so fucking autistic kys", "Why can’t she just be going around inspiring kids and sharing her gift? Why the hell does this have to have anything to do with race? ", "[DON’T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS](https://youtu.be/ZXsQAXx_ao0) ", "What stereotype? ", "You do realize there's a large population of black and hispanic Christians, right? Heck, check out the primary religion of Mexico and Haiti even. Bunch of white supremacist people of color right there!", "At first read I was thinking gender roles, and I was thinking, how, isn't a tutu one of most feminine pieces of clothing there is? Shouldn't she be dressed as a pirate instead?", "Lol yes my friend. It takes a lifetime to become a prima ballerina.", "What is appaling? That he Isa piece of shit? Thats true.... I dont understand you. Is it wrong to call Pieces of shit Pieces of shit?", "Seems like I should get into the ballet shoe making industry...", "The bad parts of Rochester I like... impossible to end up in unless you try. They are numerous and large, but theres no reason to be there and RIT isint one of them at all. ", "I ran around the inner city dressed like a Unicorn.\n\nit...it didn't end well.", "The trick is to be a really shitty soccer player. :) And we only had grass.", "Are there many women who are black? In terms of percentage?", "it’s literally combining all colors", "it's a waste of fucking time is what it is you moron\n\n", "because how else would they push a bullshit agenda that everyone except white people are victims.", "So what exactly does this image do to change stereotypes about people of color? That black women can be feminine? That black women can be dancers?\n\nI'd like to believe that everyone who isn't a huge racist already knew this. ", "My parents couldn’t afford my local modern dance classes and I stopped. Developed my own style and was one of the first white kids in my city to do hip hop/ street dance in South Africa when it was still not accepted to adopt “black” influences (apartheid was vile) I was seen as some sort of rebel bucking the system. I was just a 15 yr old blonde girl in a pair of sneakers dancing to music I loved! ", "Wow. Fucking cool. ", "You can fly here for a weekend, get an uber to truck you around, and get some garbage plates from the source. \n\n", "Definitely. ", "Kodak 2.0 could fix the problems. Not kodak specifically but a new company to bring innovation back to Rochester. A lot of Rochester is very self-centered. Everyone is competing with each other where we could all win if we helped each other. ", "Si", "Get something you're passionate about indoors, focus on that and not the weather. ", "What is normal?\n\nIt's a good chance to educate people though. ", "I win because that comment was deleted. ", "You're saying Rochester needs more, therefore the ones we have in your eyes aren't good enough. This has nothing to do with me thinking about the kinds of role models Rochester has OP. ", "It was a great morning read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, no sarcasm. There are a lot of people in Rochester who don't like to listen and enjoy a good serving of groupthink. I think the harsher climate (weather and socializing) makes us stronger in the long run. There's a lot of things to fix and money is being spent in the wrong way. This is everywhere so, I don't know what to say but hope that your stay here on the east coast improves. ", "Never realised there was a 'black chicks can't be ballerinas' stereotype.", "The neighborhood that this picture is in doesn't impact the quality of the story. ", "I might have to go check that out, thanks for the reference.", "Tru Tru", "Welcome to heaven. Every place in Rochester has come out with their own take on the garbage plate. Which is cool. The original place, isn't the best anymore. ", "I am not here to change your mind about leaving, just stating what I enjoy about Rochester. ", "Syracuse has the best wings.\n\nDon't @ me\n\nPlace is called Shifty's", "Oh dear Odin. I just made myself a fantasy show for fun, and the $160.00 or so total didn't seem like much fun after all. Guess I'd have stuck with my trusty Blochs. ", "Was he wearing a necklace of toe bones while he asked?? ಠ_ಠ", "Wait - she's wafting down the street in an insanely frilly and short skirt, to change stereotypes about women?", "Because it’s a non issue being made into an issue. It’s also implied that black people are so oppressed they can’t be ballerinas which is fucking stupid. If anything the negative stereotypes and oppression comes from within their own community.", "Yeah, like the dems and Obama really helped those inner city kids. They made a huge difference. Trump, meanwhile, has dropped a nuclear bomb on them.", "Or it's Trump's fault.", "I mean how can there be racism if everyone is dead? That is some forward thinking. ", "There HAS to be a market in some sort of press-and-stick adhesive on one end, and a press-and-stick bit of very strong, fine, hooky stuff on the end of the ribbons... oh!! Oh OH!! I JUST HAD AN IDEA. I need all the used pointe shoes in the world to experiment with before I could get it right, but you know how Bloch has those ribbons with the elastic inserts (Elastoribs?) for tendon relief? So we know a small bit of elastic is okay in ribbons. What if [something like these](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1aP5JRXXXXXaZXVXXq6xXFXXXB/30Pcs-Nylon-2-Row-2-Hooks-Bra-Extender-Extension-Elastic-Clip-On-Strap-Soft-Bra-Bands.jpg_640x640.jpg) were on the end of each ribbon??\n\nSo I guess that end would be attached at purchase, and you get a double sided sticky glue pad to attach to the shoe end of the ribbon after you cut it to the right length. Hell, even if you still had to sew them in, that's one time per pair, and you'd be saved the knotting and tucking crap every time.\n\nShould i post this idea in a ballet subreddit so someone could shoot it down with all the obvious logistics I've forgotten?? ", "How exactly has my boomer dad stolen from you? He's worked his ass off everyday and still does. And pays a shitload of taxes so all the social programs can stay afloat and everyone can get their freebies while he and my mom get NOTHING for free, ever. Maybe it's the congress that taxes us into oblivion and sent well paying jobs south and overseas.\n\nAnd you sound like a bigot putting southerners and midwesterners into one stereotype. I don't know one racist and I've lived in the south all of my life. ", "By the comment section you would think he had.", "or is Aesha Ash unintentionally promoting a stereotype, that all female professional ballerina's are hot?", "I basically agree. The main one I had in mind was Ariel. She was a brat who just ended up screwing herself cause she was so selfish. ", "Yeah respecting people who've dealt with genocide isn't helpful at all huh.", "I drive for uber, I get the nearby University students fairly often. There's three gjrls I regularly give rides to. All three of them are from Canada, all three of them are on soccer scholarships, they told me that all but two or three of the soccer scholarships on the women's team are Canadian. This is a historically black college the majority of the students are black. Culturally in the US there are very few black women soccer players. This has nothing to do with any sort of Oppression or otherwise, but rather black girls simply aren't interested in playing soccer in the numbers that would be required to fill the University's team with u.s. team members. \n\nI think this is relevant to this case as just like there are few black women ballerinas, culturally I don't believe the youth are interested in ballet and enough numbers to reach that Apex where you are well known she is. ", "Sometimes people throw change at me, so yes.", "so brave. omg so brave. uhnnnh", "Its about time.", "It does not erode the minority culture's significance at all, to be integrated into the larger. If american's started saying G'Day mate and wore Akubra hats, it would do massive benefit in spreading Australian culture. If America claimed it as their own it would impair Australia's ability to control the culture, but the sales of Australian manufactured cultural items would still be a benefit and the ideas and values of Australia would still be spread (albeit under a different name).\n\nThe implications of \"colonialism and imperialism\" in cultural \"appropriation\" only exists in the mind if the subculture taking offence.\n\nThey is no objective standard for appriopiation and it teaches people to be divided from their home country because they exist in a minority culture. It is a shame.", "No. ", "You realize that there is a problem with racism in ballet, right?", "When some schools actively keep black ballerinas out and some groups don't hire them, then it's a problem.", "Do you really think that's a good analogy? That circumstances outside of one's own ability have as much of an influence in success in basketball as they do in financial/career success in life?\n\nI really want to know.", "Because that's exactly what the pay-gap needs. More ballerinas. >_>", "Wait a second, how many black jockies are there?\nYou're next horse racing!!!", "The neighborhood is the point of this story. ", "Electing Trump stifled whatever small hope of conversation there was, after 8 years of partisan and racist attacks on a sitting president who did a decent job. \n\nWe all knew racism still existed before Trump's election; Republicans constantly showed us that attacking Obama, and Democrats blithely ignored institutionalized white supremacy because that suited them just fine. \n\nBut Trump is emblematic of the problem, so yeah he's a short cut to lots of people realizing that just because we had elected a black president didn't mean we're all singing kumbaya now. Why is that so frustrating for you? Its a really clear signal that we can all use to say, dang we have far to go still.", "Had two last night.", "Curious here, how is this changing any stereotypes about women of color?", "You honestly could be onto something here I think.. I'd totally suggest it in a ballet sub :) personally I can't see a downside, but definitely less time consuming / annoying. ", "Aren't they like super evil images of oppression?", "Who is discouraging them? Friends, family, church? In what ways? Can it change? \n\nI worked with a woman (not black, just had to say) who called herself strong but her definition of it was wrong. She thought when someone annoyed her, being strong meant to pretend it didn't bother her. In a work setting you always have some friction. We had a snack thief, someone clicked his pen incessantly, unconsciously, etc. \n\nShe would never say anything and as a result she held grudges for years. It made me cautious of being around her. \n\nI think strong means knowing that you have the right to assert yourself. And you have to know gradations in how to bring things up verbally and emotionally, like don't start with the \"I'm so fed up\" level the first time you talk to the pen-clicker. Her definition of strong resulted in her not having those skills.", "I want a video of you calling a black trump supporter a white supremacist XD in all honestly, in such situation would you still act as retarded as you do behind your computer screen in your reddit safespace right now, or would quiet down like the little bitch you are? My money is on you shutting your bitch ass up, btw.", "So something you don't like is vote manipulation? A lot of people can't show support or genuinely like something. Especially something positive?\n\n/r/nothingeverhappens", "LOL", "Wegmans simply isn't just a supermarket. Wegmans is a way of life. Blessed be to the Wegmans that gives us all that we could ever want. \n\nWegmans is love, Wegmans is life. ", "> I don’t think anyone thinks black women can’t be ballerinas.\n\nGrew up in the ghetto neighbordhoods of New York City. There are a lot of young people who are Hispanic and Black who feel like they can't or even shouldn't do something because they aren't white. Many believe that they won't or can't live a better life because of their own internalized racism and perception. \n\n\"That's a white people thing\" I've heard others say about various professions.\n\nSeeing images like this of someone making a positive impact *can* change the way young people perceive the bigger world around them and inspire. ", "Reddit is always locking...", "In Pittsburgh we have a professional ballet company and a school to train professional level dancers. I asked a girl from the school about it one time (I lived like a block from the school, and would see them milling around sometimes ), apparently they practice for six hours a day, 5 days a week--it appears they only have \"real school\" in the mornings. I also asked her how many of them go on to actually be professionals (the hope is to make it into a dance company anywhere in the US-of course, New York is the dream)-even at this elite level, it was only maybe 20 percent that \"made it\". It was actually a super depressing conversation... ", "It can help change perception. \n\n I grew up in a very ghetto part of New York City and even when my family moved elsewhere in NYC, it still could have been considered \"inner city\" and in my High School there were a lot of kids who grew up in much worse conditions and situations.\n\nMany black and Hispanic kids would be disparaged from even the idea of certain jobs and professions simply because certain things, including ballet, \"is only for white people.\" Some of them even thought or couldn't leave and have a better life elsewhere.\n\nThese were kids in their *teens* with this mentality. \n\nHow is this changing stereotypes? It shouldn't be difficult to empathize and figure out. It can change perception. It can help change internalized racism that many young kids who grow up in poverty, especially if they are of color, may have and don't have a positive way to work through. \n\nIn a perfect world, sure, anyone should be able to see themselves in a certain occupation or be an actor or a ballerina dancer and ignore being a \"black [whatever]\" but that's not the world we live. That isn't reality. \n\nThis helps and it's really nice to see.\n", "I'm Latino as well, specifically Puerto Rican (mostly). While I never had the thought that I *couldn't* do something because of my ethnicity and skin tone, there are a lot of kids that do. Especially those who grow up in the inner city.\n\nI remember in High School and even *Middle School*, young kids and teens would say that they wouldn't or could never leave the ghetto simply because of the environment they grew up in. There are/were a lot of kids who felt that they couldn't or even just *shouldn't* do certain jobs and professions simply because they aren't white. \n\nThat's the problem. Images like this can help change that perspective that they aren't limited by their skin color. In a perfect world everyone should realize that but the reality is many don't, ", "I just love how these posts always instigate a Rule 7 reminder.. ", "I don't suppose you'll be able to swallow your blind pride, and admit you're wrong rather than ignoring/leaving the conversation as you don't know what you're talking about.", "It's a wholesome act ruined by a \"first world problem\" social justice ideal. There aren't many white people in the NBA in accordance to their color. Do you see white basketball players going to white kids saying they can do it regardless of color? No, because that's stupid. Stop making everything about race.", "People have always assumed that ballerinas aren't as good at dodging 9mm bullets as the average non-ballerina....the fact that she's been there for more than 5 minutes and is still smiling and dancing has proven otherwise", "Why do you think African Americans are mostly Christians? As slaves, do you think they were allowed to keep their religion of the homelands?\n\nThey are Christians because of slavery and white supremacy. ", "Can't dupe a duper, dude.", "Wow, someone who engaged in this conversation without calling anyone names or being dismissive, and just offering a completely understandable explanation for her feelings so that other people can better imagine her perspective. Negative 31. Cuz that’s not contributing to the conversation. ", "When they say “underrepresented” they’re taking that into account. Man, Google before you write a whole dumb paragraph, Lord. ", "Yes", "Ballerinas aren't delicate flowers. Look at her body, look at the amount of strength evident in her form. Nothing about her looks like anyone would relegate her to the kitchen. \n\nAnd seriously, the sandwich joke is tired and dumb and makes men look stupid. So, again, no. ", "There is about ballet actually, as I understand it. The idea that it’s too feminine, dainty, classical, intellectual, sophisticated... Those are qualities not stereotypically associated with Black women. The notion that Black women have “good rhythm” or something probably works against them in a weird way.", "Black people don't like ballet because culture, or dance traditions, is an over simplification and applied too broadly.\n\nHow are we in disagreement?\n\nTo say people have culture and are influenced by culture is not a stereotype. Fine. I'll concede that as a proviso on historical context it is fair. If it is used as a justification for a conclusion in the face of valid counter evidence, then no. It's use BECOMES reliance on stereotypes whose origins may be culturally influenced.\n\nFair?", "There is nothing that \"shouldn't be said\".", "Awesome lady ", "k, feel free to go yell out fire in a crowded theater or \"I've got a bomb!\" next time you're at the airport then. ", "Lol no? You asked if Black Swan dealt with stereotypes of women of color, but the main characters are not women of color. ", "Who makes up these stereotypes about black women not being dainty, classical, intellectual, sophisticated? Seriously.... That mentallity is toxic. \"Black\" girls are no different than any other girls. Instead tell children they can do whatever they dream to do", "You wouldnt say shit, i knew it bitch", "Really? Because look at the 5 perfect trianlges you can make from her pose. Shes forming a satanic pentagram and corrupting these girls to the ways of the devil. ", "Oh, dear. This got weird. I definitely should've known better than to respond. Have a good day! ", "And?\n\nThat's not preventing something from being said, that's taking the consequences for what saying it causes.", "I mean yea. The very first thing you replied to was sarcasm so I was just gonna drill it as far as you were willing to go.", "I'm sorry if I disappointed you. I hope I didn't! Seriously, though, the sandwich joke is dumb even used in jest. It's way overdone. The Satanic thing was an excellent touch. 8/10, would be annoyed by again. ", "Real racist? Do you even understand what a gypsy is? If you knew them you wouldn't be accusing me of being \"racist\".\n\nAnd being ethnonationalism is not racist, I'm not calling the other ethnicitys inferior because of their skin or difference in good genes, they are just not the originals.\n\nAnd I'm saying what I'm saying in this thread because the admins are censoring innocent people, that's why I replied to a comment that the admin made about censoring comedians.\n\nAnd I'm sure that he won't care about the bullshit that he is doing because you people obviously can't get off your high horse, and think about what I'm saying just for a little while.", "No I didn't. Look at my user name I'm not the original commenter. Obviously black swan didn't \"deal with stereotypes of women of color\" but I'm saying it shouldn't need to for a black person to watch it and want to learn ballet. You can look at a person who doesn't look like you as a role model. ", "Social media is the most easily manipulated medium. \n\nhttps://www.fiverup.com\n\nhttps://www.fiverup.com/seo/26494/Instant-100-Reddit-SubReddit-Subscribers-or-Readers\n\nI bet you still think network news is fair and balanced. ", "It was a reference to that 80s barbie commercial where they actually say that.", "Considering the number of people that now apparently hate me, I think I'm safer if I don't write about my location.", "in subsaharan africa even using a wheel for anything is cultural appropriation.", "no amount of thesaurus can change the fact that it's made-up bullshit.", "Just remember this for the next election: \n\nIf the only available options are either voting for bigots who hate me or for bigots who hate someone other than me, I'll be forced to choose the latter.", "Actually, this is exactly what's so harmful about cultural appropriation and what makes it appropriation versus adopting a culture you respect: white people with dreads don't actually cure their racism. They get to take black culture but don't respect it at all. Same with people wearing dream catcher shit. They take parts of native culture they like, but it doesn't help them be less racist at all.", "I don't think network news is \"fair and balanced\" and I know people can be manipulated through social media.\n\nI don't think it's happening in this instance. I think you're just a cynical asshole.", ">if you were in a museum and there was an exhibit featuring Native American art, some people would consider it inappropriate if there was a painting in the exhibit that was created in the style of Native American art, but by a white person.\n\nYeah, because that would be *false advertising*. Might even be considered fraud, depending on the specifics.\n\nNot cultural appropriation.", "Like I said before, obviously you're free to believe that haha", "I don't really know what that means but alright", ">yoga is a thing that white Americans culturally misappropriated.\n\nthat's not even true. Yoga used to be something completely different, until some gymnastics guy in the US sold his exercises as \"yoga\", with at best mild references to the original yoga.", "I doubt they are they smart but let's pretend. Even if they take that into account, nothing much changes. Under representation is still not a problem that needs solving. There's no difference of getting black people into science and not getting them into science. Dummy", "If you walk into your workplace and its makeup isn't proportional to the local population, you need to ask yourself why. Black people are not asking to be a majority in workplaces where they're not a majority in the population. They're literally asking you why it's not even close to proportional and the answer is usually racism, either by hiring managers or due to systemic issues.", "Taking cherry picked elements of another culture to try to better sell your product is an even worse instance of appropriation than people just doing a thing because it feels nice.", "no it's not.\n\nEvery society on earth takes the parts of western culture that they like and discards the parts they dislike. \n\nThere's nothing wrong about this, it's actually great.\n\n*This* -- learning from each other, adopting the things that are good, discarding the things that are bad -- is how we improve.", "The west sells it's cultural elements it wants to sell. So does everyone else.\n\nThe west wasn't sold \"yoga\" and the bastardized spiritual elements tacked hastily onto it; some guy treated people's spiritual rituals as a buffet from which to grab things.\n\nThere are ways to go about cultural sharing that are good and ways that are shitty.", "that's you putting words in my mouth so fuck off with your bullshit. \n\nHere, let me try:\n\nSince you clearly don't appreciate the inner city of Rochester getting any more role models for women of color, you are a racist. ", "The competition culture was part of my motivation to look outside to grow a career. That and what I found to be a lot of nepotism in the job market for even basic low level roles. I honestly don’t think there will ever be a Kodak 2.0 of any kind. I’m not trying to sound pessimistic, it’s just the reality of that region shrinking in both population and investment. ", "I’m actually white and have decided to become a basketball player.\n\nI’m going to walk around neighborhoods and single out little white kids to talk to them about how it’s okay to play basketball in spite of the overwhelming favoritism of blacks in the sport.\n\nI want to play victim too!", "This is just a beautiful photo. I love how the little girls are trying to imitate her pose, so sweet.", "Darn, sorry you feel that way. Let me point you back to the \"rice\" meme to help remind you of your grave mistake", "They called it freestyle 2 or whatever. I think the last thing I learned was a half Lutz. I was really bad at sal chow", "I'm gonna look into it after tax season and see what my insurance will cover. :> Also have a blemish on my nose I need to get a dermatologist to look at, so gonna be heckling my insurance a bit since I have a new company. The last one refused to do anything about it because it was \"cosmetic\".", "I like this, this is cool.", "I was joking about how stupid affirmative action is. ", "> But how is saying it's secondary erasing it? \n\nBecause it's not secondary. Her actions are significant as a black woman reaching out to black children. ", "Because it's all lies and speculation, otherwise it would have something to actually back it up. Like phrenology.", "Yeah it's not very common.", "You're free to think any given field of study is composed of bullshit and lies. That being said, if you're implying that an idea or phenomenon doesn't exist because you can't attach numbers to it then I don't know what to tell you. I find it somewhat funny but mostly disappointing when I see this on reddit. Not every idea has a statistic or numeric data slapped onto it. Does a style of art not exist because we can't count it, or because it can't be peer-reviewed? Try thinking abstractly once in a while.", "oh yeah I definitely got further than. Sounds like you finished basics and picked picked up a handful of jumps.\n\nI was at all single jumps except a really inconsistent axel", "My bad, I don't look at usernames. And if there is a stereotype that ballerinas are white, tall, and blond, it does help when young black girls see black women doing the job as well. I agree that role models don't have to be the same color as you, but in this context it helps.", "The west has no control over which aspects are being adopted in foreign countries. Most culture can't be sold like you imagine, most of it isn't Coca-Cola. It includes things like systems of governance, philosophy, music, etc.\n\nBut even when it comes to consumer goods:\n\nJapanese companies \"culturally appropriated\" denim jeans and perfected them. They make great jeans. What kind of idiot would complain about this?\n\nThe same should be true when a French company produces [saris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari). But apparently that's a tremendous crime against humanity. LMAO get a grip people!", "Yes. But I just disagree with the encouragement of people to see only people who look like them as role models. I wish this ballerina would have encouraged even more ballerinas to come with her. ", "Yes that is true! A lot of people see it that way. But OP stated he saw her race as secondary. What your arrogant mind fails to grasp is it is an OPINION if her race is secondary or not. You should stop trying to force your way of thinking on everyone you encounter. Just because someone doesn't see eye to eye with you doesn't mean it's wrong. Open your mind a bit. (Also your response never even said how it is erasing it??)", "I got that.", "Which is more helpful for those little girls: growing up to be a ballerina, or growing up to be the woman in the background?", "lol the classic response from someone absolute useless who watched too much TV\n\nwe get it, youre so deep from watching star wars and living in the suburbs, thanks for your abundant experience\n\nexplain why every should pay 50k for shitty passion?", "Why not both?\n\nTo some extent, excellence and perseverance is fungible across pursuits. ", "Yes. A style of art cannot be defined if you don't have any concrete rules to define it. Psychology has hundreds of thousands of peer-reviewed studies of human beings, as do sociologists, and even historians have actual artifacts and records supporting them. Since you're clearly too stupid to understand how the world works, let me be exceedingly clear: **If you have no evidence to support your assertion, then you're assertion can be dismissed as, at best, misunderstanding. Attributing anything to the fact-less statement is more akin to religious and cult-thinking than rationality.**", "I gave you simple logic and you refuse to understand", "You had money to begin with in order to get to where you are. You had the money to spend your own time to learn new skills. Most people in poverty have no choice but to either work all the time, and if they’re unemployed, it’s a major mental strain as they attempt to find a new job. your life was easy, it’s why you’re talking down to me as if you’re some sort of pariah. You’re a fucking disgusting human being and I’m sorry for everyone that has to associate with you. \n\nGood day. ", "> I can tell you that there is a very big difference in image and stereotype between turning a wrench on a motor housing and combining chemicals in a lab\n\nOK. But what's wrong with that?\n\n> why so many men follow a larger standard deviation than women\n\nThat's measurable effect across a huge number of variables, including purely physical traits like height that can't possibly be the result of socialization. We don't need to know exactly why to know that it's real, and that it's primarily genetic. Men just seem to have more variance across the board.\n\n> women are raised to be women with the social expectations of women while men are raised with the expectations of being men\n\nWell...sure. That's true in every society. And the really, *really* important thing to acknowledge is that that works out well for a large majority.\n\nYou don't leave snow chains on your tires just because 5% of the year there will be ice on the road. Likewise, it's silly to suggest overhauling society in a way the benefits a small minority *while harming* a large majority.\n\nThere's nothing wrong with \"raising women to be women\", and acknowledging (and even encouraging) those women to be engineers and scientists. The problem comes when we do that (as we already do in many cases), and some people say, \"well, the outcomes aren't exactly equal, so that must mean there's a systematic bias in the system\". \n\nThat doesn't logically follow. Especially when women are 50% or more of high-status professions like lawyers, doctors, veteranarians, and so on.\n\n> toys for Stem were three times more likely to be targeted towards boys shows the difference in conditioning.\n\nIntuitively that seems unfair. On the other hand, the empirical reality is that, as far as we can tell from studying highly gender-equal societies like Sweden's, boys are considerably more likely to choose STEM then women even when the conditioning is the same. If that's true, then exposing boys to more STEM is overall good for society, even if it disadvantages a small minority of women. \n\nAnd it's true the other way around. Some men makes fantastic nurses. But boys are taught that nursing is for women. ", "Why do you say I had money to begin with? Most of my jobs have been minimum wage, and you have no idea what you're talking about. I paid for bills at my parents house and they only didn't charge me rent (Which nearly every average person can do). And I'm sorry, most people in poverty have internet. Hell I'm in poverty right now and am doing all this. Most people can do what I do. Minimum wage and not only paying rent from your family by the time you're 20 is something most can do in America. Stop acting like all of this is so out of reach. More often then not you have yourself to blame for not using your time wisely. Like you wasting all your time with sports and something so meaningless when you could be advancing yourself. But hey what do I know apparently I'm this kid who's had everything from the start and didn't have parents that filed bankruptcy, almost lost their house, dad was abusive, almost died at 12 due to a prenatal condition, lived in a city overturned by ghetto and had a few shootings near my house. But what do I know? What I know is you need to get your head out of your ass and hold people accountable for their actions.", "As did I give you simple logic. Internet and minimum of wage is something almost everybody can achieve in this country. You can't refute tat unless you want to try to say the 1% that can't should dictate everything in what I said. Which would be ridiculous. The minority doesn't dictate the majority ", ">you're clearly too stupid to understand how the world works\n\nThis coming from someone who doesn't understand that just because you don't agree with the definition of an abstract concept, you think it doesn't exist.\nBut there *are* rules. Every single one of my posts so far have been outlining the criteria for what qualifies as cultural appropriation. If you don't agree with the rules, that's one thing. But it exists as a concept. \n\nSo enlighten me, what evidence is there for the existence of a form of art? The fact that said form adheres to some kind of principles/qualities/characteristics right? Every single one of my comments has been outlining the definition of an abstract concept and explaining its priciples, qualities, and characteristics as agreed upon by those who study it. It's not my fault if you don't agree with them", ">lol the classic response from someone absolute useless who watched too much TV we get it, youre so deep from watching star wars and living in the suburbs, thanks for your abundant experience explain why every should pay 50k for shitty passion?\n\nAd hominem. You lose.", "Ya, about that.... I'm afraid the coffee shop doesn't accept basking in your dream-reaching magnificence as a form of payment. But hey, if you can cough up the money it's gonna cost you to pay for the grub *and* my delivery fee, by all means!", "You missed my point. Not everyone wants to be rich, some people just want to enjoy spending part of their life doing what they're passionate about.", "Likely in a city where the median rent for a 1-bedroom is $3500. Salaries of this size for a professional dancer is the exception not the rule. And while this figure sounds great, the career is exceptionally short compared to other professions. ", "Feel free to message me with questions, I’m happy to answer them! Regardless of what your daughters choose to do, the discipline, focus, friendships, and love for music and arts that they learn through attending dance classes are all worth the investment! ", "Rent here for a 1 bedroom is about $1,200-$2,500 depending on how nice you want to live. I have a 1 bedroom. Absolutely it’s short. That’s why we require all of our dancers to have a college degree and we give them classes in finance and financial management so that they have the tools needed to spend and invest wisely, as well as a degree for after their dancing career is done, so they have the skills necessary to get a job. Although, most just end up teaching dance. Which, isn’t so bad. Our teachers make between 50-80k. 50 would be lower school teachers. 65 or so would be middle school teachers. Our pro teachers make around 80. ", "Well, he has the support of all white supremacists and racists.... They all voted for him. Not sure what point you are trying to make.", "So you're saying everyone works just as hard as everyone else and is just as smart? Because that's the only way what you just said could be true.", "Unfortunately, they’re unable to serve their purpose if they’re too strong. While dancers reinforce their shoes using glue, special stitching, etc. it doesn’t significantly extend the life of it. Also keep in mind, professional dancers generally are in pointe shoes for a full work day: 9-6, 5 days a week. ", "In my experience, (I️ was in school 10 years ago) summer tuition was generally a loooot higher than year round tuition. Pointe magazine had a great article about the range of tuition at a handful of training programs, so I’d say my numbers are pretty representative of good ballet schools as a whole. \n\nSide note: not all great schools are associated with professional companies. I was one of 5 students at my first studio, where I️ first learned and studied ballet until I️ was 13. This focused instruction helped lay the appropriate foundation needed to be accepted at (sometimes with scholarships) prestigious schools when I️ was in high school. ", "I’m not sure how common they are, but they do exist! When I️ was in high school, I️ was one of two full scholarship students, however many kids were on partial scholarships. There are also a lot of financial aid opportunities that can be explored as well if you seek them out through the school’s administrator.", "You take life too serious son!", "I️ have never heard of a company who requires their dancers to have a college degree, who pays for their education? When do they have the time to pursue a degree? Most dancers I️ know who pursue high education use Career Transitions for Dancers, but the grant is only enough to alleviate a fraction of the expense. Many of whom take 8-10 years to get their Bachelor’s if they do so during their career. Are you located outside of the US?", "It’s online. I’m not sure if it’s included in the tuition or not. What I work in doesn’t deal with that. If it IS included, it would explain the higher costs. They have mandatory study hall also. I honestly do not understand how they do it all. Training 8-10 hours a day, then also completing a degree? Blows my mind. I mean, a lot of people work while attending college, but it’s not as strenuous as something like Ballet. Nah. I’m in the US. Obviously don’t want to say where. But, yeah I’m in the US. ", "WTF are you saying. Read my posts I have been defending her. You are sick if you think I am a racist. You need a reality check. ", "What the fuck am I being cynical about? Stop being so willfully naive about social media. It's manipulated by companies and bots. Reddit was organic in 2004. Not anymore. \n\nThe world isn't some leftist circle jerk kid. ", "The dancer is the point of the story....", "I'm not acting like it is, \"bucko.\"\n\nHowever, this is simply a nice picture. There is no agenda here and the message isn't difficult to understand. ", "Why should I have to go through your posts to see if you're a racist?\n\nYou clearly don't appreciate Aesha Ash becoming a role model for inner city women at Rochester. \n\nBecause you don't appreciate more role models for women of color, you are in fact a racist. \n\nOr is it because she's a role model for women? You could be a misogynist too.", "> This coming from someone who doesn't understand that just because you don't agree with the definition of an abstract concept, you think it doesn't exist\n\nNo, I don't think it exists period. I don't phrenology is a real field of study either, just a bunch of delusional nuts reassuring themselves that black and poor people are inferior.\n\n> But there are rules. Every single one of my posts so far have been outlining the criteria for what qualifies as cultural appropriation\n\nAnd they're all been complete nonsense, made up bullshit that lets you feel important, or oppressed, or a rebel, even when you haven't actually done anything. Like a doctor of phrenology.\n\n> If you don't agree with the rules, that's one thing. But it exists as a concept. \n\nSo does functional communism, that doesn't mean it happens/works/exists in the real world, and it certainly shouldn't ever be put into arguments or action like it was a real thing. You wouldn't start firing black people because of their skull shapes, would you?\n\n> he fact that said form adheres to some kind of principles/qualities/characteristics right? \n\nNo, according to Merriam Webster art is: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects. That's a both clear definition, and can be backed up by the fact that people have definitely demonstrated imagination, and skill in the creation of aethetic objects. How is \"this is bad because oppression and I have no evidence of this besides saying it really loud\" being different from \"this is a thing that people do, here look at my evidence\" such a hard concept for you to grasp?\n\n> Every single one of my comments has been outlining the definition of an abstract concept and explaining its priciples, qualities, and characteristics as agreed upon by those who study it. \n\nThe hell it has. You've been making up BS explanations to add imaginary offense to harmless activities because it makes you feel like a victim. Scientology has tons of \"experts\" without evidence backing them up too, that doesn't mean they're correct.\n\n> It's not my fault if you don't agree with them\n\nIt's your fault for accepting that the sky is purple, that doesn't mean I'm an idiot for calling you on it.", "well, at least Syracuse has a banging good university. \n\nSo good, that a close high school friend of mine had it as his 1st pick. (From California btw)", "I don't listen to the radio. Maybe you should stop listening to leftist propaganda.", "So here's a simple test,\n\nAesha Ash becoming a role model for these children is a good thing, Yes or No? ", "Plus Lake Ontario and the beach just 15 mins north! You can get anywhere in the city in 10 minutes. I love it.", "The message is the agenda. Yes there's an agenda. I never said I didn't like the pic. Open your eyes, kid. ", "Reductionism? Explain.", "Please tell me you are something other than white before I engage you in conversation.", "Fascists? No need to continue.", "we went to Henrietta Hots", "> kid.\n\nYou have no idea how old I am.\n\nWhat's the agenda here?\n\n", "Lol. Look in your mirror.", "You're not wrong, but at the end of the day, does it really matter? If more harm is done uprooting a non-issue, why bother? What is even the benefit?", "I thought race didn't matter? ", "You are responding to things I never said. So go back under a bridge with the rest of your racist troll friends.", "There's nothing racist pointing out that it's ridiculous to try and reach diversity quotas. Which is why you don't hear any other race complaining about stupid things like this. There doesn't need to be an equal percentage of every demographic in something for it to not be racist, sexist, etc. ", "So without answering my question, you answered my question. You are white and probably never faced real oppression before, there you don't think it exists. Don't waste your breath anymore.", "I'm a white person who has lived in the ghetto with shootings around my house growing up in an area of the city notorious for gangs. Biker gangs mostly from white people (whom my dad knew a few), lots of Mexican gangs, and a few blacks. I'm more than certain I've had bruises and blood, ridicule, and invasion of safety for my skin color. But look at you assuming my white skin means I've probably faced no oppression ", "I’ve never heard that one. I think the craziest thing I’ve ever been made to do was power pulls.. wearing one skate. Death sentence much", "> And they're all been complete nonsense, made up bullshit that lets you feel important, or oppressed, or a rebel, even when you haven't actually done anything.\n\nThat's fine that you believe that, but I do not. So we won't reach an agreement on that issue.\n\n>it certainly shouldn't ever be put into arguments or action like it was a real thing.\n\nI think it should because it is real but again, we clearly won't agree here.\n\n> You wouldn't start firing black people because of their skull shapes, would you?\n\nUmmm, no I would not. Was there any part of my comment that implied I would *fire* someone for cultural appropriation? I never made that point so I'm not sure why you brought it up.\n\n>according to Merriam Webster art is: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially ...\n\nI was talking about art forms and styles, not *what art is*. But regardless:\n\n>How is \"this is bad because oppression and I have no evidence of this besides saying it really loud\" being different from \"this is a thing that people do, here look at my evidence\" such a hard concept for you to grasp?\n\nI hadn't realized you wanted specific examples. I assumed you had looked for them yourself and was unable to find them. But if you haven't even researched the topic at all, then by all means:\n\nDavid Waldron, and Janice Newton. “Rethinking Appropriation of the Indigenous: A Critique of the Romanticist Approach.” Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, vol. 16, no. 2, 2012, pp. 64–85\n\nKulchyski, Peter. “From Appropriation to Subversion: Aboriginal Cultural Production in the Age of Postmodernism.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 605–620.\n\nMatthes, Erich Hatala. “Cultural Appropriation Without Cultural Essentialism?” Social Theory and Practice, vol. 42, no. 2, 2016, pp. 343–366.\n\nYoung, James O. “Profound Offense and Cultural Appropriation.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 63, no. 2, 2005, pp. 135–146\n\nShanley, Kathryn W. “The Indians America Loves to Love and Read: American Indian Identity and Cultural Appropriation.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 675–702\n\nWetmore, Kevin J. “The Tao of ‘Star Wars’, Or, Cultural Appropriation in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.” Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 23, no. 1, 2000, pp. 91–106.\n\nThis list is in no way comprehensive, and doesn't even scratch the surface of academic papers published on the subject. But hopefully you can find something you are looking for. I'll assume you won't read all of them though. It seems like you already have your mind made up, and that wouldn't changed even if provided with examples.\n\n>imaginary offense to harmless activities \n\nSo are the people who have vocalized their offense all lying or being purposefully deceiving?\n\n> because it makes you feel like a victim.\n\nAaaand there it is. I had a feeling your replies were rooted in some kind of judgement, animosity, or insecurity. This goes a long way toward confirming it. Personally, I don't feel as though I am a victim. My culture isn't misappropriated, and I don't believe that cultural appropriation is the end of the world. I find it interesting that you jumped to the conclusion that I thought I was a victim though. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you're coming into this with such strong prejudice, since you've already resorted to insulting my intelligence more than once. ", "that's good stuff", "I actually did not realize that. Would you care to elaborate?\n\nThanks in advance!", "Why would she be going to a predominantly African American location to change people of color's minds on people of color?", "yea, thats what thought\n\nhave paying bills with passion, you entitled brat\n\nhit a little but too close to home since the world doesn't give a shit about mooches like you?", "> That's fine that you believe that, but I do not. So we won't reach an agreement on that issue.\n\nReally? I'm pretty sure this whole discussion is about you having no proof of anything you've claimed. \n\n> I think it should because it is real but again, we clearly won't agree here.\n\nYou believe the sky is purple, that makes you retarded, not \"just an opinion\". It's fact, one way or the other and you refuse to back up your arguments.\n\n> Ummm, no I would not. Was there any part of my comment that implied I would fire someone for cultural appropriation? I never made that point so I'm not sure why you brought it up.\n\nI'm saying basing your arguments on total nonsense is terrible and has terrible results you. fucking. thick. dolt. I can't believe I have to say this but if you act on lies like they're truth, BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN!\n\n> I was talking about art forms and styles, not what art is. But regardless:\n\nHow are you missing the point this hard?\n\n> All that shit\n\nNone of those are peer reviewed scientific papers. They are fucking opinion pieces with *nothing to back them up*! The fuck is wrong with you that you cannot see the difference between an opinion piece in a magazine and actual fucking scholarship. Jesus Christ, please get your head out of your special ed classroom and learn what real fucking life is!\n\n> This list is in no way comprehensive, and doesn't even scratch the surface of academic papers published on the subject. But hopefully you can find something you are looking for. I'll assume you won't read all of them though. It seems like you already have your mind made up, and that wouldn't changed even if provided with examples.\n\nNo shit, none of those are academic papers! Fucking show me one that proves you right, or, under basic reasoning skills, we should work under the assumption that they're wrong! How can you not get this through your head!\n\n> So are the people who have vocalized their offense all lying or being purposefully deceiving?\n\nYes. Like a pathological liar can't help but lie, \"victims\" of cultural appropriation get pleasure/satisfaction from the attention this brings them. It's *actually* a scientific subject worthy of study.\n\n> Aaaand there it is. I had a feeling your replies were rooted in some kind of judgement, animosity, or insecurity. \n\nOuchies, that both totally dissected my character and was completely on target. I've changed my ways, now I shoot white people who wear dreadlocks and black people who use light bulbs. You're really good at this whole psychology thing, did you know that? \n\n> Personally, I don't feel as though I am a victim. My culture isn't misappropriated, and I don't believe that cultural appropriation is the end of the world.\n\nIt's not the end of the world? How can you say that! It's clearly people doing something that hurts no one and does nothing but bring happiness to themselves! CAN YOU NOT SEE HOW HORRIFIC THIS IS YOU NAZI?\n\n> I find it interesting that you jumped to the conclusion that I thought I was a victim though\n\nMost people who would cry foul at something that doesn't harm them are generally obsessive types who can't let anything that they disagree with happen, like evangelicals who hate gay marriage, but far left. \n\n> . I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you're coming into this with such strong prejudice, since you've already resorted to insulting my intelligence more than once. \n\nOh yes, the person who thinks people should be allowed to express themselves any way they choose is super prejudiced. I should have learned from your example and kicked black people out of every school in the US, after all, using national educational systems would be appropriate of white culture. So tolerant.", "*unicone", "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2756695/It-s-hard-racism-Misty-Copeland-opens-black-ballet-makes-history-lead-dancer-Swan-Lake.html", "I'd never heard of her. Damn. She's awesome.", "Man, you seem like you're getting really riled up about this. It's a shame you have to resort to petty name calling. \n\n>You believe the sky is purple, that makes you retarded, not \"just an opinion\". It's fact, one way or the other and you refuse to back up your arguments.\n\nNice man, that was really mature. Also, I did indeed provide examples but if you refuse to read them, then why should I bother with more?\n\n>Like a pathological liar can't help but lie, \"victims\" of cultural appropriation get pleasure/satisfaction from the attention this brings them. \n\nHere again, it's not my fault if you're unwilling to believe people.\n\n>that both totally dissected my character and was completely on target\n\nThanks, I appreciate it! I thought I was on point but didn't want to get ahead of myself.\n\n>now I shoot white people who wear dreadlocks and black people who use light bulbs\n\nMaking a ridiculous claim to try to tear down a point that I'm not even making. I don't understand this comment.\n\n>None of those are peer reviewed scientific papers\n\nBy definition these papers *are* academic because they present research and arguments published by people working at or attending universities. But either way, this falls under cultural anthropology, which is Not. A. Hard. Science. Find me a peer-reviewed scientific paper on the definition of the Impressionism art movement. You asked for examples, and I gave them to you in the form that they exist. If you don't want to read them then that's your problem. Do you want me to find a list of the frequency of cultural appropriation per cultural exchange, or the number of times a culture has been misappropriated, or the likelihood that any given piece of cultural iconography will be misappropriated? It doesn't exist. Because that's not how this field of study works. Just like there aren't scientific, peer-reviewed studies about the definition of a style of art. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I assume you would understand that since you claim to know so much about the world. This whole debate is making me really curious about your academic background.\n\n>It's not the end of the world? How can you say that! It's clearly people doing something that hurts no one and does nothing but bring happiness to themselves! CAN YOU NOT SEE HOW HORRIFIC THIS IS YOU NAZI?\n\nReally, that's the best reply you could come up with to a valid point that I made? Next time you should just admit that your assumption about me was wrong and move on.\n\n>I should have learned from your example and kicked black people out of every school in the US, after all, using national educational systems would be appropriate of white culture.\n\nThat would *not* be cultural appropriation and if you read any of my replies you would understand that. That's a classic example of a straw man. \n\nHere's how this debate is going so far. You want scientific, peer-reviewed papers that give numeric data detailing the prevalence of cultural appropriation. I'm saying that the field of study doesn't produce those types of papers, but that it shouldn't matter because they are not inherently necessary to prove that a concept or idea is real. So in the spirit of giving examples, I provide several sources that *if you would actually read* you would understand that the concept is real, and some people are offended by it, but you refuse to read them and say: \"these aren't peer-reviewed, scientific papers\". All of this on top of the name calling and swearing. \n\nSo if you're unwilling to:\n\nA) believe that anyone could possibly be offended, and is actually just making it up,\n\nB) understand that a scientific, peer-reviewed paper is not necessary to *prove that something exists*, and \n\nC) read any of the examples I suggested because you believe that any paper without peer-reviewed numeric data is invalid,\n\nthen I think we're pretty much done here.", "I see. I'm in Canada. Its multicultural here I guess. \n\nThat all being said about the stereotypical black woman's physique in the South, the avg white woman in the south probably doesn't have a ballerina build either.\n\nall we see of the South up here in Canada is that Paula Deen is a real person.... and people actually eat Paula Deen food. \nPaula Deen puts hamburgers between 2 Krispy kremes. \n\nDo the white women (and men) there have serious butts and boobs like the our Canadian stereotype of them? \n\nI just don't think it's fair to single out the voluptuousness of black women's bodies when there's loads of voluptuous white people as well.", "I'm doing a lot of Yoga, I don't see a way it could be bad.", "Look, you can autistically flail all you want, we both know you've got nothing. You have a made up term used by those who want to feel oppressed and those who want to be important. No evidence. Deal it with and join the rest of the world.", "Look, you can be as immature as you want, we both know you've got nothing. You tried to insult me and refused to listen to reason because you feel threatened by someone who thinks differently and is willing to challenge your narrow mindedness. No ability to control your emotions. Deal with it and join the rest of the world.", "I wouldn't necessarily call yoga a sport ;p", "I think that has less to do with color and more to do with the availability of monetary resources to lower income families. Which are sadly disproportionately high amongst the minority communities. Anyway, I think this has less to do with stereotype and more to do with a deeper cultural problem having to do with fiscal disparity in the US.... I mean as a latino, imagine if I walked around a \"bario\" with a masters in astrophysics or any other of the physical sciences that the Latino community seems to be disparately underrepresented in, and said that it was to fight stereotypes... ", "In theory it's all very nice, but in reality a rich white family =/= rich black family in the US, bc rich white familes are still substantially wealthier.\n\nIn the US, whites have 12x the wealth of black people in and 10x that of Hispanics. (CNN, 2015)\n\nIf you put rich white people against rich black people in some sport, the whites would on avg. still be able to afford the better schools, coaches etc. But how you do in a sport isn't entirely determined by wealth.\n\nBottom line i guess is that the ballerina's program is a nice idea.", "I'm not sure why people always want to make this nothing distinction. \"it's not that people of color are being descriminated against, its just that we discriminate against the poor who just happen to be overwhelmingly people of color.\" Oh, well, I guess that makes it okay, then. \n\nFun fact, systemic racism is a thing and you literally just defined it. Racist systems which fuck people of color disproportionately. That's what that phrase means. ", "Well, the point wasn't to then wager which side has the most money. More like, what if both sides could afford the caliber of training and resources then would we really see minorities struggling to get into the role of a professional ballerina. So it comes down to more about who could afford the necessary training and materials to get into that role. It's like rich families that send their children to high end private schools and they then get into Yale on a full scholarship. \n\nI just think \"ok, so they could afford the best education possible and you GIVE them money (that they don't need) to go to a better college?\". Of course the rich people end up coming out on top. They have all the necessary resources to the point that it's even given to them.\n\nThe same thing could be said here. The black ballerina probably had the resources available to her to become a ballerina. It's not that she beat racial boundaries. It's that her family probably made enough money to send her to that training while other minority families (as you showed above) simply can't because on average they don't make as much as their white counterparts.", "That's crazy to me that she was the only african american ballerina. ", "Lol it's a bit of both", "There aren't all that many ballerinas in the US anyway, and usually only higher-income families can afford training a ballerina. \nThose two factors contribute to the low number of ballerinas of color in the US. ", "Institutions tend to over-chlorinate and over-chemical their pools to shit. I swam competitively for 10 years or so and I didn't realize until I stopped just how much the pool water was fucking up my skin and hair. I still miss it though, I just wish that people who maintained the pools in schools and stuff knew wtf they were doing. ", "I threw up on a wall of that castle on A level results day. ", "> If you walk into your workplace and its makeup isn't proportional to the local population, you need to ask yourself why. \n\nBecause they can't compete in a white society. I Just explained that.", "It’s all good. There’s a lot to love about the city. Given my family situation at the time, it doesn’t matter where I grew up. I would have wanted to leave no matter what. \n\nGlad you’re able to appreciate the city. It’s a good one. ", "And? \n\nHow is receiving a ban for saying something incredibly offensive any different from taking the consequences for what saying it causes?", "Ban != removing post.\n\nAlso blanket banning is not appropriate imho.\n\nJust let people say what they want and that's it.", "Nice! I'm envious. I feel like if I was able to do singles, I would have had a much easier time doing a 360 on skis. Found the curriculum.\n https://www.learntoskateusa.com/media/1162/curriculum_freeskate.pdf \n\nWasn't able to pass free skate 3 lol. 4th grade me just wanted to play on the ice, and didn't want to do the work haha", "It's not too late to pick up skating again! If you have a rink near you it's definitely worth picking up, especially if you have prior skating experience. I just like skating too much haha", "Thinking something is utter shite isn't being too serious lol", "My god, read your statement back to yourself and you'll finally understand the situation! Only try not to be as autistic.", "What's wrong with diversity? Lol so I rather be around people other than myself, and this wrong? Well I'm a mixed kid so being around certain people all the time is boring. I'm not your average boring person that never leaves their home town and settle with a local. I rather travel and explore the world mix with different cultures rather than stick to my own demographic. ", "\"Black people don't like ballet\" as if that was a rule that applies to all of them is the oversimplification you're making though. If you said \"Very few black people like ballet\" it's an accurate statement, and the cause would absolutely be culture.\n\nThe difference between an accurate statement and a stereotype is nuance. You can make factual statements about what the most commonly held values, beliefs and preferences in a group of people are, it's when you take those findings and treat them like they are a mold every member of the group is cast from that it becomes a stereotype. ", "Neither of those statements are being discussed in this thread though. The statement we are discussing seems to be, there are few professional ballerinas because black people don't like ballet. Which is an over simplification we agree. I've lost site of any disagreement here. We good?\n\n", "I wasn't being immature, nor was I getting emotional. Or really any of the other stuff, but thanks for trying! ", "Black women around here seem to be naturally more endowed, with more pronounced backsides. There are many white people who're very heavy, some are seriously obese. Paula Deen lives in Savannah, GA, and operates a couple of restaurants together with her 2 sons. She lost quite a bit of weight a few years ago, and says she has changed the way she cooks and eats. (I just did a little online research about her). ", "her\n>Aesha retired from ballet in 2008 and started the Swan Dreams Project, **a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.**\nShe's determined to use her dance background to change the stereotypes and misconceptions that people—including black people—have about women of color. \"I want to show it's okay to embrace our **softer** side, and let the world know we're multidimensional,\" says Ash.\nSource\n\n\nyou\n\n>but I wouldn’t say ballet dancers are soft\n\nyoure right i dont see how that could have been seen as contradicting her statement\n", "Great, youre welcome! I hope that learning that charity and volunteering are things that can be done will lead you to do those activities.\n>It was genuine question\n\ni gave you a genuine answer\n\nand then this from you:\n\n>Quick to judge eh? I am all about charity and volunteering, but was not sure if there is enough funding for teachers in public school system and that music teachers would be struggling to make ends meet. They should received all the funds and grants to support music in schools. Music has significant benefit in increasing learning and prepare students for stable life in other fields as well.\n\nfor some creepy reason you so quickly jumped to defensiveness, seeking some sort of victimhood status, and then went on to some weird vitrue-signalling rant as if that would explain away your ignorance of volunteering. even though that ignorance isnt bad, though you took it that way, and became defensive. not everyone is knowledgeable of everyhting, there is nothing wrong with learning, it just means you were unaware of something\n\n", "And it is appropriate imho. \n\nJust let people say what they want then treat them with the appropriate consequences.", "Kids with this mentality need counseling and help, not race matching role models. You need to understand that an insecure person will try to find reasons as to why they don't think they can do something as long as they are insecure. Just swapping role models will do nothing to help these kids, as they'll just \"move goalposts\" as to why they don't think they can succeed. ", "Not sure what it's got to do with virtue signalling and ranting. I was just responding to your incorrect assumptions just as I would in conversation. Not really a victim here either so not sure what's thats about.", "Yes for three years", "Kids and teens like these don't have access to proper counseling. Seeing someone like this in action *can* and has nudged their thinking and can be an influence. ", "Well, hope she has some mace too. Might need it skipping around the hood in a tutu.", "Yea all the companies are moving to states further inland, that way they can buy gigantic properties, custom build facilities and pay employees a fraction of what they'd pay in NY.\n\nNot to mention all the executives who relocate and can afford to live in pretty much castles if they keep their same pay.", "Eh, a lot of little things honestly. The grocery stores suck: once you get used to Wegmans it's a bit depressing to shop at King Soopers. No one knows how to cook a good pizza here or good wings. The air is dry so my skin is dry and itchy all the time. The snow never sticks around long enough to enjoy. The fishing sucks because you can't use live bait, not to mention what people call \"lakes\" out here. The people here seem to have this insufferable stuck up attitude about their city and outsiders: Denver is the only area I've seen where people can put \"Native\" stickers on their car and not be made fun of for being a gigantic tool. The biggest thing is that rent is through the roof and traffic is horrible. I hate paying $1,000 a month to live in some shithole apartment with paper thin walls in a city that I hate. ", "Which is more helpful to those little girls - Growing up to be an engineer, or growing up to be a ballerina? ", "Thank you for the advice. It's too late because the youngest daughter is in a high school now. In any way, all three of them were naturally more interested in arts and dance. ", "It pays off someway I believe. The more children work in fields they like, the more productive they will.", "You are a brave person.", "I've also lived and traveled all over. Preferring people by the color of their skin is still fucked up", "Which is more helpful to those little girls—someone, *anyone*, coming to the ghetto to providing a positive role model to aspire to...or some smug dipshit a thousand miles away complaining on social media that *that* role model doesn't meet the arbitrarily high internet SJW standards that they expect everyone else to fulfill for them while they stuff their face with Cheetos?", "Preferring more diversity over a homogeneous society is a bad thing? That's what I'm implying here from the beginning, you simply can't grasp that can you??? I'm not for forcing diversity, I'm simply saying it would be nice seeing something different once in awhile.", "See, it's that right there! I never said you were getting emotional, but you claimed I did because it makes you look like a victim! Thanks for proving me right yet again!", "You said to read my comment back to myself. In my comment, I said you were getting emotional. So if I read it back to myself, that would imply you think I'm getting emotional. So you either misspoke, didn't read my comment, or you're now changing your argument because you want to go back to insulting me. It's the sort of childish tactic someone who is getting irrationally angry resorts to. I don't at all feel like I'm a victim but you're free to think that", "If its less then $500 when she calls I mark it as a win.", "This picture is old. Aesha is a good role model. This has nothing to do with color or sex. I was attacking your \"more\" statement. You(has nothing to do with me) don't think the current leadership/role models aren't good enough in Rochester. The fact you think this about color or sex is absurd and means you can't read. ", "The rice meme is the best reddit meme hands down. ", "this is just you handwaving away your racism.\n\n>I was attacking your \"more\" statement.\n\nSo you assert that Rochester has enough role models. Is this true?", "Yes, \"I know you are but what am I\" is totally a reflection of this whole shit. God, just fucking grow up already", "If you think that's an accurate way to describe the bedate then you haven't been reading any of the comments (including your own) it's comical that you see it that way. It also further shows your lack of maturity", "Die ", "Yea, economic growth suuuuuucks 😩", "good. im glad to see the progress you have made in such a short time.", "No need to apologize, I'm glad you're curious. :) they wear out because the toe or box of the shoe protects the foot. The shank helps support your arches. Those supports take a lot of abuse in the studio. It makes pointe work safer to have a stiff shoe.", "He's not Liberal, he's a dumb trumpet. ", "Black people are over represented in Hollywood though according to that logic. ", "Don't hate for the karma train, baby!", "You are avoiding my question...so thanks for that. ", "Cheers.", "Says you who had to backpedal several times to \"clarify\" your original statement.\n\nIf you honestly can't appreciate that the children of color in inner city Rochester is getting a **different** kind of role model, hence **more** role models, then maybe you should get your head out of your ass and socialize with people, not talk over them. \n", "I love seeing Rochester make the news for something beautiful and inspiring. These kids will remember this forever. ", "Hope she doesn't get assaulted in the inner city", "You're literally assuming there is something different about black people with this sentiment.... the color of someone's skin matters to you in some way... that in itself is pretty fucked", "Fuggedaboutit", "?", "Have i mentioned a specific race at all??? I'm afraid not my friend. I'm not biased towards anybody, is it that hard to grasp the concept of appreciating something new or different in our boring lives? Lol. ", "it isn't though", "I never had to backpedal. Have fun thinking you're right. I already do appreciate the different people in rochester that make it a beautiful place. You're on this pedestal thinking that if I am not with you, I'm against you. I am with you but, you're too ignorant to see that. ", "> the cause isn't from conscious, malicious, and intentional racism\n\nYou don't think that exists in ballet? ", "Not once did I claim it was \"okay\". In fact, I went one step further than you and managed to spot the real disease. You are so hung up on one of the many symptoms of this overarching disease. Quite often, ignoring the disease for the sake of correcting one of the symptoms leads to further damage or at the very least at fixing nothing.\n\n Now, you claim to have identified some sort of \"system\" that is consciously discriminating against people of color. I would argue otherwise. In fact I can easily point out that some of the most wealthy individuals out there (celebrities, preffesional athletes, politicians, professors, and buisness men), are of African American heritage (and other minorities too). Also I would like to point out that there is a significantly large population of white individuals in prison systems and in poverty levels far below the average black income levels. \n\nWhat does this mean? Well it means that the outlier here is not necessarily race. Culture is a better indicator of poverty across all racelines. Do you want to know the 3 best \"checks\" to fill in in order to safely assume you won't end up poor? Finish highschool, find a job, don't have a child before you are married. If you want to attribute the disproportionate disparity amongst race lines... it's best to observe what the culture they propagate consists of... save money? Or spend money? ... get married? Or \"fuck bitches\"?... start a buisness? Or get high and get lit?... and as you can see these aren't indicators of race but can strongly correlate with financial success.", "I'm sure it exists everywhere, but you're conflating cause with effect. Just because there are an overwhelming number of white people that participate does not mean it is the direct actions of people denying access to others because of their race. It's a monetary and culture thing from my understanding. I really wish we could go back to the days where people weren't literally racist attempting to dredge race into everything, you're bringing society backwards.", "You literally didn't read anything I said. You are exactly wrong about what systemic racism is, but I doubt you care much", "I'm not conflating anything. I am sure that ballet being GD expensive is a barrier to poor people and in America poverty and race have a big overlap for a variety of reasons. But you would be silly to think that there are **NO ** non-white ballerinas who haven't experienced direct racism from people who have power over their ability to advance in the sport. \n\nBut yea, I'm bringing society down. I'm glad you got all that from 3 sentences I typed. Sorry everybody. Next time I'll project my own assumptions on people I don't know because that's what brings us forward as a people. LOL.\n\nEdit: I forgot a word. And I guess if you have a literal, black and white view of the world and you ignore everything else I say it could be a little confusing. ", "Yes you are, otherwise you're suggesting it's a systemic and collaborated issue with worldwide support and it's a conspiracy to keep those of color out of ballet...anybody who injects race where it doesn't belong is part of the problem, you are being racist and are encouraging others to do the same. The whole point was that these 'people of color' don't even begin in the ballet world because it's a cultural and financial thing. You're telling me that with zero actual experience, every single little girl who's not white who actually does participate is directly told she can't advance because the color of her skin? Again, I'm sure it's happened, because shitty people exist across the board, but to say all ballet is racist is just about the dumbest goddamn thing I've ever read.", "\"every single little girl who's not white who actually does participate is directly told she can't advance because the color of her skin? \"\n\nWhere did I say that? \n\nI edited my post because I forgot one word. And since you seem to struggle with nuance I want to be extra clear. The average person would probably realize it based on literally everything else I've written. But you're dead set on your \"point out racism is the real racisssssmmm!!\" agenda so I can understand where context might escape you. ", "Re-read the thread, bub. I merely stated that POC not participating in ballet is a cultural and financial thing not driven by conscious and intentional systemic racism. Speaking of nuance and context, most people could tell that doesn't mean that racism doesn't happen on the individual level, of course it does (I've even said this multiple times), it's just not a systemic problem like people in this thread are making it out to be. Not sure why you seem so hell bent on convincing me this is a legit issue, when you likely have zero first hand experience with ballet. ", ">talk over them\n\na self-fulfilling prophecy lmao", "what is ballet equipment?", "As I said:\n> it's not a sport\n\nInstead, I emphasize that it is still highly athletic.\n\nThus, my comment was making your exact point that it is plenty legitimate without the necessity of it being a sport.\n\n**EDIT**: Or perhaps the spirit of your comment was actually in agreement, and I just misread it.", "Again, have fun thinking that. ", "Hey home town represent!", "Maybe it has something to do with foot muscle strength..like if you start too young doing pointe work and certain muscles aren't developed yet, you could be more likely to mess up your feet, but if you start at the right time your whole foot can become strong and evenly conditioned throughout and you can handle it? I'm not sure but it seems plausible\n\nI'm not a dancer but I do have bad foot mechanics that have caused a lot of problems for me. I'm sure that's another factor for risk since some people have arches too high or flat feet, etc.", "Museum of Play. \n\nAnyone with kids will tell you this place is unmatched by anything in upstate NY. I'm from Syracuse. ", "It is a closing salutation, like 'cheers'", "So different races are like different flavors to you? Again, that means you see their race as a defining characteristic of their identity.... yikes ", "You're incredible. You clearly don't understand me at all smh. Well I'm moving on good day.", "Thats doesnt change the fact that he is right over you.", "White people are not represented in proffesional football in direct proportion to their ratio in the general population. That doesnt mean that there is a cynical antiwhite organization within NFL. If you want to inspire people to break the norms then look at both sides of the issues.\n\nAnd before you call me a trump supporter for breaking your bubble I should let you know that I am a 2nd generation immigrant from mexico, so i know a thing or two about discrimination. I know that there is a bias against white people just as there is a bias for any minority, including in occupations.", "😂😂😂 How sad your life is that you've deluded yourself into believing black people don't drive and create our culture. \"White society\" is really shitty left to our own devices. ", "Apparently it does matter to people having their culture stolen/mocked/misinterpreted while we continue to exhibit racism toward them.\n\nIt's only a non-issue for white people, who, up to this point, have been able to be culture vultures unchecked. It's not that what used to be okay is suddenly demonized, but that we are starting to listen to marginalized folks. This is something we do that is really terrible. We can and should do better, and they're asking us to do better, so that's \"why bother.\"", "How did you delude yourself into believing that our escaped slaves have anything to do with our culture? The most they've contributed is Ebonics.", "> then look at both sides of the issues.\n\nYou presume I don't?\n\nBy all means, promote participation in football to white students. The difference though, is that white people on the whole are not declining to participate in football because they feel ostracized or marginalized. However that doesn't mean it should be held up as a activity for black people only. ", "The State Fair is pretty cool. ", "No agenda is being pushed here. You're just fragile. ", "Enjoy your closeted racism! Keep looking at people for the color of their skin!", "> If black people really believed that, then they were just holding themselves back for no reason.\n\nCan't blame the downvotes, this is ignorant as fuck and Google is free.", "So you've sold your soul for the promise of internet points or feeling ~edgy~, huh? Consider me unimpressed.\n\nTo start with, black Americans didn't all come from American slavery. To end with, you are openly pretending like you cannot access Google so I waste time making you feel like you have an \"argument.\"\n\nGrow the fuck up. Hating people you don't know is a giant waste of energy, and it breeds a real toxicity and ugliness that is hard to find your way out of. I wish you the best of luck though because not being a shit head is a worthy endeavor. ", "ignorant - yes. if you go off its official definition. \"lacking knowledge or awareness in general\" \n\nSorry I don't have an extensive knowledge base of African Americans and ballet culture. LMAO... I am 100% sure you knew allllll about it when you visited this post. /s\n\nif you take offense to what I said, then you are just being oversensitive because there was ABSOLUTELY ZERO ill intentions from what I said.\n ", "> LMAO... I am 100% sure you knew allllll about it when you visited this post. /s\n\nAbout how it's hard for a black person to pursue predominantly white fields of work due to numerous socioeconomic factors stemming from archaic ideas of race perception and institutionalized racism? I mean, yeah, I *kinda* do seeing as I'm black and all. You think I never wanted to take up fencing or dancing as a hobby only to immediately be disqualified because my family simply could not afford It? As soon as I saw the title I immediately understood everything she stood for. It's the same thing with Fencing Olympic Medalist Nzingha Prescod. There is an extra layer of pressure on them to make it in order to show the rest of us that we can too, and that goes a *long* way. \n\n> if you take offense to what I said, then you are just being oversensitive because there was ABSOLUTELY ZERO ill intentions from what I said.\n\nNo one is offended by what you said, but the whole \"this has to be made up\" notion is a pretty infuriating sentiment and it is very easy to construe your statement in that way even if you didn't mean it like that, which explains the downvotes. It's like those people that say \"why don't they just pick themselves up by their bootstraps and work hard?!\"\n\nI understand you trying to express sympathy, but \"No way is that real\" is never an appropriate response to the struggles that someone may be facing.\n\nTl;dr you meant your statement as \"Oh my gosh that's so terrible I can't believe it happened\" but it can easily be interpreted as \"they are just making up their own problems.\"", "Lol you're funny", "I find that pretty funny. I've also heard \"progressive\" thrown around like an insult. It's crazy that people think social justice and progress are negatives terms.", "It's not like it's against the law for black people to be ballerinas. It's that there is a significant income gap between blacks and whites that makes it very unusual for black people to be able to afford the lessons and equipment. This woman is trying to show these little girls that their race or income bracket doesn't define them, and they can reach past what's seen as \"normal\" or even \"possible\" for them to do.", "Yea I’m sure those two little girls she’s with are thinking about their bills. ", "Never met him, only had a few good experiences at the store, but I haven't been playing long and haven't been in that many times. ", "> A black person is born in Japan. It is the only home they know because they were born there. They are every bit a part of this country as their inhabitants. Same EXACT reasoning.\n\nNot true. Being born in Japan didn't remove them from their families, nor did it sever their link to the homeland. Those people know their ancestry and can trace it back.\n\nThis is because, unlike in America, Japan didn't have black slaves ever. They never took people from their place of birth, and enslaved them in America. Made sure they couldn't read, or travel.\n\n>Saying it is a home of the ancestors of the people we brought over by slaves also means it's the home to those born in the country.\n\nNot sure what this even means in context of the argument.\n\n>Which didn't happen many generations ago. It's a recent link at that. And at the end were offered to go back to their true ancestral home. \n\nUh, it was at least a few hundred years ago. And no, I don't know what history you were taught, or what days you ditched your history class, but there was no mass offer to repatriate the slaves.\n\nYou're so wrong here it would be funny if it didn't result in you having some racist ideas.\n\nThe situations are not the same at all, and I did not contradict myself.\n\nSo yes, I did answer that right there. So I'm expecting you to pack your bags and GTFO off this country.", "You literally said verbatim\n\n\"It's the only home they know, they were born here, they are every bit a part of this country as you or I.\"\n\nYou can't change that logic now to they have to be separated from their homeland. Even still America would not be their homeland. They didn't create America nor build it. (And don't say that them being slaves built America, it accounted for a small percentage of its economic and industrial growth.)\n\nSlaves coming over here a few centuries ago is very recent in history to comparison of the life of other countries. America is still an incredibly young country barely over 200 years old. A few centuries ago is recent. I suppose it depends on the context, but in the context of the age of countries or even history, it's not long ago at all.\n\nYou contradicted yourself in saying that they were born in America so this is their home because it's the only home they know. Your exact logic verbatim means anyone born anywhere is at home. On a civilian level I'd agree with that. But on a race or demographic level, I'd disagree. And I would not at all consider bringing slaves over a few centuries ago would make America their home. Especially when there were options and movements that could allow them to go back to their home (Africa). But if you'd consider America a home of blacks would you also consider the Arab countries today who both started their slavery and still do it as their home? I certainly wouldn't at all. Classifying it, Africa is their home. It doesn't mean blacks aren't allowed at all in America or can't live there at all. It doesn't mean it can't be a black person's home. Not at all. But classifying by race or demographic, it's not a home of the blacks. \n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-Africa_movement\n\nWhy would I pack my bags? The American country is my home. ", "Yeah that’s the point the ballerina in the post is making. As for who makes up the stereotypes, it goes back to slavery.", "Awww!\n", "> You can't change that logic now to they have to be separated from their homeland. Even still America would not be their homeland. They didn't create America nor build it. (And don't say that them being slaves built America, it accounted for a small percentage of its economic and industrial growth.)\n\nChrist, dude.\n\nDid the black people born in Japan not have a tie to their relatives? Did they have no way to go back to their \"homeland\"?\n\nNo, they **have a link to their ancestry**. Slavery removed that link from the slaves we brought over here. They didn't have the internet, they didn't have phone, and they weren't allowed to mail letters.\n\nSo when a slave child was born, and he didn't have a way to connect to his homeland, or relatives that lived in the homeland, he lost the link. This happened for more than a hundred years.\n\nBlack people born in Japan **HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT EASILY TO THEIR ANCESTRY**.\n\nPack your bags. This isn't your home. Go back to your European ancestral lands.\n\nOtherwise, you not moving completely invalidates your own argument.", "On pointe (or en pointe) is when ballerinas support their entire body weight on the tips of their toes: [like this.](https://imgur.com/gallery/TSB4IZo) It requires a special shoe to encase the toes and stiffen the sole of the foot. Professional dancers will have these custom made. Once the shoe is \"broken\" (i.e. too worn to provide proper support) dancers could do serious harm to themselves if they don't have proper shoes. \n\nEven with special shoes, this position is terrible for the feet and not all ballet requires them to be on pointe at all times. ", "Okay well what about now? Black people are still allowed to have that tie to their relatives. They can easily connect to their homeland. Honestly your definition of home seems to have too many holes for debate. But I guess that's what we're working off of. To me, the home for a demographic are the countries they originated/made. White people made America, so it's a home for whites. Yours seems to include slavery, but we'd also then have to ask how many slaves does it take for the demographic to have the country as their home? How long ago does it have to be, or for how long? Because your interpretation of home leaves a lot open to \"whatever I feel like\" defining. To me, just because your demographic was a slave in recent history, doesn't mean America is the he of that demographic. Same for all the other countries that had black slaves, or any demographic of slaves for that matter.\n\nAnd no me not moving doesn't invalidate anything. My whole argument has been America isn't the home of blacks and how they didn't make the country. Even my last message clearly says that. You just seem to not be paying attention ", "Good", "You don't have to understand how bills work to understand that you live in the ghetto and that's not great.\n\nI'm happy for you that you've never had to live in poverty before.", "Not to take away from your point, but you really have no idea if I grew up in poverty or not.", "Because it needs some research. Why do ballerinas have literally the sickest dumpers?\n\nI dated an ice skater in high school. Sick dumper, I think it's related.\n\nObviously it's all about the muscle groups. You build bulk around the muscles that are working hardest. Seems to me ballerinas and ice skaters are working the parts that create the most mind-blowing dumpers. I don't think this is idle speculation, I could write a thesis around this if I had access to funding.", "Oh i just thought it was a given. \n\nDancers have really nice bodies/butts because they're athletes. \n\nNo need for research unless you mean like, an non legit excuse to touch lots of girl athletes butts. Which is how ppl go to jail now.", "She's gorgeous!", "Ballet is one of those surprisingly inclusive activities, at the younger “non pro” level. I know this from my own experience, but also seeing my 10 yr old daughter. She’s very shy, adhd, has social anxiety. But when she’s in class, or in a performance, it doesn’t matter that she’s not “the best” b/c she’s still a part of the “team.” She’s a part of something pretty cool. I am a huge supporter of ballet being accessible for all kids. It’s art, and music, and it allows you to transcend the present and elevate your vision for yourself. I get the unhealthy aspects of ballet culture, but I do see how wonderful it can be too. ", "That is beautiful", "cultural appropriation", "Do you think a business owner should higher to meet demographics over actual qualifications? Let's say I have a business that needs 10 employees, and the population is ~80% white and 20% black. Should the employer hire exactly 8 whites and 2 blacks? What if you have 4 super qualified, strong candidates apply that are black? Do you hire 2 of them, then go on to find 8 whites that are potentially less qualified than the other 2 blacks that applied? What if it is flipped and it's 9 or 10 whites that are the most qualified? Is it only okay to base on qualifications up to your quotas? Is it okay to exceed the quota for a minority, but not a white person? What if white people *are* the minority in the area?\n\nI agree that hiring someone purely based on a race is racist, so why not hire blindly regarding race and purely hire based on qualifications? Why is that unfair? Why is it not racist to hire black people purely based on fitting your demographics? Why not hire qualified black people?", "Love this!!", "Race is not legally allowed to be a factor in hiring practices. However, when you look at your 95% white workplace in your 30% black community, you’ve got to concede that that’s statistically improbable and something like systemic racism is at play. Are there fewer qualified people of one race because they are systemically denied proper education? Are the hiring managers more likely to stereotype one race over another? Are people just recruiting friends and neighbors from their segregated neighborhoods and churches? It could be any or all or none of these things. I think step one is to recognize and admit there’s a problem. Only after studying the specific problem do you work with community leaders to find a solution. ", "Okay. If you have a ballet show, and all the actors in history for that show were white, why fuck it all up by putting in one black person? That's like making a black person act as a white person in a film or vise verse. Stop acting like a fucking victim and accept the world the way it is. You can do your stupid ballet, just not the shows with only white people, just like how white people shouldn't fuck up a show with only black people. Your skin is a different color, deal with it.", "Are you just stalking my post history? Creeper.", "Yeah, I'm sure it's a total coincidence you've replied to two of my months old comments, the second time referencing the first.", "That's what stalking someone's post history *is*.", "This made me cry. What a wonderful lady" ]
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Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around inner city Rochester in a tutu to change stereotypes about women of color and inspire young kids
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[ "Holy acid trip through nopesville ", "...and this is why we have nukes.", "Peacock spider. A spider peacock would be truly terrifying. Also, peacock spiders are little sweethearts!! They’re no threat to humans, and they dance! Look up some Attenborough on them :) " ]
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Spider Peacock
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/r/pics/comments/7t6brt/this_guy_was_showing_his_wiener_to_everyone_on/
[ "What a dick.", "At least show us your buns, too.", "Frank-ly, he's obscene. ", "Can't resist, - https://youtu.be/k3ViN10pl7Q", "Um... Pretty sure you don't need them for that" ]
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This guy was showing his wiener to everyone on the highway.
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/r/pics/comments/7t6bv7/street_instructions_on_how_to_resuscitate_your/
[ "have you seen the [kingsmen](https://youtu.be/nJaCjWldRyg?t=69)?", "Anyone can make their toilet into a bong, with the Acme toilet toker, just 19.99...not sold in stores", "I have! Always thought the air would be sickeningly dank coming from the air pocket in at toilet siphon. ", "Holy shit I just understood how toilets work from looking like this. Like that Pythagoras cup! " ]
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Street instructions on how to resuscitate your toilet.
https://i.imgur.com/i1Mumpq.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6cn9/breathtaking_photo_of_a_b1b_taking_off/
[ "Shit, I flew through his jetwash!", "The B-1's are stationed in a couple of locations with really dramatic weather, Texas and South Dakota. There's a great series of photos taken at Ellsworth AFB during the B-1's participation in Operation: Odyssey Dawn. A blizzard had rolled into Ellsworth at the same time that the jets were preparing for their first combat mission launched from their home-station in the US.\n\nThe [pictures](https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/07/2001506633/-1/-1/0/110327-F-VK137-903.JPG) are pretty amazing.", "I like to imagine that it's cruising horizontally above the clouds and the camera is looking down.", "He turned his chem spigots on too soon!", "That's not heat distortion but air molecules dissociating from the noise." ]
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Breathtaking photo of a B-1B taking off.
https://i.redd.it/w88f0u65cgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6crx/what_happens_when_you_go_for_the_rear_defrost_but/
[ "Joking aside, as a Floridian I don't even know where my car's *defrost* button is.", "Not funny.", "A swing and a miss", "it was supposed to be a spinoff from https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t32bx/what_happens_when_you_go_for_the_rear_defrost_but/", "I liked it", "Please, please, please don’t post garbage like this here. It’s not funny and we don’t like it. ", "What implored you to dig up this old ass shitpost with 0 karma, and make a comment? You MUST be a fan or a friend", "😘", "Just checked your comment history, you’re just a self loathing piece of shit", "Hey Mister! You should really ask permission before you go snooping around like that! 🐙" ]
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What happens when you go for the rear defrost but hit the sun roof. Florida style.
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/r/pics/comments/7t6df1/working_in_a_glass_shop_has_some_small_perks/
[ "Is there a pot o' gold at the end?", "No. Just some shithead holding his phone.", "No Lucky either?", "If there were a cereal mongering leprechaun next to me, I wouldn't be taking a picture of some colors on the ground.", "NOBODY WILL GET MY STRAWBERRY SMIGGLES!", "That is the easiest rainbow road I've ever seen. ", "Rainbow Drag Strip.", "Like what?" ]
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Working in a Glass Shop Has Some Small Perks.
https://i.redd.it/piu688y6fgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6haq/the_current_situation_in_south_africa/
[ "Can one even really kill a color? ", "...he says on a WHITE SIGN!", "What's going on? ", "A short backstory: There is a political party in Souh Africa known as the EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) who has a large portion of the country supporting them. It’s an openly racist party which promotes the slaughter of white South African citizens, even rallying together to sing and dance about killing the “boer” (whites). In the past couple of years there have been thousands of white farmers murdered under brutal circumstances, such as rape of elderly women or dismembering or torturing their victims after death.\n\nThis is not aimed towards being a racist post; I’m merely trying to create awareness as we have few to no countries to seek refugee status in.", "Why isn’t anyone talking about this? What the fuck lol", "I mean... whites in South Africa are insanely racist. They were bound to find some hostile group willing to fight back eventually. Unfortunately it’s the vicious circle of violence.", "Because the media doesn’t want you to think racism can go both ways. It’s a one way street as for as their concerned. And I honestly can’t figure what they gain from that narrative but whoever does figure it out is probably going to be a rich person because it always about the money. ", "\"Whites in SA are insanely racist\" what a stupid thing to say. How many whites in SA do you know? You sound like a Hillary Clinton person. You fucking liberals and your need to categorize everyone. \"If one white person is racist they all must be racist!\" You're a fucking fool ", ">EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) who has a large portion of the country supporting them\n\nThey only got 6% of the vote in the last general election.", "BIG ASS \"B\"\nBIG ASS \"W\"", "You need to research my friend. It’s fairly common knowledge that my above statement is true. Not all but most are racist. BTW I’m not liberal but nice try. Fuck head " ]
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The current situation in South Africa.
https://i.redd.it/9z6tdvpfggc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6j73/isnt_she_lovely/
[ "Isn't she wonderful ", "FB is that way - - - - - - - - >", "Remove the jacket and do a spin. I’ll tell u then. ", "She looks a little more than one minute old." ]
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Isnt she lovely.
https://i.redd.it/72knb2vpggc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6jqf/this_owl_was_creeping_on_me_when_i_went_to_let_my/
[ "This is awesome. Chaotic, macabre, haunting. ", "That's not an owl - that's the government.", "Probably creeping on your dogs, better hope they aren't small dogs", "Oh no!", "They are!", "He's wondering who the hecc let the dogs out", "Legit. I used to let my little guy out alone until I started noticing an owl and hawk (on separate occasions) just staring at him from a tree, licking their chops (probably). \n*he was a 17-19lbs terrier", "He’s making sure you weren’t creeping on him!", " Ominous, foreboding, sinister...", "At long last, [the question is answered](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkuu0Lwb5EM)!", "How's life in a dystopian wasteland? ", "It's not too bad except I keep having to eat radscorpions.", "/r/Superbowl OvO", "I'd be aware if I were you. It's not uncommon for raptors (owls/hawks and such) to kill small pets", "I myself have seen a hawk kill a dog here in montana, wouldn't be much harder for an owl to do the same. ", "its a sign someone near you is about to pass away, or something...", "Hoo let the dogs out? Hoo! Hoo hoo hoo!", "Polar bear, buttcrack, hurricane", "They just stare at you and judge you, they're like old neighbors", "Take my upvote!" ]
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This owl was creeping on me when I went to let my dogs out
https://i.imgur.com/fKJXFp8.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6kh7/tiltshift_is_used_to_make_large_scenes_seem_tiny/
[ "It took me a minute, but that's a rocket passing through the clouds, isn't it?", "It's the Space Shuttle Endeavour from 2011.", "How many years old is this now?\n\n", "Tilt-shift is a close relative of HDR, 99% of which are both cancer.", "Now try to say \"scenes seem\" 3 times fast", "Big, if true", "Tilt shift is a type of lens used to isolate the focal plane along the lens axis. \n\nThis is post processing probably done in Photoshop.", "7", "You're right. The original was taken by NASA without tilt-shift, and this version was edited to the same effect.", "I thought it was a single hair on fire.", "I hate tilt-shift.", "It is", "Life is so hard when everyone but you is wrong about everything. ", "Anyone seeking more info might also check here:\n\ntitle | points | age | /r/ | comnts\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n[Spaceship leaving the atmosphere.](http://www.reddit.com/r/tiltshift/comments/4dwgb7/spaceship_leaving_the_atmosphere/) | 337 | 1^yr | tiltshift | 10\n[This is a photo NASA took of a space shuttle leaving our atmosphere.](http://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/4dw0f2/this_is_a_photo_nasa_took_of_a_space_shuttle/) | 4218 | 1^yr | woahdude | 315\n[Space shuttle leaving the earths atmosphere m](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5pe0wr/space_shuttle_leaving_the_earths_atmosphere_m/) | 40 | 1^yr | pics | 2\n[Cool picture of a Space Probe Leaving the Atamosphere](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7fo4o6/cool_picture_of_a_space_probe_leaving_the/) | 297 | 2^mos | pics | 18\n[Tilt-shifted photo of the space shuttle Endeavor.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5zgv6w/tiltshifted_photo_of_the_space_shuttle_endeavor/) | 51 | 10^mos | pics | 6\n[Rocket above the clouds](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/59gwfo/rocket_above_the_clouds/) | 2975 | 1^yr | pics | 65\n[Spaceshuttle for ants](http://www.reddit.com/r/thingsforants/comments/4dqb1t/spaceshuttle_for_ants/) | 387 | 1^yr | thingsforants | 13\n[PsBattle: Rocket launch. The view from orbit](http://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/43sw6e/psbattle_rocket_launch_the_view_from_orbit/) | 144 | 1^yr | photoshopbattles | 20\n[Photograph of a space shuttle leaving our atmosphere taken by NASA](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5t40wd/photograph_of_a_space_shuttle_leaving_our/) | 2760 | 11^mos | pics | 97\n[Using a Tilt-shifted Endeavour wallpaper, I made this. \\(1920x1080\\)](http://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeague/comments/4sbhwk/using_a_tiltshifted_endeavour_wallpaper_i_made/) ^**B** | 531 | 1^yr | RocketLeague | 26\n[Tilt-shifted Endeavour's final voyage in 5k](http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/3yn76f/tiltshifted_endeavours_final_voyage_in_5k/) ^**B** | 6009 | 2^yrs | space | 481\n\n*[Source: karmadecay](http://karmadecay.com/results/u10004238) (B = bigger)*", "$5 he forgot parachutes before he launched.", "Expressing an ingrown hair, 100x magnification.", "This was my desktop background at work for like 6 months after I saw it posted last time.", "[Here](http://i.imgur.com/FkYf1FY.jpg) is a much higher quality and less cropped version of this. Credit to /u/mmokkp for creating this [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/3yn76f/tiltshifted_endeavours_final_voyage_in_5k/).\n\n[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/3yn76f/tiltshifted_endeavours_final_voyage_in_5k/cyf1niv/) they explain:\n\n> Funny thing is.. I added the noise\n\n>Here - version with noise only in the rocket. (AKA 6K Wallpaper version. Sorry for imgur compression, will add png link later)\nhttp://imgur.com/qUAvoz3\n\n> As for why I did this (I'm sure someone will be interested) - to add resolution to the image.\n\n> The original image is ~2500px wide and quite squarish. By using content aware fill tool and some clever scaling and copying I could stretch that without loosing resolution to ~3500px wide - still short of 4k which was my goal. Another thing you can do is... add noise. Now I know that might sound stupid, but by adding perfect random gaussian noise you remove much of this jpeg artifact and blurriness and the pictures start looking much better. This is especially visible for me in print when working on low res pictures as upscaled printed graphics look horrible.\n\n> Also I messed up one of my processing steps and you can see some color noise in the clouds. Sorry about that, especially for pixel-crazy people :)\n\n\n> EDIT: PNG no noise link. https://mega.nz/#!wxlQxRoI!TNIhVLPEDatvlf6ctGGGb69ilW5UctpubefxaPX6Un4", "haha, thanks for crediting me. Appreciate it.\n\nI don't mind the reposts, but I quietly cry every time someone crops it even more and adds yet another layer of jpeg :)", "Seem seem", "This would fit nicely in r/Confusing_Perspective as well.", "Hard? Not at all.\n\nIn this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because I am enlightened by my intelligence...", "You've been skipping doses again, haven't you?", "Is there a sort of “reverse tilt shift” to make small things seem bigger? Like how the creators of the older Star Wars films made tiny models of spacecraft but they seemed massive in the theater?", "Is this a KSP reference because I do that all the time", "Yup! \n\nAnd meeee tooo.\n\nNothing more frustrating than getting ready to go to your next stage and you forgot to put In decouplers. ", "It's a cool edit, but it gets really annoying that people keep reposting it and passing it off as a plain photos or say it was taken from space. Kind of like that fake eclipse photo that's been going around for ages.", "I mean technically size is relative. This photo could be accurate to someone out there.", "> edited to ~~the same~~ a similar effect\n\n", "Yep, two things you can do to make miniatures appear to be full scale objects. To affect the depth you'll use a smaller aperture on the lens to allow more of the scene to be in focus.\n\nThe other thing is there is a calculation to figure out what frame rate you should shoot the miniature at to make it appear as if it is a normal sized object. Basically the smaller the object, the more slow motion you want to shoot it.\n\nDoing both of these things, smaller hole for light to go into the lens, shooting a high frame rate, they require a lot of light! You could easily end up with multiple 10-20,000w lights to light it. \n\nSource: I work on movies.", "I see no curve, flat earth confirmed?", "A spaceship for ANTS?!", "how can we make it big again\n", "Why?", "This may be the original: \nhttps://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/555830main_134launchthroughclouds_full.jpg", "Damnit honey the fleas are launching nukes from the carpet.. this means war", "/r/tiltshift", "Woo, finally, a way to take dick pics that don't scare all the women ", "I think this effect is really cool and it seems to be trendy lately. What is it though that makes things seem tiny? Is it the lighting? I can’t figure out what changes are made that makes it look tiny. ", "Correct. Lens *bokeh* is an effect that is extremely hard to replicate faithfully, mostly because it's highly dependent on the z-coordinate within the scene, a coordinate which gets lost once the image is taken.\n\nA simple example is a picture taken through fence grid or tree branches, with foreground object (fence or branches) being out of focus. True out of focus bokeh will make them appear transparent, with detail behind the object visible and not lost. A post-effect, no matter how well executed, will not be able to re-create the information that is not in the frame originally (detail behind the foreground objects).\n\nAlso in many cases synthetic bokeh algorithms use *gaussian blur* to approximate the effect, whereas in reality bokeh is more of a 2-dimensional convolution using a uniform circle or polygon function (which is why out of focus spot lights appear as circles in camera shots instead of gradually blending into the background).", "To infinity, and beyond!", "TIL there are no bananas in space. :(", "A tilt shift lens does not work quite like this. The effect is still very cool, but the sliver of focus on a tilt shift lens would, in reality, cause the rocket to blur with the rest of the image -- unlike most standard focus lenses, distance to subject doesn't matter as the blur is caused by angle of the focal plane.", "I kept waiting for it to do something! Great pic though", "Looks like someone is burning a loose strand on a carpet.", "This is fascinating, I understand what all these words mean but have no idea what you're saying.", "Doesn't matter, nobody wants your dick pics anyway.", "I knew there was a flea circus. I didn't know there was a flea space program.", "So why is it called tilt shift", "That reminded me of what the old game scorched earth looked like", "If you were an alien civilization looking at this from space with amazingly detailed cameras, this is about what it would look like. You would just notice a tiny little thing moving off of the planet in an unusual way.", "This pic has been my phone background for a very long time now. This is human ingenuity and courage, summed up in a single picture. ", "What I always found amazing is that, depending on the film, a lot of special effects were filmed using 70mm, and then pulled back down to 35mm to match the rest of the print and hide any remaining \"seams\" in the effects. And yet, 70mm requiring bigger glass, it's harder to have deep focus. Tens of thousands of watts in lighting sounds about right…\n\nEdit: Source: Learned photography on a 6x7 system camera, but I haven't worked in film, so this is just reapplication of what I know.", "I’ve been wanting to get into tilt-shift so much, but don’t want to shell out $4k on a single lens.", "Just did the math: that would spell certain death if you were within 7 feet of impact.", "I've got a cheap tilt shift lens that you physically tilt to change the focal point. It's difficult to us though because you have to use one hand to keep the lens where you want it and hit the shutter button with the other. ", "Its annoying.", "It's this shallow focus technique! The background and foreground are out of focus leaving a central wedge in focus. Apparently this is similar to what we see when we look at something really close to our eyes so when you put the same kind of effect on a photo it tricks you into thinking it's super close to you (and therefore tiny!)", "I don't get it. How does it work?", "This is and have been my wallpaper for very long now. I love the photo and the fact that it is the last launch of the Endeavour, and the second last space shuttle launch ever. An era of very expensive spaceflight is over.", "Yes", "Yes, \"fake tilt shift\" was my first thought. It's entirely an illusion in our heads.", "The lenses have the ability to both \"tilt\" and \"shift\" the lens group, as well as both at once. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=canon+ts-e+24mm+f/3.5l+ii&rlz=1C1ASUM_enGB469GB469&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEntGr_PfYAhWBKVAKHU-bAR0Q_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=1094 check out some of the images of one there :) Can see how funky they look. They can be used to correct perspective, to allow for incredibly wide depth of field and do all sorts of other fun stuff. Would rather like one but they are also expensive and quite specialist. ", "Tilt. No shift. ", "Very good point! ", "This picture made me sick to my stomach and my head hurt. Am I the only one? ", "Johnson: [Noticing Dr. Evil's spaceship on radar] Colonel, you better have a look at this radar.\nColonel: What is it, son?\nJohnson: I don't know, sir, but it looks like a giant--\nJet Pilot: Dick.\nDick: Yeah?\nJet Pilot: Take a look out of starboard.\nDick: Oh my God, it looks like a huge--\nBird-Watching Woman:Pecker.\nBird-Watching Man: [raising binoculars] Ooh, Where?\nBird-Watching Woman: Wait, that's not a woodpecker, it looks like someone's--\nArmy Sergeant: Privates! We have reports of an unidentified flying object. It has a long, smooth shaft, complete with--\nBaseball Umpire: Two balls.\n[looking up from game]\nBaseball Umpire: What is that. It looks just like an enormous--\nChinese Teacher: Wang, pay attention!\nWang: I was distracted by that giant flying--\nMusician: Willie.\nWillie Nelson: Yeah?\nMusician: What's that?\nWillie Nelson: [squints] Well, that looks like a giant--\nColonel: Johnson?!\nJohnson: Yes, sir?\nColonel: Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this.\nLater, as Dr. Evil is escaping:Basil: Did we get Dr. Evil?\nJohnson: No, sir. He got away in that rocket that looks like a huge--\nSchoolteacher: Penis. The male reproductive organ. Otherwise known as tallywhacker, schlong or--\nDad: Weiner? Any of you kids want another weiner?\nSon: Dad? What's that? points at rocket\nDad: I don't know, son, but it's got great big--\nPeanut seller: Nuts! Hot salty nuts! Who wants some-- Lord Almighty!\nWoman: That looks just like my husband's--\nRingmaster: One-eyed monster! Step right up and see the One-Eyed Monster!\nOne-eyed Monster: jumps out and scares crowd, then points to the rocket Hey, what's that? It looks like a big--\nfemale Fan: Woody! Woody Harrelson? Can I have an autograph?\nWoody Harrelson: Sure thing. [Sees rocket] Oh my lord.\nFemale fan: It's big!\nWoody: Nah, I've seen bigger, it's--\nDr. Evil: (To Mini-Me) Just a little prick. It's a flu shot. You've been in the coldness of space.", "can anyone explain tilt shift to someone who doesn't know anything about anything?", "I only know about tilt/shift using a large-format camera with film. Is this a photoshop effect?", "Wow. Thanks for posting that. I think it's the first time I've gotten lost in a non-porn sub using redditp.\n\nI got into model trains as a kid only because it was an excuse to get miniature buildings and houses and people. And who didn't love the Mr. Rogers opening credits? I love how cute the world looks in these photos.\n", "As a film lover and a painter of miniatures in my free time, this is my dream job. May I ask what your favorite part of the job is?", "yes\n\nmost of the Internet only knows about fake \"tilt/shift\" using photoshop or some other image editor", "space shuttle never gave the cost savings it was supposed to.", "use a really small banana for scale", "I am assuming this is photoshop simulated tilt-shift vs actual camera lens work, so there is an original image without tilt-shift from which you started?", "It reminds me of the Unsharp Mask filter, which in the darkroom, had nothing to do with sharpening the picture! :)" ]
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Tilt-shift is used to make large scenes seem tiny. This might be the most remarkable example I've ever come across.
https://imgur.com/4id5IrE.jpg?1
/r/pics/comments/7t6ogu/you_can_spot_a_good_dad_when_you_see_one/
[ "NO CAPES!", "Look at those little boots!", "You remember Thunderhead.... ", "That kid has a great dad.", "That's the kinda dad I'm gonna be.\n(am already a dad, need the kid to get old enough and get cool enough to wear a cape)", "Thunderhead was not the brightest bulb— ", "I'm gonna be such a cool dad that I'm gonna get myself killed when my kid's 8, so he can be Batman.", "EDNA MODE ", "Such an amazing movie", "I can't wait for the 2nd", "Twist: Kid is wearing a cape to support his dad.", "You can do it, we can help!", "That's not a good dad.\n\nThat's a **SUPER** dad!" ]
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You can spot a good dad when you see one
https://i.redd.it/mak216yklgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6qp9/the_view_atop_steamboat_springs_is_breathtaking/
[ "I had a painting commissioned from almost that exact spot!:\n\nhttp://dellaconroy.com/minishowcase/galleries/Watercolor/Steamboat_Springs_30_x_22.jpg", "It looks staggeringly more majestic now than every time I've ever been there.\n\nThen again, every time I've been there it was 1848 and my daughter Fartnugget had just died of typhoid, and there were buffalo carcasses with exactly 100 pounds of meat cut out of them everywhere.", "Don't ford the river, man!" ]
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The view atop Steamboat Springs is breathtaking (Elevation 10,560 feet)
https://i.redd.it/zof8swzqmgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6sjj/want_to_start_yoga/
[ "I might have to steal this idea for my walking path. ", "Fuck me i forgot to do YOGA today.", "Asshole to people who let their dogs crap in the middle of the path. I’m a dog owner who picks up after my dog but some people just carry on like “Oh well... I don’t pick up dog shit, somebody else will have to take care of it”. \n", "Can't you wait at least until tomorrow to repost this? I think it's the third time I've seen it today. ", "Legit didn’t see it on Reddit. Sorry. ", "At least it's the type of asshole that doesn't leave poo on the path.", "Pray tell why are we worried about random dog shit in the middle of nowhere?", "Want to start Karate? \n\nStart by using a sponge in a circular motion to clean the crude off your dirty dishes. \n\nKnown as \"Wax on wax off.\" \n\nTHEN PUT IT IN THE DRYING RACK", "damn it, now I need to have a dog so I can do yoga", "Dog poo is an invasive species of poo. They prey on native poos, decimating the local poo population." ]
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Want to start yoga?
https://i.redd.it/jee341toogc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6v96/the_bachelor/
[ "dope", "Thanks man!", "Yoooooo!" ]
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The Bachelor
https://i.redd.it/lryufeaspgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6x40/thank_your_lucky_stars_if_youve_never_had_to_deal/
[ "Just yell, “open sesame”", "Urinating on the lock is the only thing that works in my experience.", "Heat up the key not the lock. That has always worked for me. ", "Piss on that!" ]
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Thank your lucky stars if you've never had to deal with a lock that's frozen solid even after you melt the ice to stick your key in.
https://i.redd.it/vwbl82dmqgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6y8i/actually_made_of_wood/
[ "This breathtakingly lifelike wooden sculpture was created by Bruno Walpoth, an incredibly talented wood artist. \n \n \n[Source and Artist's website](http://www.walpoth.com)", "Be funny to leave this in your front yard for a bit.", "Morty's coming. ", "Me when I should be working.", "That’s not the only wood around here. ", "Looks like Eminem" ]
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Actually made of wood
https://i.imgur.com/BIuhGv1.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6z5u/i_took_this_picture_last_winter_i_am_really_proud/
[ "And we are proud of you. ", "The blue orb is the soul of a loved one watching over you and your insane photography skills. ", "Why?", "Well, I thought it was a good one, specially because I took it with my phone." ]
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I took this picture last winter. I am really proud of it.
https://i.imgur.com/t2tYXvB.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t6zm6/on_occasion_chickens_can_be_photogenic_glad_i/
[ "I'm a rooster (born year of the rooster), and she is a beautiful.", "Lol thank you.", "Photogenic, as chickens go. On the other hand, nice photo, good amount of detail.", "Can never get a good angle pic of my cock either, kudos on a job well done! 👍 ", "Chickens are so great. I'm looking forward to getting a few when I move next year.", "She has every right to look proud, with a touch of attitude--she descends directly from dinosaurs afterall!", "They really are and so much fun. Good luck with your future flock!", "All the more reason to love them!" ]
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On occasion chickens can be photogenic. Glad I finally got a good picture of her.
https://i.redd.it/fe6xnqo4sgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t70c7/feline_nebula_eyes/
[ "Man, that cat got a hold of that good catnip", "strangely terrifying.", "Cats have eyeshine like this thanks to the tapetum lucidum, basically a colored mirror they've got behind the retina. It helps them see in the dark better." ]
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Feline Nebula Eyes
https://i.redd.it/s1pbsh5gsgc01.png
/r/pics/comments/7t70pd/thats_exactly_the_kind_of_thing_harmful_coconut/
[ "That would put me right off, does'nt exactly inspire any confidence.", "Give me the lethal coconut water. It's a Friday.", "Harmless Coconut Water \n\nFloor and Surface Cleaner ", "The Glycemic spike to your bloodstream is not harmless.", "These are really good coconut waters. Too bad they're like 6 bucks." ]
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That's exactly the kind of thing Harmful Coconut Water would say...
https://i.imgur.com/qTc58GB.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t736m/insane_50_year_old_real_singadorean_has_body_and/
[ "Looks like the Asian Matt LeBlanc.", "\n/u/science87, your comment was removed for the following reason: \n\n* Instagram links are not allowed in this subreddit. Handles are allowed (e.g. @example), as long as they are not a hotlink. (this is a spam prevention measure. Thank you for your understanding) \n\nTo have your comment restored, please edit the instagram link out of your comment, then send a [message to the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore comment by /u/science87&message=This [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t736m/insane_50_year_old_real_singadorean_has_body_and/dtacqko/?context=10\\) was removed for containing an instagram link.)\n\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*", "How old does his portrait look? ", "Better that than the Asian Ross", "Nobody knows, he keeps it tucked away in the attic.", "I guess time travel is real\nL", "Is that what ppl from Singapore are called? Why not Singaporean? ", "No, clearly this person is from Singadore.", "Is that a place? Lol. Never heard of it. ", "I assume it is, or we wouldn't be looking at a picture of a Singadorean.", "I thought it was a typo ", "I try to assume all Redditeseans know what they're doing.", "I can’t find anything on Singadore. It’s a typo. Or maybe that’s just what ppl from Singapore are called? ", "It can't be a tydo, those letters are very far adart on the keyporp", "I know but every time I type Singadorean Singaporean comes up. ", "I think it’s just something people from Singapore say. I see a few things on google referencing Singadore but it’s all about Singapore. ", "How much do you need for your surgery?", "$21,000", "> Singadorean\n\nHe's Singaporean, but I called him Singadorean because of the movie Dorean Grey where the main character doesn't age.\n\nHope that helps :)\n", "👌🏽" ]
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Insane 50 Year old real Singadorean, has body and looks of a 20 something.
https://i.imgur.com/mM7YG7n.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t74rc/this_intense_little_pupper_decided_to_hike_up/
[ "I didn’t know Ringwraiths have dogs.", "i can see OP in the dogs eye...nice red jacket ", "https://i.imgur.com/dhBy6o1.png", "Peruvian poncho*" ]
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This intense little pupper decided to hike up Rainbow Mountain with us
https://i.redd.it/r3d8csv2xgc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t77kg/new_tourism_commercial_for_vilnius_lithuanias/
[ "Author's are **Jurgis Ramanauskas** and **Skaistė Kaurynaitė**\n\nSadly can't find any of their portfolio so at least the names will do it\n \n\nTheir agency is [TagVilnius.Lt](https://tagvilnius.lt/)", "What would the Vilnius Schoolmaster say about this?", "So? Can't be found?", "2nd runner up.\n\nVilnius, you may have seen us on Civ 5 but had no idea where it was. It's in Lithuania!", "https://i.imgur.com/XS5LK.gifv", "Prove it ;)", "It's been a while, but I read that book in an eastern european history class in college." ]
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New tourism commercial for Vilnius, Lithuania's capital
https://i.redd.it/1e0jjm3kygc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7a1b/stay_classy_enquirer/
[ "I miss Bat Boy.. ", "How is this shit still around", "Old women and dumb people. ", "How to live 15 years longer!!!!!", "Sean Hannity has claimed in his radio show that the Enquirer is often an legitimate news source", "Sean Hannity has the same intelligence as the shit he takes while reading this garbage.", "He’s phenomenally intelligent...he simply chooses to use this power for evil. Never underestimate the power of an effective talking head", "Why" ]
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Stay classy, Enquirer
https://i.redd.it/apnptc100hc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7c6z/this_feeling_when_you_are_good_in_geometry/
[ "How good could you really be if you needed a sharpie.", "Truly the next Euclides.", "But terrible at making food.", "Screencap this on your CV next to Problem Solver. Watch the $$$ roll in..." ]
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This feeling, when you are good in geometry
https://i.imgur.com/MQB22HJ.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7cgs/its_impossible_to_look_pictures_of_earth_from_up/
[ "That’s really good. I like it.", "This is outstanding. ", "TOLD YOU IT WAS FLAT!!!", "That looks kinda crispy. Seems like global warming is true. ", "r/mapswithoutnewzealand", "Fried Earth Theory.", "Where is japan", "Flat earth confirmed!!", "I'm going to assume you started with Africa and South America and then decided, \"I can do this!\"", "All hail the creator! ", "Earth is flat!!!111" ]
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pics
Its impossible to look pictures of earth from up above and not marvel at its majestic beauty.
https://i.imgur.com/CBBkPTq.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7eet/with_all_the_news_of_the_tide_pod_challenge/
[ "We knew where the teacher kept her smokes, we used to stick Mr. Yuck to her cigarette pack while she wasn't looking. Nobody ever snitched on who did it, so it went on for the whole year.", "I would have bet money this was going to be Shoenice.", "/u/majorchamp, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/majorchamp&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t7eet/with_all_the_news_of_the_tide_pod_challenge/?context=10\\))" ]
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With all the news of the Tide Pod Challenge happening, I really think this fella needs to make a comeback.
https://i.redd.it/eehffvv72hc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7fye/she_can_probably_fit_in_his_shoe_tallest_men_vs/
[ "Did anyone else try and imagine them having sex?", "I'm 6'4 and I had sex with a woman a couple days ago who is 4'11. \n\nI don't have anything else to add, I just wanted everybody to know that. ", "Yeah I think they should bang, hell I bet even they thought about it", "How was it?", "Middling. ", "r/ihavesex", "I don\"t think any parts of his body could possibly fit into any parts of hers.", "Mmm quite", "No, but I did imagine him kicking her as hard as he can ", "Actually how tall is the tallest man on Earth?", "How short is the shortest woman on Earth?", "246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in)", "63 cm (2 ft)" ]
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She can probably fit in his shoe (tallest men Vs shortest woman)
https://i.redd.it/qfke2nu43hc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7gas/this_restaurant_is_ready_for_the_future/
[ "BITCONNEEEEEEEEEEECT!! ", "They accept AmEx, but not Visa, MC or Discover? So these people like to throw away money unnecessarily? AmEx has the highest processing fee of any type of CC, for those that don't know.", "They also give a lot of perks/goodies to restaurants though so maybe the fees even out for them (especially since it's just about the least used credit card?) ", "What the fuck, no Dogecoin?", "This is good for bitcoin.", "To the mooooon", "Often the procesing fees for amex are passed to the customer. I know plenty of buisnesses who charge an extra 10% if you pay by amex", "they done, as a someone who works for a small business and have asked why we don't take them the fees are almost triple and if there is fraud they make you pay it plus a fee extra. ", "no, if you went there when it was at a high price this business lost money. This is why bitcoin is not useable atm. the big price swing makes it difficult for a business. ", "Where in San Francisco is this place?", "Upper West Side of NYC actually lol ", "[That's outright illegal in many states.](https://www.fivecentnickel.com/states-that-dont-allow-credit-card-surcharges/)", "Perhaps in the US. Not globally though.", "\"Do you take Visa?\"\n\n\"I'm sorry, Visa hasn't existed for three hundred years.\"\n\n\"American Express?\"\n\n\"Six hundred years.\"\n\n\"Discovery?\"\n\n\"Ooh, sorry. We don't accept Discovery.\"", "What, no E-coin? Ready for the future my ass", "Guess I’m not going there.", "Sad to see paper checks are the future.", "They still will accept checks. That's still good. ", "They don't if they sell the crypto immediately after they get it." ]
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This restaurant is ready for the future.
https://i.redd.it/npru7oyq6hc01.png
/r/pics/comments/7t7lje/before_and_after_adoption_this_is_hansel_now_hes/
[ "Thank you.", "People should be require to get a permit to have pets and children.", "They should be treated like they treat kids and pets. \n\nGo Hansel!", "Heart warming! Great job.", "That Hansel, so hot right now.", "I mean he still kind of looks happy in the before picture... Ya know, because it the lipstick.\n\nBut in all seriousness, you did a great deed. This dog deserves so much better. Thank you for helping save him.", "Yay! This is so heart warming. Glad this handsome boy found a good home. \n\nMakes me think of our dog, we got him at the shelter and they said he was wandering the streets before they found him. You can tell how grateful he was and still is that we rescued. I’m sure your guy does the same. ", "Who’s a good boy?!", "If anyone wants to read more about his story from the beginning, visit: https://valspalsgsdrescue.org/hansel-dog-found-hope-storm/", "People who hurt animals should be punished the same way child abusers are", "Moved to a different city by their political/religious institution?", "The before pic is heart-breaking. There should be a law against this!", "Against showing a red rocket and not labeling it nsfw? agreed.", "Damn, he tripled his pixel count, what a fighter!", "I really feel like your title should have ended with \"and don't need no man\"", "I'm so glad he has a family who loves him. ", "Red rocket! Red rocket!", "The abusive owners of this dog should be hunted down and publicly hung.", "I often wonder what goes through the mind of animals like this. They probably assume that this is just how life is when with the abusive owner. Then they get a kind soul to show them love and a good life.\n\nSo heartbreaking yet so heart warming. ", "I will never ever understand how people can abuse animals. How can you look at this *beautiful* dog and think \"Yeah I'd like to hurt him.\"", "Please give him an extra hug.\n\nAnd thank you for saving him. \n\nEdit: and who's chopping onions in here?", "His [Blue Steel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30QG9QTkhBo) is spot on", "What kind of monsters do this to another soul?\nAnimal cruelty needs to start with minimum 5 yrs in prison. I'm so glad he is healthy and happy.\nThx for sharing.", "You are Awesome!", "This is sarcasm right? It already is against the law to abuse animals.", "Hansel is such a handsome boy now!", "Hansel. So cute right now. Hansel.", "That Hansel. He's so hot right now", "Wow!! He's stunning! ", "I don’t think people look at animals and think they’d like to hurt them. I think some people look at animals and see them as less than us, and as a result are unwilling to empathize with them.", "How is he around other dogs?", "Grumble grumble sense pride and accomplishment grumble grumble ", "Give that cutie an extra boop for us.", "Thank you.", "Oh what a handsome boy! Good for you finding each other", "I agree. Furthermore, it's obvious that patterns of physical and psychological abuse are translated from one generation/group to another. I'm not a religious man by any sense of the word, but there is some truth to \"violence begets violence\", right? I've often questioned why, despite my father being an ***ass***, I pledged to be the exact opposite of him. So far, good. I guess that's a roundabout, pedantic way of saying that I don't believe things are as black and white as looking at a dog and feeling like you want to hurt it or empathize.", "I'll pass, I don't want get angry as fuck.", "U can't tell it's the same dog ... they even cut his ears !\nthanks god he is in the right hands now .", "I imagine it's similar to the thought processes of many abused children. They don't know they should be treated better than that, and when they see other children living happy and healthy lives they often conclude it's their fault they are being treated so poorly. Abuse is a terrible thing, no matter what animal.", "Imma go have a bacon sandwich. ", "Yeah, maybe you're right. Just seems an odd place to make the comment when what we should be doing is celebrating the people who saved this animal.", "I'm sorry people are downvoting him because I find it funny for exactly the reason you state. He dropped a squirrel into the thread and then became defensive when you suggested it wasn't worth chasing it. ", "[Me rn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yetwdpsiM8Q)", "Amazing transformation!! Makes me happy", "> \"violence begets violence\"\n\nThat's not religion, that's just common sense. ", "Fucking hell", "/r/beforenafteradoption", "He looks so happy in the first photo with his red rocket on display.", "🚀", "# You are sentenced to no less than six years in a Federal Legislative Body, with no less than four hours per day calling rich people on the phone to beg for money.", "Someone plz explain the regeneration of his ears", "What happened to his dick? :( ", "turn that frown upside down...", "Huh? It's a fear-ection in the first shot", "You gotta think that was probably the happiest moment of his life when he was rescued. ", "Camera technology has also gotten healthier. He looks much better, in terms of health AND resolution.", "So I just did a couple of questionable Google searches... Other than the possibility of it being a fear boner, it seems like the ole lipstick could also be linked to the urinary problems Hansel was having. According to the article OP linked:\n\n\"Inside, Hansel was even worse. He needed a catheter, but his bladder was so infected that it clogged multiple catheters. “His bladder is full of sludge and grit,” wrote the veterinarian on duty. During an emergency ultrasound, it was discovered that he had several bladder stones that required treatment.\"\n\nOverall, my guess is that Hansel's weewee just probably wasn't doing so hot :(", "He looked like a shambling corpse, then turned into a gleaming dog-model.", "Wow, I am always amazed how well dogs heal", "Good to see one of these without the dog \"smiling\"", "They probably already were. This is the cycle of violence ", "As if that will prevent people from abusing pets and children. And what if somebody has children without first getting a permit? What are the consequences? How do you even enforce something like that? ", "If someone is capable of abusing animals there is something seriously wrong with that person and I would be concerned if that individual wasn’t evaluated by a psychiatrist to see if they will continue to abuse animals or progress to harming humans. That person is obviously lacking any empathy or compassion, and people like that are effing scary. I think I recall reading somewhere that some serial killers started out harming and maiming animals. \nVery happy to see this good boy doing better. ", "Also, people get frustrated when an animal behaves poorly (which is the owners fault) and take their frustration out on it. ", "You beat the parents as hard as they hit their own kids/pets, easy. Legalize parent abuse! Jk, sorry for my lack of seriousness :P", "Incredible recovery, thank you for saving Hansel!", "Bastards who left him that way should NEVER be allowed to own a pet again.", "I have a dog that as a puppy was so horribly abused he has suffered permanent psychological damage. He always thinks he's going to be hit,though nobody in our family has ever raised a hand to him. Former monsters that had him used to hit his paws and tail with a small ball peen hammer. Kept in a cage so long that at 1.5yrs he could not walk.We love him so much we don't see how those monsters could do those things.", "Bave the permit tatooed around the neck or barcode", "Excellent idea! ", "My Dad used to live in the country next door to a bridge over a waterway. It turns out that not an insignificant number of people in the country like to throw their pets off bridges and into water ways. Over the years he acquired quite the menagerie of animals. Before his death he had 8 dogs and 9 cats all of which he found on his property or in the woods surrounding the bridge crying in the cold. \n\nHe took care of them very well. They had a comfortable life and when it came to medical treatment he spared no expense.\n\nThey were some of the most well behaved domestic animals I've seen. Oh they could get themselves into trouble to be sure. But, when my dad told them to settle down they did it without much if any training involved. Same thing when they would bark. All he had to do was tell them to be quiet and they would stop. They were also very loyal & friendly. \n\nI think both the obedience and the loyalty came from an awareness of where they came from and how good they had it at my Dad's place. . ", "Sorry but you trust the government enough to limit your own reproductive rights?!", "Not everywhere, unfortunately. Or at least, not terribly well enforced.", "Your dad was a great man, my friend. ", "Sadly people say this for real. Nothing about that sounded satirical. And you offered a mild defense with the safe driving comparison just now... Pardon the mistake but I don’t think it was a stretch to take it seriously. ", "Well, humor is subjective.", "I don’t think they think that. I think they adopt them for similar reasons as good people, or for security. If the dog is a troublemaker, they might let their anger issues out on the dog. ", "This might be the most honest Reddit post I've ever seen.", "Jesus, seriously how can someone actualy do this shit to any animal, pet or not?", "Agreed. Bravo. " ]
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Before and after adoption. This is Hansel now. He's a happy, trouble making boy who no longer has to deal with abusive owners.
https://i.redd.it/ajau8fgw6hc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7me7/i_met_cj_from_the_ramones_at_the_bomb_city_movie/
[ "Which is which", "Man, I don't know.", "Joey. Johnny. Tommy. DeeDee. They were Ramones. Even Marky was a Ramone. CJ is just some guy they let hang out with the band.", "To be fair I never actually sat down to listen to their music. So what do I know, haha. ", "Shot C.J. w/the RAMONES once:\nhttps://vimeo.com/97605554", "you're lucky you didn't mean an actual ramone. \n" ]
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I met C.J. from the Ramones at the Bomb City movie premier in Amarillo Texas
https://i.imgur.com/ru7yv7H.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7ovt/selfie_with_the_crew/
[ "[Frequent repost ](http://karmadecay.com/results/u10005069) and same title as [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5oaq86)", "Repost with the crew ", "Doggo on right is that one friend who thinks mysterious and too good to look at the camera " ]
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Selfie with the Crew
https://i.redd.it/ggz23633ahc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7qmz/my_dog_after_washing_looks_like_a_polar_bear/
[ "[This is not your dog, nor is it even your picture](https://tineye.com/search/6391061c79615c5c8c49b437034812697534d083/?extension_ver=firefox-1.3.2)", "He needs a baby seal stuffed animal", "OP after washing appears to be a phoney. ", "Needs rubber duck for scale.", "Took my upvote back", "User's history is repost after repost today.", "Something is not right here.\n\n#HEY, [THIS OP IS A GREAT BIG PHONY!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFc7pYyxkZY)", "/u/casiopeadistrict, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/casiopeadistrict&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t7qmz/my_dog_after_washing_looks_like_a_polar_bear/?context=10\\))", "It is a repost, but I will still up vote you for not using the word doggo." ]
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My dog after washing looks like a polar bear
https://i.redd.it/30qnutajbhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7sk2/cat_with_amazing_beard/
[ "This cat has a side quest for you...", "\"Hello, Dragonborn, nice of you to show up. It's only been... let's see... 250 hours since you started!\"", "He’s looking right into my soul. " ]
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Cat with amazing beard
https://i.imgur.com/YtEWIUj.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7u8t/a_mickey_mouse_clock_with_the_words_the_happiest/
[ "(Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)\n\n", "This is horrible it is way off center ", "The Warden there has a twisted sense of humor " ]
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A Mickey Mouse clock with the words "The Happiest Place On Earth" written underneath hangs inside San Quentin's Death Row
https://i.redd.it/ltxl3achdhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7v9y/i_see_your_worm_in_a_mat_and_raise_you_a_snake_in/
[ "[Post being referenced](https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7t6eyq/this_worm_crawling_through_this_outdoor_mat/?st=JCWFJSQO&sh=d087d524) ", "Snake on Nokia looks hella realistic.", "I’ve seen this in person before. It was amazing. ", "Notice: no safety ropes. This is an extreme snake. ", "I see your snake in a brick and raise you a half level to dick in a box", "If it runs into itself, it's going to start all over. ", "This is terrifying.", "The hero reddit doesn't need ", "I'm gonna raise you a maggot in a marijuana grinder. Hold on, let me get my grinder and find a maggot.", "[I see your dick in a box and raise you my dick](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/46_Dick_Cheney_3x4.jpg/220px-46_Dick_Cheney_3x4.jpg) ", "What kind of snake are we dealing with here? ", "juvenile black rat snake i believe", "That’s hilarious. Love the reference to the earlier post.", "/u/Ibelieve919, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not be on the forbidden titles list. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Ibelieve919&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t7v9y/i_see_your_worm_in_a_mat_and_raise_you_a_snake_in/?context=10\\))" ]
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I see your worm in a mat and raise you a snake in brick.
http://imgur.com/ltx2lzz.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7vrx/dat_ass/
[ "Eleanor seems shy", "😍😍😍", "I like the look of a shiny rear end!", "Why is this NSFW", "Once you go black...", "Easily the sexiest black rear end I've seen all day that didn't have anything in the tailpipe.\n\n*Thanks, internet!*", "Dont start...", "Because this level of sex is not safe for general public consumption.", "67?", "Is her name Rigby? ", "Looks like it. 68s got side reflectors added to the rear fenders.", "Tail pipes are completely exposed.", "You got my hopes up, bastard! I was hoping it was a hot chick or cute trap!:0", "Plz don't do that. I've been single far too long for sick jokes like this..", "You start saying \"lemme get\"", "Did you wax for me baby?", "Thanks for the NSFW tag. I was prepared for the semi I'm currently nursing.", "That's one of those cars where if you see it from the front, you just won't expect it when the car turns around. ", "John Wick wants his car back.", "I prefer them to stick out, this is kind of flat and concave. ", "I agree with a few others, this IS the best piece of ass on here I have seen!", "Cause OP is a karma whore who needs help from a NSFW tag to get attention.", "Not a mustang expert but without side markers I know it had to be 67 or older. ", "That ass is T A N G 👍🏻", "Yeah. Someone could remove the side markers too to make matters more confusing. In that case a dead giveaway would have been the dual side scoops on a 67 and the lack of side scoops on a 68, but you can't really tell in this picture.", "Jesus...", "I need to go to mass and confess...\nMy love. ", "Swiggity swooty, I'm coming for dat booty", "I'm more of a foot guy and those tires barely got me choden. I'll pass", "that sweet 'tang. ", "I see \"dat ass\" I click the link\n\nFaster than a blink can think\n\nAnd find myself a new temptation:\n\nAuto erotic ass fixation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n", "mustangs are for women and people who know nothing about cars", "That ass is phat son. ", "I hate that it's cut off...", "Fuck's the matter with you?", "Eleanor... dat ayuss!", "What a perfect mustang ...", "Yep. The prettiest Mustang.", "I use it as a good metric to downvote the content. Not because of the NSFW but because it's intentionally mislabeled with that tag for views and votes.\n\nAnd, technically, this post violates rule 4.1\n\n> 4. Titles must follow all title guidelines.\n\n>> 1. must convey accurate information\n\nI know people will be like \"Jesus, relax!\" but let's be fair. Much better posts have been taken down for much worse reasons.", "How much does it take to get one of these for private use?\n\n^^I'm ^^asking ^^for ^^a ^^friend.", "‘67 and ‘68 look very similar except the side badges and rear reflectors on the ‘68. The ‘65 and ‘66 have a smaller body.", "Nono start! Start! ", "I'm starting to swell up.", "Did you hear about the guy that found a 390 GT and was planning on building another Elanor recreation that is his thing, but when he checked the VIN, turned out to be the missing original one from Bullit. (There were 2, but this one disappeared after the movie.)", "> Bullit\n\nHaven't seen this movie, but will watch to check her out. Must be worth a fortune!", "One of the first, and arguably the best all action car chase scenes ever. Pretty god movie overall.", "Definitely. \n\nI'll inherit my father's some day...", "Eleanor looking damn fine.", "Its not in a crowd, surprising.", "You are a tool op. ", "They are one of those pretentious turds that drive only the *best* cars and everything else’s car is trash. ", "So so sexy. Might be the sexiest thing I've seen so far today", "Because fastbacks cause men to ejaculate and women to faint.", "Pootie Tang", "Did you get stung by a bee?", "[Ehhhhh](https://jalopnik.com/reminder-bullitt-is-trash-1822094136)", "That's sexy ", "Ok... I actually came here expecting a cute picture of a donkey. ", "Car porn", "Im a woman, and i always like to see asses like this 😎 ", "New lockscreen", "That's the biggest black ass I've ever seen, and I like it." ]
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Dat Ass
https://i.imgur.com/vVSGA8a.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t7wtl/worlds_tallest_and_shortest/
[ "He's Sultan Kosen, 35 years old, 8'2.8 \n\n\nShe's Jyoti Amge, 24 years old, 2'1\n\nThey owe it to use to mate and film it. ", "If he's proportional she can swing on his dong like a vine. ", "She would explode on impact. Definitely a snuff film. ", "Jimmity Crickets Reddit, the comments immediately turned into them having sex! ", "He wears size 22 shoes, making them about 16 inches long - or 1'4 - a little over half her height :)", "Thumbelina!!!", "Ohhhh my goood shes so cute ;~;", "She was in American Horror Story: Freak show, such a tiny wee lady :3", "r/WtfReddit/ \n\n", "I thought it was her ", "this is so cute i am smiling lmao would doll clothes fit on her? ", "Good thing he wasn't hungry.", "His load would shoot through her ears, and send her into orbit. ", "some dolls. It's a bit over two feet high, so I'm sure a couple, but doll clothes are garbage quality", "Ma Petite!", "r/samespecies\n\nNSFW", "Imagine how much taller he'd be if he had a head!", "My thoughts exactly! ", "*Her* shoes look bigger than her.", "Like a great dane fucking a chihuhua. ", "AKA the last tolerable season.\n\n\nDownvote me!!", "Almost as tall as Robert Wadlow.", "Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man.", "Incredible", "Not necessary, in total agreement with you :P" ]
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World's tallest and shortest
https://i.redd.it/uytds55ejhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t83fz/chihuahua_on_mushrooms_oc/
[ "Is a fried doggo a froggo? ", "You must be a really fungi at parties 😒", "So you have questionable morels?", "Came for \"He's high as fuck!\" comment, but was disappointed." ]
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pics
Chihuahua on Mushrooms [OC]
https://i.redd.it/bypdhocmjhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t83w2/oh_that_ass_in_my_garage/
[ "Damn. Beautiful car. Coronets were my favorite muscle cars growing up and kinda still are.", "yup....it's a 69 coronet 500, 383, cutouts, posi rear end, air bags, headers...", "Well equipped, my friend. Hope you’re having fun with it too!", "i take it out on weekends, and not too far out of town...live near the bay area, wayyy too many cars o the road.", "Totally understandable. Glad to hear you take it out though!", "Super Bees were the upgraded Coronet during those years, right? then for 70/71 they made them on Charger platforms?", "nope, I think what you see are people taking Coronets and painting them as super bees, putting the logo on it, and jacking up the value....they're called clones i think.", "68-70 were on B-bodies, namely [Coronets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Super_Bee)", "Nice. I have a 69 Dart with a 440 " ]
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Oh, that ass, in my garage.
https://i.redd.it/9lu559h2lhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t860w/picture_i_took_yesterday_on_a_hike_in_rauris/
[ "Fantastic shot!", "Man this is beautiful, makes envious as a person who lives in Southern California. Thanks for sharing op! ", "Looks unreal how beautiful it is. Really gives life a thrill. ", "Austria is one of the most beautiful places in the world. ", "How can such a beautiful country give the human race a man like Hitler?" ]
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pics
Picture I took yesterday on a hike in Rauris, Austria
https://i.redd.it/g9qzdno3mhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t875e/stunning_eyes/
[ "Beautiful, would have been really cool if the colours were opposites.", "Hectochromia. I had a Husky once with those cool eyes. I never knew which one to look at. Lol", "Her chin tho", "Looks photoshopped somehow.", "Looks photoshopped somehow." ]
4
pics
Stunning Eyes
https://i.imgur.com/NU4udeK.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t87x2/downtown_minneapolis_preparing_for_eagles_fans/
[ "Minnesota nice.", "Sore losers", "I dont know how deploying the National Guard is necessary at all ", "https://twitter.com/nicky_robby/status/955986469574926339", "That's pure beauty. ", "Riot if they win, riot if they lose", "Pwned ", "I wish we treated politics with this level of enthusiasm.", "Shouldn't the nfl pay for any security needed for their event!? Great use of taxpayer money...", "Those are gonna be hard to Crisco", "Yea they should have just went with the 10,000 rats", "It’s not the NFLs fault people lose their shit. It’s the governments responsibility to keep huge crowds safe and under control. ", "Also, Minneapolis wanted this. Well, someone in Minneapolis did.", "Not feds. Not the military wtf. Police. Minneapolis police at that. ", "We do. Thats the problem. my team is better than your team you filthy snowflake", "Oh yea. Good point.", "As someone who just walked through downtown Mpls a few hours ago, I wish it was this clear of human traffic.\n\nAlso, I wish there was this little snow too, this is like a May picture or something, right after our 6 months of winter.", "HUMVEEs are heavy and hard to flip over. Good call National Guard. ", "I literally took this picture today at 4pm. ¯\\\\_(ツ)_/¯ ", "I don't see how any of that requires the national guard. What am I missing? Drunk people being drunk people, you see that shit at spring break.\n\n", "Oh cool, that's when I was there. What streets are these?", "They also fuck shit up outside the event center as well. ", "Goooo birddddddssss!!!, ", "Hey, I just want to mention in this thread the book:\n\nRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces\n\nIt covers the history of how the police have changed over time and become what they are today. It's an interesting read of society, government, and how power is exerted and justified. Check your local library today to see if they have a copy. Or you could \"borrow without asking\" a digital copy from the internet. Or buy it if your into that sort of thing. \n\n[US Amazon Link](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas/dp/1610394577/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517021102&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=the+militerazation+police)\n\n", "The people who come to town do via taxes. Hotel and sales taxes in particular.", "**CHALLENGE ACCEPTED**", "God, I fuckin' love Philly. Y'all hate us, but I wouldn't have it any other way.\n\nGoooooo biiiiirds!!!", "Hey I walked by there earlier today on my way to the bus!", "Weird.. here are live stream cams in Minneapolis [http://www.minnecam.com](http://www.minnecam.com) it's looks a bit different ", "Honestly I'm not sure to laugh or be upset. Its funny they feel Vikings are gonna celebrate hard. But this was no where near the action taken against Chicago when the cubs won. Feels like over arming of the police.\n", "[Philly fans](https://i.imgur.com/MGZqjd0.jpg) are brutal man", "Not surprised at all that the Governor would call them in. I'd rather have them and not need them than need them and not have them. Numbers are always good to have.", "That's on Marquette, between 6th and 7th, right next to the Wells Fargo building. The lack of snow is thanks to the lovely, spring-like 45 degree day that we had yesterday.", "Ah, I was at the Target... actually, at 4, I was at the Chipotle on Nicollet there. Yeah, the weather was actually so nice, I didn't expect it to be so warm and was wearing a jacket heaver than I needed to. ", "You mean Eagles fans?", "Yup drunk as fuck when I wrote that. Only read Minneapolis and my brain shut off.", "I was too buddy, no worries.", "what fucking unit is that? wash your god damn windshields jesus fucking christ" ]
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Downtown Minneapolis preparing for Eagle's fans
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/r/pics/comments/7t87z8/cut_my_life_into_pieces/
[ "Cheddar nation", "This was posted yesterday with a more clever title. \"Cut my life in two pizzas\"", "No cream cheese. Yes Roquefort cheese comes from sheepies." ]
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Cut my life into pieces
https://i.redd.it/znjhe2hpohc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8ate/florida_in_a_nutshell/
[ "and inside is a guy who sells meth", "/r/RoadTrippin would like this", "Thanks for the tip man-- awesome sub! I'll take your advice!" ]
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Florida in a nutshell
https://i.imgur.com/MQB22HJ.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8b2o/its_impossible_to_look_at_pictures_of_earth_from/
[ "How", "This is awsome! ", "Take my upvote you bastard ", "Great! Now flatearthers are going to try to use this pic as \"evidence\". ", "If earth was truly flat cats would've pushed everything off already. ", "R/mapswithoutnz" ]
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Its impossible to look at pictures of Earth from up above and not marvel at its majestic beauty. A truly mouth watering sight to behold.
https://i.redd.it/8dxmcb57qhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8cxa/it_is_really_sad_that_they_feel_the_need_to_put/
[ "Sounds like someone called a strike a ball.", "HOW DARE TO FUCKING DO THAT TO MY SON \n\n*puches referee in the face*", "Well if the fucking ref would just open their eyes then we wouldn't have to fucking swear now would we" ]
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It is really sad that they feel the need to put these signs up near my 4 year old son’s soccer field. Shitty parents lead to shitty kids.
https://i.redd.it/ojhi21jdqhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8dbv/loading_bee_hives_into_the_mountains_for_manuka/
[ "Why aren’t the blades spinning?", "It was a suicide mission to fuck up someone's day.\nIn reality, it was an extremely fast shutter time. You can see the trail in front of the one on the left.", "Heavy load.\n\nThose blades are really bowed." ]
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Loading bee hives into the mountains, for Manuka honey North Island, NZ
https://i.redd.it/l5uyg7kwrhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8f5s/over_7_ft_and_2600_lbs_this_is_big_jake_the/
[ "Gotta have atleast 2.5 circles of stamina just to tame and ride", "[Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJv3Rdi3HU) the video from the Guinness web site. Big Jake was accepted as \"World's Tallest Horse\" in 2013.", "I still haven't tamed that \"Crown of Bones\" motherfucker.", "Patience my friend you just gotta have the stamina of a drunk redneck ", "[At 35 inches tall and 200 lbs this is Lil Sebastian, the littlest horse in Pawnee, IN](https://i.imgur.com/PW5yFNz.jpg)", "That chic is ripped. Must be from stroking his ahem!! ....mane. ", "To put that in perspective, here's a Horse Hand size conversion, to go from cm (210.2 in Big Jake's case) to Hands, a common measurement of horses.\n\nhttp://www.gov.scot/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/animal-welfare/ImpExp/HorsePony/Heights\n\nHe's so big, he's off the far end of it. Somewhere around 20.6 or so hands high? That's INSANE!", "Damn and I've seen the Budweiser Clydesdales up close", "You know how I know that chick is crazy?", "Miss him in the saddest fashion!", "But i paid $1 to see the worlds biggest horse at the Big E (state fair). His junk was huge maybe thats what they meant.", "TIL the breadth of a human hand is used to measure the height of horses", "She is that horse's hamster.", "Big Jake is 7 ft *at the shoulders.* He looks even bigger [when standing upright.](https://i.imgur.com/SEl3vOt.jpg)", "Look at that girls forearms though....... i bet Jake is a real handful", "And how big is his...?", "If that horse stepped on your foot it would probably kill you.", "He's probably a [Percheron](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percheron).", "This is one of those pics that a Brazzers logo changes completely.", "His hoof is as big as her head. A kick to the head by this horse would simply decapitate you.", "Honey, your sneakers smell like horse piss. ", "Megafauna ", "I am also curious.", "Worlds worse haircut", "Bye bye, Li'l Sebastian", "I expected a larger puddle", "Little known fact, his trainer is 6'10\" and also the world's tallest female horse trainer. ", "I wouldn't want to have to muck that stall", "Horse girls. \n\nNever once. ", "Are you forgetting the 15,000 pound horse?", "She'd scream herself hoarse.\n\nI'll show myself out.", "Seems like this guy would be worth 1000 ducks", "My grandson just told me the story of a sick son of a bitch who went by the name of Mr. Hand. Can you imagine what Big Jake would have done to Mr. Hand? I'm cringing mightily right now. It's a sick world, folks.", "But does he have the biggest horse dick?", "Well duh... you ever try to hold your foot up to a horse's shoulder?", "and did you see what the horse has done?\n", "a horse for nba players", ">BELGIAN DRAFT HORSES\n\n>AND\n\n>GIFT BASKETS\n\nOne of these things is not like the other.", "How many hands is that? ", "Holy fuck! And her hands! She's got man hands! ", "I was going to say the woman has got \nhuge hands! \n", "Guys with nicknames like yours always call the chick crazy.", "This is Shaq's horse.", "/r/FitAndNatural (contains some nsfw) quality forearms. Being an equestrienne must require good upper body strength.", "That girl might be 4 feet tall and petite though.\n\nThat's how porn does it.", "That is a shockingly huge mini horse erection ", "I really thought this was going to be a picture of a horse standing on his two back legs. I'm kind of disappointed. ", "Especially Big Jake?", "I think you are looking at his leg.", "Anyone care to try the Mr Hands Challenge?", "how dare you besmirch the name of Lil Sebastian", "Yep! It's exactly four inches. When measuring horses, the inch remainder is put as a decimal place (as in, 58 inches = ' 10\" = 14.2 hands). So the above should be written as \"20.3 hands\".\n\n(Source: Wife is a horse girl)", "The **GIFT BASKETS** are huge. So huge that when you buy a ^Belgian ^Draft ^Horse they deliver it to you in one of their **GIFT BASKETS**.\n\nIt's just the way things have been done for a long time and it must be working for them.", "Are we going to talk about how this woman clearly got an arm transplant from a bodybuilder with HUGE HANDS?", "That’s a lot of glue...", "But have you ever met TINY TIM, THE WORLD'S SMALLEST HORSE", "Ms. Hands", "It's Trump's next hair cut. ", "The 7 ft measurement is at the shoulder. His head reaches much higher than that. ", "What a nice horse", "I never understood this joke till I started working with one. Holy shit she was a huge bitch I hated working with her. So annoying and arrogant. ", "I’d say contains mostly nsfw", "Just cause you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you.", "You’re 5,000 candles in the wind...", "Belgian Draft IIRC... \n\nand just to throw this out there... it's not like he's massive compared to other draft horses... they're fucking huge!!", "8 out of the last 50 posts are tagged nsfw. I'm not sure how that qualifies as \"mostly\".", "I don't know man, looks like that horse has been skipping leg day.", "Simple Jack!", "That's not a horse...that's just a miniature giraffe.", "Why does big Jake look like the horse version of simple Jack from topic thunder?!", "Because she's standing in a puddle of piss and happy about it?", "For a moment, I thought it said, \"I'm 7ft and weight 260, but this is the world's biggest horse.\" I was left scared thinking that horse was like 15 feet tall. ", "He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker!\n", "I can't be the only one thinking...\n\nhttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/08/article-2023772-0D59B16C00000578-860_468x658.jpg", "Bridle? It's huge.", "Somebody cast this horse for Game of Thrones season 8", "They have his face roped into place. I would not come within 10 feet of this beast.\n\nEDIT: Unless I was riding him into battle.", "His legs look like they are struggleing to keep him up. ", "YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH", "Imagine if he became best friends with a horse of similar size. . .", "If they ever do a Chrysalids live action movie, they’ve got their great-horse. ", "I [Sia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sia_(musician) what you did there.", "I'm sure he gets many offers to star in porn.", "The Crown of Bones is a buck though.", "Keep hitting L it’ll eventually work if not just shoot it with flame arrows until you’re satisfied ", "[hmmm](https://youtu.be/6i4wmgvKR9o) ", ">This is the place for good quality photos, gifs and videos of **attractive fit females**, including athletes, fitness models, bodybuilders, figure and physique competitors, etc., **who have natural looking breasts**.\n\nBro this is a softcore porn sub and you know it. Ain't nobody staring at their forearms.", "Downvoted by people not realizing this is an actual Parks & Rec quote. ", "It's Raoh's horse", "True.. my fiancé rides English and had a Belgian draft that was 17.5 hands and just a massive horse. Sweet as can be though. Also, yes I know Reddit’s opinion on horse girls lol. I still love my fiancé though and she supports my need to hunt and travel to do so just as I support her love of horses.", "And? He said \"motherfucker\". Sounds right to me :)", "Where they are measured in hands", "That’s how a lot of people tie them so brush and remove/put on their saddle, etc. or bathe them. ", "ugh. I downvoted twice after reading your comment.", "Meta", "Double meta", "Geez that’s massive! My kids’ babysitter’s largest horse is 16.5 hands and he’s huge compared to the other 3.", "Big animal, but not very powerful. Only 1 horsepower. ", "I love Ben's reaction. \"I *don't* get it!\"", "Pow Pow Power Wheels! Big Jake dump truck, GOTTA GET ME A BIG JAKE! CAN'T WORK WITHOUT A BIG JAKE DUMP TRUCK!", "Someone should get The Mountain to ride him. Then put them next to a regular person on a regular horse.", "This looks so sad and unnatural. =( how old is this guy ? Does be get a normal life ?", "yeah but how is he at the free throw line?", "*It's a common misconception that one horsepower is equal to the peak power production of a horse, which is capable of a maximum of around 14.9 horsepower. By comparison, a human being is capable of approximately five horsepower at peak power production*\n\nHe could probably throw down like 20, 25 ", "So fun background on this. A horsepower is 745.7 watts and roughly the sustained work of a horse, not the maximum.\n\nA horse can actually produce 15+ hp for a short period and even a person can do 5+ hp of work potentially for a short while. Think of those crazy world's strongest competitions where some guy pulls a bus potentially peaking much higher still.", "That horse in the background at 1:40 also looks huge as fuck.", "Wow horses are seriously vascular animals.. why don't we eat them more? \n\nTurns out Jake's breed is a \"Belgian Gelding\", I know there was another male Belgian that was 3200lbs in the 40's called \"Brooklyn Supreme\". ", "https://www.reddit.com/r/FitAndNatural/comments/7srnck/ridiculously_photogenic_fitness_competitor_lauren/dt762j3/", "In fact this lady has a [larger horse.](https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/10/23/you-are-absolutely-totally-convinced-horse-weighs-15000-lbs/)", "So no one is going to post the pic of Shaq and his wife?", "That poor woman.", "They say that horse girls grow up to be cat ladies. ", "Her hands are pressed flat so they look bigger.. ", "And that post proves his point", "r/BreathOfTheWild", "\"I have cried twice in my life\"", "You spelled asshole wrong", "Well duh... you ever try to hold your foot it would likely kill you.", "I dated a few. They are fucking crazy. You can also tell 'how crazy' by what they name their horse.\n\nI highly recommend dating one, its fun for while.", "Can definitely support the weight of someone wearing shardplate. ", "Nah its Mr. Hands. Google it.", "A kick from that horse would blow you head clean right off. ", "Came here for some funny poop jokes - like who cleans it up ? Etc ... very disappointed ", "I'm not always a big horse but when I am I drink Budweiser.", "That is not a horse.\nThat is a pokemon.", "she does got biceps", "You get kicked by that horse and just you Skeleton flies back. ", "Now I want to see The Mountain riding this thing. In full plate mail. ", "I have a female coworker I was chatting with. The context was crazy chicks. I nonchalantly said, \"You know what they say about horse girls, right?\"\n\nShe gave me the dirtiest glance I have ever seen, so I finished with \"They're crazy cat ladies with more money.\" \n\nWe had a good laugh, and when I asked her what she thought I meant, she turned red and wanted to change the subject. \n\nEdit: a word, tough crowd\n\nEdit edit: omg, me get fired. Actually, we're friends outside of work too. No HR will be involved", "must eat like a horse.....\n", "She likes em big", "Every thread. ", "Holding his 13 horse kids hostage in Perris, CA.", "Where is this horse located ? That is a big horse. Look at the hooves on it, as big as a human head. ", "...I actually know someone who calls their horse Meta. (Am horse girl...may or may not be crazy)\n", "Is this The Mountain's horse?", "She'd cream herself horse.", "I know I don't have a small one.", "It's not the only thing that would get changed completely. ;)", "Anyone else think the horse looks like simple jack?", "Looks like Big Jake took a Big Piss\n", "7ft at the withers (base of the neck at the back) = 21 hands (84 inches)", ";)", "Never take her to your actual home. Don't introduce her to any family. Set up a dummy Facebook profile and have a burner phone just for her.\n\nIt'd be best if you had your vehicle registered by a shell corporation, with many, many layers between your real name and the car.", "Looks like that dude in California that just got arrested for holding his 13 kids captive. ", "that was the joke dumb-dumb", "That's such a short lady. I'm 6' and I have 2 cousins who are 7'. I have good perspective of this and this picture is just trying to make an illusion. ", "That's not what your mother told me.", "I don't get it. What did she mean?", "Well they look like they could crumple trumps in a single grasp.", "\"I've seen bigger...\" - That one guy at every workplace you've ever worked.", "Thatsthejoke.jpg", "Gotta have huge hands to wrap around that huge horse cock. ", "There two broad categories of horse girls; the ones who pay for their own horses and the ones someone else pays for their horses. Generally the ones who pay for their own horse are more down to earth, and the ones who don't are the special breed of crazy who don't consider a $1,000 a lot of money. Some people work part of their board off doing barn chores a couple days a week to be able to afford their horse. Only a small subset of the community is \"crazy\" the way outsiders see them.", "Woman's hands are nearly as big as the horse.", "I did the reverse, was a cat lady first and then added a horse into the mix.", "I was being facetious bro. Damn sarcasm doesn't work on Reddit. /s", "I called him ganonhorse", "7 foot AT THE SHOULDER. The top of the head is higher than 7 feet.", "Iknow.rar", "She's 6' 10\"", "Why did they cut his hair to look extra dorky? ", "I named my big horse in botw Beefclop.", "he never even told us what she said.", "Foot would just become detached and you'd die from the bleed out most likely. Usually a horse stepping on you might just sting or bruise, or god forbid you're wearing sandals deglove your foot. A stomp might break a toe or other fragile foot bone. I had a draft horse (big horse that pulls carriages) step on my foot just because he was shifting his weight, and he was so big he didn't notice! Despite his size I had no injury, since it wasn't an intentional step.", "More horse cock than was originally bargained for", "That must be a hell of a litterbox.", "Finally! Had to scroll all the way to this point for a horse cock joke--about a horse named Big Jake at that.", "She wants the D", "> I non-chalantly said,\n\nWhy did you write this as though 'chalant' is a word?", "The look was the thing that meant something. Probably something about big dicks.", "Thing about us that pay our own way, you come between me and the barn or try to fuck with my shit, they will not find your body.", "That's called a crosstie, and notice how the ropes hang loosely. The only reason there is two is to keep him from moving around too much. If you tie a horse to a post with a single rope some will walk around back and forth, two ropes one on each side keeps them in one spot and not circling or turning around. If he wanted he could give a good yank and pull one or both loose, but most horses unless in a blind terror respect the resistance and just stand there. They're made to be breakaway so the horse doesn't injure itself if they starting panicking while tied up.", "Legends say he still doesn't get the joke to this day", "heh", "+1 for the reference. RIP", "We call him the stig!", "What's with the 'Simple jack' hair cut?\n\nSimple Jake!!!", "Looks like Simple Jack", "Horses eat them amiright?", "I would pay a lot of money to get an opportunity to ride him for an hour, I bet it feels like riding a dinosaur! Can't even image be trying to post a trot on a horse that huge.", "-_-", "he has an honorary degree from Notre Dame", "I'm out of the loop here.", "Looks more like simple jack", "I imagine if this thing hit you in the head all that would be left of you is a red mist.", "That horse is going to split her wide open", "If Sarah Jessica Parker can CrossFit, so can you.", "Blonde?", "Amazing sex, not so amazing pillow talk. ", "If Sarah Jessica Parker can CrossFit, so can you.", "eventually goes through a needle. ", "There's a stereotype that girls who ride horses are wild/horny/easy/etc. I guess from all that motion in the saddle...", "nice try tiny woman !", "Idk, I'm feeling pretty chalant right now tbh. I'm plussed at the thought. ", "Damn, sarah jessica-parker has put on weight", "Thats a fucking elephant holy shit", "Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal. Bigger than elephants'. Bigger than meese's The more you know.", "See his hooves? You know what they say about giant hooves... He has giant horseshoes.", "Red mist. Or pulp, I guess.", "Johnny Benchian.", "Ellipses are done with three dots, not two..**.**", "Who would win? Big Jake, or a big bull moose? ", "So I guess thats what red hare would look like", "I'm feeling pretty whelmed right now. ", "I caught that dude in botw. He’s dyed his hair I think", "Big enough to finally satisfy Oholibah.", "In case you're not joking, most quadrupeds have their heights measured at the shoulder.", "The Mountain would look like Simon Pegg on this horse.", "Was getting caught part of his plan?", "Horse poop is often referred to as \"horse biscuits\". Now use that to write your own joke.", "Moose called.", "Can confirm. Pay for my own horse, do all the work myself - I’m not crazy in a “no idea what a dollar is worth” way, but I’m crazy in the “what do you mean -10 degrees is too cold for a day at the barn” way. \n\nPlus side to us horse girls? You always know where we are, and who we are with. ", "Yeah I was surprised I BEAT someone to the punch. I sorta feel like JERK about it. I mean, CUM on. ", "I want to pet him and brush his mane!", "Uh yeah, if you don't think I'll murder you with this hoof knife if you talk shit about my 1000 pound baby, you've got a surprise coming! ", "It's like virtual reality litter box where your inside the litter box and the poops are bigger than your head", "Moose ", "Where is Mr Hands when you need him?", "Simple jack", "That horse weighs the same as my car!", "I've met two \"horse girls\" in my 40 something years on Earth; oddly enough both named Hannah. Both were Bat Shit Certified™. \n\nAmazing in the sack, though. ", "Too much?", "LANA!!!", "What's his girth?", "Lmao pawnee", "Username checks out. ", "Whoop, looks like both types are batshit insane.", "Yeah, but it's not from here.", "I thought Zeus in New Hampshire was the biggest horse in the world.", "Everyones talking about the horse being big. What about those 👋👋?", "Def crazy", "Just like Grandpa used to say.", "Yessssss", "Went to a university with an equestrian program. I DO know how you know that chick is crazy.", "Holy biceps this chick is jacked ", " Crumple trumps. Sounds like the next Girl Scout Cookie. ", "I won't nounce this terrible pun thread.", "Ryshadium, confirmed.", "what makes a crazy horse woman horse name?\n\nI'm guessing the horse's name has 9 barn/stables in it to show his pedigree.", "This is almost entirely wrong.", "I married one. Not going to dispute the crazy label, but it can be a really fun ride (pun firmly intended.)\n\nIn May we'll celebrate our 23rd anniversary, Lord willing. \n\n10/10 would recommend, rice or no.", "His poop must be huge.", "Rumor has it she's not shy about sipping on a bottle of crumpy. ", "*lil'est", "FUCK ME LIKE A CLYDESDALE", "I'm thinkin' Big Jake had some big photoshop work, that girl looks out of proportion. Her hands are bigger than her head. Also the girl is 6'5\" or better if Big Jake is 7.0' at the withers (shoulder).", "Pretty crazy that Ser Gregor was able to cut through that neck with one stroke.\n\n", "Im sorta disappointed at how stubby his front legs seem. Maybe it is perspective but it seems a bit un proportional.", "In the US, horses have a great lobby. Everywhere else people chomp them down.", "I've been laughing at \"Beefclop\" for like 5 min now...", "would pay to watch this. was about to say, i've seen too much porn to know where this picture is going.", "💯👍", "I seen this horse in Zelda Breath of the Wild", "Wow look at the size of tht !!! ", "the chad of horses", "If that horse is 7ft is she like 5 ft? She's tiny", "Why the simple jack haircut?", "Was it born with extra legs because that might be Odin's horse.", "Its a Ryshadium!", "One could only imagine how hung that horse is ugh.", "That's a Ryshadium horse.", "JRHNBR", "It's called perspective, mate. She's on the side of the horse. Her right hand is 2 feet closer to the camera than the rest of her. Also, her bicep just looks tall because it's being pushed up by the horse's skin, not because it's flexed and she's jacked. ", "This looks photoshopped.", "With the largest..", "I thought the same exact thing. Glad I'm not alone.", "Asking the REAL questions. ", "This comment was posted over six hours ago, and there's not a single reply with the logo shopped in yet. I'm disappointed, Reddit.", "Fun fact: horsepower is just lbs of force * ft/s / 550, or lbs * mph / 375. So if you're pushing the bus, your horsepower is pretty low until you get it moving some.\n\nAlso fun fact, a typical person pushing hard on a bicycle can do around 0.5-1 hp. It's how they flew a human-powered helicopter. ", "Knowing how to ride was my take", "No sir, I don’t like it. ", "That arm is jacked as fuck", "Jesus Christ, Lana!", "Cool. Let's find out what happens when you cross breed them.", "Ryshadium?", "Looks like the horses from Avatar", "ugh", "I’ve owned several cars that are lighter. ", "What a stud!", "Brazzers ", "This guy VS a moose, who wins?", "All of them did! Why is this dude raising so many goliath horses?? I want one haha", "She is happily standing in the world biggest horse piss?", "Holy fuck, when does it stop being a horse and become a monster?!", "The technical term is “big ass horse.”", "Have the stamina definitely but glide in and just land on him so you don't have to sneak. ", "Dude, hands only go up to .3, since a hand is 4 inches. .4 would be an extra hand. Saying your horse is 17.5 hands is like saying you're 5'13\"", "My horse girl grew up to be a breeder of boxers, so she turned into dog show girl.", "That would be 17.2 hands. Girlfriend is a horse girl. ", "No shit? At my job like 4 months ago we had a girl named Hannah that got a horse and was definitely fucked up in the head.", "Jesus Christ that horse weighs more than my car by ~500lbs.", "She probably tells people that horse is 15,000 pounds.", "Someone add a brazzers sign ", "Ohh a Ryshadium..\n", "....", "[Huh](https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-nvidia&biw=600&bih=375&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Qh1sWtiCJszUjwOkn6_AAQ&q=woman%27s+mouth+with+large+cucumber&oq=woman%27s+mouth+with+large+cucumber&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3...108218.112550.0.114736.7.6.0.0.0.0.289.1125.1j2j3.6.0....0...1c.1j4.64.mobile-gws-img..2.4.927...41.0.a2FYJFnusZI#imgrc=behZSZpAGze01M:&isa=y)\n\n[ER](https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-nvidia&biw=600&bih=375&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Qh1sWtiCJszUjwOkn6_AAQ&q=woman%27s+mouth+with+large+cucumber&oq=woman%27s+mouth+with+large+cucumber&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3...108218.112550.0.114736.7.6.0.0.0.0.289.1125.1j2j3.6.0....0...1c.1j4.64.mobile-gws-img..2.4.927...41.0.a2FYJFnusZI#imgrc=rUBsKQeInCdbxM:&isa=y)\n\n[Train](https://giphy.com/gifs/train-tight-VIGL4TZjYn2r6)", "About the size of a large horse. ", "That and riding outfits are hot ", "/r/iamverybadass/", "I ride primarily western, so my riding outfits are usually jeans and Justins, but yeah, English riders walk around in tall boots and spandex. I could see that being a thing. ", "But those strong thighs...", "Jake is a stud", "A moose, evolution has given a moose a proper cardiovascular system. This horse will probably tire out after 2 minutes of hard physical exertion\n", "I bet they make that horse's penis look tiny.", "Is this actually real? ", "This is turning into a Tripod song.", "I know a guy that got his face bit by a horse. Whole side of his face is a wreck.\n\nThis horse looks like he could literally bit her head *off*! ", "Sounds like they were screaming from experience.", "And this right here, this is Big Jake, and he’s 7 ft tall. And you CANT. TEACH. THAT. ", "She's got some strong arms and big hands to go with them.", "Relevant username", "Reminds me of simple jack with that hair ", "Seriously. Because call me crazy, but I felt zero fear or apprehension when I first saw the picture. All I could think was...\n\n\"That is my battle steed.\"", "That's not a horse anymore, it's transcended to Moose.", "Those hands are as large as Odell Beckham’s. Oh nice horse too ", "I wanted to upvote because r/beetlejuicing but how does your reply make any sense", "She’s got monster hands and the horse has the same haircut as that crazy father of that family where the parents were keeping the kids chained in dirty beds recently.\n\nI dunno what to think here.", "Or none of those things and just weird. ", ">Am horse girl\n\nSooo... you busy tomorrow night?", "I saw Charlotte Casiraghi at an airport once. She certainly seemed intense.", "Idk why but I didn’t expect the worlds biggest horse to just look like a big version of a regular horse ", "Horses have fingers. \nThey walk on them. \nMore specifically, the gloves are basically their fingernails. ", "Died doing what he loved", "Lil Sebastian ", "What’s the conversion for feet to hands?", "He has the same haircut as that [guy in California](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/Turpin-family-908205.jpg) who imprisoned his own kids. ", "They'd have to use general relativity to calculate where the parts of you went into the timestream", "Bingo.", "yeehaw", "Did you expect him to look like a smaller version of a GIGANTIC horse? 😀", "Son, that horse has an honorary degree from Notre dame.", "Her hands or mine?", "Every time I see this photo, I have a hard time understanding how they could even engage in serious conversation, let alone other things. The disparity is just so ridiculous.", "People in New Zealand would pay to get a taste of Big Jake.\n\nhttps://firstwefeast.com/drink/2015/08/semen-beer-new-zealand-green-man-pub", "her hands look huge because of perspective distortion - the short focal length of the camera lens makes near objects disproportionately large and far object disproportionately. notice the horse's head looks as big as its hindquarters. pictures, they lie", "Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?", "Can this carry me in full shared plate?", "We need a video to see how big it actually is. Still not sure what her size is. All the pics looked slightly fucked with.", "I wish she weren't blocking the cock. I can't be the only curious one here.", "Good to know Reddit knows my home town still...even if it’s for this...@-@", "\"There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.\" Holy Bible Ezekiel 23:20", "I mean, her horse came from prison. And she has the papers in this bitch. \n\nSounds legit", "Wolf cola is a great shell corporation ", "Big Jake with the Simple Jack haircut ", "i would like to see shaq in this picture ", "That’s a big dog", "\\#metoo", "Look at the cock on that one, I say he's a winner if he doesn't trip over it.", "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)", "Will it make him any Budweiser?", "Can confirm... That's a thing.", "I'll never understand how some people find horse's so majestic and beautiful...big ugly tall donkeys that Shit when they walk. And horse girls...got damn they crazy too", "I've never thought that horse girls were crazy because they were spoiled, even though that's how a huge amount of them are. All the horse girls I've met are crazy because they're always super fucking into it and subconsciously see them as some kind of extension of their own majesty and power in a disappointing world or family life or sense of self-esteem.\n\n[Perfect example from another reply](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t8f5s/over_7_ft_and_2600_lbs_this_is_big_jake_the/dtb3fmo/)\n", "My mom (u/grannybubbles) used to train the world's *smallest* horse back in the 70s-80s", "Get out.", "I tamed one of those in Zelda. ", "Is it the same girl? I am wondering if we just started to unravel some universal crazy horse girl Lumanati type shit.", "Name: Havok.\nSeeking: One Karsa Orlong sized person to ride me. ", "Wait.....I’ve seen this porno before 😏", "Looks like big Jake just got done taking a big piss.", "And now I’m turned on...", "This is the funniest thing I've read all day. I laughed out loud and woke my partner up.", "I knew nothing about this. Thank you!", "That’s his actual name", "My name is Jake, and horses have big dicks, so that must mean one thing", "[Sorry bud, but I doubt that woman and the man who raised him are both ~7ft tall as well.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJv3Rdi3HU)", "Sure they were", "The best cookies. Probably the best cookies ever. Of all time. ", "I’m convinced that the whole awesome ass, strong legs, tight pants thing is a trait that evolved in horseback riders in order to convince our husbands / wives / SO’s that spending a metric fuck ton of money on a horse is worth it. ", "[He's only 6'10\"](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJv3Rdi3HU)", "Imagine the size of the crap it would drop!!", "I like that she misspelled liar twice", "We aren't here for the horse. But thanks for the facts, I didn't know how horses were measured. Why stop at the shoulder?\n\nI like her tight pants. ", "I hate it when women automatically assume I'm being perverted. ", "Big E. Rection", "Can confirm, also can confirm horse girl's are insane in the sac. Dated girl's, meeting them through competition/rodeo.\n\n", "Today’s After-School Special:\nA Pony for Andre", "Hahaha! You thought people were going to agree with you but everyone hates your comment!", "You guys are doing wonders for the stereotype.", "1 hand is 4”. ", "Great book series! About halfway through the third one.", "This is only the biggest Horse in the world because Sarah Jessica Parker took her heels off. ", "Without a banana for scale, this means nothing. ", "Yeah, they love dat pussy. ", "Thank you for this. My immediate assumptions were... she's a small human and the photo is taken from an angle to accentuate his size. This clarifies things mightily. Day-um that's some horse...", "Wow ", "BRAZZERS", "Yummy", "LOL!!!", "Well, at least once", "Literally the giant horse from zelda", "But how tall is that lady?", "I would hate to fight a duck that size...", "About 6.7 Upvotes tall. This is repost, the 5th one ever since the orignal", "Weird", "If that’s what she assumed, she is weird as fuck", "Found the horse girl", "I'd watch this show.", "I called him Phantom", "More like BIG JOHNSON!! AMIRITE?!?!\n\n(this is good for bitcoin)\n", "Yeah that's like... 6x as big as this horse", "My mom was a horse girl. She loved them but one day a horse threw her and broke her back, vertebra T1. She was done after that.", "That Johnny Ramone haircut is great! ", " Coming later this month Brazzers Barn Girls Step Sister Interracial Marvel Parody.", "Them pelvic floor muscles though!", "I wanna see a picture of him next the Shaq", "r/manhands ", "Biggest in the world or not, he's not getting anywhere in life with that haircut ", "I imagine most medieval war-horses were similar in size ", "I love his toupet. ", "John Wayne reference?", "Horse girls are only matched in their crazy/bitchiness/self entitled lifestyle by the douchebag car guy. \n\nHimself, his car, his money, his car. These are the most important things in his life, you will always be 5th or worse. He will treat you like shit. \n\nHerself, her horse, her/daddies money, herself. These are the most important things in her life. You will always be fifth or worse. She will treat you like shit. ", "Where I'm from they are called road apples and people will ride their horses through town. Hell I've gone through a drive-thru on horseback and I'm not alone\n\nEdit: spelling", "More like Ms. Forearms ", "I still prefer /u/Deadalive26 lil Ben", "LANA", "Or krieger did it. ", "Lil Ben smiles when his name is mentioned. I’ll give him an apple for ya. ", "I mean you gotta to milk that one", "Blink three times if she is behind you right now.", "hey 'morning mate, give him the juicest apple you have (ง ° ͜ ʖ °)ง", "Pulp? Nah, lies. That's fake, fiction", "Same. Feels like they can read my mind.", "No idea why but I teared up at that episode. ", "A horse fit for the Mountain", "That's cheating, he's clearly on his tippy-toes", "Ahhh, so this is a moose horse.", "I don't even remember what I called him since it's been a while lol, I'll have to go check because I swear I gave him a stupid name trying to be clever. ", "I’ll prolly be downvotes but damn I’m glad my head isn’t linked to the walls ", "Jake, from the state farm.", "I feel like we stepped down when it comes to horses. In medieval times the average war horse prolly looked like this.", "[looks familiar ](https://m.imgur.com/jsuTMsm) ", "6'10\" at the withers", "I would just paint the hooves of your horse pink.", "🎶He's got a thick mane and an elastic hoooooooof🎶", "How do we know she's not just a small woman?", "/r/whenitgoesin", "Looks like already got it.", "What does it cost to feed a horse that size for a month?", "You're thinking of mr. Hands. Yes, there are different videos. ", "She captured Ganon's horse!", "I'm glad I wasn't the only one to see it. ", "Lana!", "She's 6'10", "your fucking sick", "This reminds me of Graham Norton show clip I saw some time back, featuring Chris Martin, Rosamund Pike and a British comedian whose name I don't know..they were trying out words that only go together, or only with classifiers...like you may have a chat, or engage in chit-chat, but never have a little chit..😁", "Probably takes him a good 45 seconds to kick though", "Post this on /AzerothPorn. I'm sure the fellas over there will thank you for it.", "Shhhh.... Just don't stick your dick in it. Tuggers are ok though. They don't count.", "He's 6'10 at the withers (shoulders) ", "Here is what I want to know: is Jake actually contained in this photo? What is stopping this muscular power animal from snapping those ropes like twine or simply pulling the walls in on themselves? Couldn't this monster pull a jumbo jet with it's breaks on? \n\nEdit: The consensus seems to be that horses are always strong enough to escape or destroy themselves in the process and we just hope they don't and NONE OF THIS IS COMFORTING. ", "That's cool and all but who's the dude with the sweet hair on the right?", "Which one?", "My exact reaction:\n\n\"Holy fucking shit, what?\"", "And clean up all the shit. Every. Single. Day. ", "Oh look, somebody is denying their completely natural urge to see comically huge penises.\n\nI'm not asking her to move onto it, I want her out of the way. You're sick.", "Just wondering, is the video called Mr. Hands because horse height is measured by hands or is it another reason?", "He and I....we both have one thing in common.", "Oh yea. Whoops. Embarrassing. No idea what *Ms.* Hands is.", "I'm pretty sure the horse only has 4 feet", "That's a moose", "I didn't know it was such a thing at the time 😫", "This sums it up brilliantly", "Jesus Christ. That’s like the god of horses!", "Hers weighs more, but we don't know how tall it is. It might just be really fat. Or made of lead.", "Is that a Ryshadium? ", "That's cause many women are total perverts, just not overtly so..", "If that horse is 7 ft tall... Then that woman is approximately three and a half feet tall.. why is no-one discussing the tiny woman", "Looks like such a nerd", "I spent way too long thinking of a good name before giving up an naming him Firemane...", "Horses are measured at the shoulder so she's probably 6 foot", "Imagine the terrified looks of people when you ride this monster into battle", "sick bastard", "I named all of my horses Roach. ", "I came here specifically for this post. Thank you. lol.", "That’s a big hoss ", "Blink one hundred eighty two times if you like pop music. ", "Thank you for being an upstanding gentleman and explaining this kindly. I actually did not know this. Thank you. You do your beard justice good sir.", "Somebody is a bit insecure.\n\nFuck off, moralist scum.", "This is what I came for.\n\n  \n\n^^^^See ^^^^what ^^^^I ^^^^did ^^^^there? ^^^^;)", "Should we Brazzers-tize this?", "I like this thread, the discussion came with free examples by way of live demonstration.", "FOR THE HORDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n^^^^ZUG ^^^^ZUG!!", "r/ThatHappened", "That reminds me, I need to see a man about a horse.", "The usernames.\n\nI mean it barely adds any sense to the mix but still.", "Ah man, I kicked Marvin in the face.", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6zcCSdmoc This video says this is him. Watch him walk by the car at the beginning, gives you a good idea of his size.", "it's a Hoose!", "I've only cried twice in my life. Once when I was run over by a bus when I was seven, and when Lil Sebastian died.", "Need a pic of the mountain next to it ", "Fuck that royally.", "Keep in mind shes next to a massive mammoth of a horse and that arm still looks ultra jacked. A horse girl of this caliber could literally rip your dick off.", "same mullet? ", "Guys literally only want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting. ", "So, horse named Continental Shelf?", "Probably Dwarf Fortress style.", "Horse looks like Harry from Dumb and Dumber", "You dropped this \n\n>)", "My lovely horse\nRunning through the fields\nWhere are you going\nWith your fetlocks blowing\nIn the wind?\n\nI want to shower you with sugar lumps\nAnd ride you over fences\nPolish your hooves every single day\nAnd take you to the horse dentist\n\nMy lovely horse\nYou're a pony no more\nRunning around\nWith a man on your back\nLike a train in the night", "/r/nothingeverhappens \n\nIt’s completely unreasonable to assume he’s never fucked 2 horse enthusiasts in 24+ post-pubescent years, obviously. He’s a fucking wizard 🙄", "Bout as long as a mullet.", "Would that by chance be scad?", "Most horses are gentle giants. They're big scaredy cats and generally just want an easy life. ", "We're gonna need a bigger sleigh.", "And then she sipped her drink and said \"Well... alright, I'm, a... I'm going to talk to some of the other people at the party\".", "Growing up I knew alot of horse girls, and they were all crazy and so into it and there was always some strange sexual component to it.", "So when’s he dropping his bowl cut tutorial??", "He’s a Budweiser Clydesdale, so they probably don’t even care.", "Crazy chicks love horses ", "It's the right cola, for closure.", "He’s one of the Budweiser Clydesdales.\n\nTheir stables are nicer than my house, and more spacious. I’m legit jealous of some horses.", "If wanting peace and quiet is disgusting I don't wanna be gusting.", "Do they end up on the roof?", "I'm so hungry I could eat a .... nevermind. ", "Oh, come on. You just spoke about how crazy horse girls can be then you completely show how crazy you can be.", "The Mountain needs to ride this beast into battle.", "Some wise words from my Grandfather \"If horses knew how much power they have, much less PPl would ride them\" ", "Where's her shardplate? ", "He must workout. ", "Reminds me of the character from that movie that the character was forced to play when they got captured by that group of people", "my horse weighs 15000lbs", "Holy shit is that Dark Sould boss", "That chick is shredded", "> Charlotte Casiraghi\n\nthat might just have more to do with being a princess", "For the longest time I thought he was singing \"I miss him and the satisfaction\" and I was wondering what kind of satisfaction andy was getting from lil seb", "How many poor horses had to die to cross breed this one?", "she's sorta just casually standing there in a puddle of his piss", "the fact that she's standing in a puddle of piss to take a pic?", "She got no ass lol", "A swing of the head in loving appreciation would turn one’s brain to striated jello.", "Never once. Well maybe twice. Certainly not five. Damnit why are they so insane? Odds are one in 10 will be norm.....nope. ", "Cool haircut too!", "But don’t do it against the Dothraki on an open field, Ned.", "Not really... just means she's aware of the stereotype.", "Maybe more r/ihavesex material. \n\nIt is not impossible that he fucked two horse enthusiasts in his college,both of whom happen to have the same name that the parent comment references. \n\nBut it's not completely unreasonable to believe that the more likely scenario is he thought it would be a cool story for this thread. ", "He totally looks like Owen Wilson!!", "Rode that bastard all the way to a stable to register it ... only for them to laugh and say they only take horses. \n\nDismounted and it ran away. After all that effort.", "I don't think there would be much screaming, or breathing", "Can confirm.\n\nSource: Have penis, want peace and quiet.", "Really though, it's true. I've grown up around horses and horse people. They're... different...", "Nah, that chick is just 3'9\".\n\nBecause otherwise that isn't a horse, its a god damn monster.", "simple jack. can’t unsee. ", "Please. Get me 8 restless crickets and I’ll have that monster eating apples out of my hand before the sun sets.", "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71RH9SndBNL._SL1500_.jpg", "I see that horse went with the “I lock my children in my basement” special ", "If Mr.Hands wasn't already a stiff, he's stiff now.", "He’s only 7ft tall?? His back or his head?? Cause if it’s his head, that bitch like 4ft tall. ", "His mane reminds me of Simple Jack.", "You mean your eyes pissed tears?", "Holy fuck. Hi jake... Gooood boy there jakey... i'm just gonna go out that door again where i came in....", "AGRO!", "The vocal minority will always misrepresent the majority. \n\n", "I have those berserk feels right now ....", "Probably. Damn, she's attractive, though, unlike some other royals.", "AGRO!", "For emphasis, a horse's height is measured at the withers, the highest point of the shoulder blade. Big Jake is 22 hands, 2.75 inches tall. A hand is 4 inches. 90.75 inches to feet: 7 feet 6.75 inches tall. At his withers. Think about how tall she must be. ", "AGRO! you've changed colors- but you can't fool me!", "I could be wrong, but I think they may measure from the shoulder.", "Or the Mr Hands tide pod challenge?", "If you are only looking at it from the odds of this specific person having this story then I’d agree with you. But it only has to be one person out of millions who had this experience and saw this thread. And it could have been a different story that is equally “implausible” but is nonetheless likely to have occurred. \n\nAlso, he just implied he fucked them. He could have heard about their sex proclivities from friends which makes this even more likely. \n\nI mean, I just don’t get it. If you want to look at it your way then every comment ever is just someone who thought it would be a cool story and no legitimate experiences happen. ", "Can confirm, too.\n\nSource: Have penis, want peace and quiet, and dislike gusting.", "Ha, I've been playing Breath of the Wild lately and I imagine trying to mount this beast would get a totally heart-draining back kick. Mipha be like \"Jesus, what was THAT?!\"", "She obviously hadn't sworn the Fourth Ideal yet.", "I SAW THAT THANG IN PERSON!", "Same here. Agreed.", "> British comedian whose name I don't know\n\nThat was Michael McIntyre. Not that good a comedian.", "I paid $1 to see the tiniest horse 3 years ago at the big e. Don’t know what I expected but damn it I needed to see that horse.", "$1000 isn't really a lot of money...", "Here I am impressed by this horse thinking, if there is any horse that can carry my fat ass, it would be this one. Dad walks by and I show him. First thing out his mouth is, \"That's a big horse,\" followed immediately by, \"That is photo shopped.\" Dad, why you have to be like that, crushing my dreams that such a horse exists...", "[Oink](https://i.imgur.com/YGPPImQ.jpg)", "Kings horse ", "I saw this on another forum. It's the smallest woman in the world. ", "Does he ever wonder if he’s big?", "How many for the horse?", "My people. I am glad im not the only degenerate here. ", "Ah okay..never seen any of his work outside of that show.", "Glad I scrolled through the comments before posting something similar to that. Have an upvote good sir!", "And then a pig uses him for slave labor and when he isn't needed turns him to glue factory :(", "Happy Cake Day.", "Well, she's Grace Kelly's niece.", "Would't that make their name Pizza?", "Is it though?", "Neigh!", "There's no official record-keeping for \"world's largest\" animals, since Guinness discontinued keeping track in an attempt to prevent animal abuse. So there's really no knowing which horse is \"the world's largest\"", "Liar! Thats clearly Ben Stiller preparing for his role in Tropic Thunder!", "turn that frown upside down...", "When he was smaller he tried to break the ropes once and couldn't. Now he doesn't try anymore because he remembers. ", "Is this pic photoshopped or is the pic taken with fish-eye lens? Or is it for real? Her right arm looks like Serena Williams’ 20 years of training tennisarm; is she born with it or is it 24/7 horsestroking?\nI’m puzzled beyond my imagination...", "Haha would be the ultimate scene in GoT", "Do we have a pick of its dick?", "I do not want to see the 1 duck that is this size tho. ", ":D", "You get kicked by that horse has an honorary degree from Notre Dame.", "I named him Big Boss", "Working in stables is heavy, it's 90% other stuff than riding horses.", "My grandparents have a Belgian that's close to this size. Sweetest horse I've ever met. He's basically a big pet. Walks over to any car that drives out to their land, wanting lovin's. ", "That horse is as tall as Shaq!", "I've seen him in person. This angle is not exaggerated. He is massive!!!", "Can we PLEASE push to see Shaq ride this horse? Humanity NEEDS it.", "He can't because it's a safety issue. There would be an earthquake if he did. It would kill everyone. ", "That rope isn’t going to hold that horse if it really wants to move.", "Crew", "What about his D?", "I don't get it.. what's the big deal?\n", "Talk about pop music\n\nhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Avvh5H-EPWU", "Gonna need a name, fam. ^^KiddingMods\n", "A widow.", "That's his actual name", "[Just look at the women you replied too!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t8f5s/over_7_ft_and_2600_lbs_this_is_big_jake_the/dtb4vug/?st=jcx9jfwa&sh=de309b7a)", "He looks like a Jake\n\nReminds me of the mega fauna from... those shows about mega fauna. ", "Not all horsewomen are crazy - although a lot are bitches and bitchy, even (especially?) wthin the circle at their yard. Definitely judgemental and competitive, even away from competitions.\n\nWhat can happen in a relationship is that the girl/woman will, out of necessity, put the horse first (not a bad thing, and a good way to teach responsibility to children) in terms of care and time/money. SOME men/partners just cannot cope with being in \"second place\" to an animal and thus bad-mouth the horselover. (and have an affair wth her best friend......sigh)\n\n\nNote; that is likely not pee she is standing in, the positioning is wrong if the horse has not moved from where is he tied. Probably water from a bucket.\n", "My horse is a thousand million feet tall and weighs 800 tons", "Horse is thinking \"Can't I get a better haircut it than the Turpin's dad?\"", "[my horse weighs 15000lbs](https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/781uct/my_horse_weighs_15000_pounds/)", "Oasis", ">Pop-punk\n\nFTFY", "You have a knife made out of a hoof?", "Especially draft horses. ", "Perfect /r/iamverybadass material.", "Ryshadium choose their riders", "How could anyone possibly throw him over the top rope?!", "What if instead of big Jake, it was just little Suzy? 4'6\" 74lbs? You would have to use the photo shop or nuthin.", "I'm sorry but idk what you're trying to say by linking me to that comment", "He’s adorable.", "It would be ideal but i hear its a family run company. If you do want to go down that road though i feel the subsidiary Fight Milk has a better global image going for it.", "> lbs of force * ft/s / 550, or lbs * mph / 375\n\nNow I know why imperial scum needs horses to convey how much force they need. Pound of force? So F=mg, or do you mean pressure? With m=0.4XX kg, or whatever pounds is? And who the hell uses feet/s for velocity?\n\nI feel bad for your engineers that have to convert all this stuff.", "I heard Wolf Cola hates dogs.", "So a horse walks into a bar ...", "\"You already know who it is!!!\"~Soundcloud rapper lil Sebastian", "Yeah, horse girls are weird. If a man was *that* obsessed with an animal, you might think he was...romantically involved...with it.", "It's amazing ", "A 7ft person riding a 7ft horse would be quite a site.", "Naa bro. Chick just has huge hands. She’s got ripped arms. Muscular legs and butt. And she has some huge hands. No illusions going on here.", "Now that horse looks like he could carry shardplate", "Dated a girl who was super into horses. The stereotype stood up. Crazy af. ", "Your change of emoticons in the parent comment is adorable.", "What else would you name a giant Ganon colored horse other than GanonHorse?", "That's just standard in all types of upscale stuff, including people. Show horses, racing horses, show dogs, racing dogs, you name them to indicate their heritage because it can be a good indicator of it's traits.\n\nHorses especially have a strong tendency to carry on certain traits. If a particular parent moves a certain way, or carries it's head a certain way, or has a certain demeanor, there is a good chance the offspring will have that. If it's a desirable trait, you want it to be known because it increases value.", "Fake fiction , so it's true then as that is a double negative?", "That’s a fricken dinosaur horse. ", "The guy with scissors has to jump each time he cuts. Really dangerous work.", "Big Jake and a girl that will never love her husband more than her horses.", "But $300/mth x 30 years is. And that's on the cheap side. Some horse people pay 1000/mth or more. ", "It slightly frustrates me that the height isn't in hands... ", "I think a kick anywhere above the waist could kill you", "horsey didn’t skip leg day", "a horse is this huge, muscular beast with a giant horse dick\n\na woman who tames that, holds it between her legs and leads it around, there's a strong parallel there that she is a sexual threat, she doesn't want a weak man, she wants a challenge, and beyond that, she can hold her own\n\nit's no coincidence we call strong, sexual men 'stallions'", "People like that are exactly why I don’t tell a lot of people that I own horses in real life. ", "I didn't realize that you weren't talking about both of them being named Hannah at first. Because I also knew of a girl named Hannah who liked horses. It seems to be a common theme. ", "They both look like on steroids", "Would this make him good at racing?", "Cmon dude. You’re the reason that people think us horse people are crazy. ", "Never ever trust a horse girl.", "So how healthy is he? Like any problems like the way it goes with humans??", "Thanks I'd finally forgot about that.", "Something something don't sexually harass me at work, probably. ", "Now *that’s* a destrier!", "Dang I cry every time a moderately uplifting reddit post makes the front page", "Even her arms are swole as f", "Yeah that's not how power works. Power is the rate of energy transfer. How fast the energy is being transferred has nothing to do with how fast the bus is going", "[Here you go.](https://i.imgur.com/kcpK3Jz.jpg)", "He's not a Budweiser horse. \n\nProbably eats a bale of hay per day. The cost can range $4-15/bale depending on location and bale type. ", "Jake and the dad from the horrible dungeon house thing have the same haircut ", "I'd hit it.\n\nWonder how big that horses penis is as well, I'm sure erect it could kill anyone on the planet. probably rivals mine honestly outside of girth. Any pics?", "There used to be a \"Big Jake\" the world's largest horse in the Murphy Brothers midway exhibitions. It was the sister act to \"Big Jim\" the giant steer.", "Yeah I stand corrected, I knew they had one named Jake but when I googled it I was like oh that’s not a Clydesdale. So my bad.", "Look at my horse.", "how is this possible", "As a ranch and husbandry trained mawfucka I'd love to ride this animal and see how solid he/she Is. Could be a solid-ass mount for the apocalypse no?", "Haircut reminds me of [the illusion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-AF_kiAvkE)", "I have never seen a better picture for a brazzers logo. ", "I want to see Yao Ming ride him.", "Anyone going to throw in the Brazzers logo?", "Chunky salsa, I'd imagine.", "all i can think about is catherine the great", "~~I imagine his legs are extremely strong. The problem here would actually be his neck muscles. If he moves forwards, but can't keep his head up, his neck will just break. Additionally, the harness on his face would hurt a fair amount to be pushing on the front of his face with that much force~~\n\nTLDR of comment below: They don't want to break the horses neck, so any effort would result in the horse being able to leave ", "how much can that beast pull?", "The Mountain That Rides... This Horse", "[Rachmaninov size?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKKlhYF53w)", "That moment when you don't understand why a Native American tribe name is funny but you figure other people get the joke so let's Google that.....\n\nHad that moment a minute ago! Yeah now I'm almost caught up! (I'm sure not at all)", "/r/me_irl :|", "That's a WAR-horse!", "Neigh.", "I think we should have am AMA with Jake ", "Would you rather fight one Jake sized duck or 100 duck sized Jakes?", "Send me the link to video when she gets more “acquainted” with mr. Ed if you know what I mean.", "Why the hoof did you do that!", "And here I was thinking all they did was sponsor boko haram", "WTF not where I expected to see a Breaking Bad reference.", "https://i.imgur.com/xNVPkOF.jpg", "And his lover, Ms. Hand. ", "This is what nightMARES are made of.", "[Where have I seen that semblance before?](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-att-us&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=-m5sWqK2I42SzwK9uoi4BQ&q=mad+tv+blonde+kid+character&oq=mad+tv+blonde+kid+character&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3...1499.12617.0.14594.14.13.1.0.0.0.756.4612.0j1j4j1j3j2j1.12.0....0...1c.1j4.64.mobile-gws-img..1.3.1309...30i10k1.639.YFtHE91dlg4#imgdii=mwhDhD_IwfgnvM:&imgrc=u2T4FFZXHCAIBM:)", "Grow up please", "...with the world's largest bladder.", "It's kinda funny to think that i know a man taller than this horse.", "He looks like a stoner", "How big is that thing’s dick?", "It's the highest point on a horse that stays consistent.", "Everywhere", "It's a ryshadium.", "There is a very real psychological reason to why little girls and women are so obsessed with horses.", "That is fucking nightmare ", "How many hands is that?", "[hello](https://imgur.com/a/wgqwV) ", "May Mr. Hands always be in our thoughts and prayers.", "No, that’s just the Cozy Horse from Fillory.", "A normal horse can do this too", "We Amish horses do everything half again as hard as you normal horses do", "Sleipnir was here...", "where is the banana for scale?\n", "/r/shittyhdr", "What's his horsepower?", "See the puddle? He just took a piss before the picture. ", "Simple Jack’s horse.", "That lady tiny", "Wow!! *Jaw dropped*", "Simple Jake amirite", "That’s two things!", "Makes more sense now. Thanks.", "He’s got the same haircut as the owner of the Raiders", "Does riding a horse really not get you ladies off? I mean cmon, it's got that thing on the saddle RIGHT THERE. The male population thinks that's why women get obsessed with riding ;) ", "Named him Dorfy", "I love the failed attempt to make his name fit on the saddle thing he's wearing, which had to have been a deliberate detail from the staff of the show. Really drives home the sort of place Pawnee is.", "Looks like a porn to me", "So does anyone like to ride Big Jake? ", "Or 16.2hh if the .5 was intended to mean \"and a half\" :)", "Thats fucking horse must have at least 4 horse power...", "And the first thought that comes to my mind \"god its penis must be huge\". Im such an idiot", "Not so lil Sebastian", "If that's the case, she needs to be careful. Møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti...", "> “I loved her like a man loves a woman”. -Nikola Tesla, speaking about one particular Pigeon", "I spent a over an hour trying to tame that horse.\n\nThen I realized I was pressing the wrong trigger button.", "there were two identical twin girls in my middle school that were already crazy horse girls by age 11. They start early. ", "What’s that in regular measurement? ", "Can confirm. Own horse boarding farm. Horses are never the problem, it's the owners", "Great. Haven't seen this posted before...", "When your horse is measured in feet instead of hands", "Yeah but how many hands?", "I doubt any human can produce 3.5Kw of power for more than maybe a few seconds. Where did you get that fact? Bicycle sprinters top out around 1000 to 1400 watts.", "It's a fake.", "Mountain needs to ride this horse.", "granddaughter", "That's not a little fact, it's pretty big", "Nice slave horse ya got there, sicko.", "I was a horse girl, owned and worked with horses for years, can confirm that horse girls are crazy. My colleagues and I weren't crazy in the super rich entitled way (we were the poor type of horse people) but definitely in the \"this is the only important thing in life\" way and also, for many of us, actual diagnosed conditions (ADHD, asperger's, depression, borderline personality disorder etc etc).", "Same", "Would ride into battle that's for sure", "Wearing sneakers next to the biggest hoves in the world?", "How my wife feels", "I'm sure they're glad to have some pissant nobody's sympathy. Conversions aren't a big deal unless you struggle with math.", "Someone Photoshop the mountain on its back.", "The wife of Mr. Hands obviously ", "They really are. I lived on a boarding farm and there was no difference they all act like that. I'm comfortable generalizing every single female who owns a horse. They all think it makes them powerful to own and train a horse. It's this weird mindset of \"behold, I have tamed this mighty beast! I am confident and powerful. Sit down for i am going to talk nonfuckingstop about horses and how much I am into them, this will not be over quick and you will not enjoy it!\". ", "Thank you, I forgot the right word!", "You trying to get fired around here!?", "It's like riding a washing machine in public. The be hoop of horse canter bounces the girl like ridding a guy and they all aroused. \n\n/s", "Mine is Django", "Funny story. Horse owners are cheap fucks when it comes to their animals. Used to date a vet. Horse owners would always think they would be owed some special treatment for their 2-15k surgery but dog owners would just pay it. ", "Is Big Jake technically two horsepower or still just one? ", "yeah, my \"crazy horse girls\" experience was actually with a blue-collar chick who had a horse that she paid for, and that was kept at a few different stables during the time we where together, all of which where places where it was mostly working people who had horses/rode there.\n\nWhat reinforced the stereotype to me was how insanely drama-filled even those modest stables where. Like, you'd think it'd be like-minded people sharing a hobby and enjoying friendship, but instead it seemed like it was a cesspool of shit-talking and backstabbing bullshit, everyone forming alliances and talking shit about each other. Some game of thrones style politics going on inside those places.\n\nI'm absolutely sure there are plenty of chill horse people and chill horse-people communities out there, it's just that my limited experience in that world kinda reinforced the stereotype.", "I've got a lot of life left but now I can only blink once ever few weeks or you'll think I like poop music", "Would this horse be a stud like the champion race horses because it's so big?", "Send this guy to the barber ASAP", "Why is it tied up like that?", "Gross, educate yourself please.", "Plus breeches are soooo comfy.", "Actual horse that brought down Troy", "Didn’t say it was my horse and I didn’t claim to know a lot about measuring them. Sorry I wasn’t correct on the half measurements. I just remembered the horse was over 17 and thought I’d round it.", "We need a banana for scale", "That's what makes them scary as hell, if it's big and angry you know to stay away. Horses are pretty nice most of the time but can just fuck you up in the blink of an eye because they either got scared or felt like being a dick today. \nEspecially when they can't figure out that you're not a horse and can't play around with being kicked by one of them so they are neigh impossible to approach without getting murdered. ", "I think that's just what they tell themselves to feel superior. In reality, with some experience most domesticated animals aren't that hard to tame and deal with.\n\nThinking you're better than someone else because you can tame a horse is pretty silly. Go raise yourself a Grizzly Bear and ride that around for fun and then we'll talk. \n\n", "That's one BFH ", "I was absolutely sure that I wasn't the only one to have that thought cross my mind. I love it!\n", "https://www.google.com/search?q=molly+hatchet+horse&client=ms-android-att-us&prmd=visn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnhs6eoPjYAhWq7IMKHWGBDmYQ_AUIEigC&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=SmLQW6-8HRspnM:", "You're the CHAMPIIIIIIIIOOOONNNNN of ... death.\n\n", "Who's the chick?", "She’s lookin kinda chummy with this big guy ", "Power has nothing to do with how fast the object is moving. \n\nA tank moving 5mph requires a lot more horsepower(energy) to move than a bicycle going 50mph.\n\nHorsepower is 745.6 watts of energy. You could he expending 1 horsepower of energy pushing against a brick wall.\n\nAlso, the average person can easily achieve greater than 1hp on a bike for short periods of time. Sprint cyclists can output more than 2hp over a period of time.", "It actually has nothing whatsoever to do with the focal length. Perspective is only a property of camera/subject distance. Short focal lengths have a wide field of view and so the camera will typically be placed closer than a longer lens would be.", "Must share the same barber as donnie", "well yeah, I mean on a psychoanalytical level why there's a sexual subtext to 'horse girl'", "Look at that sassy ass soccer mom haircut! Looks like she wants to talk to your manager right now.", "Unless you forget your conversations and crater a Martian lander.", "No it's one of the smallest girls. ", "I wonder if there is a word for being hit so hard that your skeleton flies out of your body leaving all your meaty goodness behind.", "And, all his joints are hurting.", "Bingo. My daughter is a horse girl at 6. ", "Confused by the picture. I'll need a banana for scale", "Mine was named Mongo. ", "Should have named him “Simple Jack”", "It is so good.", "Apparently the horsey-place where Big Jack was born also has another horse, Almighty Bruce, who is a hair shorter and 250-lbs heavier. They’re aiming for another Guinness record or largest team of horses. Sheesh.", "Adolin’s hair is similar to that as well no?", "Bicycle sprinters use nowhere near their full muscle mass tho. Maybe an oversimplification, but at any given point in time they're kinda only using one of their legs. Compare that to, say, a deadlift.", "But big horses are often much less likely to get angry. But this horse cant be held in a regular fenced area. It will jump over it. (Or walk over it)", "The problem is: when a horse feels pain, it will try stronger to get away. The more pain the stronger. You just have to keep its pain levels down enough (at best no pain) so it will stay calm and not try to get away.once this horse trys to escape there is nobody that could keep him from doing so. \n\nIt will feel the pain from the harness and push/pull harder and harder the stronger the pain gets. \n\nBut in the end most horse ropes are made that way, that when you pull as a human they just snap off. It would be dangerous if it was otherwise. So the horse just needs to shake his head and it is free. ", "I've never actually seen Big Jake before but that's the name of the award they give an AB whole sales for winning A.O.E 3 out of 5 years. We won last year and had the Clydesdales come but they weren't nearly as big as this guy.", "The big question is, how big is its dick?", "I knew those horses from \"The Last Jedi\" existed!!!!", "Imagine riding that badboy in battle...\n\nLook at my horse....my horse is amazing....", "That was my first reaction to this pic. Happy to see it at the top.", "Looks like he could be Lil’ Sebastians older brother", "I feel like the Brazzers tag is missing. ", "You generally don’t want to actually contain a horse, even a smaller one. When you tie them up you’re just banking on their laziness, but you usually don’t want to prevent a horse from being able to flee if they feel they need to.", "Comment confirms a horse girl. Username confirms crazy.", "The Ryshadium chooses you.", "I named mine Demise", "The fact that they tend to have the walls of their bedroom plastered with horse posters like a teenage boy would do with bikini models has probably more to do with it.", "Big Jake... from State Farm", "Or craft speed up potion/food (or use other means like the armor set with speed upgrade). You can just ran after them and mount.", "I always thought that but was because if the ridged saddel and all that rythmic numbing they get off from ridding the horse", "you meant woman", "Yeah, that was my experience working at a barn as well. People who truly cared about horses and worked hard to be able to ride (it’s expensive!) were lovely, well rounded, compassionate people. \n\nThe barn brats made my life hell. One especially used to find it fun to torment me while I did my job (locking me in stalls while I was picking them, blocking my way while I was feeding the horses, etc) because she felt like she was above me since her parents paid for her to part board some horses. She honestly believed that she was entitled to treating me like some kind of servant because her parents gave her everything she wanted. The other spoiled girls were just annoying, the ones whose parents bought them saddles and even bridles for lesson horses that they didn’t even own, but that one stands out as an extreme example of a spoiled barn brat. ", "Think of the poo! The MAJESTIC poo!", "Not true! It has everything to do with speed. Power is rate of work done, and work is force times distance. Force times distance over time is force times speed!\n\nThis is also why an engine’s power is just its torque times its rotational speed.", "I'd rather be ran over by your username.", "I thought of something even more dirtier.", "Is it me or has anyone else noticed her guns? ", "how many Llamathrusts is that?", "Jakes rockin a sweet mullet.", "International conversion kit:\n 2.13+ m\n~1180 kg \n", "Damn right she's smiling ;)", "Or something much more likely, just accidentally step on your foot ", "I member ", "That's Ganon's Horse. He's not far off the Great Plateau.", "Didn't say otherwise", "hahaha jks on you. I hate parks and recs even if others like it.\nEdit: also obscure references to cliche shows for the sake karma.", "Nothing scholarly [random engine/article](https://www.carkeys.co.uk/guides/does-one-horsepower-really-equal-the-power-of-one-horse). I was searching for the wattage and found those tidbits. Seemed not outlandish over a few seconds for a peak performance by an athlete but it may be a little overstated.\n\nStill given the 1000-1400 watt top end you mentioned over say a 10 second sprint, someone using arms and legs in a very short period it'd be interesting to have someone run real numbers. ", "My cousin is that special kind of crazy. So she used to ride and of course her grandparents bought her a horse and paid for it.\n\nWell that's great and all but a few years back they passed away. They left both my cousins like 25k each. Holy shit. What a gift. I would have used that money to pay off my debt. Or invest it. Maybe put it towards a house.\n\nWhat did my cousins do with that money? One used the money to pay for the expensive rent on his penthouse apartment he insisted on having.\n\nThe other used it to pay for the fucking horse she could no longer afford to keep.\n\nI mean I get it. It's like having a gigantic dog. You don't just get rid of an animal that you love. But there's also the reality that IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED YOU CANNOT AFFORD A FUCKING HORSE WITH MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS.\n\nBoth of them blew through that money in a matter of months. It made me so mad how irresponsible they were with that.\n\nAlso just to add on how psychotic my cousin is. So that Christmas we all got together and her mother was really struggling with the holidays as it was the first time she was there without her parents. Totally understandable. We all felt really bad and wanted to try to make her as happy as we could. So she went out and bought this expensive purse for my cousin because she really wanted it. Here comes Christmas day. My cousin opens her gift and it's this super expensive purse. What does she say? That's not the one I wanted. I don't like it. Do you still have the receipt.\n\nMy aunt had to go outside and cry. We could have broken a chair over her face. The ungrateful bitch. Her brother tried to explain basic decency and kindness and how you can tactfully go about returning it or even just sucking it up and keeping what was a very expensive gift. She didn't understand it at all.\n\nThat's when I realized she was indeed a full blown psychopath.\n\nI've got more stories about my cousin but I won't make this post crazy long. Just wanted to share the story of this psycho horse girl. ", "That is the absolute dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I love my horse because he’s basically a giant puppy, and I love riding because it puts me far away from people who assume the only reason women do something is because it is sexual. ", "I just got a pair of Devon Aires and I think I’m in love. ", "Surprised that /r/unexpectedcosmere isn't a thing. ", "Love those, Kerrits are also very comfy. They even make Jean breeches that look like regular jeans but are full seat breeches. ", "Imagine giving birth to that.", "See, I had a great pair of Kerrits, but they ripped along the suede knee patch after less than a season, and I’m pretty easy on my breeches. It’s winter right now and the ground is too cold to do more than trail riding (no indoor at my facility) so it’s been jeans and fuzzy leggings underneath for me. ", "Looks like Simple Jack.", "I think you win the interwebz! ", "Someone I once knew, a long time ago was the first type of horse girl, but this chick was on like a whole different level of crazy. My buddy went to Mexico, brought back horse jerky. I put it on her desk at work. She tried some. Liked it. She googled it (label in Spanish). She lost her shit. \n\nWell, she wasn’t just some chick, she was my boss. I really thought someone was getting fired that day - took the blame. Instead she threatened the job of the guy who brought it back from Mexico. I’m still a bit shocked I didn’t get fired.\n\nActually kinda feel bad about it now...", "The mane makes him look like one of those tanned 80's bodybuilder types with a mullet.", "Aww lucky her :) it's a great way to grow up, and you always know a horse girl won't be afraid of hard work!", "That’s the truth! She can’t wait to go to the ranch and brush the horses before riding and to shovel out the barn. She gets filthy but loves those animals. She is the only one of my 3 that has never wavered from wanting to become a veterinarian. My sitter is trying to convince her to learn how to be a ferrier (sp?) as well as most don’t do both. She showed my wife and me that she had brought home part of a horse hoof yesterday ... it was like a treasure to her, gross!", "That's unfortunate! I have a wide range of Kerrits from cheap knee patch tights to nice full seat show pants and they've all held up to very rigorous riding. I guess you got a dud? Or maybe they perform differently in a western saddle? I couldn't see why but who knows. ", "I've never seen a horse without a head. That's pretty consistent it seems. ", "*Life before death*", "I ride English and western. I only wear breeches when I ride in my Beval. If anything when I ride English I ride much more gently, my western saddle is for calf sorting, barrels, and tough trails. My English saddle is only for cross country basically. ", "I called him simple jack", "Bless her, I hope she keeps aiming for those goals! Idk if it's still in print, but when I was that age my grandad bought me a book called The Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies by Tamsin Pickeral - it was like my bible, I read it from cover to cover and had chunks of it memorised. It's still on my shelf, held together with tape after 20 years. Very much recommend it if it's still around. Good luck to her. :)", "Indeed intensifies", "The “male population” needs to get its head out of its own ass. \n\nShocking that we have actual interests outside of teasing horny guys on Reddit, isn’t it? And by “male population” I really mostly just mean you. This is a you problem.", "I feel that horse should say \"neigh\" like the pig from family guy says \"oink.\"", "you’re a champioooon, little horse, and you’re dead ", "Thanks for the recommendation! It’s not in print but there are plenty of used copies in very good shape on Amazon. I added it to her wishlist. ", "She has hands like Lana.", "Yep, this is why, if you want to get a proportionate pic, you need to get a non-wide angle lens and shoot from farther away.\n\n\nA wide angle lens that \"helps\" you to get everything in the same pic from closer up, also distorts the hell out of everything in the pic.", "...or through it...\n\n", "Jesus that's a match made in heaven, 6'10\" woman and giant horse. She looks nice enough in the couple pictures I've seen, but I would be scared to death to be around her, she could take my head off in a second.\n\nAlso I don't think you had to specify \"tallest **female** horse trainer\". Close to the tallest woman I imagine, but also how many 7 foot tall men are horse trainers?", "That moose is wearing a wig. ", "Lol neigh.", "You could fit a phalanx of hoplites in that horse.", "I hope that puddle is water.", "Dude could kick open a bank vault door", "No, but they would regularly get on their hind legs and walk away.", "I have really bad aim with landing on things, so I just ate some hasty food and ran after the buck. They're slow as hell", "Is she also the record holder for biggest hands in proportion to body?", "Steroids will do that. ", "Big Sebastian ", "I'm so hungry but this is just too much", "I am reminded of *The Chrysalids*, by John Wydham. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chrysalids", "Behind every woman on a horse is a man with a shovel. Ask me how I know...", "That horse is fooking hoofing! ", "You're a perfect example of batshit crazy horse girl", "no different than a guy that can't stop talking about his job or his car or his muscles. quite insulting at the end though but ok.", "they say gamers have to break both their arms to get attention from any female.", "Simple Jake", "Did you try to steal make from the gods? Dude who controls the sun wants his horse back. Also you will be required to reignite the horse before returning it.", "Glad I could help! One of the things I personally love about horses is how you never run out of things to learn! ", "Ryshadium IRL. That beast could certainly carry a knight in full shard plate", "Pawnee Indiana is the location of the popular TV show Parks and Recreation. ", "I bet he's hung like a horse", "I want to see Yao Ming riding it. Dressed as Genghis Khan. In a parade.", "Holy shit you nailed that exactly.", "Does he play basketball? ", "3", "A beast fit for Odin himself. ", "Look at the pipes on her! The human !!", "Really?!? Damn!", "Ditto, if only for dat ass. Horse riding takes serious leg strength, they usually have buns of steel. It's quite the temptation for an ass man such as myself.", "/Ken M", "I think he is misreading his formula. His formula is for \"how much HP is needed to pull something that weighs x at y miles an hour\". This is called drawbar hp and is normally used for trains.\n\nFor example: How much power is needed to pull a drawbar load of 2,025 pounds-force at 5 miles per hour. Using his formula, we get 27hp\n\nIt can also apply to jet engines. ie, how much hp results from 5000 ft/lbs of thrust at 400 mph = 5333", "When you realize OP is Angela from The Office US", "Lookin' like Howie from Benchwarmers\n", "I need to see the other end.\n\nFor science.", "\"Horsepower is just\"\n\n\"Your horsepower is pretty low until you get it moving\"\n\nWhat you're talking about it required power to move X weight at Y speed. OP was saying that horsepower was that. The engine that moves a train at 20mph can put out the same amount of horsepower whether the train is going 5mph or 50mph.", "Pics or it can't happen.", "When my cat gets scared, all limbs and muscles go flying every which way. \n\nThe fuck's gonna happen when gigantor here gets scared? People gonna lose their lives, that's what gonna happen.\n\nI vote we don't scare gigantor.", "Mostly they knock over fences when trying to scratch their ass on it.", "Woops, didn't read his comment just the formula.\n\nI updated my post to say \"I think he is misreading his formula\", thanks.", "Do you think his name was Big Jake his entire life? Like, was he born big and thus given the name or did he grow to be big and acquired the name over time?", "Sprinters would be using both legs pushing down with one and pulling up with the other. ", "Beer", "Put Vladimir Putin on his tiny horse. He can be like Sancho Panza.", "Needs more legs...", "Dragmire for me.", "That's a lot of glue ", "Fro reference that man is 6'9.", "probably a bit of selection bias because the decent horse owners just show up, ride their horse, then go home while the bad ones pretty much live there, so they're the ones you see most often.\n\n", "I named mine Calamity. I also named Zelda’s horse Nayru. ", "Because they grow extremely slowly compared to cattle, while having less meat, so they're really only suitable as a delicacy or questionable dog food, where you can get away with a little phenylbutazone.", "Don't think that's really the case here. The way she is positioned there are only a few inches of depth change across her right arm and her head for instance. I mean across her entire body it may be a foot or two of depth change. Not enough to make a difference unless you start out very near the lense.", "Don't think that's really the case here. The way she is positioned there are only a few inches of depth change across her right arm and her head for instance. I mean across her entire body it may be a foot or two of depth change. Not enough to make a difference unless you start out very near the lense.", "*strength before weakness*", "Her horse was made of a neutron star.", "Keenly disinterested or not, this is a brilliant post.", "I named mine Mr Big", "And at 5'6\" and 122 lbs, that is Tiny Jane, his owner and incredibly brave lover.", "I recently had some co-workers visiting from our offices in the UK. They knew about two places in Washington: Seattle, and Enumclaw.", "That chicks got some man hands!\n\nOh and the horse is big too ", "In the sense that it changes from a neat picture to an unfunny and beaten to death meme?", "I am Jake and also Big.", "And Jake's owner, with the world's largest hands. ", "Thank you for this I've been struggling with sneaking even with the sneak set", "Definitely not JTRHNBR.", "He's gonna buck, kick, and run away. Maybe roll, if you're on his back. If you're out of reach of his hooves, he's gonna be leaving you, for the most part, rather than attacking. They aren't predators like cats who will fight you to survive.", "I find it amusing that metric was invented by an actual emperor, and you call the people who didn't adopt it \"imperial.\"", "Sarah Jessica Parker is fuggin swol AF these days....Skipped leg day though.", "Good news, look up", "Nah, there's a whole bunch of us that believe this conspiracy ", "I’ve seen this on rule 34.", "When I joined the army I was in the south...\nPeople from all over the US At least knew of my state for that reason. I tried to recover it’s honor. It was impossible. \nOh well, at least we are memorable! It rains and we have enumclaw!", "what book series is it?", "YES! This is my ex-girlfriend in a nutshell. It’s like horses were the only thing she knew how to talk about and the knowledge of them was where she derived all of her self-esteem. No matter what you were talking about, she was *always* going to bring it back around to horses somehow as quickly as she could. She was also spoiled, but that was a whole separate issue. ", "Wow he’s stunning - what an amazing animal. Looks like he has a good home too :)", "Neigh", "I've heard this too", "*I* am The One Who References.", "he's gonna bust that light bulb\n", "Dude looks Eocene", "[Stormlight Archive](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49075-the-stormlight-archive) by Brandon Sanderson. He's a pretty prolific author, but the book series is only 3/10 books in and he said don't expect the 4th until at least 2019.", "This is.... Gannon’s horse ", "No, I really didn't mean he would try to hurt when scared. I meant just his flailing about alone would hurt someone nearby more than if he was a smaller horse. But, I'm just guessing. I know nothing.", "If you ride on this horse there’s a 95% chance of dying ", "Empathy can be a real bitch.", "> no different than a guy that can't stop talking about his job or his car or his muscles\n\nYup! I am an equal opportunity hater.", "He can't run very fast, but he never stops going. I think I'll call him Keith. ", "JTRHNBR!", "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)", "If I remember correctly Mr. Hands was also Goatse guy.", "big puddle of pee", "Context very obviously points to her thinking of a sexual stereotype.", "Simple Jake ", "All horses are measured at the withers...", "Life dilemma for horse girl.\n\nBF/ fiance : \"Girl, I want to move to the city. We can't take the horse with us \"\n\nHorse girl: \"Ok, goodbye, you sucked at riding me anyways.\"", "I bet he's a big soft baby who's scared of a leaf or evil scary plastic bag In a tree.", "Holy fuck look at those legs ", "M E T A", "Yeah.. that is definitely a 'type'... ", "I went to a small private undergrad school like this.. you know girls are rich and crazy when they show up to school with their own horse.. \n\nThe stables were off campus though... ", "Did you really think through the wording on this post? If it was on purpose, well done. If not.....", "Looks bigger than Jake.", "Horses heads aren't always at the same height. Ever seen one eat? Head to the ground. Ever seen one stand at alert? Head is possibly 7 feet or more in the air. Not consistent height", "Makes sense. I mainly ride dressage with a little jumping (when I can ride, pregnant right now and my horse is way too hot to ride in this condition and my calm mare has arthritis and I had to retire her) bit I also have a western saddle I thought would be a good buy for trail rides. Sadly my gelding hates it and I'm just more comfortable in my all purpose saddle lol", "I saw all of those messages and thought them tongue-in-cheek, I didn't realize she really is 6'10\" ... which is 2\" taller than me.", "Yeah, they're all giants", "Wow...That's quite the fringe", "No we don't, and not to everybody.", "It’s a [meme](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/024/580/Screen_Shot_2017-11-07_at_10.05.57_AM.png) thanks, enjoy your day. ", "P-p-p-pleaase d-don't hu-urt m-me...", "Duh, measure them when standing fully up. My Dr doesn't measure to my shoulder with the excuse that sometimes I eat.", "You're an idiot. ", "Well, yes, if you're standing three feet behind him when the car down the road backfires, you could very well be in a world of hurt, and much more so than with a smaller horse or dog or whatever.\n\nIf you're stupid enough to do this, you'll lose your face with the big horse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiWDHmA0GA \n\nThis is what they do if they're afraid a predator is on their back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3vXjIFibhs \n\nIf you're going to be around horses for like a parade or something, just stay out of reach of their hooves and you'll be OK. If you're going to work with them (take riding lessons or something) get taught how to be around them without getting kicked or stepped on, and you'll be OK - it's not always intuitive what you need to do.", "I'm in Wisconsin and this girl is 20 or so. Not likely it's the same person but I do think that we're on to something.", "This lady has the forearms of a russian pipe welder", "It's so funny how opinionated they are. My guy really prefers his trail saddle. It's got gel on the bottom, and I use a thick wool 5 star pad. He's super comfortable in it - really stretches nice and long and low. With my english saddle he's more high headed and prancy - he knows we're gonna go run and jump and do crazy stuff, and he gets a little anxious about it. I don't do a good enough job of breaking the association he has with particular equipment. ", "No, it's a metal knife for trimming the hooves.", "I think they might be a lair.", "No, mine were Alabama and Texas. I hadn't quite reached my hooking up with girls half my age yet either so different crazy Horse Hannah.", "So was there a receipt?", "Finally, the recognition I deserve", "I'm one who prefers my horses to have their opinions personally, I don't want robots like some people do. I just love my crazy man but I know his fate could have been very different had I not been the one to get him, but he is a blast to ride. If he's ridden consistently (read 4-6 days a week) he's a very willing and capable partner but if you just saddle up every once in a while he will rear and buck. It's as if it's a game to him though because he has no problem letting me up, if he didn't want to be ridden he wouldn't let me up. Horses are so silly.", "I’ve never really ridden a horse without a personality. I know that I’ve heard stories of the fabled “push button” horse but I’ve never met one in all my years. They’ve all got quirks and personalities and idiosyncrasies. My horse is amazing whether you pull him out once a month or every day - but he’s PETRIFIED of park benches. None of them are normal, I swear. ", "I've met one of those once but I did work at a boarding facility at the time so I knew a lot of horses but he was so boring to be around. I'm one of those crazy people who prefer mares lol", "Do you mean a horse like mine, who is pretty even tempered? He's definitely got a personality - he likes to steal things when you aren't watching, and he gives kisses and hugs. When you're riding, he's blind in the left eye so that requires some extra attention (it takes a lot of leg to guide him to stay on the rail in the ring when his blind eye is on the outside towards the rail) but because I've owned him for so long it's second nature now and I barely notice it. \n\nI've worked at a few barns and never met a push button horse that was amazing both under saddle and in the barn. They've all got quirks. There's one pretty close at my facility now, but he's a TERROR in his stall. Feeding him takes two people, but he's such a killer show horse no one complains. ", "Oh sorry, I meant one who is a push button. (My daughter was fighting for the iPad when I wrote my last reply, she is two and doesn't take no for an answer) He is the safest und saddle I've seen and quiet in his stall. Basically always just head down and doing what he's told. \n\nMy guy is loaded with personality. He is 8, 9 in April, but still acts like a colt a lot of the time, he acts big and brave then jumps at his own tail, terrified of trailers but loves going in the pond up to his belly to drink. He gets jealous if I put a blanket on my mare and not him. When I had him at the barn I worked at he would come to me every time I went to get him, without fail, even though I rode him every day. He loves minis. Oh, and I screw up and taught him how to jump so if my fences aren't perfect he will pull them down a little then jump out. He's hard to ride but absolutely the most entertaining horse I know. ", "Exactly! I need a horse with personalty. I have ridden a few good mares, but now that I am older and no longer competing I find I really love a good trail gelding to experience the world with. My horse is PETRIFIED of minis, donkeys, and sheep. ", "In my experience most horses are scared of minis, I have those too so when I take them out other horses usually freak at them, especially if I'm driving them. I wish I had a big version of my mini mare I drive, she would be the best riding horse if she were big. She will do most anything I ask of her and you can just pull her out even after a year and hitch up to drive down the road, even in a halter. Such a good girl, she's one in a million. ", "I’ve always wanted to try driving a mini. I used to drive a pony cart at the FFA farm I worked for, during family Sunday. It was a blast! \n", "It is super fun and we always get a lot of looks and comments. I want to drive a big horse one day lol.", "One of my best friends has two large black and white paint draft crosses and does upscale carriage services for weddings. It is so elegant and amazing, and the amount of power behind those horses is incredible. ", "Oh that is so cool, I just love drafts. I hope I get to own one someday.", "_Journey before destination_", "Don't remind me...", "Good boy\n", "Jesus, just saw this. Let's address your post in reverse order. First, I was referring to sustainable power (aerobic exertion), not anaerobic exertion. Sprints are anaerobic by definition. A good cyclist can put out 0.5-1hp for an extended period of time. \n\nSecond, Horsepower is not energy. It's energy per time. That's why it's called power and not energy. 1 Horsepower is 745.6 Joules per second. One Joule per second is one Watt. Watts and HP are units of energy. \n\nThird, a tank requires more *power* to go 5 mph than a bike at 50 mph because P=F*v. The force required to overcome rolling resistance is approximately linearly proportional to weight. A tank weighs ~1000 times as much as a bicycle, and thus requires 1000x the force. Going 10x as fast as a tank while weighing 1000x less results in a 100x difference in required power.\n\nFourth, power has *everything* to do with how fast an object is moving. If a plane has 100 lb of drag force at 75 ft/s, it takes ~10 horsepower to maintain that speed. If it has 100 lb of drag force at 750 ft/s, it requires ~100HP. \n\nAlso, [relevant xkcd](https://xkcd.com/386/). ", "I was referring the power required to move the bus at any point in time. Rate of kinetic energy transfer is a way to calculate power, too, so you could say you're exerting X Watts to accelerate the bus at Y m*s^-2, which would be a good measure of your power input to the bus, but not a good measure of the amount of energy being used to keep the bus going. \n\nA wonderful thing about Conservation of Energy is how many different ways you can represent it. Energy/time = Power = Force\\*velocity = 1/2\\*mass flow rate \\* velocity^2 = current \\* potential difference =specific heat \\* temperature change / time = etc. ad nauseum.", "Damn...\nMy way would have been much funnier", "thanks for breaking me free from a misconception i've had for well over a decade. \n\nof course i couldn't accept what you or wikipedia said without testing it for myself, but indeed you are right. perspective distortion has NOTHING to do with focal length and everything to do with subject distance to \"film\" plane.\n\nbeing wrong stings, but knowing the truth is better." ]
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Over 7 ft and 2600 lbs. This is Big Jake, the worlds largest horse.
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[ "I'd say it was worth the hassle. Such a great picture. Almost looks like a Koenigsegg ", "Worth it. ", "Where we're going we don't *need* roads", "Went out to Jean Dry Lake (outside of Vegas) the other night to take some long exposure shots. Got out onto the lake bed and found a nice spot, set up my camera, took a couple of test shots, set up a 30 second exposure, put on a ten second timer, jumped in my car, and punched it. \n\nAs I was turning around it hit me that it might be kind of hard to find my camera set up on its tripod. I started following a set of tracks that I was sure were mine. After a couple of minutes following them, I began to get worried. After a couple more minutes I got really worried. My camera was set up somewhere in the middle of this enormous dry lake bed, that has absolutely no landmarks whatsoever, and I had no idea where. I started driving around in circles frantically hoping that I would spot it. All this accomplished was making me lose my bearings entirely and at this point I really had no idea where I was or where I came from. After an hour of this, I finally stopped, turned off my car, got my bearings back by looking at the stars that I had been photographing earlier, and began meticulously sweeping back and forth with my head out the window. It took another hour, but I finally found it.\n\nI didn't try a second shot.", "i'd have been so scared to hear a **crunch** while driving around looking haha", "Haha thanks. Not quite a Koenigsegg. Close though.", "I was definitely worried about that at first. I started getting so desperate, that I began stopping and looking at large pieces of charcoal on the ground, thinking that somehow my exhaust had blown over the tripod, detached it from my camera and blown it away, leaving just the camera behind half buried in dirt.\n\nI was really losing it.", "Now everyone has your plate number.", "Just follow the streaks of light back. /s", "I like to imagine someone watching you from a distance, wondering what the hell you're doing.", "So does everyone who's ever seen me driving down the road.", "Flag", "You can't find your camera because you are now in an alternate timeline", "This reminds me of the time I was in my bathroom with the lights out in front of a mirror holding a cigarette while tripping.\n\nGood memories...", "That was me. Was awesome.", "Next time maybe set a lantern up a little ways behind your camera.", "Next time get a big colorful box that's heavy enough not to blow around and stick it behind the camera.\n\n\nGreat shot!", "In the distance you can see headlights. Was that the moment you hit the E brake and turned around realizing you just abandoned your camera in the abyss?\n\nAlso, great photo dude!", "Next time get a vanity plate that says outatime. Would add to the look of the pic. ", "[This?](https://images.hgmsites.net/med/2006-toyota-matrix-4dr-wgn-manual-gs-white_100047749_m.jpg)", "I'm sure it wouldn't have been the strangest thing anybody's seen out there. It is only about half an hour outside of The Strip.", "Looks like you hit 88 miles per hour ", "Yeah. That was definitely the moment that I realized that maybe it wasn't such a bright idea to be driving away from my camera at 80 miles an hour.", "Where you went you literally didn’t need roads ", "I was about to be fucking amazed, but the fact that it's the exact trim leads me to believe that you just went through my post history and saw my /r/cars flair.", "This is one of the coolest photos I’ve seen in a very long time. ", "I think the real lesson is that next time I just need to convince somebody to come out with me. Although, I do really enjoy solo missions to go take photos. \n\nI'll set up a lantern next time for sure.", "If I ever get a legitimately fast car that looked kind of like a sleeper, I am going to get this plate. SHWLFEEP ", "Hah! Nailed it!", "Not a bad idea to do that too, but depending on your location GPS accuracy and cell service can be spotty.", "There's no cell service out there, but the GPS would work regardless, at least well enough to get close enough to see it. But, part of the reason I was out there in the first place was to get away from my cellphone, so I'll probably stick with your simpler idea of just a lantern.", "Dumping bodies would be a bit stranger", "Yeah you might wanna blur your license plate ", "A lantern is good, but if you worried about the light set up a tent and put the lantern in that.", "Pink ribbon!", "Cool pic with a great story. ", "Next time drop a pin on Google Maps first. Then at least you should be within visual range when you go back to the pin. Or use a glow stick further away so that it doesn't light leak your photo.", "Attach a glow stick to your tripod next time. ", "If you do decide to use a second light source to indicate the camera's location, I would recommend a flashlight pointed away from your subject, or use something to partially block the light. Otherwise, given the long exposure time you risk having extraneous light spill over into your shot.", "This is grade A advice! I wonder why OP never thought about that...", "You probably should have brought a cone to put behind your camera lol.", "Or reflective tape. Also helps against people running you over when you're taking photos in the middle of a road at night.", "A reflective utility vest hanging from the tripod would be my suggestion. ", "GPS?", "I see people do this all the time, but I have absolutely no idea why.\n\nI spend all day driving around in my car where people can obviously see my license plate. What harm could I possibly come by from posting a picture of it on the internet.\n\nIf someone has a good answer for me, I'd love to hear it.", "If some crazy internet troll decides to dox you he would start there and possibly get your home address and workplace address and get you fired by making false sexual assault or rape allegations etc for instance. There are trolls that have friends in the DMV that will look up your home address for them. \n\nAnd yes, this legitimately happens. Can't be too careful. (Literally - you can't)", "I was too far away for a reflective vest to have helped much. When I finally did find it though, it was because of the reflection off the tripod's chrome.", "This photo was not taken in the middle of a road. Otherwise it would have been pretty damn easy to find my camera again.", "Can't he do that if he sees me driving down the street?", "\nOne day on 2022 you make a comment about trump and next thing you know you have compromising dangerous things appearing at your door thru the mail outing you and your family at risk all because you typed one sentence about trump and took his photo 4 years prior. \n\nBy the way I'm giving you an example of something that I actually saw happen in real life, I just changed the year and details for simplicity of explanation. \n\nThat hateful troll who terrorized you over one comment won't know who you are in a sea of cars on the road even in the astronomically low chance that exact person did see your car somehow. \n\nBut, for instance, get a troll who disagrees with your trump comment on t_d subreddit, and have this in your post history, and now your family is in danger because he has your home address and an intention to criminally harass you. \n\nIt didn't happen to me, but it happened to someone I know, so I'm not making this up. This person's workplace was even called by this harasser. \n\nPeople be crazy and the risk is real. \n\nI would be more careful if I were you - all it takes is a license plate and a troll to turn your life upside down. I know it happens because I actually witnessed it. ", "Worth it, this picture is 🔥", "Did you find it?", "No one is going to know what that means", "!redditsilver\n\ncame here to say this", "Especially in the Upside Down ", "yes", "Bring a glow stick. Leave it on the tripod", "Welcome back to the future.", "yeah, people are way too worried about this. \n\nsick image. totally worth the heart attack.", "I just want to add that it's incredibly easy for someone to do. It may not seem like much but if you say something to piss off the wrong mentally unstable person who decides he or she wants to cause you trouble and it becomes a big deal really fast. \n", "I'm sure this has been said. If you have GPS (no need for cell service) in that location, use google maps and drop a pin next time.", "But now they will follow wait for you to do this again so that they can take your camera. ", "Where you’re going.. you don’t need a photography degree. Sick photo! ", "Put a few glow-sticks under/behind/near your camera next time. That and something big and visible.", "Well obviously not, but you still were shining a light around a flat, dark area. Reflective tape would have lit up and may have been brighter than a simple glowstick.", "Because it looks like you're driving on a surface you're prohibited from driving on. Good thing you were nice enough to identify yourself for a law enforcement agency if that turns out to be true and you're driving on The Racetrack or something like that", "Not only would I never do something that blatantly illegal, I certainly would never post a photo of me doing it on the internet. I really wanted to steal some fast food trays to do donuts on and take long exposure photos of that, but in the end, I couldn't even bring myself to do that.", "Despite your drama, it's a really cool shot. I could see this as a ZZ Top album cover.", "Would interfere with the photo, no? ", "r/shittylifeprotips", "I think... You already lost it. ", "He obviously couldn't find the camera for 2 hours because it wasn't there yet. He had to catch up to the camera being on the ground.", "I see you drive a 2003 Toyota Matrix ;-)", "Doh!", "I almost asked the same question ", "Ye", "Borrow a phone and leave it under the tripod and call it. Or maybe just a battery powered radio", "I don't know, I've seen stranger things.", "Glad you did turn around though, that bright white flash at the end of the light path really works.", "Lay in a course ensign, warp factor 8.\n\nEngage!", "I don’t know what that means, either. ", "What a relief.", "tie a baloon to your tripod :)", "Wolf in sheep\"sh wlf eep\". Prob meant to signify a wolf in sheep's clothing from a quote in the Bible regarding a disguised evil presence among you. \n\n", "No coverage on mars yet. Such a shame - I wish America would get it's act together and expand GPS a bit.", "Where we’re going we don’t need roads ", "HA!", "So I used to have a problem when I would set my phone face down on the table in the night and then completely lose it. To fix it I put glow in the dark tape all over the back so even if I set it down it would emit a faint glow. I know with these long exposure shots you really wanna keep light pollution to a minimum. But I wonder if maybe you could add glow tape to your tripod and precharge it with a flashlight. Or just hang a glowstick off the tripod under the camera. Great shot, hope you can take more!", "The old expanding square search (or driving in slightly bigger and bigger circles) always does the trick", "Or when you pull away, don't turn the wheel. That way you can just throw it into reverse and return to the same spot.", "you missed the perfect opportunity to use the \"outtatime\" back to the future license plate", "Well that sick shot was worth it", "Did you find it ? ", "Let me get this straight... So, a reflection is what helped you find it, but a reflective vest wouldn’t have helped?", "Warp nine point eight, engage", "Um. GPS??", "You would be surprised at how far away reflective tapes and vests light up. ", "I think he means that no amount of reflection would have been useful when he drove away, because he didn't have a light powerful enough and a sense of direction solid enough to be able to make/see a reflection to give him his tripod's location. \n\nWhen he was close enough to shine a light and see the tripod, a vest would have helped sure but the tripod happened to be enough. \n\nA reflective vest would have made it slightly easier when he was already almost upon the camera, but when he's miles away and driving in circles a reflection isn't getting him to his camera. ", "this is the perfect example of why you use a shiny balloon attached to the camera. use a high powered flashlight or your high beams to look for the reflection. \n\nor use your phone to mark the exact GPS location to return to", "Why didn’t you just follow the path of light clearly laid out?", "I wish there was a long exposure shot of your search. 😁 Glad you found it! ", "Put it behind the camera somewhere, like 30 feet. They don't emit that much light, even for a 30 second exposure.", "He has headlights. Or get one of those 10 million candle spotlights", "Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but are you calling me an idiot here? I mean, I'm not the one who couldn't find his camera for two hours. ", "You could have put a flashlight on the ground next to one of the legs of whatever stand you where using facing the other way, or put some l.e.d lights on one of the legs, was there a reason you couldn’t follow your tracks back?", "Why didn’t you just drop a pin on your phone?", "Have you looked into any item trackers? Things like tile are perfect for this, put one on the camera, then you'll always be able to find it with your phone! ", "Hah, he forgot to switch to a second account", "Who, me?", "If it would have been me with my bad luck I would have 100% ran over my camera.", "wow", "WOW. That is one of the coolest photos I have ever seen. I would love that as a poster.", "I was in Death Valley last few nights and had the opposite problem. When walking into badwater basin I lost my bearings and couldn’t find my way back into the parking lot. Since I was photographing the sunset it was completely black when I left. My 1000 lumen flashlight was of no help. As I figured I walked about two miles out. Thankfully I found a fellow photographer and he led me back, otherwise it would have been a cold night! ", "Exactly.", "I was kind of worried that it ruined the photo, but after looking at it more it's kind of grown on me too.", "Or do both. ", "See /u/yaherdwithturd I told you someone would figure it out.", "Hey now!\n\nAlso, /u/glutecramp1979 is definitely the idiot here. Not sure he realizes that you were saying the GPS does in fact work without cell service.", "This would be a nice back to the future cover for a remake... But they aren't doing any", "A cheap ski flag.", "Pro-tip: after having done this before in the middle of a lake, put a strip of reflective tape around each leg of your tripod, it'll be easy to find without a flashlight, but if you have one even better. Just shine your light in the direction of where your camera was and boom, good to go. Though Google pins work if you have good service, if you're out of cell range this helps keep you good to go.\n\nThis is what I bought https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BQSY6K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9MlBAbBK526GG", "a lamp that lights up after 5 mins. \n\nshould be enough", "Except if you have no service it probably can't download the map of where you are at", "I spent 15 min looking for my camera bag while doing Astro photography on a beach, I found it due to reflective stripes on the bag. You wouldn’t believe how relieved I was !", "Now that would be a cool long exposure", "So this is how those license plate cameras work", "Lo-fi suggestion... next time put a backpack or something large/reflective behind the camera. Also cool shot. Insert Marty McFly quote ", "You don't need a map if you dropped the pin. You just go back to where the pin is. It's not like you need to follow roads or anything. ", "This NEVER happens to me but the first time i read that i intuitively read it as \"A wolf in sheep's clothing\" and then spent about a minute trying to figure out what it really meant before realizing i got it right on the fly. People will get it.", "I feel always weird when someone mentions they are in the real-world counterpart of a location I have passed by countless times in one of my favourite games.\nAnyway: Watch out for the Powder Gangers, lol (If you kill them and get vilified you won't get the Quest \"I Fought the Law\" from the Correction Facility).", "Without fail, every time I post a photo from outside Vegas someone makes a reference to this video game.", "What's sarcasm?", "can't tell if this is a pun or not?", "You probably opened another account to write that comment!", "Well that’s what happens when you travel two hours into the past", "I assure you I would not put that plate on my car. So I cannot be u/shatteredankle." ]
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After I took this picture, I spent the next 2 hours desperately driving in circles looking for my camera.
https://i.redd.it/wu46iw2tthc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8hox/if_he_finds_this_were_all_screwed/
[ "Make it into candy-looking pods. Then we'll be okay.", "Aren't you already screwed?", "Well, Trump means fart in England. ", "But it won’t remove rust stains. Or anything orange for that matter. ", "England means fart in America.", "Oooh burn. ", "*Trump about to drink it*\n\nMe: [“Stop. Don’t. Come back.”](https://m.imgur.com/r/reactiongifs/rDJWv5E)", "He's been drinking that stuff for years. They asked about tobacco and alcohol, but they didn't think to ask that.", "Same." ]
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If he finds this, we're all screwed.
https://i.redd.it/dpfcm7k2uhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8hzc/this_is_one_of_my_7th_graders_science_fair/
[ "he knows", "Deeper!!", "This is how scientists should present their research." ]
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This is one of my 7th grader’s science fair projects. I’m definitely questioning his choice of title...
https://i.redd.it/pkncgpdpuhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8ird/david_bowie_in_paris_1976/
[ "Nice bulge 😆", "he looks like a woman", "That is not healthy in the long term.", "He’s the total package." ]
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David Bowie in Paris, 1976.
https://i.redd.it/h18htdhnwhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8lbn/cat_in_a_sink_painting_finished_this_week/
[ "Love it, great job!!", "https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/7t8m6g/for_some_odd_reason_my_cat_loves_sitting_in_the", "Thanks for saying!", "10/10 Would hang on wall.", "In the bathroom ", "Sadly no.", "Thanks:)", "By the sink.", "[Here's a watercolor i just made with an app](https://i.imgur.com/Gs8fdto.jpg)\n", "I’ll have it. ", "Do you mean App work?", "Huh?", "Impressive. I want it. ", "/r/catsinsinks" ]
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Cat in a sink painting finished this week.
https://i.imgur.com/Lh9LWq5.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8lry/this_wooden_chair_perfectly_separates_the_light/
[ "I wonder why it started on BG and not IVROY", "But it did, what do you mean?", "I mean right to left " ]
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This wooden chair perfectly separates the light by color
https://i.redd.it/e1siwdmazhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8ono/i_am_reptar_hear_me_roar/
[ "But is it nice? And does your tongue go green?", "\n/u/ReneeCosplay, your comment was removed for the following reason: \n\n* Instagram links are not allowed in this subreddit. Handles are allowed (e.g. @example), as long as they are not a hotlink. (this is a spam prevention measure. Thank you for your understanding) \n\nTo have your comment restored, please edit the instagram link out of your comment, then send a [message to the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore comment by /u/ReneeCosplay&message=This [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t8ono/i_am_reptar_hear_me_roar/dtaq2bm/?context=10\\) was removed for containing an instagram link.)\n\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*", "Idk if I should eat it or save it 😐", "Where did you get one???", "Rugrats!!! ", "Where is it now?! ..I'd happily eat it for you hehe", "A friend gave it to me.. her husband works at Hallmark.. I think he got it there" ]
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I am Reptar.. hear me roar!! 🦖🦖
https://i.redd.it/dqgo1qdfzhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8oup/panoramic_window_russia/
[ "Ewwww. ", "Got A/C though. ", "Taxes are low, so are services. That is the Republican dream world!", "Looks like Detroit.", "hello! u r not right! we pay over 30-35% taxes (it's all because of corruption in my (very very rich in natural resources) country)", "I think this pic is fake." ]
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Panoramic window, Russia
https://i.redd.it/a3f3q0rrzhc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8pb7/sunset_behind_the_pyramid_of_khafre_in_gizah_egypt/
[ "[Photo by James J. Cruz](https://www.instagram.com/jamesjcruz/)", "\n/u/Reddit__PI, your comment was removed for the following reason: \n\n* Instagram links are not allowed in this subreddit. Handles are allowed (e.g. @example), as long as they are not a hotlink. (this is a spam prevention measure. Thank you for your understanding) \n\nTo have your comment restored, please edit the instagram link out of your comment, then send a [message to the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore comment by /u/Reddit__PI&message=This [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t8pb7/sunset_behind_the_pyramid_of_khafre_in_gizah_egypt/dtaq09y/?context=10\\) was removed for containing an instagram link.)\n\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*", "Photo by @jamesjcruz", "STARGATE: THE RETURN\n\n(A new series coming this fall on the SyFy channel)", "In AC: O the pyramids are beautiful, you can see how they used to look like.", "Bonus cat tax. ", "We", "Crazy that there's a city the size of Houston right behind the photographer.", "[view from a little bit further out](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3214/5767485570_15bbb116d9_b.jpg)", "Give me a time machine. Id travel 10,000 years back in time. I wanna see how they built them. And then see the cataclysm wash it almost all away.", "Way, way bigger than houston.\n\nhttps://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Cairo,+houston\n\nEdit Giza is part of Cairo. It's not it's own city. It's a district in Cairo. Like Queens is part of New York City. ", "If you travel back in time 10,000 years to watch them be built you'll have to wait 5,400 years to see it...", "Nope. They were already built. There are no hieroglyphs inside the great pyramids of giza. The pyramids in giza are also considered the oldest of all. The rest of the pyramids in egypt (which were all built after the ones in giza) dont even come close in terms of architecture and sheer majestic size. Of course the new ancient egyptian civilization as we know them built on top of it 5000 years ago, as many cultures do. They also built pyramids, but far from as great as the ones in giza.", "It's on the wonk", "There are no hiros saying they built the pirries", "Hmm, I think I was just comparing area.\n\nAlso, the Wikipedia article lists [Giza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza) as its own city. Part of Greater Cairo, but its own city.", "This is also true. No hieroglyphs show them build the pyramids, or how. There are no ancient egyptian hieroglyphs what so ever in the great pyramids of giza. They are from another time. Its gonna be accepted soon enough into the mainstream. The water erosion on the Sphinx which suggests its also much older, also gaining traction. Geology should not be ignored.", "The pyramids of Giza were completed in 2600 BCE which was NOT 10,000 years ago.\n\n", "The whole idea that the pyramids of giza was built by Kufur is basically only based on egyptian \"views\", and not real circumstantial evidence. kufur isnt mentioned anywhere. Geology is defying what egyptologists think is true. Just wait as common mainstream will understand. Its like the church going against the idea that Earth is not the center of the universe. the great pyramids of giza was already there when the ancient egyptians as we know them came around. signs of a once greater human civilization that spanned the globe. then came the great cataclysm and flooded everything, average sealevel rose with 400 feet. most of humanity gone. forget the sumerians being the cradle of civilization etc, being 6000 years old. its at least twice that age. huge gap in human history which kids are not taught anything about. instead they are being taught that hunter gatherer humans drove mammoths and 100+ other mega mammal types to extinction. which is ludicrous. no. something much greater happened.", "I can't tell if you're trolling or if you just watch too much Ancient Aliens.\n\nThere is most certainly scientific evidence to support the date, regardless of it being an approximation or not.\n\nTombs found BELOW the levels of the pyramids containing bodies have been radiocarbon tested confirming the date range.\n\nHieroglyphics HAVE been found in the Great Pyramid.\n\nAnd hieroglyphs have been found dating post construction depicting the methods used to move the stones which since has been tested by physicists and proven to be effective at reducing the toll of moving large heavy objects...\n\nIt's not anything defying anything. It's scientific analysis backing up a claim. ", "*Builder and timeframe\nThough there have been conflicting evidence and viewpoints over the years, the view held by modern Egyptology at large remains that the Great Sphinx was built in approximately 2500 BC for the pharaoh Khafra, the builder of the Second Pyramid at Giza.[12]*\n\n*Selim Hassan, writing in 1949 on recent excavations of the Sphinx enclosure, summed up the problem:*\n\n*Taking all things into consideration, it seems that we must give the credit of erecting this, the world's most wonderful statue, to Khafre, but always with this reservation: that there is not one single contemporary inscription which connects the Sphinx with Khafre; so, sound as it may appear, we must treat the evidence as circumstantial, until such time as a lucky turn of the spade of the excavator will reveal to the world a definite reference to the erection of the Sphinx.[13]*\n\nThe only hieroglyphs found inside giza are simply quarry marks and graffiti. Unlike later tombs, the pyramids at Giza including the Great Pyramid, are bereft of paintings and hieroglyphs.\n\nMake that how you wish. Kufur behing behind the Sphinx and the great pyramids is always gonna be based on a view. There are more discoveries to come, that will certainly set things right.\n\nHow they moved and built the pyramids are still just theories. Nothing have been proven, unless you have something to show. And every example of modern physicists trying to move, say a collossal piece of 100+ ton rock...they always need modern MACHINERY to help move them. And Egypt along with many other sites have cut out stones/slabs/pillars which are over 100 tons.\n\nOne site in Lebanon has rocks that are cut into 300-1500 tons each... and these are credited being built by the Romans? Its laffable. Just as laffable as many other textbook teachings. Im talking about a real gap in human history. Couldnt have been further from your Alien bullshit remark.\n", "Ok I'm done. You're just a troll.", "Good. You couldnt even provide a quote or a link to your textbook bullshit. Mainstream views on Ancient Egypt is soon done, more like. When the main guy in charge (Zahi Hawass) of Egyptology dies, real science will make its way in. He is like the bastard Thomas Edison of Egyptology. Do some fucking digging of your own and you might find out what Zahi has done to egyptology. Whenever you are out of high school yea? Thanks for not wasting my time too much.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQwHi3VxOww This little highlight might help you understand." ]
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Sunset behind the Pyramid of Khafre in Gizah, Egypt
https://i.redd.it/dx871cdx0ic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8qp4/anyone_have_a_better_pic_of_this_want_a_tattoo_of/
[ "/u/opalescex, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/opalescex&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t8qp4/anyone_have_a_better_pic_of_this_want_a_tattoo_of/?context=10\\))", "All I can give you is it was taken at the Salvador Dali Museum in Bruges, but I can't find what painting this is, specifically. Perhaps an art-focused subreddit can help?", "thanks. I actually went there, but lost my good pic when my phone died. got this from the internet. what sub would you recommend? r/art doesn't seem to be the place.", "/r/WhatIsThisPainting" ]
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anyone have a better pic of this? want a tattoo of it
https://i.imgur.com/MQB22HJ.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8sh0/flat_earth_theory_confirmed_look_into_it_its_spicy/
[ "Gonna need some sauce.", "what sauce do u like with ur earth", "Anything to give it a meteor flavor.", "I'm sad that almost no one will see this comment string.", "All ya need is a Litila Tequila and you're good to go.", "When they make you work 3 am ", "Greenland? Iceland? Hawaii? Obviously fake, nice try flat earther!" ]
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Flat Earth theory confirmed. Look into it. Its spicy.
https://i.imgur.com/O4ZWyhs.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8x0l/somebody_on_twitter_said_my_lightning_photo/
[ "Giddy up", "And just like the real Kramer, the lightning bolt disappeared never to be seen again.", "Cosmo’s Cosmos. ", "Struck me more of an early Bart Simpson profile (no pun intended). ", "You have a lot of lightning related posts I see. What are your fondest/scariest moments with lightning?", "Fondest memories would probably be the first year I started shooting lightning. I was 13 and the pictures weren't great, but catching those first bolts was so exhilarating. \n\nOnce the lightning gets close I hide in my car so I haven't been too scared of being struck yet. The scary moments are when I'm driving through zero visibility dust storms or roads that suddenly have standing water when you're going 65mph. \n\nIt's a great hobby though. ", "What happened to Kramer?", "fuck that guy", "Went on a racist rant during a standup act. ", "So everyone hates him now?", "Seems to work fine for the American President." ]
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Somebody on Twitter said my lightning photo looked like Kramer from Seinfeld, so I made this.
https://i.redd.it/fu91yt9j7ic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t8yvb/this_has_been_in_my_wallet_for_years/
[ "You should have laminated it. ", "Best fortune cookie I have ever seen was my best friends. \"You are going to have a pleasant trip\". It was the meal we ate before we all dropped acid for the first time.", "Life's a garden, dig it.", "Soo, was it pleasant? ", "Mine says \"Live like a windrammer as you fuck\".", "It was incredible. Great time with great people. Came out with a life long joke with 6 friends and my still to this day girlfriend. To shorten this story as much as possible, we were at the jersey shore. It was December and we are locals. We all decide as a group after doing acid lets go to the beach we all feel great (obviously). Once we get to the beach we are running around, taking our shoes off, digging our toes into the sand. No one was messed up enough to jump into the water but we were all haveing an amazing time. Except for my one friend, he is by the boardwalk rocking back and forth and muttering to himself. He is all freaked out and is just saying \"I want to leave, dead bird, dead bird, dead bird, I need to leave you are not seeing what I'm seeing the dead bird man, the dead bird!\". We all run over and start to assure him that life is great and you took some acid and there is no dead bird here...I take three steps to the left and there is a fucking 3 and half foot dead rotting pelican looking bird on the beach. I lost my shit I have never laughed so hard in my life as we all did after the realization that the \"dead bird\" was in fact real. After that trip we all randomly group text eachother the random dead birds we see in life. The funny thing is before the trip I never noticed dead birds by the road, in the fields etc now I can never NOT see them.", "You kept it well anough", "I think it would lose some of its charm", "Ok then up the charm and tattoo it on your left butt cheek. ", "You can't have \"NO\" in your heart", "No" ]
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This has been in my wallet for years...
https://i.redd.it/gh2on4dv8ic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t90rx/my_friend_took_this_pic_of_me_while_we_watched/
[ "Very beautiful dear. You have a lovely silhouette.", "Thank you :) <3", "Ok", "User name checks out", "Such a beautiful pic!", "Thank you!", "But yours doesn’t " ]
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My friend took this pic of me while we watched the sunset. Might be one of my favorites!
https://i.redd.it/k2ldyr3oaic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t92je/little_brother_is_a_gift_to_this_world/
[ "Send him over to /r/roastme \n\nThey’ll have a field day with him. ", "/r/Bossbattles", "Will do ", "I'll make some photoshop thing for it" ]
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Little brother is a gift to this world
https://i.redd.it/8cp9qd3nbic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t93pf/thats_a_lot_of_kleenex/
[ "$4.48 to jerk yourself to death... sold!", "Do they have box tops for education on them??", "Yes I can see that ending very badly for some little kid", "Hahaha.", "Me too. I actually work at this Wal-Mart, came in on my day off to grab something and saw this. I could not stop laughing. Since then I have had a few customers come to me and express their concern. " ]
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That's a lot of kleenex.
https://i.redd.it/dypptkrkcic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t94wd/lil_bro_makes_playdoh_figures_and_hes_actually/
[ "Wow! Those are great! How old is he?", "Is that pepsi man all the way on the right ?", "Hopefully that’s not Tide Pod man.\n\nSeriously, very well done. If I had those I’d do a little stop motion of them fighting. :)", "That was my first question, if he's 22 though imma still upvote", "Someone is gonna have a future in claymation one day.", "I see a future artist. Little dude needs to keep on", "Damn he's got mad skillz.", "Oh my God he lives", "Is he taking requests? I'd like to see Reptar pls\n https://imgur.com/kViZTUl", "I'm 22 and could not make this", "I'm 42 and couldn't. Lol. They are awesome! The kid has some skills", "He is a natural sculptor and should move onto more refined mediums. Get him access to a pottery class so he can put his sculptures into a kiln.", "Wait a second, how does stealing his sweet sweet karma encourage him?", "Wait a second, how does stealing his sweet sweet karma encourage him?", " He's very good at it! ", "That oven baked clay at Walmart was fun in high school ", "Why do you keep your toothbrush on your PS4 game?", "These look great, potential for some stop-motion claymation type stuff too.", "very nice. This is coming from someone who has experience in claymation. Very noce", "When I was considered \"lil\" the best I could do was MAYBE a snake. This is awesome!", "Please god don't tell him about Sonic the Hedgehog", "I had no idea this was something I wanted in my life so badly. Great idea.", "Haha... This reminds me of [Clops.](https://youtu.be/pK4vYyEJ5uw)", "Get him some clay tools... simple sets only cost $6", "Upvote for older brother showing pride in younger brother.", "Get him some super sculpy and some small sculpting tools and watch your mind get blown by what he makes.", "Introduce you lil bro to Sculpy!\nhttps://www.dickblick.com/products/super-sculpey-medium-blend/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=30496-1001&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs8X1o4732AIVkCOBCh2wkQpuEAYYAyABEgJa1fD_BwE", "Not impressed ", "Lil bro, haven’t heard of him yet. Can someone link me his soundcloud please ", "Shit and I thought my multi colored, star shaped Play-Doh hot dogs as a kid were art.", "How cute! They’re adorably scary ", "I'm 31 and still play with polymer clay every now and again. ", "Oh fuck off.", "Those are awesome!", "Reptar, king of the O-zone", "Remember when play-doh was crumbly garbage? Kids these days don't know the struggle!", "Let the Wookie win. ", "Looks like a group that can morph into the lastest supervillain: Tide Pod man", "Are you seriously taking photos of his work and posting them online without his knowledge or permission?\n\nI don't care what age he is this is not okay, what else do you disrespect and think is okay? \n\nWow.", "Dadigididada da da da bwownanana da da ne da da da ba BWEEEWW", "They look very dangerous and could attack at any time.", "Get him some Model Magic! It’s like play doh but it will dry as a lightweight mostly hard sculpture. \nYou can also paint it after it dries. \n\nCrayola Model Magic Deluxe Variety Pack, 14 / Pack, Net .7 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004UE4A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_9E.AAbCR3DSDZ", "You might be missing the point.", "This is awesome! Your brother has the makings of a great toy-maker!! This talent must be nurtured!", "Your brother is really talented! Does he draw or do any other kinds of sculpting?", "That's not playing, you're an artist!", "Sorry I didn't agree with you? Do you want to exist in an echo chamber?", "That's weird... it's almost as if age has nothing to do with artistic ability. ", "Don’t lie OP. We know it’s you. They look great, keep it up buddy.", "Very nice", "The one laying down looks like some sort of master ninja. Really good. Tell him to keep it up.", "Just don’t let the hydraulic press guy see them. ", "Someone had their diary read as a kid...\n\nChill out man. I get the respect of people’s properties & privacy and all but this is an older brother showing his appreciation for his younger brother. Not just that but wanting to share it. I see nothing but love here.", "Little bro is a skilled mother fucker. ", "Upvote for older sibling whoring younger sibling. For karma or otherwise. ", "Twist: OP is 50, lil' bro is 47.", "Ehh pottery might be a bit advanced for a younger kid, there are limitations on how thick and thin things can be. And there are chances some of the glazes he works with are toxic depending on where he’s working. It was mandatory in my college classes that we glaze with gloves and masks ", "Model magic was my favorite before sculpy! I made animals and their habitats and set up an “adoption center” in a windowsill for a while with my animals ", "except it does, because its not something you're born with but a skill that improves over time.", "You're clearly the rude one, attacking someone with obscenities for having a differing opinion. ", "if only we knew someone who could deal with these.", "U/awildsculpture...", "Sculpey! Just don't ever bake it over 350 or the gases can get dangerous", "Risky link click of the day with the site name being dick-blick", "Six of one half dozen of the other", "Get him on /r/sculpture", "Guy probably didn’t even tell his brother he posted this, just got the karma & said seeya nerds", "One of my best friends from 5th grade and I used to make battle monsters with clay and play dough (armed with embedded toothpicks and pencils for maximum badassery) and battle them in the back of class at our desks. Tell him to always keep going and try it once and a while with him. Much love ", "I WILL DROWN YOUR HAMSTER. MASHED POTATOES (those are the correct lyrics, right?) ", "Wow he’s good! I wish I had his skill/talent! He’s lucky, I hope he keeps at it.", "My mom was an art teacher and Sculpey WAS LIFE (and free because we stole it from her school!) Made our own figures for board games out of them.", "To add to this, they also sell some pretty cool sculpting tools in a set too which really help with working smaller areas or details.", "Twist: His \"lil bro\" is 35.", "They look very dangerous and could attack at any time. So we must deel vith them.", "Get him started on ZBrush or Mudbox asap ", "He's 30 years old though", "A friend of mine does this and we constantly tell him to SELL IT, or start taking commissions. But yeah, start getting him modeling clay from an art supplies store, like Michaels, Blicks, Jerry's, whatever you got", "Those are all really amazing", "Why is everything Karma whoring lmao you guys are crazy", "Incorrect.\n\n;) ", "These are great! The forms are relatively simple, while being detailed enough to have a lot of character, but what really strikes me is how dynamic the poses are, particularly with the two dragon headed ones on the left. They have weight and a feeling of movement to them, which is not easy to achieve. I can see this kid having a future in animation! \n\nAs others have said, seems like it'd be well worth getting him some polymer clay and a few carving tools. Also, look into ZBrush or Mudbox, he could probably do really cool things with those.", "Guy probably doesn’t have a brother and found this picture online. ", "No autism?", "Ever heard of r/choosingbeggars ?", "Your brother has a bright future. All the best for him. ", "Lil bro is 35 years old. Let him buy his own clay.", "That reminds me... Haven't seen a new video from him in a while - what happened?", "Pretty cool. I couldn’t do anything half as good as these and I’m 20 years old ", "And don't feed them after midnight. ", "He would be really good with Polymer Clay! I started crafting figurines with it also and I love it. ", "You keep reminding him every week. He’s good! I was like “Yoooo that’s nice.”", "Wow! Great talent!", "These are so good :D!!", "I’ll take two!", "You could if you practiced though. I probably could have made these when I was like 10, I was super into all sorts of art at the time though. I painted a full size Machamp on my wall back then, I made a graph in pencil on the wall and made it to scale an everything, it took me a few days and looked amazing. I was also the guy that just drew during class all day and had binders full of drawings.\n\nBasically what I'm saying is, you could do that, you would just have to try.", "Sculpey or Fimo is probably a better move than pottery, given that polymer clay behaves much more like Play-Doh.", "Pretty good? Those are fucking trash", "We have to deal with eeeeet.", ".. how is that relevant here? 🤔 ", "Wow these are awesome! More more!!\n", "Ahhh I haven't heard from them since... Pretty nostalgic for something not very long ago...", "Is that the Tide Pod Challenger on the right?", "Is that a tide pod monster on the right? ", "lmao those song titles, I remember listening and covering so much off With Roots Above and Branches Below in early highschool...brb gonna binge watch live performances", "Clean your room.", "Guy probably isn’t a guy, even", "probably lol", "Ever heard of “requests?”\n\nr/Icandrawthat", "Nobody asked for feedback, he clearly said he wanted to support his brother. Your opinion is so incredibly worthless, and yet you seem to think it’s so valuable you should be able to voice it in any dickish way you want. Pathetic. ", "His Beyond the press channel has plenty of new uploads.", "Firstly you spelled it wrong. It's r/choosingbeggars. Secondly, this is a wrong use of that sub. It's meant for people who legitimately demand or expect things without payment or at a ridiculously low fee. The op of this comment thread just meant it as a joke. He isn't actually demanding it be made. ", "Or he is the “brother” and made the figures himself... 🤔 ", "These look like they could be New pokemon", "This kid gonna be an animator in the future. ", "He still uploads I think. Just don't make it to reddit. Think Binging with Babish will follow the same path ", "\"Pretty good,\" he calls it. That's damn good, or super good if we're censoring language for young ages. Very impressive! Get him some super sculpy and a tool set.\n\nEDIT: Sorry?", "I second this statement. After baking the Sculpty you can also then paint it with your preferred acrylic paints. Also you could probably get him some small sculpting tools, usually aren't too expensive either.", "The first one looks like Charmeleon the fire type Pokémon", "No /u/PhotoWillG has a point guys. At what point does it stop? He's revealing personal things about his little brother. \n\nWhat next? Pics of him on the toilet? Taking a shower? Absolutely disgusting and disrespectful op.", "You can never be too old for polymer clay! That stuff is super fun, and you can do a lot of cool stuff with it!", "omg what a karma whore thing to say", "The one on the left looks like Agumon from Digimon. ", "Start getting that kid some tools! Develop that skill!", "Digimon digital champions..", "These look great!\n\nSee if you and him can try a little bit of \"claymation\". We'd love to see any results!", "What makes you say he is 35?", "I can make what kinda looks like a tornado with silly putty!", "I second that being my first question. They're definitely good, but there's an age cut off. .. I'll respond when I've decided that number", "Those are awesome! Tell little bro to never stop, very creative and talented. Love the older bro supporting his little brother! This should ve on r/humansbeingbros ", "Damn, those are nice. Whenever i played with Play-Doh, I spent most of my time making turds or snakes, or a combination.", "Russian bots", "What did your opinion add though? All you did was attack someone else for uploading something...", "Because invisible points are the only reason why anyone would be on reddit of course. ", "You can mix the paint into the clay while it's soft, too", "Sponsored by Oral-B.", "Ooo cool!", "Being able to make anything out of play doh is most impressive. ", "The bottom right guy reminds me of the Pokémon, Yveital", "These are awesome. Tell your bro to keep it up!", "He...he....mixes the colors? *eye twitch. ", "He's got a more varied method tbh. I subscribed to BwB, not to press guy, press guy just crushes stuff, BwB is a full on cooking show", "It almost reminds me of Spore the game\n\nEdit: Spore* ", "This is good work, keep encouraging him, buy the youngin some more supplies and get ya hads in da clay too.", "Show him a lot of claymation stuffs! I love it, because it’s fun to play at work lol.", "tied pod man on the right.", "Agreed", "That's the joke.", "Meh.", "Hope I'm not being bamboozled ", "You can definitely tell him already, seeing that lil bro must be 40 and on Reddit, if he is real that is.", "REPTARRRRR", "By the way that it is", "Nothing. What makes you say he isn't?", "You made a fleshlight with it, didn't you?", "Oh look op doesn’t reply to a single request.", "Um... How old is \"little bro\"?", "3D print!", "Those are pretty rad", "I took two semesters of pottery in school and nothing I did looked this cool.", "My 4 year old caught a peek of my screen and saw these and said ooh! I love those toys! I want some of those toys! Well done young man. ", "THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN", "The one on the far right reminds me of willie from the simpsons", "That's just amazing! I expect to see him make his own stop motion film one day in the footsteps of Wallace & Gromit.", "I have the same CK cologne. It's a bit disappointing imho. The scent doesn't last very long. ", "Wtf I start relistening to TDWP a few days ago and then this pops up on Reddit. WTF", "Get a color or 2 at a time from Michael's and use their coupons for 50% off each day, and slowly build your collection of colors.", "Tell him Reddit definitely approves...makes me feel bad about my Play-Doh skills lol", "I'm glad to see you mention the temperature issue!\n\nI worked at an art supply store for a couple years and according to a specialist on toxicity and art materials sculpey was the second most dangerous thing we sold.\n\nA lot of people overbake it (i.e. If you set it to 350 a lot of ovens will push it over) the gases are really *really* bad for you and not necessarily apparent. If I remember correctly the purple specifically was the worst.\n\nPart of the problem is that it's not made clear on the packaging how bad it can be. Something about the pigments being safety rated but not the plasticizers?", "These are really fire! Does he paint them after he molds or use different colored play doh ?", "So you're showing love and encouragement by secretly taking pictures and putting them on the Internet without his knowledge or permission? Wow, you're such a nice guy.", "I haven't seen that stuff in years, no idea they even still made it. I remember making tons of little figurines out of that stuff. You could even use markers on them to draw details or color them in.", "True but youll see that his vids don't get nearly the traction on Reddit like they used to. Every episode was top of /r/all, now not so much. Same with HPC.", "Hahahahha", "I used to have the shirt for that. I just remember being 14 and moshing my heart out at RevGen. Good fucking times. ", "Wow thanks for the throwback I totally forgot about them guess I know what I'm listening to now ", "I like to think that his creations come alive at night and protect him from the monsters under the bed and in the closet. ", "Clone a willy ", "Get this kid a job on robot chicken", "Perty goood", "/u/RiskyClickerBot", "I'd call bullshit of you were comparing his work to mine. Pretty good wouldn't do him any justice because I'm shit at sculpting. I hope your bro keeps up the good work!", "These are phenomenal !!", "That toothbrush is so out of place in this picture.", "Is the blue and orange one Tidepod man?", "Whats incredible is the two rightmost figures appear to be made of scraps yet still look incredible. ", "omg what a karma whore thing to say", "Amazing. As an adult who plays with play-doh i am impressed. ", "I've never had a problem baking it at 420", "Definitely get him clay! They sell all kinds of colored and non colored modeling clay, stuff that you can bake, stuff you don't need to, stuff that will never harden. That was my toy of choice all through childhood. ", "I guess I can’t argue with that logic", "How bad? Wtf are they?", "Now I've gotta know- what was the *most* dangerous thing you sold?", "That's fair, but the channel won't decline I feel.", "I love that just blatantly asking for upvotes and attention works in this sub. Cheap little emotionally exploitative story and straight to the front page.", "Well... it's also a dildo... ", "“lil bro”- OP’s alter ego", "Everyone is offering their feedback?", "Reminds me of a Cage the Elephant Video.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/bZBmcSBoRAE", ">You could if you practiced though\n\nI agree! I've never liked it when people say they wish they could draw. Everyone can draw, it just takes practice. No, not everyone will be a a Picasso (a master by his early teens) but nobody gets good at anything by just wishing.", "Hell yeah those are sweet!", "What was the most dangerous thing you guys sold then? ", "This is so cool!!", "Dayum, That's pretty gud!", "Showing him love and taking the karma.", "Absolutely awesome sauce!", "Awesome!", "Whoa! Easy man. I know were all hot right now, but ten downfellas at a time? What would Sugar Momma think?", "[And lil sis can't find the bathroom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFy1OtnAxM)", "His color placement is amazing!", "omg what a karma whore thing to say\n\n", "> Risky link click of the day\n\nExcept you know it wasn't.", "Not attacking at all, just sharing my thoughts on the subject. My opinion added my take on the work, that's it. ", "He needs to sell these! Great work ", "I see what you did there. 😏", "These look like legitimate DnD figures my party would use. They’re actually probably better than the stuff we’ve made... keep up the good work little bro!", "aaaaaayyyyy", "Holy shit let me know when he goes professional lol I will bid to place the first order ", "Damn! you should get him some clays! This could really be a great passion", "Bruhh that one on the left is 🔥🔥🔥 tell lil dude to keep it up!👍🏽", "420 Braise It", "Shush lemme get karma and keep a joke running. ", "Those are fuckin dope your lil bro is a natural", "Snurds!", "Wow!", "He'll be 31 years old next month!", "press guy does not just press stuff, he only presses stuff on the hydraulic press channel. He also runs beyond the press where he and his wife do all kinds of shit with explosives, phantom cameras, white hot tungsten, etcetc", "That's amazing!", "This guy bakes.", "that's pretty neat", "I wasn't allowed to put different colors of play-doh together as a child. All colors had to remain separate.", "I JUST took a picture of a penguin my 5 year old daughter did.[She did it with no help and did way better than I ever could at 25.](https://i.imgur.com/vloKaaz.jpg)", "almost anything is a sculpting tool", "Dope lol not gonna lie though as an adult that play-doh still looks pretty edible...", "I'd watch a movie with these characters ", "That's awesome, I wish I had talent like that.", "Seeing how supportive this whole thread is makes me smile", "omg what a karma whore thing to say", "I really like the Crayola clays. Vibrant colours and fairly reasonably priced. ", "I see people commenting about real sculpting tools, but someone really just needs to get Lil Bro a zbrush license. ", "Take some time, buy him a bunch of clay, see if he likes it and develop your little brothers talent! Best thing you can do for him since I haven't yet seen kid who can model things this nice... Happy playing!", "Well come on. Everyone can learn to draw, but you have to admit some are born with talent, don't you think?", "I made a snake out of play-doh once.", "Plastic explosives you can model it then blow it up", "I don't know how old your brother is but he should check out the [Stan Winston School of Character Arts](https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/search?text=sculpture) (disclaimer: it's a subscription based video service). Lots of cool and inspirational videos not to mention exposure to potential career choices!\n\nI personally enjoyed the puppet making videos.", "I love seeing love for Michaels!", "I could spend the better part of a week trying to make one of those and still fall short of what he’s done. Very cool man. ", "THESE ARE THE COOLEST FIGURES I HAVE EVER SEEN! HECK YEAH DUDE! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!", "There’s an app you can download (for free) that lets you take photographs of play-doh creations and turn them into actual in-game playable monsters. I don’t know if it’s age appropriate in this case or not but the child in me thought it was awesome! ", "I mean I know you know it wasn't but if I seen your comment like two weeks earlier I would be not clicking on that link.", "Not sure I'd say \"good\". Probably average. ", "Totally should spoil this side of him. It looks like he really likes being creative. ", "Are these digimon?", "lmao", "Yeah you're not supposed to eat it.", "You should get your brother meet the guy with the hydraulic press. ", "America under Trump is Play-Doh's Republic. ", "Anything rigid is. ", "*unzips pants*", "So you can fit your dick in the inside and fit it in your asshole on the outside? That's a big asshole.", "https://www.target.com/p/nickelodeon-174-reptar-green-pillow-buddy-17-x8/-/A-52285487?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Bedding+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Bedding&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=m&location=9002834&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwKvTBRC2ARIsAL0Dgk1p4xrKIeKzO0yQr_lbcMu1bKQGtcVKYAjDZqIfT4qpPfYjcSCzYwIaAj7PEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds", "What!? This is incredible. Get that kid to a craft store and let them go wild! ", "My neice makes decorative dicks out of clay. This is the first thread of 2018 that is relevant enough for me to say that in.", "Those look amazing! He really has such a great talent and hopefully he continues to pursue it!", "These are great! Definitely get him some sculpey. ", "I'll say it for him everyone, \"Please don't copy his OC without permission.\"", "So, I was actually making an incestuious pimping joke, but I tamed it down and gave it some legitimacy by throwing in a karma thing. Minus one point for completely not getting it. ", "Haven't you seen the front page in the last 6 months? We're not into him anymore.", "I love how you guys are encouraging this kid and helping him along the way with something that could potentially be a lifelong hobby/career, for no other reason that your shared love for the art and the kindness of your hearts. Reddit is a beautiful place!", "Omg I always made snowmen and turtles cause they are just a bunch of differently sized spheres. ", "8===D", "Knowledge ", "Autism", "Little bud on the ground looks kinda like Yveltal ", "probably some of the mixers for oils paints; turpentine, mineral spirits, etc. ", "Get that kid some clay and let the magic begin", "I’m an AC Moore man", "I love seeing coupons for Michaels! It's one of those stores in which only a fool pays full price", "I'll start telling two year olds to get their shit together then.", "He's awesome... Get him some of that colored air dry clay. My brother used to make clay Pokémon a while back and we got him the clay and we still have a Tangela that he keeps at his house and he is still so proud of it. ", "I got auto unsubbed. Youtube is weird with that. I was thinking the same thing the other day when I realized I was not even subbed anymore. Beyond the Press is cool too. ", "Not Guy probably doesn't even have a camera. ", "Looks great. Reminds me of the Gnarfunk beast that Beldar had to slay in the Coneheads movie. Ngehhhhhhhhhh. ", "Come on guys let's wrap it up... keep it movin!", "Very rude of you to disrespect his opinion.. just childish ", "Anything can be. ", "How old is he if you don't mind me asking? I assume he's probably pretty young and not that I'm making a different point than everyone else, but he could definitely make a very profitable living if he's as young as I assume.", "I love that store. When I worked at a medical marijuana dispensary, that’s where I’d get most of our decorations, display jars and whatnot. I also got some custom frames for a few items. But if it wasn’t in my city, I’d probably not be getting too crafty. ", "I think they're shite, glad someone said something ", "I'm 27 and could not make rent this month", "You're an amazing sibling.", "you tried. i wish you'd succeeded", "The instructions say 275... I bake small figures at 275 for 12-15 minutes and then let them cool for a while. It’ll still be soft when you remove it from the oven and hardens with cooling so people often over bake it thinking it’s not done.", "Probably turpentine or similar products for oil painting", "everyone is an expert about something on reddit. i love yall", "Me too!!! Wtf haha", "Typical big bro stealing Karma from little bro!!", "I also recommend this. Michaels is dope for art material. I also recommend more local art supply dealers if you can find them in your area.", "Those are crazy impressive!", "Pretty bad ass! Best I could do is eat it as a kid", "WILL IT BLEND??? yeah it definitely will", "yeah. i think it's an older sister, too", "Hobby knife. Can kill you no matter what temperature.", "Did you mean, **pride and accomplishment?**", "Looks like shit", "omg what a karma whore thing to say\n\n", "You think they come out the pussy drawing fuckin' Mozart?", "I think little bro could use some better material to work with than play-doh.\n\nand of course mix in some lost wax casting stuff.\n\nbecause fuck yeah, fire. and molten metal.", "I was thinking the same thing. Looks like a tidepod got turned into a power rangers monster", "Fuel units.", "so dope!!!", "I love the contrast between your wholesome comment and ones below, starting with gofauvism's. Reddit is a strange place. ", "These are fantastic! \nI hope he continues sculpting. He can only get better. ", "Those are pretty awesome, way to go! ", "Lol he deleted his comments", "Uhm... WOW!", "the rigider the better", "Lay off the cheap cologne. ", "ulpt:\nGet him some Fimo clay. He can create figures, the when he is done you can bake them in the oven and the clay hardens.\n\n\n\n Then figures + eBay = £, $ or dollaryroos = profit??", "Pathetic attempt at a comment ^", "I hope you show your little bro all the responses here. He deserves to know that he’s really good, and that he should continue following his passion. You’re a good big brother", "Get that kid some sculpey and help him bake it so he can keep these things! Awesome!", "Digimon? ", "Garbage store, everything is marked up so much that even with a 50% coupon you MIGHT save yourself a couple bucks.", "I one time took a shit and it looked just like that red dragon your brother made. ", "Get him a Zbrush license", "Take a few hundred more pics and you got yourself a stop motion movie!", "ewe", "Lil bro gots skills.", "Super random and I know this is just from a random person in the internet, but I ended up on your profile by accident and stayed for 2 seconds. I just wanted to say that it always gets better, dealt with depression and anxiety for a long time, and as I don't experience your life as someone with bpd, I can still say that it will get better, your assuredly beautiful daughter still has a whole beautiful exciting life ahead of her and she needs you, and she needs you to need yourself, hang in there, people love you, even strangers on the interwebs", "it is crazy how detailed some of those action figures and statues can get, and to be able to do your favorite characters has to be the coolest feeling. being able to paint them yourself really brings it all together. Adam Savage has some great videos on painting and weathering.", "Sculpey lasts for ever in brilliant colors!!! I still have so many things my daughter made for me at least 20 years plus ago. I mean, so so many!!!!!", "Oh wow now this is totally worth mixing colors! Very cool work!", "Yo that's like the pictures on the jar itself that I could never recreate", "😂I can't! 💩🐍\n\nMom \"What's that?\"\n\"Oh it's a Snurd!\"\n\"Snurd!?\"\n\"Yeah mom a snake turd gosh 😑\"", "Vee must deal with it. ", "His lil bro is 40", "I smell a future video game designer. Little dude could work wonders, modeling and designing monsters/enemies/bosses in video games. ", "Am I the only one seeing Digi-Mon?", "[relevant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBkiXybUp8)", "I thought lil bro was a rapper.\n\nReddit used to destroy people who posted like this. Things have absolutely changed.", "Digimon?", "Yeah until someone breaks their arms. Then its just another internet cesspool.", "That red dino is dope! Looks just like a toy. How old is he?", "Plot twist: OP is 46 and lil bro is in his 30's. \n\nI'd still be impressed", "This post is one sentence too long. ", "Lil bro is 30", "In my head i was thinking, \"come on, it's playdoh, how good can it be....\"\n\nThat's pretty darn good! Real good.", "This kind of theft is why I always vote down school bond measures. Don’t even read them, nope. \\s", "Really nice! Your lil bro has great artistic ability (: ! I hope he is enjoying these comments! ", "Awesome creations, a creative mind is a blessing.", "The one in the back looks exactly identical to a toothbrush! Kid is going places! Keep up the work\n", "Your little bro has a future with Tim Burton.", "Be honest, you wanted to harvest the karma he rightfully earned. ", "From my understanding, claymation takes a LONG time to do but as a fan of Celebrity Death Match and Robot Chicken, it's well worth the investment. Maybe he'll get into that one day. Very cool figures though XD", "As a sculptor, never underestimate the power of good tools. You can be working with low quality beginners clay, but make some of the most amazing pieces with it if you have a nice tool kit. They're relatively cheap too. ", "Wrong again, idiot! \n\nIt's a really tiny penis. ", "I don’t even know what’s going on with the right one’s face but that makes it cooler", "because they look like shit", "Pakermans", "ahah exactly what I was thinking, like stepbrothers lol", "Uh, how old is lil bro? This kid is very good! ", "I can make a snake...", "My cousin sculpts chunky chicks and twats!! Found that out at Christmas, my gramma was trying to be progressive and ignore the hell out of it 😂", "Here in my art supply store, just bought this new polymer clay here.", "I know there's like 300 comments at this point, but I really feel like I have to say this anyways, even if it gets lost.\n\nPlease, please, please, encourage your brother to keep at this as long as its his passion. From what I can see in this image, it looks like he really enjoys it and he's on his way to becoming a good sculptor. \n\nRight now, I'm studying illustration and pursuing my passion and I only have those who supported me to thank for it. I can't tell you how many people I've met that when I tell them what I do, they say that they used to enjoy drawing but didn't think they'd be any good, and now they're stuck doing something they feel at best indifferent about. \n\nI feel terrible knowing that the only difference between me and them isn't some innate talent, but that I was given the confidence to pursue that passion.\n\nIt warms my heart to see you supporting him like this, so let your younger brother know how much I enjoy his work and that he should always do what he loves! ", "I was sick and my SO wanted to bake something that I made, so I told him to put it in at a low heat.\n\nI guess he didn't hear me and decided our oven was going to be a kiln, because he threw them in at 500 degrees and we ended up with smoldering little polymer things that I couldn't make into a necklace like I wanted :|.", "Keep some perspective will ya? They're certainly not amazing, but that's solid stuff for a young kid\n\n", "Keep some perspective will ya? They're certainly not amazing, but that's solid stuff for a young kid\n\n", "Ahhhh there is still hope for me yet", "You showed them! Those fools.", "Mind blown. I wish I had this kind of talent when I was a kid. Or now for that matter.\n\nTell him to keep up the good work and that 18k people agree!", "Super glue! Never put it in you lube drawer.", "I've heard of pussy doing all sorts of tricks, but drawing Mozart? Now that's a first.", "not gonna lie, saw \"Lil bro\" and totally thought this was about a rapper who made stuff out of playdoh at first.", "/r/2meirl4meirl", "Can you just admit that you actually are the one making these? Also that you're on the spectrum?", "buy him more colors!! yellow, green, brown (?)!", "Also, you only get the discount on items that are not already marked down, (\"on sale\") and that's almost everything.", "Occasionally, Reddit is often a great place sometimes!", "Not at all.", "I can’t say for sure because I’m not too familiar with Sculpey, but it looks like it’s PVC. If PVC is successfully burned it produces gaseous hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)\n\nI’m not sure about the plasticizers. They’re harmful but likely not present in a large enough quantity to affect you unless you’re doing it a ton", "Chalk pastels.\n\nMost people who work with them a lot know how much they get in the air, I mean if you blow your nose you'll get a pretty good hint.\n\nSo while some old timers won't, most people who work with them regularly wear a dust mask.\n\nProblem solved right? Unfortunately not. While a standard mask will stop the chalk/mineral base from being inhaled, which is still helpful, the pigments are much smaller and often much more toxic particles.\n\nYou generally need to wear a ventilator mask if you're using them regularly. I know some artists would have an external vent setup and wear a dust mask since it was less obtrusive and close enough, but some wheezy old timers wouldn't use anything.\n\nNote that this applies to *artist grade* chalk pastels. The ones you're using in school or picking up cheap are generally fine.\n\nWhile many people guessed things related to oils, which many mediums and paints themselves can be pretty bad for you, *most* people know to avoid ingesting them or dripping it in their coffee. The problem with the chalk pastels is a lot of people *think* they're covered with a dust or medical mask but really aren't.", "I mean SOMEONE has to grow up to be the next generation of special effects artists for movies, might as well be him! Because its not going to be us!! ", "I always find this interesting, talent means you will progress faster but determination means you will improve for longer which wins out in the end? ", "Don't underestimate the POWAH of Pussieur Town", "That’s sweet. When I was a young kid, probably around 7 or 8 years old, my older cousin had a collection of clay models of video game characters he made (mostly from Mario) that I thought was the coolest thing ever.\n\nI made my parents buy me some modeling clay. I couldn’t make shit with it though.", "I once told the Michael's lady I didn't want my receipt and she looked at me like I was trash.", "“That’s right Tommy! Riff raff!”", "Yeah but is he autistic, or at least gay? We need to know these things so we have a reason to upvote this post OP! ", "That, actually looks really cool! I love it :D", "Reddit front page... nice xD tell him he did a very nice job on the sculptures", "It's not much but I guess it'll be handy for the fine detail work", "I’d do your bro if that was what he was into. If he’s not into that I’d give him well wishes. ", "Now get him into claymation and get some cool movies going! A fun hobby that could turn into a career or side projects down the road ", "Holy fuck, reptar.... I haven’t thought abt that in probably 15 or so years. ", "If he has any buddies that play DnD he could make decent money on miniatures. Good luck to him i hope he has a successful career. ", "that red one: mfw I'm about to go dodo and my tablet is dead", "Rappers are really branching out these days.", "r/toastme", "Props for being a good bro. My brothers would have told me they were stupid and I need to give up and stop being a nerd.", "Thats some Walace and Gromit quality stuff right there! ", "I think You mean the future award winning stop-action director 2045? He is a fabulous lil sculptor! The details! How old is that Rodin", "It’s not really a boogie man... and it’s not a monster...\n\nIt’s a boogie monster!", "This is so awesome! ", "How does he keep the colors so separate!!!", "This is so dope", "No. It's on her submitted posts. ", "Nice gesture. ", "You aren’t alone, my man. I’ve been feeling this way a lot as of late. My mother had a drinking problem (emphasis on had, go Ma) from ages 11-18 for me, so 8-15 for him, and I know he had to have been so confused a lot of the time because I was older and could understand it somewhat and I was still confused a lot of the time. I had friends with whom I could avoid talking about serious things, and a girlfriend that I could cry to when things were bad, but I don’t know that he had anybody and I never was really there because it would have, I dunno, made me uncomfortable? I look back on it now and think, ‘well talk to him anyway idiot, that’s your brother,’ but I didn’t think that way then. \n\nWe haven’t really been close in years. He has friends that he loves and spends more time with than I’ve ever spent with ANYONE and he got dean’s list at our state university, so the kid is doing fine. But now that I’m typing it out it makes sense why he got so close with these other guys he grew up with: he had to find a support system. \n\nI’m just glad he turned out pretty okay. Sorry for the long-ass post, what you said just really resonated for me. ", "those are pokemon lol", "We must deal with it", "They usually come with good coupons that's probably why.", "Please don't remove!", "Or there's no little bro, OP made them himself and is ashamed to say/wants more fake internet points", "Damn these look amazing!", "Spore*\nYeah that game was awesome", "Never too late I hope!", "Do you not have hands?", "Don't bamboozle us op", "violating rules but kept around nice job mods", "These are awesome!!!! I can make a snowman blob! ", "That on the left is badass I would buy that ", "Looks like Digimon. ", "My grandfather usually made 90% of his sculpting tools from broken things around the house...", "there's a community of toy makers on Instagram that make kaiju figures!!! maybe it's something he would be interested in getting into!", "I think it's more interest and fortitude at that particular activity. All of our first drawings and first throws of a football probably look around the same, but different activities tickled different parts of the brain and became worth growing. \n\n\nFor instance maybe talking out of my ass probably tickled a few spots in my brain funnily enough", "You should introduce him to the silly 80's game Clay-O-Rama.\n\n>Players create their own \"claydonian\" creatures, assign them powers, move them in hands breaths, depending on the number of lates they have. Creatures can attack, using powers such as \"the drop\" (drop your creature from 3' and see if it survives); the bowl (use your creature like a bowling ball), the blob of death (if you hit, smash the creature with your fist), use opponent as missile... well, you get the idea.\n\n>To play, you need the rules, pencils, paper, dice, and clay.\n\n[Here's a PDF of the full rules](http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=larry%3Agaming%3Aclayorama.pdf)\n\nIt's surprisingly fun.", "Never let him lose track of this talent! He might have a brilliant future as an artist ahead of him.", "And is a clay semi pro?", "Third this. Sculpey is pretty dangerous, actually. It shot my neighbor last time I tried to use it ", "thought lil bro was some rapper i didn't know of when i first read this title", "He needs to sell and make a living out if this. He is extremely talented. Please show him these comments! He deserves the recognition. Get him an instagram page!", "Just don’t drop it. ", "[He's still around](https://youtu.be/4Xx_dhswrjI).", "First to the right looks like something from VR troopers.", "Wow. He’s got real talent. Hope he sticks with it. ", "Dude on the right is either bepis/Pepsi or aquafresh themed. I like it. ", "That's some talent, encourage that shit, buy him stuff to keep learning. My little brother used to build model cars when he was younger, now he's a car audio tech and custom makes sound systems.", "I like the eyes the most, great attention to detail. Tell him they look great!", "I'll buy it for $60 as a collectible item. ", "Your bro should look into doing some claymation with his figures once he is able to sculpt in higher quality modelling clay. It's time consuming but fun! ", "You go lil bro", "So when l'il bro posts later everyone will brigade him for reposting. ", "This. Aside from clay, whether it be polymer or the real stuff, sculpting tends to have a low cost entry barrier as a hobby. The problem is, like most hobbies, it's gateway to more expensive materials. I had to stop when I was seriously considering investing in a turning wheel and kiln that I had zero space for.", "Damn, if he can do this well with Play-Doh think of what he could do with professional stuff! \n\nI second getting him some Sculpey, you can get little sample packs of different colors or get a big pack of the beige stuff which is easier to paint.\n\nAlso I love the blue penguin thing all torn apart in the back, he's staring in my soul. :D", "I just got my first pack of sculpey today, so thank you for this information. It's white though, so I hope that helps on the toxicity level.", "This is the real LPT!", "Noooo... I word recommend using Dog Poo before I would Model Magic. \n\nIt constantly struggles with Gravity, which means one it starts to dry lots & lots of cracks. You only have about a 30 minute window to muck with it before it starts drying & refuses to stick together. And then it takes up to 72hrs to completely dry. \n\nSculpy is definitely the way to go! ", "How could I make such a stupid mistake? You've bested me, I admit defeat. You are the better man. Regardless of penis size.", "Wtf is that on the right lol", "I got a set at harbor freight that got me through my college sculpting class. Cost about a buck.", "“Pretty good” is an understatement. ", "HahahahhaHA", "Agreed", "Bloody awesome work, keep encouraging him! ", "Hehehehe", "F your title guidelines r/pics ", "They're great! Keep up the good work, man!", "I'm already waiting on the movie for this!", "What a terrible url. Target, why?", "Your brother should be designing Pokemons!\nHe'd definitely would do a better job then the guys from Pokemon.", "What if I don’t have a preferred acrylic paint", "Also don't overwhelm him with too much advanced shit at once, or it stops being fun.", "They look more like digimon", "Lol you almost got me. ", "/r/nothingeverhappens", "We can all agree that the masterpiece was the one on the extreme left side ", "Ikr that was just ridiculous", "Right?! I distinctly remember trying to teach myself to play guitar and keyboard on separate occasions as a kid, and was yelled at angrily by my dad until I gave up on both.\n\nIt’s the BEST to see other people get so jazzed at supporting something a stranger is doing, I never get sick of witnessing encouragement!", "Much like the human psyche, Reddit *can* be a beautiful place, but just as often can be horribly toxic.", "I actually thought they WERE digimon. Oops...", "Dick Blick is the shit ", "Reddit is a place.", ">sometimes", "I swear he is going to be the world's greatest sculptor some day.", "How old is this kid? ", "They look like a monster wrestling team, with an opponent laying to rest in the background.", "That's talent! I can barely make a stick figure and I'm 30. Haha. Seriously though keep encouraging him. He is good. ", "Being a great big sibling in encouraging him his way, good on you :)", "Not as dangerous as his characters", "There's no younger brother. He's posting his own shit and asking for upvotes \"show him some looove\"", "Wow. That is amazing! That kid has talent. I hope he sticks with it.", "I got a little anxious just thinking about trying to take those models apart and keeping the colors separate", "That last one..... is that... a tide pod monster?", "Awesome brothering! I used to love doing this and it chilled me out so much, there are a ton of good books out there but the one I've been enjoying lately is fantasy creatures modelling in clay- Emily Coleman, there should be a ton of cool clay modelling books in your nearest book place and they have a lot of great techniques shown. ", "😂😂😂 dumb parents right 🤣🤣🙄🙄", "I miss Celebrity Deathmatch :-(", "Age has nothing to do with true art. It's what co.es from the soul. I would rather get a painting from a 6 year old who have it their all then someone who's really dead inside and is just wanting money. Like yeah it light look like a real person in the picture but if the soul isn't innit it's not worth buying. ", "HOW OLD IS HE", "I had to make some Sculpey sculptures for various classes I took in college, and IIRC the rule of thumb was to keep it LOW—like at 100-150°F tops. Cracking the oven door open is also an option if it looks like it's about to burn or crack, but that also might poison you with carbon monoxide and other carcinogens. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯\n\n\nAnother tip: build a skeleton out of wire and aluminum foil so arms and legs don't break off.", "Same here man. Our mom didn’t have a drinking problem like that but, our parents divorced when i was 12/he was 7, then mom was diagnosed with cancer when I was 15/he was 10, and then she passed when I was 16/he was 11. We’ve had some close bonding moments, now we both play college hockey for different universities and we bond over that sometimes, but there are still so many times i wish I was closer to him and worked better at being a role model for him/was someone he could turn too growing up. Now he’s got his college buddies and a girlfriend which I’m happy for. But I miss my lil’ bro. ", "He should design for pokemon!!", "Oh go suck a fucking dick, mods.", "Noitisnt", "To defeat it you must eat it", "Can I kill myself on these fumes?? Asking for a friend", "So basically ur saying I should just eat a tide pod instead?", "Well,I feel weird now\n\n\nThe best thing I ever made was these play-doh snakes,but I added an eye,just one.", "/u/waterguy12 would like this", "The only weapon with 100% crit chance and damage.", "I love how there's a Tide pod monster on the right side lol", "Don't be too hard on yourself man. You were young as hell also and dealing with shit no child deserves, just trying to figure things out yourself. \n\nIt's never too late for a close relationship with your brother. I'm not in a dissimilar situation, just I'm the younger brother. DM me if you feel like you need an outlet or encouragement, cuz although rough at points, I cherish the shit out of my brother and my relationship now. Proudly call him one of my best friends now. ", "Make him stay at it. \nLil dude is gonna kill it when he gets older and starts hustling. ", "And because Sculpty knows how to viral market, apparently", "They look amazing tell your little bro that is some outstanding work! ", "Have you told him how you feel? Or, uncomfortable?", "Is that a Tide Pod monster on the right?", "Does your mom happen to be Italian? lol ", "KEEP STOP MOTION ALIVE", "Does he do clay models for Pokémon? ", "Your little brother really has artistic talent! Does he have any names for them?", "I got some packs of modeling clay at the dollar store a few days ago for my kids and its perfect for this. Get him some quality stuff but also the low quality for experimenting and practice. I've found that having only expensive materials can put pressure on art students.", "Mozart was a composer, not an artist.", "A man whos capable of designing digimon is also capable of designing pokemon and much much more!", "Far better than I could ever do, even now. If you were to see mine when I was a kid, it'd be a mash of colors with a bite taken out of it. I used a lot of the bright orange, I liked that color", "Keep going man your awesome\n", "Wow! WAY awesome!!!\n\nIt's okay if you say that you made those. They are totally dope. Nobody would judge or downplay 'cept the haters.\n\nYou do you, my friend!! We're on your team, always!", "New tide pod design on the right", "I thought they were Skylander figures at first. ", "I'm not sure why your​ weiner got down voted, it looks adequate.", "What does your username mean? My guesses are, you advocate for the healthy (yet hasty) consumption of vegetables, or it's a euphemism for sucking dick or smoking pot.", "If this gets enough support, Lil bro might even join reddit!", "Really! Does the paint in the exposed layer of clay burn off or fade at all in the oven?", "Reddit is the best place to market to hobby consumers. Its also disgusting how alot of the wholesome on this website is just target marketing playing with peoples feelings.", "I've been using sculpey for five years and had no idea...", "No, you're too late.\n\nTurn around and upvote the other guy, guys.", "Upvote", "...sometimes...", "Through shipping? Can Play-Doh be shipped?", "Stop I can only be so erect", "The same with most trends, tbf", "Lil bro is very talented!!! Tell him Reddit loves his figures!!!!", "Wait a minute...ck cologne in the back!! This is obviously a hidden ad post again", "Agreed +1 for the username ", "The catch: “Lil bro” is actually 47.", "Wingless charizard!", "A gram of plutonium.", "Has much potential to get him somewhere in life ", "omg what a karma whore thing to say", "Actually.. it's just reddit.", "Damn those look really good", "I can proudly say that after school today, I sculpted a fantastically detailed penis from kneaded rubber eraser (used my friend’s art tools)", "...usually...", "That’s tough man and I can’t ever really relate to losing a parent, but that last sentence is exactly it. \n\nRecently a friend his age that we both grew up with and both haven’t seen in years passed away unexpectedly. We’ve been talking a bunch about shit we did when we were kids, manhunt, football, walking through the woods to get through the gas station nearby. I miss that. He knows I love him, we just aren’t as close as I’d like to be. I’m really more determined than ever now to be close with him because, as you know as well as anyone, life is (often tragically) short. \n\nHope you get where you want to be with him. At least we’re all doing good.", "I'm 30 and your little bro, hands down, would kick the shit out of me in a play-doh sculpting competition! Go your little bro!", "They'll leave it up for few and probably remove it here shortly the bastards. ", "That's bloodseeker and lifestealer?", "Could be worse. If it was my older brother he would have probably thrown them into the fireplace or something for no specific reason. I could go on for weeks about the torture I endured from age 6-12.", "That's some digimon if I've ever seen them! If he's young he won't even know what they are more than likely. ", "So good\n", "At least it wasn't drums! Would have been more than angry yelling! Hahah\nSource: drummer with a dad", "Did you just recommend using dog shit as a modeling clay or did I misread this?", "Through Best Buy", "Send my regards to him. Say hello from me.", "That’s it! Now start helping him to cultivate this talent...you’d be amazed how college admissions get impressed with special skills like this! ", "Dang! Those are impressive!", "I really do like the tide pod one ", "Not a fan when people sneak pics and post them without consent of the artist. You just raped the essence of their creative work for some imaginary internet points.", "Penguin is saying,\"Father,GIVE ME LEGS!\"", "Man, I just binged on yarn for a crochet project I've been working on. Discounted yarn ftw!", "I would recommend Dog Shit before I would Model Magic... So maybe, I'm not sure. Lol", "Easy to hit the front page these days huh ", "Hallo! I'm a clayer. For most clays, the recommended temp is 275F. Most ovens are very innacurate, so a good oven thermometer is important. Clay can darken even when properly baked, I recommend using a sheet of tin foil to cover it.\n\nbefore baking, conditioning the clay to distribute the plasticizers inside it is very important. This just means running it through a pasta machine or mushing it until it doesn't break anymore when you roll it into a thumb size snake and fold it. \n\nSculpey is great for beginners, but Kato, Primo, Fimo, and Soufle are all much stronger. TheBluebottletree.com has so much good claying information if OPs bro wants to get into sculpting.", "That's a weird place to leave a toothbrush. ", "15 minutes and stull hasn't discovered the second most recent post... ", "The use of your capitalization is very confusing.", "Say Hi from me and my younger autistic brother. I have to admit I find it hard sometimes when I'm not able to be as involved as I want to be. Your a good older sibling, keep it up", "needs to get him a computer and software for design and modelling in 3d. OPs parents should give up on OP and focus on lil bro and likewise OP should now give all meals, clothes, women preference to lil bro. long live lil bro.\n", "Reminds me of when I was a kid. My friends all had Action Man figures, along with lots of different guns and camo gear etc. I didn't have an Action Man, so I made a wooden figure out if my Mum's wooden clothes pegs and dressed it in the camo gear that my friends loaned me. Eventually my parents cracked and bought me a real Action Man. :) ", "the only thing I remember about play-doh is that it tasted salty and made me sick.\n\nalso I rode the short bus to school", "What was that red Digimon from season 3? That's what the lil guy on the left reminds me of. ", "Pretty good. Tell him Ill pay him 30 for some over the garden wall or rick and morty figures. 2 figures = 30 bucks", "With that I'd be very careful about baking it, some acrylics give off fumes when heated.", "Tell him I'll Venmo him $5 for one. More if it takes a long time to make and he can get it to look like Reptar or an Ahhhhhh Real Monster.", "Make stop motion videos. Bring these guys to life.", "Whoa! These are great! You should show him some YouTube tutorials on how to do stop motion animation!", "WOW how old is he!?! He is SUPER talented! You are SUCH a fantastic brother for being so supportive! He is lucky to have you. :) Tell him to keep up the great work, and he could do commissions even now I bet! Maybe put pics up on Deviant Art? Perhaps at some point he can sell his little masterpieces online (like maybe Etsy)?", "Post, not comment. ", "Well yea but how else is he gonna max out on karma? ", "How old is he? Seriously, I like the detail on his little monsters. Awesome lil bro! ", "All of the above?", "After Sculpey/SuperSculpey is baked to a hard consistency, you can further refine it by sanding and filing. It also helps to build up a wireframe underneath to build up the clay onto. This gives a solid structure to support the weight of the clay so it doesn't droop before you bake it (the wire remains inside the sculpey permanently)", "As a big brother too, I like this", "Those are nice! Tell him we're all proud of his figures! They look amazing", "Soooooo many!!!", "Who’s this new rapper lil bro you’re talking about? What’s his soundcloud? ", "\"Adam Savage has some great videos\" ", "Ding ding ding! :D", "One of the coolest things I ever saw was when I helped a guy do remodeling, etc. We were headed to a new client's house and he tells me \"this guy is an artist that works from home\" and gave me the basic speech about bothering him while he's working.\n\nNow, keep in mind that this is in the Midwest in a VERY small town, so I just thought it was some dude that did some paintings or whatever. I'm not sure that I could have been more wrong.\n\nDude was an artist of the highest magnitude. And he didn't do just any work, he sculpted. For Disney. If you've seen a Disney or animated movie since about the early to mid 90s, he sculpted for it. His IMDB is probably largely incomplete (there are only 17 credits). \n\nHe told two stories to us that I still remember. The first was how he'd gone out to California to break into show biz and had 0 luck (guilds/unions, etc). At some point he got a job doing statues for Tim Burton's Batman in 1989. Somehow Jack Nicholson ended up at the office or whatever and got to see his figure. Jack asks if he can take it a show a friend. Jack never returns. \n\nThe other was how he eventually got into show business. He threw a birthday party for his son. One of the parents was trying to find the restroom and walked by his in-home studio. Saw his work. Guy was apparently some higher up at Disney and got the dude an in immediately after that.\n\nSuper cool to see someone that could potentially be doing the same thing.", "I’m giving you an upvote in hoping that you’re joking.", "I remember I made a sickass Machoke once out of Play-Doh when I was 5. The pieces kept falling off though so maybe it wasn't as great as I'd like to remember it", "Exactly ", "Mostly the pot thing but I do enjoy eating vegetables too.\n\nOne time I put a carrot in my butt. This is unrelated. ", "Do you have any landscape pics in your home you could use as a backdrop for these?", "*Arms ", "Very good talent! He definitely deserves all the sculpting clay you guys can get him. And if he wants to expand his talent, there's always YouTube and Pintrest for free lessons!", "It's the only other place where the points don't matter", "Holy hell this is great! Those could straight up be minis for a D&D campaign! I would honestly want to buy one of those figures", "My favorite is Tide Pod Man on the right. He gained his superpowers by standing too close to a microwave after surviving the degergent challenge. Now he spends his days cleaning up the crime that has soiled his city.", "There is endless potential in the masses of youth and adult alike! This kid could end up working for Disney someday... or he could *be* the next Walt Disney!", "damn ur little bro a baller with the Calvin Klein Cologne", "colloquially, little bro has a connotation that implies a young person at most early 20s but usually <18. Older people just say brother or if they really have to be explicit younger brother. Age differences that are huge in youth are almost meaningless by the time you're middle aged.", "Your the real LPT! ", "What the hell is auto unsub?", "Doughpe ", "Love you", "Your brother is great. I used Play-Doh Allie through elementary and never managed to make anything more advanced than a snowman ", "Wow. Thats amazing. When I was a kid, the only thing I made using playdoh are snakes, worms and maybe hotdogs.", "100% this. Sculpey is the best!", "They just built an insane press slicer... Check it out! ", "Nevertheless!", "Duuuude, if he's up for putting the time into it, he should do claymation!", "They didn’t say they worked at Michael’s though, just an “art supply store”.\n", "First reddit comment, but i had to show appreciation for this. He did awesome! And good on you for having pride in him.", "Was... It still is.\n\nI had the metal box collectors edition, no expansions... So when it went on sale on Humble Store for $5 I grabbed it all.", "Thanks man, it’s amazing how similar the details are for our childhood as well. Those were the best moments growing up! I hope you get to where you want with him as well! Be well buddy. ", "Micheals with a coupons is great for supplies, ", "They look great!", "They've gotten better since then... Build videos, explosions, etc.\n\nReddit doesn't have the attention span for the more in depth videos. ", "Make sure he knows his hobby isnt stupid. Make sure he knows he has a hobby first though. ", "How much? ", "Not enough dick-monsters.", "Uhhh... I'm not an expert at anything. I'm just hoping the Dunning-Kruger effect isn't doing reverse psychology on me.", "These are good, tell him to keep up the work and he'll probably be modeling in film one day.", "Then I'd say just give a look at dickblick.com and find yourself a nice set of paints to work with. Personally I like Rembrandt brand but it can get expensive quick. There's also the Chroma brand and Daler-Rowney brand.\n\nI'd also recommend keeping your paint colors limited when you start. A red, blue, yellow, white, black, and an earth-tone would be a good starter set. \n\nHope that may help you out in your shopping for paints.\n\nEdit: Happy cakeday!", "Is the third one a Tide Transformer?\n\nThey look great though. ", "My favorite shaping tools are lottery scratchers (plastic pic) Got them for free, and altered them to suit purposes of shaping medians for me!\n(Far better than the silly lotto tickets!)", "That's when you debate... 'Do I really need that bedroom?'", "Play-doh fumes... Don't breathe this stuff! ", "What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch?", "Nice. ", "It's too small now", "Those are awesome!! Tell him to keep up the awesome work!! ", "Digimon, digital monsters, digimon are the champions!", "Not sure if pokemon or digimon.", "You need to get him a kit to make stop motion videos for Christmas, then he can use his badass lil sculptures to make cool monster videos that reddit will eat up on youtube and will generate some nice advertising money for you and bro", "And by lil bro he means himself.", "Dude is that Charizard on the left", "Everthemore!", "Get that kid some real sculpting clay! These are fantastic! ", "Good on you for supporting you little bro! They look great\n\nAnd on clay for the future, I notice a lot of people mentioned sculpy and such but with clay it doesn't just end in pottery style clay. Special effects and costuming use clay to make molds for resin or latex. Look up some instructions and that could be a long term goal for him!", "no thats wrong. when OP was 6 his brother was half his age, so if OP is 50 now, his brother would only be 25.", "Get that kid some Sculpey! Those are awesome and should last for a heck of a lot longer than play-doh does!", "You're assuming so much with that. Your head must constantly be a mess of random connections that you see as facts", "he wanted to take a picture and reap the karma before he smashed them and gave his little bro an atomic wedgie.", "Wonderful!", "You know why I keep this toothbrush on my desk?", "100 bucks says there is no lil bro", "If he hasn't seen Wallace and Gromit you need to show him! - best use of clay and stop motion ever! ", "Im 30 and i think this is awesome. Creativity is such an amazing part of humanity.\n\nAlso, nice to see someone just taking an anonymous picture of nice work, instead of whoring out a child with a sharpie and some cardboard for 10,000 likes ", "it may attack at any time!", "I think mica powder and chalk are safe to mix and fire. Can anyone confirm?", "Lil bro could mean anything 🤔 you could be in your 90s and your 89 year old brother could have made these", "Ace…\nYou could built him a desktop rostrum animation rig - and he could breathe even more life into these cool figures… \nActually there’s a bunch of stop motion apps for smartphones out there lately, so one wouldn’t even need expensive gear. \nA rostrum rig needs to have its own space so it could be his sort of personal theatre (animation continuity is also buggered up you move the rig / bump into it). Still, they don’t take a lot of space. With just a desk and a couple of small lights in the corner - and some more of that cool imagination - he can conjure up a universe.", "That red one is plotting something evil.", "Cheap fondant tools off eBay can work well, too.", "It may atacac at any time", "Seek therapy.", "Right on", "Dude, ...this stuff is incredible!", "seriously who just has a little brother that plays with play doh? Im with you man this is some highly suspect shit. mods can we get some verification please?!", "They are really cool. \n\nAlso.. So are you for such sweet encouragement", "Bring back celebrity death match!", "And to this my clay stuff is worth tens of thousands of upvotes... ", "Telling people they are amazing at something when they actually suck isn't as nice a thing to do as you think.", "*VIL EET BLENDT ", "Get him some sculpy clay. He can bake them and make it permanent. ", "https://giphy.com/gifs/4ScwrYG2shqpi/html5", "These are cool", "\"Lil Bro's\" name is Mr. Hyde...", "I wish I had a cool big brother instead of the douche canoe I was granted. Keep up the good work.", "41,000 upvotes boys.", "whaaaaa? where have ya been? It's crazy to think someone just now found them. I feel most people who would be into them would have found them by now. ", "How much for a rick and morty?", "You know you made these. \n\nLittle bro? ha! totally you.", "His younger brother is 40", "Lil bro is really on to something! Maybe find an old camera and show him how to make claymations. I was a lonely child and making claymations was such a great way to learn patience and develop creativity!", "Charizard, Shiny Charizard, Dude with giant pet tailless scorpion. I dig it.", "If you have the means, get him sculpting classes for his bday or Xmas or something! Not because he needs them but because it can expand his options for artistic expression! ", "You Lil bro has some real talent. Are these copies of TV cartoon monsters? Be really neat to see him develop a figure set with a back story and episodes. It looks like he has the abilitys! Good luck with it.", "I think I watch more beyond the press than HPC now.", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rfs4f4vjUw", "It's a shame practical effects are less common in movies these days as there would be a potential for him to do that sort of job, \n\nAwesome work and like others have said get him some decent modeling clay and encourage this talent he has been gifted.", "What clay company decided Dog Poo was a good name for their product?", "Are the ones on the far right meant to be tide pod man and his dog-pod hybrid?", "I'm Sorry, it's an OCD Thing. It Use to be Alot Worse. A Couple of Years Ago it Would of Looked Something Like This. ", "Nonsense. You must crush his spirit early.", "You can find dentistry tools for fairly cheap, and they work perfectly for sculpting with clay.", "I was trying to put my finger on what makes the two on the left so appealing. You’ve nailed it. They do convey movement, and the faces are really quite expressive given that Play-Doh can’t be that great for any kind of fine detail work. With a little more time and honing his skills this kid is goin places. \n\nEdit: also check out the left hand (our right, since he’s facing the camera) of the white figure. In pretty much all mediums, hands are one of the things that are pretty tough to make look good. This kid has done a damn fine job with it. ", "I can tell you from experience: the answer was \"no\" : p", "Op it 30 and his Lil bro is 25. I don't really know but he never said how old his Lil bro is. ", "Ve must deal with eet.", "When Youtube's algorithm thinks you're not that interested in a channel anymore, it unsubscribes you. I think there's a way you can prevent that when you subscribe, like you need to turn notifications on or something, then it also disabled unsubbing you. ", "These are really cool. Can I buy them?", "They spend their whole lives on Reddit, so they can't possibly fathom any other explanation for anything", "I buried mine in the backyard until just his head was poking out of the ground like a cabbage then farted on him.", "It’s ok brother I forgive you. It’s been weird not speaking to you these last 5 years. Hope to see you at thanksgiving this year. ", "Nice gesture\n\nBut maybe pm next time :) It might be embarrassing to some to have this laid open in a more visible, more generic subreddit", "I remember being made fun of in Reddit for not knowing him at the time. Now he's back to being irrelevant i guess", "NA math", "This is how bad it gets: at first glance I thought those were Ugandan knuckles figures. I feel so sorry.\n\nGreat little fellas @ OPs brother! :) ", " Doubtful. I call bullshit. Maybe the one on the right. \n\nBut I guess lil bro could be subjective. ", "I was told no math tonight. ", "Artist in the family but seriously those are really good", "Lmfao this is all the encouragement he needs", "And don’t feed it after midnight.", ">occasionally often sometimes", "Everytime I make something out of Play-Doh, I always end up with a snake. I don't even try. It just magically becomes one.", "It's all about having those small fingers without arthritis.", "Hydroolic press*", "I just made a crocodile's body, a crocodile's head and a crocodile's foot. My 2 year old then added another foot to the tail and another to the front. I was pretty amazed of the finished croc.", "You're the best kind of jerk. ", "very unique, interesting and cool style. He (and you as a brotherly project) might want to consider some \"stop-action\" video stuff to. Take a look on YT as there are some good ones. Also \"Chicken Run\" the movie is a great stop-action movie. ", "Holy crap that is talent. Also, the fact that the colors aren't all mixed up is one hell of an achievement too.", "Crayola... Obviously! Lol", "Explains the CK Be cologne", "Terrible ", "Awesome! How old is Lil bro?", "Wow, these are really well done! Give him my congratulations.\n", "Sculpey? 275 to 300 at highest. But, go for Premo...much more durable than Sculpey. Cure at 300 for optimal strength.", "Fantastic but shit is still shit no matter the age. Tell him to post again when he's got some experience and actually makes impressive artwork.", "No...it lasts. \n", "Those are badass!!! Way more skill, talent and patience than I will ever have! Tell lil bro to keep on keepin on ❤️✌🏼", "Is that white one a tide pod monster? Tidepodo? ", "That is by far cooler than anything I have made out of play doh in my entire life. ", "No 47", "i share this same sentiment, i read the headline for the post and it made me smile. i love his figures, i'm not even half that talented now! anyways kudos to all you guys for the cool suggestions, kinda wanna buy some sculpting tools myself now! keep up the creativity lil bro ! ", "Vat the fuk", "Naturally Asiprated Math.", "Totally thought this was Digimon action figures for a sec", "Your brother could be one damn good sculptor by the time he's an adult, those have great detail for being done by a kid, keep encouraging him ", "Those are amazing! Keep going little Bro! ", "far better than anything I made as a kid", "Well, op. How old is he?!", "Please, please, please, keep writing replies like this. As long as this is your passion you should stick to it. From what I can read in your comment, it looks like you really enjoy it and you're on your way to becoming a good redditor.\n\nRight now, I'm studying reddit replies and pursuing my passion and I only have those who supported me to thank for it. I can't tell you how many people I've met that when I tell them what I do, they say that they used to enjoy writing comments, but didn't think they'd be any good, and now they're stuck doing something they feel at best indifferent about.\n\nI feel terrible knowing that the only difference between me and them isn't some innate talent, but that I was given the confidence to pursue that passion.\n\nIt warms my heart to see you redditing like this, so let yourself know (in the mirror) how much I enjoy your work and that you should always do what you love!", "Love the red one on the left", "Man this is good stuff. Does anyone remember KnoxKorner? Reminds me of that stuff ", "OP has at least one of those qualities. Wtf happened to pics? Take away the title and it's a terrible photo.", "Swap it for fimo lowkey, then bake his creations. 😊", "Get him some feemo. Dude will go crazy. ", "Don't forget that Michaels has regular coupons (they usually range from 40-55% off for one item) You can get all the supplies there :) ", "I dig the charmeleon, and the blue guy, and the other thing!", "Hey does that perfume smell good? Talking about the ck one.", "The bot is probably lying to the rest of them. I bet the little critter is actually Tasmanian.", "Such a strange mix of items in this picture ", "I can see your bro going places. Tell him to keep going!", "When you eat a Tide Pod you turn into the figure on the far right.", "You're right, I figured it was just gonna get buried and would effectively just be a PM, didn't need a reply or anything, just for her to know that she's loved", "I thought they were less than avg and the photo of them is terrible. Redditors on the whole are easily swayed by cheap appeals to emotion.\n\n", "The best I've done was make a worm...", "Ve mus deel vissit\n\nFTFY ", "My favourite one is groundskeeper Willie. Very cool", "figure on the right looks like a variant of a tide pod creature.", "thats just your opinion and we can agree to disagree.", "My name is Sue! How do you do?", "They look really dangerous", "your bro is talented 🤩", "That’s the cutest fuckin thing ever", "This is truly epic! I work with polymer clay for my part time job, and he can do some great detail. This kid just has natural talent!!", "Those lizard dudes are sick", "Boo", "Why would you bake it anywhere near that temperature?", "Awesome that you support your Lil bro. Good job, big bro!", "Fuuuuuck. I’m probably unsubbed from like 90% of my channels now", "Now im sad", "I too would like to see Reptar. ", "These things are awesome! How old is yr brother? Find out if there is a free sculpture class at yr local community center", "We didn't sell rockets.", "I got so fucking confused and thought you made a very good point until i thought about it ", "Would you please tell your little bro that I said that I like how evenly the colors are sectioned to their own parts and also tell him that I upvoted this post here and gave it gold? Thanks, 'preciate it.", "Wallace and Gromit Go to Hell.", "And I thought the stuff my cousin and I used to make was cool... turns out even my playdoh art lacks in akill, lol\n\nTell your brother these are really excellent", "These are sick. What an artist!", "So they don't get confused", "Pretty good? Im not artistic but those seem really good. Should do a claymation movie", "It's refreshing that it's an interest outside of electronics. Please make sure he's always able to expand and to never give up ", "Bro is that angry birds in the back??!", "I can, but I'm not a reputable source.", "No. Stop.", "You did these yourself, didn't you ", "Quoth he who saw two squirrels.", "My name is Christian Weston Chandler, creator of Sonichu and Rosechu comics...", "🎶Ingest a certain substance in a consecutive period of time🎶", "Play-doh-ke-mon", "r/theydidthemathwrong", "Is this what reddit is nowadays? Fuck you fucking people man what even is this shit seriously just think about what you're looking at. Some dude's little brothers clay figurines. With 50 fucking thousand \"likes\". My mind", "lol the rare and elusive logic puzzle joke.", "Those claws are great. I'd love to see him get into clay and other longer lasting molds. He could even sell them with how good and clean they are!", "I think it's awesome that your little bro spends time doing something other than playing computer games!", "I'm sorry what does this comment have to do with the thread? It's great that they're bonding with their kids, but this comment seems kinda out of left field.", "Your lil bro makes awesome Digimon play-dohs", "Many polymer clay artists mix chalk pastels into white clay to make colours, so I'd say just straight up chalk should be fine too!", "These are pretty sweet keep it up 👍", "Inb4 this is shameless Calvin klein ad :o", "Did you know that gorilla penises are, on average, only about 2 inches in length when erect?", "Amazing! Could I grab this for a reference and concept?", "What kind of armor do you get for slaying these monsters?", "The kid has talent. Consider finding an art school of art is his thing and not just a fun hobby.", "Is the one on the far right the Simpson's school custodian with super powers?", "wat", "Pretty cool. I couldn’t do anything half as good as these and I’m 20 years old\n\n", "Cool! Keep at it!", "DID YOU KNOW THAT GORILLA PENISES ARE, ON AVERAGE, ONLY ABOUT 2 INCHES IN LENGTH WHEN ERECT?", "Lil bro can surely top design schools.", "It's so they don't get the penis ripped off during fight right?", "r/ContagiousLaughterTranscripts", "holy hell thats nice ", "Mine and my little brothers childhood was rough and he was too little for most of it to understand; but still despite the bad shit some of my best memories include laughing with him in the dark in our bunk beds. Now that we're in our 20s we dont talk much to each other but have similarly large support groups. Im proud to see him doing his own thing but i miss the little butthead.\n\nYour story made me want to reach out...\n\nSo like the good big sister I am, i just reminded him to do his FAFSA and sent him a good night i love you text 😙\n", "From a random nobody on the Internet, well done, sir. Well done. Very impressive and creative - love this! And to the big bro who posted this, you’re a good dude. I think I’m going to call my big bro now - he’s a good dude too. I’m not crying. YOU are.", "Fun fact: Humans are the only mammal without a bone-supported penis. We are unique in that we have spongy tissue and three chambers that fill with blood in order to create & sustain an erection.\n\n\nGorillas use the bones in their penises to stab eachother in the abdomen, due to the non-existence of female gorillas. This is referred to as traumatic insemination, where the sperm is introduced directly to the bloodstream and subsequently carried to the womb. ", "The people making comments to try to shit on the lil bro's work are guaranteed to be preteens. What do u gain from trying to be edgy? The work shown is remarkable for someone at a young age. You guys act like reddit should be some depraved shithole where scum congregate.\n\nu/kobeslastname i like ur lil bros work tell him to keep it up! Id love to see more and maybe bigger, more serious projects that he might start on with different materials later on ", "OH god the emojis make it much worse", "They’re amazing!!!!!!", "Beautiful ", "I am finally adult enough to see the fault in this thinking, but for years I believed that to be true. ", "Wtf we used chalk pastels in elementary school without dust masks and that was only like 9 years ago.", "I've never heard that guy speak with a... German accent?", "wait nvm Hydraulicpressland accent duh", "Perfect size to insert into one’s anus. I’ll take 5. ", "Omg this is amazing! All I ever made with play-doh was snakes 🤣🤣🤣", "considering i used to eat play doh, congrats lil bruh ", "Maybe get some closeup pictures, and post them to /r/redditgetsdrawn", "Plot twist - His lil bro is Adam Savage. \n\n*going for that free karma*", "Hot knife it", "or lil bro is a rapper with facial tattoos ", "Almost look like Pokémon ", "Please encourage him. Miniature casting is great and he can find a job doing it.\n", "I suggest he try Crayola Model Magic. It doesn’t shrink or discolor when dried, and can be baked for added strength. Play dough can be baked, too, but isn’t as durable.", "Ahh I see you Grab Turismo", "These are legit AMAZING!", "I don't know why people are down voting you the answer is 47 because if at 6 the lil bro was half his age that would mean that his lil bro would be 3, meaning the lil bro is 3 years younger than his older. So if the older is 50 the younger is 47.", "Well said", "Thank you for breaking that habit, however uncomfortable it may have been, to spare us the dicomfort of having to read it. ", "He's 30 years old though\n\n", "This is lovely that you're so supportive. It would mean a great deal to him.", "and cars and frozen lakes\n", "They're dope dude", "I like how you can see him improving if you look at them from right to left.", "Quick Maths", "Shymananlingus style", "youre entitled to your opinion but I just think its 25.", "Give that kid a bunch of scuply polymer clay!!! He is going to be a pro!", "Hahahahahahahaha\n\nOmfg. Thank you. \n\nI can now go to bed completely satisfied with my internet fill of the day. \n\nYou sir, are my .com hero of 1/27/18. ", "Seriously get your little bro VR 3D Maker.", "u/AreYouDeaf", "Ha, oops", "He specifically said that the cheap ones we use in school are generally fine. He's talking about more expensive ones, used by artists.", "Making stuff by hand is satisfying in a way that digital work can't quite replicate, but if the kid doesn't mind learning a new medium, he might take to something like zbrush very well. He can take that talent and turn it into dollars so he can by more play-doh and clay. ", "The math checks out. ", "Oh boy here we go. I've been thinking about this a lot recently too.\nMy mom had, and as far as I still know still has, a drinking problem for as long as I can remember.\nLots of abuse, arguments and violence.\n\nIn this situation, I'm the younger brother, and I'm doing fine, but I don't speak to my older brother or sister cus we grew apart after my parents split and it's never been the same.\n", "I had interests like this once. Someone did exactly this and I got really discouraged and stopped altogether.. \n\nI was not ready to show my work to people but it got passed around to people i didnt want to see it, people I didnt like etc. \n\nEveryone had their own ideas, requests, criticism, praise etc. But It wasnt for THEM. It was for ME. Than I got treated like the bad guy when I got mad about that fact. Sorry but itvwas mybroom my work an itsmy decision what I do with it. Their thoughts opinions intentions and reasons meant very little to me. \n\nI heard the same thing to \"we did it to encoutage you\" but my encouragement stopped completely. It didnt feel like project or hobby or relaxation time anymore. The fun was gone and all that remained were more expectations and opinions. I, 10 years later, still hate that person and refusebto speak to them. I would of prefered if that person actually stabbed me or beat me than do that to me. \n\nIn short. To me you did a terrible thing. Just because someone makes something doesnt mean its there for you and others to indulge in. ", ">mixing the playdohs\n\nI can make anything I want as long as I keep it one color", "They could attack at any time so we must deal with them. ", "It's his wife that does all the clay figures you idiot. She worked for ILM before deciding to become a Swedish hick. ", "TBH even if that was true I don't see anything wrong with that. Stuff like this can be incredibly relaxing/cathartic. \n\n\n", "Chevy! ", "I'd like to see these little guys animated Morph style, but instead of being nasty little monsters they're little chill dudes helping people out.", "From the SDS/MSDS, which is freely available:\n\n> Emergency Overview\n>\r\n>Do not inhale fumes during baking. Overheating oven hardening polymer clays will result in blackening and release of irritating gases including hydrogen chloride vapor.\n\nhttp://www.art.illinois.edu/images/documents/MSDS/studios-SDS/SculpeyPolymerClay.pdf", "Get him a pack of polymer clay, including transparent, metallic, rock-like.\n\nLook into r/polymerclay/", "Looking god", "Not all heroes wear capes.. ", "Put him in a sculpting class.", "Why don't people clean their desks and shit before taking pictures they intend on posting? Are the majority of people just really dirty?", "These are pretty sweet!\n\n^^minions ^^next ^^please", "I use Dog Shit™", "Well why don't you encourage him instead of going through this convoluted method of trying to show him some strangers on the internet think his models are good?\n\nThey are cool btw, just odd of you.", "Kinda look like pokemon. Wingless mehga charizard x and y, yveltal, and the last one I can't remember the name of", "%figaro", "..the gold", "Shit would be brown. That’s clearly playdough or some sort of clay.", "I've seen this movie... when you cut them in half they become 2. Only way to kill them is to electrocute them and they become a statue. ", "Saying he does something is not complimenting himself. If he said he is good at claymation then yeah sure but he didn’t. ", "I learnt that on a Facebook meme", "I'd buy 'em. Get this kid on etsy. ", "Math. Not even once.", "Seen a lot of game grumps references on reddit recently. ", "No matter how old he is this is art and talent good job sir", "GT3 was peak", "I watched a video from Aardman animations and the colour mixer guy uses specifically white modelling clay and mixes it with other colours to achieve constant shades through production and chalk is probably the best thing to use to stiffen the clay and remove stickiness so it's easier to model with.", "Is... Is that a tide pod monster?", "In Arrears! ", "Is that a frickin Tide pods monster?", "At least you’re being honest!", "odd place to keep a toothbrush... on top of a ps4 game, on top of an ipad... and what's with the dismembered figure in the back? was he like a villain or some shit and these dinosaur power ranger lookin guys fuck him up and walk away?", "Man as a fellow little brother can I say - YOUR BROTHER KICKS SOME SERIOUS ASSSSSS AT PLAY DOHSSSSSSSS", "Loving that 3 quick Maths.", "That was hilarious, I had a pretty good laugh haha thanks", "Common core? ", "1000x yes on Michaels as another outlet for materials.", "I was gonna say get him a camera and go down the stop frame animation route ", "Nice my dude 😎", "accurate", "well most Sculpey and GreenStuff is meant to be baked at 275 for 15 minutes per a certain amount of product (forget the amount). I recently got into D&D and have become the pack mule for all things visual in my group. I recommend anyone to take up sculpey polymer clay vs the little kid playdoh. Learn armatures (can easily be done with annealed 1mm wire or even paper clips), grab some basic tools for detailing and cutting and you are on your way to some epic fun.", "It's not smart to assume something is safe just because artists do it.\n\nIt's pretty common for artists to suffer all sorts health consequences as a result of exposure to art materials.", "thats because artists and art enthusiasts would prefer to help others interested in their favorite art forms rather than having someone suffocate the embers.\n", "Pics? Asking for a friend", "jeez, if someone gave this kid the right tools, these would like 10x better. Just looking at some of the minor details your brother put in amazes me. The hands on the white figure are interesting. the red crawling beast has properly raised brows and a cool texture. The blending of the blue guy's feet are really cool. And the best of them all, the charmeleon looking monster has a really well-sculpted head. With proper tools to smooth and work on smaller details (like the teeth), these could be really good", "I was led to believe there would be pie; you don't see me crying.\n", "Just to check if you truly got the full experience, you know creatures didn’t have to be symmetrical right?", "Amateur", "It's also great for making Sonichu medallions.", "Did they harden? If so I'll buy all of them for 40$", "NOT how ANY of this works. You hamdinger.", "Get that kid some sculpy so he can bake and keep them, it’s a lot better to work with too. He will probably love it.", "Irregardless!", "Shame the picture sucks.", "Great stuff!~~Me and~~ my daughter and I think these are great! \n\n🎷 👻 ", "Great sense of movement and... everything! He has *real* talent -- really!", "An artisan then.", "Definitely get him real clay and some tools. He'll be amazed at how much easier it is to get detail. ", "THIS POST HAS ALSO TRIGGERED MY UPVOTE CYCLE, FELLOW HUMAN.", "\"Lil' Bro\"? Never heard about that rapper before... ", "I feel like the only way to protect yourself from these awesome beasts is with a pokeball-like device!", "Why do you have a tooth brush over a game over a ipad", "They still need to put in the huge effort. In the grand scheme of things, both talented people and non-talented people need to put so much effort in, that it simply trumps the amount of talent you may posess.\n\nSure, not everyone can be a DaVinci, but every person can be decent in something if they put in the work.\n\nIn case you have a hobby that you would like to pursue, try to set aside any ideas that might discourage you from doing it. It's not a pretty path to go down on.", "In the streets they call him Lil Play-Dough", "How to become a \"rapper\" nowadays:\n\nStep 1: fuck up your face with numerous regretful tattoos \n\nStep 2: Dye your hair some random color and grow it out\n\nStep 3: Make your rapper name by adding anything to Lil' *(ex: lil' peepee)* especially something weird \n\nStep 4: Hire multiple music sound engineers and producers so they can try and fix your god awful *rap skills* so everyone can listen to your music \n\nStep 5: ESSSKEEETIT", "10/10, would use as D&D props.", "Vat the fuck ", "NORTH AMERICAN math ", "Get him into 3d modeling early, he will be rich", "🖐🖑🖐🖑🖐🖑🖐🖑", "WHAT? HOW?", "Double twist: he posted it for karma, not for encouraging his lil bro", "Nice work!! Love the red dragon dude", "Maeth, not even once", "I thought lil bro was a rapper for a second there", "I chuckled far too much at your comment! ", "Kwik mafs", "BTP is a much more enjoyable channel.", "That's is the most effort I've ever seen. Usually I lump a few mounds of the same color clay together and then just smash it because ehhhhh", "That one on the right... keep tide pods locked away", "Awesome work!", "That’s really sweet. ", "Tell that motherfucker I appreciate him.", "😂", "He would totally *deal with it*", "Get that kid some polymer clay and sculpting tools! He has talent.", "Very talented. Those are awesome pocket\nmonsters. Maybe he might want to try claymation? ", "creative", "Are these from something? I like the red one on the right.\n\nHe should try making some [angels] (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/5b/d2/425bd2840372a73547f5cc98c683dff1--neon-genesis-evangelion-evangelion-anime.jpg) from neon genesis", "A blue charizard? Now ive seen everything ", "Red dude reminds me of digimom. As an ex animation student this kid should study stop motion animation. His model making is awesome ", "There are some crazy tutorials online for clay builders. Was just watching one the other day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2LJjale6Y", "I too play with Play-Doh while on the toilet.", "That's crazy good for just Play-Doh.", "Vith *", "These are great, my step daughter loves modeling things out of play-doh and clay too.\n", "I thought 'Lil Bro' was one of those xanax rappers at first. I mean I guess I don't know that he's not.", "Get this kid a job at Gamefreak", "The still upload on a regular basis! I recommend checking out their second channel where they post random tool shop/Finland stuff ", "350 what? Kelvin?", "next stop claymation", "Ya I was gonna say, keep reading and tell me if you think the same lol", "my niece [did something similar with dolls](https://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3229k5/my_3_year_old_niece_designs_dresses_for_her_dolls/)", "how old is that little guy?", "First, these are pretty cool.\n\nIs it weird that I noticed the tablet in the beige case and saw what I think is a broken corner on the case? My old Samsung Tab4 Insipio case has the same broken corner.", "and still wears CKbe.", "Your positivity made me smile, you're awesome! ", "Those could look great in stop motion! ", "or his penis...", "We have TidePod man over on the right", "One more 'ha' and this would have been the Pauly Shore / Bobby laugh from A Goofy Movie", "delet this ", "Wow.", "Good job dude! He's your biggest fan too even if he tries to bother you every second of the day", "Get that kid some clay and a pottery wheel!", "Don't let rita repulsa get a hold of them", "Digimon? ", "Looks nice. Love this composition. ", "Ith may atthack ath anythime ", "These look straight out of Ninja Gaiden for Xbox.\n\nMan I loved that game. ", "The great thing about reddit is you can pick and choose what you see. I haven't seen horrible things on reddit in years. Except /r/cringepics & /r/murderedbywords which I laugh at tbh. ", "Buy him some sculpty! ", "Blue eyes red dragon vs. red eyes blue dragon vs. blue eyes white eh.. fire arms monkey.", "Don't take the bait", "Nah, im really artistically challenged. Any sort of drawimg or sculpting turns out crap.", "Yeah, you're right of course, I guess being an artist myself I'm a little desensitised to the danger of art materials!\nHowever I can say from personal experience that baking polymer clay that has chalk pastels mixed in doesn't produce any noticeable fumes and doesn't smell any different than baking polymer clay without the pastels. You usually only sprinkle in a tiny bit, and it is generally the default way for people to recolour polymer clay. ", "Calling evangelion 'neon genesis' is kinda stupid", "Not Awful Math", "The real accomplishment here: keeping the colors separated in the first place. ", "Wow!", "Well, i can make a really good brown sausage. So there s that.", "I'm pretty sure this is a tooth brush commercial. OralB™", "Is the one on the right a Tide Pod monster? Just the colors, I mean.\n\nReally nice stuff. Reminds me of Digimon figurines.", "Oh my God thank you for showing me this subreddit! Have some [reddit silver.](http://f.thumbs.redditmedia.com/wPjOQrGRacUELOnM.png)", "That doesnt make any sense", "Gotcha. I'll call it neo-gen from now on. Thanks.", "The pose on the red guy on the left is actually really good.", "Brothersport", "The one in the right it's tide pod-man", "That and Zombies EP were my all time favorite by them! I remember when it was possible to see them play at a super small venue called the Social, which I definitely have done.", "I can only make worms with play-doh.", "Can confirm, am 47", "Talent is talent", "Should give him some plastimake", "Why is cookie monsters head in the background?", "That’s some advanced play-dohing\n", "You’d get along fine in German, they capitalize all nouns! Which is pretty cool imo...", "Nice Tide Pod monster!", "I'm 47. There is pretty much zero chance I could do one that good.", "One time I made an apple out of Play-doh and I thought it was missing something so I gave it a face. Don't ever put a face on an apple. It's so scary.\n\n[https://imgur.com/a/6Tguw] (https://imgur.com/a/6Tguw) ", "Get him some [Sculpy](https://www.sculpey.com/create/), it will last longer, not crack when it dries.", "You could just look it up and confirm it yourself.", "You should get him a stop motion animation rig for his birthday; think you can get them pretty cheap. Your bro could be the next Nick Park\n\nEdit: not Nick Hornby - that's the gooner loving author ", "Vat da fuck", "He's gunna be crazy good with polymer clay and some sculpting tools. \n\nEdit: should have added that these are fantastic! Tell him to keep up the good work! ", "Those are really nice. You shouldn't show off people's art with out their knowledge. Art can be a private thing for someone and when it's shared it loses the magic.", "These are awesome! Your little brother is a super talented sculptor in the making! I really need to show them to my son. He loves Pokemon too!", "This guy essssssskeeetit's it.", "Turnakes is the proper term.", "Lil' Wang", "Holy crap, those are outstanding!", "I am Reptar! Hear me roar.\nI collect / buy almost any Reptar shirt I see.", "I can only think of the Hydraulic Press Channel. ", "I see so you use your brothers talent to suck up all of that prescious karma for yourself. Bold move", "r/WholesomeRedditors", "Red Gor-don is my favorite!", "Sculpey was the shit when I was a kid!! I never had enough talent to make cool things tho so I just mixed colors and rolled them up into shitty marbles. Still loved it though", "Plutonium", "I like the tide pod monster in the back right.", "If karma on reddit plays such a big role in your life so that you have to speak up then its sad to be you", "Oh I Grab Turismo right by the balls", "I legit thought these were 3D printed. Tell your brother he’s the man!", "so 2+2 is 4-1 that’s 3?", "*“Your cells age at half the rate of normal human cells. I’ve never seen anything like it”*", "I'm piggybacking. All \"good artists\" have one thing in common, and it isn't talent: it's practice. The key is to keep him practicing now, while he's young and entertained enough by what he's putting out to just keep him producing volume. That's where most of the hobbyists drop out where artists continue on: volume. Then by the time he's older and it isn't \"cool enough\" to just make some cool looking monsters and to enjoy the hobby for what it is, he's at a level of skill where he is legitimately making some fairly dope ass shit. That can help get him over the slump, and hopefully keep him invested in a fun hobby through the inevitable gap of \"I'm not good enough and this shit ain't cool in front of girls\" and through to the other side of \"doing it for your own sake.\"", "Quick maths", "Nice try OP. I know those are your figurines.", "Nice! Seems he can also be a stop motion director. ;)", "Still pretty good", "I direct you to the other ridiculous person I replied to. It's a joke. It's a joke on older siblings tendency to not be very altruistic. Nearly 300 people got it. You missed it. Congratulations. ", "Those are totally good. How old is he?", "Sluggo", "Tell yout little bro that this is beyond awesome! I love it.", "Why not", "Those are amazing! ", "Tide pod man ", "“Doctor, doctor, my friend has erectile dysfunction! What should he do?”\n\n??", "But they ain’t good tho... Not like I could do much better but... still.", "Pretty good? He’s a god dam artist. ", "Jesus. A dispensary next to a Michaels, next to a donut shop would be magic. ", "Do let him quit op he might be on to something.", "What just happened lol", "How do you get *almost* reminded of something?", "He will never get the colors back in their corresponding containers!", "I’ve only gone in there once, I’ll try again on your recommendation ", "Of course they are dangerous. See the blue one in the background they killed?", "Yes! I got a 94 pack of prismacolour pencils for like 50 dollars!!! ", "What are they even supposed to be?", "I grumpily downvoted this comment. It would have been out-of-date and ignorant even in 2008. In 2018 it's just a bizarre thing to say.\n\nWe are currently in a hip-hop golden age. I think this sort of comment says a lot more about you than it does hip-hop.", "That’s awesome lol I’m all for supporting your local small art supply store but micheals being so close and cheap really helps non creative people be creative ", ">We are currently in a hip-hop golden age. I think this sort of comment says a lot more about you than it does hip-hop.\n\nThat's ridiculous. As a 40 year old, I got to grow up in the 80s \"Beat Street\" era and then the 90s East / West B.I.G. / 2pac / Bone Thugs era and I can tell you that barring few lyrical geniuses like Immortal Technique modern hip hop is mostly Gucci gang garbage. Most other good rappers doing their thing these days are old af like Eminem, Nas, Luda, etc.\n\nUnless your definition of \"~~era~~ age\" encompasses 30+ years of hip hop, it is extremely rare these days to turn on the radio and hear anything that isn't basic lines with very little creativity. \n\n", "He’ll be a killer vinyl toy maker!", "Yea, I assume this was all made with his hands, he could probably pull out some more detail with tools", "You win", "You should get him polymer clay so he can make some permanent ones. ", "First gen miata math?", "Yeah and I'm fucking sure we didn't wear gloves and masks lol", "+1 for immortal technique", "Show me the kickstarter to get your lil bro some tools and better clay. I'll throw in a few bucks for sure. People can make careers from hobbies like this.", "Not super worried reddit is a fickle place best to not linger too long", "These are fabulous and remind me of my lil bro back in the day. Now he makes really incredible die-cast figurines in a similar fashion for board games, D & D. etc. Very cool op! Thanks for sharing :)", "Reptar Reptar, gotta find that Reptar... ", "Did you read my whole post? I doubt you were using artist grade ones in elementary school. Student grade ones are generally fine, the pigments aren't ground fine enough to have the same issue and they're constructed differently.", "Charmeleon, blue Charmeleon, tide pod monster", "Real music isn't on the radio", "Who gives a shit?", "I grumpily downvoted this comment.", "Well Michael’s is the only craft supply store in my city. There’s a few other stores once you get into the more well off part of my area. That city also has a few hobby shops.", "Wrong math.", "Don’t bring me back into ptr algebra please", "I dont get your point. Just cause the majority of people dont watch him anymore doesnt mean that other people don't find it amusing. ", "Lmao. I'm 26 and he's 12 but good try.", "Also, he might enjoy checking out [this guy's channel](https://youtu.be/Jf5LQtQ_zYY) where he sculpts amazing things. ", "Wow this is amazing. I never thought so many people would have good things to say about it. I wanted to show him that there are other people out there that could like his art and boost his confidence to keep going. He is only 12 and has been doing it seriously for over a year. I appreciate the outpouring support for him. He was so happy when I showed him how many views and comments the post had and wanted to make more right away!! I love him dearly and I will continue to post more of his art in the future as this has pushed him to keep going. Truly inspiring.", "https://i.imgur.com/l1bETUv.gifv", "That's not entirely true now (not entirely untrue for sure)... If you get away from the one or two commercial pop stations there are some gems, especially if you live near or in a college town. College radio has less or no responsibility to play commercial tracks.", "Always. The man is seriously gifted.", "Of course this also isn't every case. Even with massive effort, you can be bad at things. Lacking depth perception or hand eye coordination, well looks like you'll never be that good at sports. Hard for you to remember large vocabulary and stringing words together, doesn't look like a hobby in writing is in your future. People can just be bad at things, no amount of work will ever make them better than people even with no talent who work as well.", "Yes, effort is the deciding factor. Definitely. Put in the work, or it doesn't work, as my chum says.", "Any word on when the middle passage is dropping? ", "It's on itunes", "im in 4 2", "Try embossing powder ", "I was sick one day in first grade. I think it was a holiday at school and my mom felt bad for me missing out, so she went and got me a 12 color sample sculpey kit and I used half of it that day. I made heads for my legos, a baseball player, and all these little things. I started getting commissions from my family, I made a nativity for my grandma, and tons of the tiniest teddy bears I could make. I made stuff until high school when my art teacher told me I should be using more serious mediums. I quit sculpey for ten or so years, then came back to it and started my own personalized action figure business. That failed almost completely but I still do them sometimes. Anyway sculpey changed my life for the better. His stuff is awesome, get him some sculpey.", "Buy him some polymer clay so he can make and keep them forever!", "Didn't see that part - sorry I was really high when I posted that", "wow way better than my clumsy hands could ever do :P love what he did with the white to blue legs on the middle guy btw. ", "Show him how to do stop animation and watch the magic unfold! I've seen stuff like this on TV that was equivalent quality.", "In addition to more clay and encouragement, get him a spool of stiff crafting wire and some long-nose pliers with some built-in cutters. (Or perhaps the cheaper alternate is aluminum foil.) And show him how to make and use armatures. That will take off most of limitations due to what the clay or Play-Doh can support, and he can make bigger and more elaborate figures able to stand upright on their own without sagging. And if they're more for show you can also anchor the armature to a cardboard base cut from empty boxes, which will give even more freedom in posing them.", "Guy on the right looking like tide pod man.", "hundred bucks OP made these himself", "They should collab 😂", "Does that mean that it it smells when it's cooking it's giving off bad fumes?", "I just want you to know this is a really good joke. Making turds eh", "Oh! I see, I thought you were being serious. ", "Wow, that's really impressive. I can only see improvment if he continues. Those are really good!", "This is why it's important to not place such an emphasis on talent.\n\nSure, everyone is bad when it comes to at least one topic. But I hope that you see why having the mentality \"I'm not talented at X so I will never be good\" is downright hurtful to an individual's development.\n\nI speak from personal experience when I say that this mindset transfers easily to other areas.\n\nI start playing the guitar, but I simply do not have the dexterity to manage it. The idea \"not enough hand dexterity\" enters my mind. 2 years later, I want to learn how to cook.\n\n\"But I'll never be able to properly handle a kitchen knife, I simply lack the dexterity for it!\"\n\nIt is a bit of an absurd example, but I believe examples like this illustrate reality the best. I know that I have personally taken such leaps of logic when it comes to certain topics, therefore I am certain it is pervasive among other people. \n\nIt's okay to make such leaps of logic, it's part of our human nature. But I believe that adding \"talent\" to the mix, when it comes to our personal judgments, can only result in a nasty cocktail.", "Thank you! I was in a really dark place a few weeks ago, slowly but surely I’m feeling better. The weather is finally a bit nicer and the suns actually out so I’m sure that’s been helping.\nIt means a lot that you actually took the time to give me these words of encouragement. Thank you man I really needed to hear that. It gets easy to feel alone.\nAlso, this doesn’t bother me much but it might for someone else. So you might want to pm them next time. I actually am kinda embarrassed.’ Lol. \n", "Your example isn't just absurd it doesn't make any sense. It'd be more like I don't have the dexterity to play guitar so I probably shouldn't try and learn card tricks. The absurd example would be comparing it to like surgery which requires a lot more.", "I really am so sorry about the embarrassment, I totally figured it'd just get lost in the comments, but seriously the sort of seasonal affective depression stuff is no joke", "It doesn't make sense at face value, but when put in the context of how our mind works. To put it in other words: today you have a good reason about why you could not accomplish something, and you have linked that reason to the notion of talent.\n\nYears down the line, you will not remember the exact reasoning, but you might remember the only other thing that stands out, which in this case is talent.\n\nThis is one of the cases where I wish I was more literate, maybe then what I am arguing would be more obvious.\n\nIn any case, thanks for being a good sport and stimulating this discussion!", "dope", "Hey those are really good!", "Finger my mouth ", "Esp bc we don't know how old he is...5? Amazing. 15? Better than average.", "12 and counting.", "I told him about it and he said he will!!", "Way better than I can do ", "Lmao it's really my younger brother, he's 12 years young. I don't have half the skill he does. ", "Will do, thanks for the link!!", "I didn’t realize they now make Sculpey in all different colors! When I used it there were white and red clay colors. And that was it. \n\nI was suggesting Model Magic bc it doesn’t require anyone to heat up the oven for OPs brother (not sure how old he is). ", "All aboard the \"let's get the kids hopes up train\". Last stop, disappointment. ", "Regardless of how skilled or young he is, why is this put on a platform for other people to look at? It’s not educational and it’s not interesting and it’s not entertaining. It’s like some ex-high-school acquaintance’s Facebook status, yet in a public forum where no one knows the guy who posted this. ", "He's got real talent. Encourage it. ", "Hahah thanks!", "I think you took the bait", "He said thank you!!", "That's a huge compliment to him, he Is the man.", "How cool, she should do more!", "That MF does appreciate it, he's only 12 and on cloud 9 after I showed him this.", "My brother loved that people saw his work and only made him want to do more. He's has a passion for it and me taking or not taking pictures is not going to stop him.", "Yes! Thank you for that!!", "Lmao same with me! He has the juice. ", "Thank you, I am very much proud of him", "Coming soon...", "zombie ep was the hardest shit i had ever heard at the time...those tempos are insane...they really arent the same since their guitarist left tho", "Thank you from you and your brother. I'm sure being involved even if it's a little bit helps and goes along way.", "thanks, she did it for a while. she's close to 6 now so idk what she's into. \n\nshe was really good at it too. she'd have fashion shows. ", "I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but this was a private school and my mother still spent a fair bit of her own money on supplies. My brother and his wife are both art teachers in public schools and basically HAVE to spend some of their own money if they want their kids to do anything other than draw or paint.", "Yes! Spring cannot come soon enough. \nIt’s ok, I really do appreciate it. It means a lot you took the time to say something nice. Lol it definitely was a nice change from the parenting comments and shitposrs in my inbox ", "Oh it’s a complete joke! My mom is a school nurse for a public school, she has to buy her own cotton balls and tongue depressors. School buys bandaids though, guess where our bandaids used to come from... ", "I’m so glad you guys understood wtf all that meant 😅", "Roots above is such a masterpiece for real", "How little is little bro? Cause im pretty sure he’s better than me :p\n", "honestly...maybe its the genre it gets painted in with that makes it get overlooked easily. Some of those riffs and lyrics can be really potent and substantive...i remember ATTRM and Dez Moines being my favs, holy shit those breaks on DM went hard, some of the synths havent aged well but thats all i can really complain about ", "> I can tell you that barring few lyrical geniuses like Immortal Technique\n\nI like Immortal Technique. Immortal Technique is *not* modern hip-hop. Immortal Technique's last studio album was in 2008 - which is ironic because that's exactly when I dated Potatoes55's comment to. And I literally laughed when you said \"old af like Eminem, Nas, Luda, etc\" because Ludacris and Immortal Technique are the same age.\n\nI realize I am in the minority here, but you guys are just straight ignorant about modern hip-hop. Do you have thoughts about Kendrick Lamar? Chance The Rapper? They are both geniuses. Or, lol, anyone who's recorded an album more recently than 2008? Because if not - well, as the kids say, you just played yourself.\n", "I think I was pretty clear when I dated immortal as the most recent with talent. 2008 or not. Lamar and chance? I don't see the same talent. It's lazy to me. I'm glad I could make you laugh tho. I mean, in the end we are all putting our opinions out here. But to say Kendrick Lamar is on the level of the people I mentioned is pretty far fetched.", "That stuff is awesome, inexpensive, and nontoxic. I wish I'd been introduced to it earlier. Next he needs to learn how to make armatures, and get him so mini sculpting tools. Old dental picks work well for this.", "I understand what you are saying, if you assume that the reason you failed something is that you didn't have the talent to succeed in it, then down the road at some point when trying to learn a skill of a similar talent you may incorrectly assume that your talentless and therefore not even try at it.\n\nHowever that wasn't my point, I didn't say you wouldn't be able to learn it through effort, only that if you have natural handicap to the skill, you will NEVER be as good as people who also work that hard at it, even if they are jut average in the talent department for that skill.\n\nFor your guitar to cooking example, you weren't quick enough with your fingers to strum the guitar and hold down the frets simultaneously. That doesn't mean you can't handle a kitchen knife well with practice, but you probably won't be twirling it around like a sushi chef.", "Super cool, keep it up! I used to make these out of Modeling Magic (plastic play-doh). You might want to try it out. It’s so light you can do crazy overhanging structures. Especially if you partially dry them (wrap part in plastic so it gets no air)", "Hmm, alt-a or something? I tried to find an old vid I posted on YouTube but I couldn’t, sorry. Look it up", "Fantastic! Please post his results for us to admire", "Wow, nice job bud! Keep up the amazing work!! :D", "Lay off the cheap cologne. ", "That's is the most effort I've ever seen. Usually I lump a few mounds of the same color clay together and then just smash it because ehhhhh", "Awesome creations, a creative mind is a blessing.", "Please don't remove!", "Awuu very creative I must say, I love Play\\-dohs but they don't last in my house. My little ones mix up the colors and use it for all kinds of stuff. But I get some quiet moments whenever I buy it for them so it counts I guess." ]
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Lil bro makes Play-Doh figures and he's actually pretty good!! He has no idea I took pictures, wanted to show him some love and encouragement to keep going!!
https://i.redd.it/5v63minxcic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t959d/knot_nose/
[ "https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t5uya/nosey_nose/?st=JCWOTP5O&sh=742f2b70", ">knot\n\n\nfurry_irl", "Boop" ]
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Knot Nose
https://i.redd.it/39ijsqx5dic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t95jw/look_what_my_wife_brought_home_dessert_topping/
[ "Your joke was bad and you should feel bad", "Dessert, can’t you read? It says “sport”, it’s obviously their new sports drink.", "I thought the joke was pretty clean. ", "This meme needs to dye", "No! Give it a chance! The tide will turn!", "I was going to side with the haters but your relentless punnery got to me 😄", "I can’t even be mad, that pun was too good" ]
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Look what my wife brought home! Dessert topping!
https://i.redd.it/5a1p9gildic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t961f/knifehands/
[ "Catastrophic skin rippers. ", "Finger-teef", "Cat adverb modifier for \"no.\"" ]
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Knife-hands
https://i.redd.it/43v380r0gic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t98wk/how_much_money_would_i_get_for_these_autographs/
[ "$20? ", "could have been worth something but then Jaden Smith put his name on it unfortunately", "You'd probably get an ass whipping. " ]
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How much money would I get for these autographs at a pawn shop.
https://i.redd.it/v9yslamahic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9acg/my_mom_in_the_early_nineties_she_was_the_protocol/
[ "Is your brother Eric Forman?", "Ohh, him...That's Tom Selleck ", "Magnum PI boned your moms? Is your mustache thicker than average? Maybe he’s your dad? " ]
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My mom in the early nineties, she was the protocol officer for the Naval Academy.
https://i.redd.it/phs449fchic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9ag5/i_found_a_wiener/
[ "I found a winner.", "Isn't that weiner?", "Naw. I have the flu and can’t pronounce things properly. It is what it is. ", "With the flu it is Dweener. ", "I would actually drive this and enjoy every minute", "Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile", "Did this person actually not know what this? ", "The what yes. The why no. ", "Oscar Meyer has been using the Weinermobile as a marketing tool since *1936*. It's such an institution that I find it fascinating that anyone would find anything unusual about it. It's like the Goodyear blimp or the Budweiser Clydesdales." ]
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I found a wiener.
https://i.redd.it/r77x9ae3iic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9b9q/im_in_love_with_portrait_mode/
[ "Nice pic.", "Thank u! ❤️", "Well damn that’s good. How do you do this?", "Thank u! It’s just a feature on the iPhone 8 Plus or the X!", "Well then it’s time for me to get an upgrade " ]
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I’m in love with portrait mode!
https://i.redd.it/4dsc1y77kic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9dpg/this_is_the_bullet_that_killed_abraham_lincoln/
[ "That bastard! ", "This is the glare on the glass dome on the bullet", "Where is this on display? Ford’s theatre?", "How do they know its the actual bullet though? its just been handed down over the generations ? ", "The National Museum of Health and Medicine. Silver Spring, MD. ", "good thing they locked him up in that xmen jail.", "Why do we have memorials to traitorous objects that tried to destroy our union? I say tear it down.", "Number for the National Homicide Prevention Lifeline: 911", "Awesome. Thanks!", "Not a problem! ", "I thought they changed that to 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3?", "A museum *for ants*, apparently ", "It's only been 152 years. I'm sure it's been kept secure. ", "this is just a tribute", "Now ya fucked up!", "Considering That its been with the government the whole time I'd give it a 50/50 chance of being the bullet.", "On the frog on the log on the bottom of the sea? ", "Great Liza!!" ]
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This is the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln
https://i.imgur.com/Oi4bbpZ.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9e16/bought_a_1k_card_lot_from_massdrop_friends_and_i/
[ "k", "How??? Doesn't massdrop only work with more or less new items and not vintage? ", "idk what vendor they use, but it was this [1,000 Card Lot](https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mtg-1000-card-lot-new-bundle?utm_source=linkshare&referer=9PCP8L)", "oooooops, helps if i read correctly. thought it said you paid 1k for a single card" ]
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Bought a 1k card lot from Massdrop. Friends and I found...well...we found this.
https://i.redd.it/546thw9wkic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9efs/when_i_lived_in_atlanta_the_6_of_us_went_to_the/
[ "Dude on the far right with the t-shirt under the polo (which is tucked into cargo pants) is a fuckin' *boss*.", "Frankie is that you on the far right?", "Haha!!! That would be me. It was awhile ago and I no longer own any cargos.", "Nope. Just me, Zach.", "Nice to meet you, have a great day!.", "What’s John C. Reilly doing there?" ]
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When I lived in Atlanta, the 6 of us went to the opening day Braves game every year with the best mustaches we could grow.
https://i.redd.it/uac01yfalic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9eum/why_you_should_call_off_work_in_a_level_2_snow/
[ "Man that church is one house away from the devil... Also glad you are ok.. Paycheck is never ever worth your life. ", "Maybe your truck just wanted to lick the valley. ", "Who amongst us hasn't wanted to dive headfirst into Licking Valley?", "Where the F is this rating system used? Level2?!? Wtf is that bullshit.", "Pretty sure that’s that central Ohio bullshit" ]
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Why you should call off work in a level 2 snow emergency. (Happened about 2 weeks ago.)
https://i.redd.it/5c5f0flklic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9f6o/gotta_love_kentucky/
[ "I don’t understand why I know what this means as soon as I read it.", "I did not know. But now I am offended. \n\nRamming speed bitches. Rocket launcher engaged. ", "Get in the zone! AutoZone!" ]
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Gotta love Kentucky
https://i.imgur.com/z4ixtrO.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9fzy/my_local_bookshop_in_sydney/
[ "Add Nineteen Eighty-Four to the list.", "Yeah! Trump's, like, a *total* jerk! I bet... I bet he can't even read *those* books! ", "Bush did the Orwellian thing with the Patriot Act", "Beat me to it ", "So that makes everything the orange Hitler does OK?", "Should add “Everybody Poops” to that list", "BLUMFP RESIGNED XD!!!", "No Franz Kafka? ", "Stormy Daniels spanked him with a Forbes Magazine. ", "As a temporary thing during the super short middle eastern conflict. Which then was made permanent with black hitler president.", "Australia? ", "Comparing Trump to Hitler is just stupid.", "Yeah. He’s going down the supreme leader route anyway. ", "Trump: said controversial things, isn't a big fan of the illegal immigrants.\n\nHitler: slaughtered 6 million Jews, gays, gypsies, disabled etc.\n\nbit of a difference.", "If trump could read we wouldn't be having these problems.", "Well he can atleast pass the same test my 80 year old grandma needed to take to prove she still had the mind to drive a car, so there is that. ", "https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/956948833942102017", "https://youtu.be/MtDOqNlgoOE", "The first guy compared obama to hitler, just as fucking stupid. ", "to much edge for me ", "George Orwell's Animal Farm is a classic with a heavy underlying message, Sooo...\n", "Your username doesn't check out. ", "Australia is like a vagina on an 80 year old woman. Everybody knows it's down there but no one cares. ", "or Jean-Paul Sartre?", "USA is like the toddler in the Alabama trailer park playing with her brother-daddy's gun. Inbred and dangerous.", "Don't actually know any of his politcal views, I mostly just know him to be a nihilist. ", "Very important writer. He was an existentist, not a nihilist. He was not apolitical. The age of reason trilogy set during the war was written during that time. ", "https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/956948833942102017", "https://youtu.be/MtDOqNlgoOE", "Taken a look at any of those comments? they dsagree with him wholeheartedly", "It does, I am discussing.", "It seems about 50\\50. ", "You misspelled disgusting", "Calling me stupid isn't discussing. It's throwing a tantrum.", "disgusting for what?", "Enlighten me on why it isn't silly, then.", "Supporting the tangarine treasonous sex offender. ", "Your president is a scumbag and you seem to think that's a good thing.", "You're a dumb ass.", "I never used the word silly. Treasonous. Failed casino owner. Tangerine sex offender. But not silly.", "Yeah I doubt he's read anything by Orwell. " ]
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My local bookshop in Sydney
https://i.redd.it/khbpkq7moic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9ik2/theres_aspirin_against_headaches_but_now/
[ "But Trump supporters love torture. I don't see a market for this product at all.", "This is anti-trump marketing though, anti trump ppl obsess abt trump way more than pro trump ppl. they buy anti trump books and mugs and beer etc", "Makes your hands look small. ", "[relevant](http://trumpdonald.org/)", "It does, doesn’t it? It’s a half liter bottle (~17oz) and I don’t exactly have bear paws to begin with.", "Yeah, and it’s a Danish beer not meant for export. There are virtually no Trump supporters over here, so there’s little chance of controversy or debate. Preaching to the choir.", "Hahahahaha! That’s a lot funnier than the beer!" ]
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There’s aspirin against headaches, but now apparently there’s also lager against torture. Who knew?
https://i.redd.it/pk415zberic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9lwf/urinal_or_sink/
[ "Yes. ", "Sink step on the circle on floor activate water ", "Urinal or shower?", "Sink! Harriet the Spy taught me this.", "Try one, then gauge reactions. If people look confused, amused or sickened, you’ll know you chose poorly. ", "Lmao ", "Precisely. ", "Showurinal. At least that’s what my shower is. ", "Worst urinal ever. Had to stare some dude in the eye as I took a piss. On the upside, I won a swordfight.", "4 person bidet? ", "We had one of these in my elementary school. They also had powdered soap that took a year to get off your hands. ", "/u/taytheism, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/taytheism&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t9lwf/urinal_or_sink/?context=10\\))" ]
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Urinal or sink?
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/r/pics/comments/7t9n33/if_the_restaurants_menu_looks_like_this_you_know/
[ "The more missing letters the better it is. ", "The worse the spelling the better it is", "I too love the concession stand at the track.", "I never realized how true this was, usually Italian \"fast food\"", "Nah there's a lot of restaurants like this where I live. They're hole in the wall places that haven't been renovated since the 70s or 80s because the food is so good nobody cares what the inside looks like.", "Gyros and subs!", "$297 for extra meat seems a bit steep", "An $800 sub with a $450 side of fries? That better be the best damn sandwich ever.", "Facts", "I honestly have no clue! Haha", "But $200 for a water seems reasonable ", "It's just a submarine sandwhich", "Hahahaha", "I travel a lot in the American Southeast, and this could be good or bad.", "Just another name for a submarine sandwich. It comes from Philadelphia. Most of the rest of the country just calls them subs.", "Usually grannies working at a small gas station deli. We had one of these that made the best cheeseburger subs ever. If you are on Interstate 81 through WV stop off the Spring Mills exit and hit up Bedington Crossroads. 5 and some change for a footlong with grilled onions is devine.", "They do? I've always called them grinders", "Hoagie. Grinder. Sub. Po' Boy. All regional variants for the same thing.", "I can smoke in here, right?", "Again... regional. Focus, friend. \nEdit: Reread my response and realized I was a dick... sorry.", "Yeah i'm just messing around. There's so much new construction around me the only time you see these are at the track, or in this one Chinese place that's bomb af.", "How the hell can french fries be more expensive than onion rings?", "They also only sell bottled sodas 20 at a time. That being said, I'd still eat there once a week.", "Hoagies and grinders! Hoagies and grinders! Navy beans, navy beans. Meatloaf saaaandwich!", "I’m pretty sure the cook was smoking behind the counter lol", ">olive 95¢\n\n>pepper 95¢", "yeah, I'll pass", "I have a rule about \"Italian fast food\" places. If there isn't a heavy layer of cigarette smoke residue on the walls and ceiling, I don't trust it. I've spent my whole life cooking with Italians and every one of them smoked like a chimney and I don't think it's a coincidence that the more they smoked, the better the food was. I can't support this with facts, but trust me.", "West Virginian here. Next time I'm out Eastern Pan way, I'll stop in. Thanks for the recommendation. Such a beautiful area, btw.", "Many of these in Philly", "Yeah, I got food poisoning at a place like this a few weeks ago. I'm good, bro.", "In Maine a hoagie is bacon, baloney, ham and cheese grilled and served on a foot long hotdog bun. ", "I think 'most of the rest' means 'west of Ohio' in this case", "It was a once a month treat for me. Cheeseburger Sub with Lettuce, Tomato, pickles, grilled onions, mayo. It was the size of my forearm for less than 6 bucks.\n\nHarpers Ferry where the Potomac and Shenandoah meet is probably my favorite place in the area to visit. So much history and great views.", "?", "Maybe because a smoker needs more salt to make it taste. Salt is key.", "Otb and bingo. That's all that has it here.\n\nHope you like frozen corn dogs", "Depends what state you are in. See this in Los Angeles? Yeah. You are about to get some good food. See this in central Florida? Yeah, you are about to get food poisoning.", "Currently in LA, previously CFL. Stop being a pussy.\n", "Soo..... the smoking Italians die twice? Once from salt clogging their arteries and once from lung cancer?\n", "It's even better if the signs are hand-written like at my local hole-in-the-wall taqueria!", "Agreed 1000%", "Not moving back to CFL, but yes accurate LA Is a goddamn horrible place.", "Pastrami sub!", "Best barbecue joint in my town has a menu like this. But you're right it ain't always true. ", "Nah, the \"salt is bad for you\" thing is a myth. It's old advice like carbs are good and fat should be used sparingly. Basically everything we have told about food is wrong. ", "In Philly a Grinder is any sandwich on a roll with cheese put in the oven.", "Oh, a hot hoagie is probably a hot 'italian' sub. I'd be surprised if they ate sandwiches like that in Italy, but they are delicious.", "Italians die 3 times. When their heart stops. When the tumors spread to their brain. When someone says their name without a hand gesture.", "Also true for the DC area. I just wanted a chicken salad sandwich, but I ended up shitting my brains out in the Capitol Building while the rest of my group was on a tour. The bathrooms were nice though.", "Hmm. I knew the thing about carbs and fat but still get chastised at the table by family each time I use the salt shaker, so thanks for teaching me something new.", "the fuckin hotdog shoppe in warren, ohio baby!!!!", "Uhhh if anyone here has ever been to Camp Wilson Warriors club in 29 palms then you know the sign looks like this and you also know the food is horrible. ", "I tend to think it's the opposite, myself. ", "I've recently seen a number of places selling what they call heroes too, same idea. ", "Someone obviously didn't spend weekends and evenings at the hockey rink eating undercooked hotdogs and stale candy...", "You started bowling again?", "That or the restaurant is a front for Al Qaeda.", "But if you’re on Camp Wilson then you most likely can’t leave and have to eat there hahaha", "Those prices are a little steep", "Fried Mushrooms FTW!", "2 out of 3 ain't bad.\n", "While I am sketched out by half these places, there's is an amazing chicken restaurant like this in North West Florida. Just check the reviews first ", "> and this could be good ~~or~~ *and* bad.\n\nFrom my experience.. that's the food that seems really good... at the time.. and then really bad about an hour later.\n\n", "I’m getting the meatball", "What is this, a Coca-Cola advert?", "when you are paying 6.25 for mozzarella sticks and 8 dollars for a sandwich, you are SERIOUSLY overpaying for the cheese sticks. especially when they are probably using a bag of frozen cheese sticks that you could buy at a grocery store for 4 dollars. ", "This look like my high school concession stand ", "And the ceiling fan has greasy dust bunnies attached to the blades.", "Fried okra not available proceed with caution.", "You had me at grilled onions!", "But with ghost grease rings where the letters used to be!", "I can vouch for this on an international level... There are two types of cuisine in America (and in a few cases, abroad) where if the outside of a restaurant looks like crap, the food is often awesome: barbecue and Mexican food. It doesn't always hold true so it's a gamble....the food will either be a 8-10 or a 1-3. Not usually a lot of middle ground.", "I’ve been there before but I doubt I’ll go that way again. Pretty panhandle, though. ", "Whoah! What's \"Mr piss\"? ", "If it looks like this *and* it's nicotine stained because the building is old enough to have allowed smoking, then you know it will be good. If it's like this but clean, it's just a cheap greasy hole where the cooks wash their hands too often.", "LOL ", "If its in the North East Then its guaranteed to be good.", "No, but please enjoy the eminent poop attack.", "Agreed. I was in small town NC, and stopped for gas. I asked where to get good BBQ, and drove over. They were welcoming me before I was even fully in the door, asking what they could get me. The menu looked like OP's picture, but I just told them the truth, \"I'm just passing through, and was told you're the best BBQ in town, do you have a sampler plate?\" She pointed at the sides, I picked 2, was handed a sweet tea (I didn't even ask for that LOL, but I do love sweet tea), and went to have a seat. While waiting, 2 cops walked in, and before ordering, they had to walk around, shaking hands, and BSing with everyone. Ahhh, small town USA. :) The food was awesome BTW!", "Can confirm. I go to a local sandwich shop known for roast beef. They have been open just over 50 years, and haven't touched a thing inside in terms of updating. I will admit, they don't know the exact menu like OP's picture, but it's still old.", "> See this in central Florida? Yeah, you are about to get food poisoning.\n\nBeefy King is old as **** looking and delicious.", "All I can think is \"bowling alley.\" ", "It will either be amazing or blow your asshole out ", "People give small-town USA a lot of shit for being behind big cities on a lot of public issues, but I'd say not being able to find a friendly store owner is a public issue in itself lol", "Agreed. I lived in a smaller town, and worked in a deli in high school. Local cops came in often. Sandwich was priced as normal, chips and drink were free. A couple times they received a call after one bite and had to run out. I just told them I would make a note and it's on us next time. I once got pulled over for 44 in a 35. \"Hey there somedude456, you off to work in a hurry?\" Um, no, just home from school, work at 5. \"Ah ok, well you sure make a great sandwich, try to slow down a bit, ok?\" Will do.", "Why not both?", "I have to go visit my local Japanese restaurant now thanks", "road america. best concessions anywhere in the us.", "Very true. Nice prices too.", "My favorite burger restaurant in Anchorage AK had a menu like this, Burger Jim. First and only Korean burger joint I’ve seen.", "what if I want a whole chocolate milk?", "What...? ", "This place called Chicos Tacos is the best part of my city ", "Its like the egg. It went from being literally death in your arteries, to healthy, to now \"we dont even know dude\". ", "There is no middle ground.", "Psh. You can't kill a nonna. God just eventually calls them back for pinochle.", "It's either great or terrible. There is no in between. ", "it does in cape town, south africa at least lol", "This thread is just Coke marketing. Bad OP. No biscuit.", "Side orders on point.... I lll take one of each plz ooowee!", "If you’re drunk, then yes.", "Man, I miss the pizza place in my home town that had those. Terrible pizza, but their burgers were pretty solid.", "What? No. Too much salt is horrible for high blood pressure. Go ahead and gorge on fat, salt, and calories. See what happens. ", "Eli5 pls?", "Or you’re at a youth hockey rink.", "The ruder the waiter, the better too.", "So you gave cops free stuff and in exchange they let you off from speeding? Small town America. ", "This reminds me why I cook at home almost all the time now. I can feed the household healthy and filling meals for the cost of about $2 to $4 per person.", "Sodas are basically free in terms of cost for a company. A bag of chips probably costs .25 if that.\n\nSame thing happens in large cities. I know a guy who lived in Brooklyn, and managed a fast food place. He gave certain cops free meals and they came back at close, like 3am, and would walk him to the train station.", "why would they do that? im assuming so he didin't get mugged/stabbed?", "I don’t live in the states and I’m jealous of your food and restaurants. A lot of the places on Man V Food look crappy from the outside, yet their food looks amazing!", "Where is this town and cafe? I must go.", "That's the exact same menu they have at the snack bar at my local horse track. The food is decidedly not good. ", "Looks almost like DeFranko's Submarines. If you're ever in Van Nuys...", "I’ll take five portions of extra meat please and thank you.", "It is corruption. This kind of small scale malfeasance erodes trust in the idea of blind justice. ", "lul", "Probably had to carry the nightly deposit and wanted an escort.", "You misspelt 'kek'. ", "That's true but really dumb to carry on foot lol", "Certain kinds of places will have a run down menu board like this. It's usually a sign the business is independent, been open a long time. There's no merit in what OP has said though. They're just as likely to be terrible as they are to be good.", "Georgia has far more onion farms than it does potato farms ", "Um, what currency is this? ", "I can't recall ever having good food at a place with a menu like that", "I mean, cops regularly let folks off for minor instances of speeding all the time, free stuff or no. It may have been corruption. Or it may have just been the 5th kid this month that the cop let off because it was their first offense and they weren't terribly over the speed limit. \n\nIt probably was the free chips, though. But it may not have been. Benefit of the doubt and all that. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯ ", "Probably imported from France ", "There is nothing on that menu but pre-made, frozen snacks and subs from a few different processed meats. Nothing good. Like, not even one single good thing. Given the awkward grammar of the post title I was trying to figure out if this was a bot trying to sneak a Coca-Cola ad in because it doesn't make sense in any other context. ", "Thanks for the info!", "I agree but have to submit this to r/gatekeeping", "Well I'm just glad to see that no soda is more expensive than any other one. ", "why? this looks like 75% of the places around here and its always a 50/50 gamble.", "I love french fries but not enough to pay $4.50 for a side ", "Can you somehow tell that the picture is from Georgia?\n\nIf you do have more insight on the menu, could you also tell me what Mr. Piss is?", "Do you want the guy to hop in his car to get to the train station?", "(chew, chew)...*\"you got lucky!\"*", "Yup.", "Is that a beverage called “MR PISS”? ", "Raise your hand if you zoomed in to look at everything? \nDamn it, I want a Mr. Pibb and it's only 430am. You are a cruel mistress OP", "Six fuckin' bucks for an order of Motz?!", "Mr. Pibb\n\nNow called Pibb extra* Spiced soda kinda like Dr. pepper", "I used to think this was true... Go to a whole in the wall for good but cheap food, but more recently I've noticed that if a place is a whole in the wall, it might be that for a reason.", "Cops know where to get their grub on.", "It makes the police stop by more often. This means that they have a presence of sorts at an establishment. People aren't going to try to cause problems in a place that is frequented by police. That is why most gas stations give cops free coffee around here.", "When you see nachos on a menu like this, always get them. ", "Could be hit or miss", "Yes. It’s brilliant actually. Forced to eat burritos and chicken seasoned with the tears of the Marines stationed there. ", "$4.50 for a side of fries and $2.40 for a drink? That menu means your getting ripped off.", "I don't get it. Is this sarcasm? Because the food is definitely going to be shitty garbage?", "This sign is an indication that the food is either really great or absolutely terrible. And nothing in between.", "This sign makes me nostalgic for a time im not sure existed ", "It’s pretty accurate actually ", "Reasons police get free coffee at all Dunkin’ Donuts when in uniform/on duty. ", "I guess that sounds a lot more like something that would be on a restaurant menu.", "Street cops also get paid jack shit for doing the riskiest job in the dept. it’s just a nice thing to do as a business owner to comp the police a bit... they’re the ones you’re gonna call when someone has a mental breakdown in your store and starts beating up your slurpee machine for “sleeping with the enemy.”", "2.39 for a coke and 1.65 for a milk......first, WTF regarding the coke price. Second..... This helps explain why we Americans have so many fat fucks running around. That being said, I bet the food there is good.", "The labor to make real French fries is outrageously time consuming on a larger scale compared to at home.", "What’s the difference between a hot dog and hot hoagie?", "Rudis? ", "Cops in NY aren't allowed to accept free food and services. I am not saying it doesn't happen, but there was a crackdown on it under Giulliani, because it can lead to abuses or be a cover for protection rackets. Just like a small town, if you live in a big city for any length of time you will get to know the cops assigned to your neighborhood if you make the effort, or at least that has been my experience in NYC, Boston and LA.", "sometimes tho the hall in the wall remains as such due to lack of funds to expand, or unwillingness to that", "Lexington?", "Uh, where I grew up, all the menus look like this. I have no idea what you people are talking about.", "Though quite a different type restaurant, it looks like the menu at Smithfield BBQ, this makes me miss traveling in eastern NC. ", "A 20 oz bottle of soda is the same price as water? ", "Unless it's a gas station.", "Hockey arena?", "Not always. ", "I loved Mr. Pibb when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it in a while and had forgotten about it. I didn't even know they changed the name. ", "its urine", "pee pee", "Our cops are always at the Starbucks the spoiled bastards.", "Well, that's the thing carbs don't provide satiety for as long as fat and protein, so it's easier to overeat. ", "$15 for a sandwich, fry and coke? Shit better be good!", "BBQ outside of Texas or Tennessee is a lie. ", "The blanching to remove surface starches. And then the initial low temp frying before freezing and packing is a pita. \n\nOnion rings are just. Breaded onions.", "How much for Pepsi?\n", "Or bad finances? ", "If its just salt all you need to do is drink more water.", "In my experience, a decor like this means it's either the best fried chicken I've had in a while or that I'll be in the bathroom for a long, sad, sad time.", "Everyone that loves small town living does so because the small town loved them being there.\n\nIt's when the small town doesn't love you being there that things get real shitty, real fast.\n\nEveryone gets along because everyone is the same, and they DAMN sure try and keep it that way.", "Giulllani Would.", "Yeah, if I recall Pibb self-describes its flavor as \"spiced/spicy cherry\"", "Ah yes, the famous eminence grease", "It's probably a giant pile of french fries, for like 3 people, and the onion rings is just like 3 rings.", "Kansas City begs to differ.", "Correct.", "Im tired of paying $6+ for 5 mozzarella sticks...", "Sorry, no idea what this means", "Is this Cassella's?", "Lmao it's Mr. Pibb I haven't seen that cola in forever.\n\nIf you like soft drinks it's worth a taste, provided you can find it. I gave up on soda after I found out how many people in my family have diabetes though lmao.", "Um not necessarily. Well not here in the south anyways", "Just wheez tha' ju-uice. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/h1hEKqZz-OY\n", "All online reviews are fake everyone knows it, didn't you see the vice documentary", "People complained about the iPhone X being 1k but the same people don't mind spending 800 on a sub", "Zimbabwean Pesos.", "I feel like the scale for food quality should go from -10 to 10. Saying a place is from 1-3 doesn't adequately convey the fact that you could spend the next 2 days straddling your toilet bowl by eating there. That needs a -10.", "Fair point...0 could just be an indicator of \"Meh\" level. Whereas -10 is actively bad, as opposed to just \"not good.\"", "One of the best things I've ever seen was after a hurricane rolled through my town. I was driving around the next day to survey damage. Everything was still shut down except Dunkin. Literally the only place open and the parking lot was jammed full of nothing but cop cars. It was like every cop/doughnut joke come to life. It was priceless and I still regret not taking a picture to this day. ", "Not true what so ever. It's gonna be a total crap shoot with this type if menu. ", "Unless it's just a snack bar", "\"Stek-chesss! Fry mahshroom!\"\n\n", "How often is too often?", "R200 for a water? Eish!", "As someone from the southeast I can attest to that. Either it’ll be one of the best meals you’ve had or you’ll be shitting for the next 12 hours. Sometimes it’s worth the risk though.", "Always either really good or really bad. Never in between.", "Oh fuck yea! For whatever reason, this sign also makes Coke from the fountain 100% better too.. ", "Is this reverse gatekeeping? ", "And this is why big cities can't have these nice things. ", "Everything tastes good on 50 cent beer night.", ">where the cooks wash their hands too often.\n\nWhat? Are you implying that washing your hands makes the food you make worse? ", "The other kind of really good BBQ joint menu is a whiteboard or chalkboard. By the end of the day, they should be crossing things off as they run out. A good BBQ place, they are putting food in the smoker before dawn, and when they run out it's gone until tomorrow. If you can walk in at 7:55pm and they've got everything still available on the menu, something ain't right.", "Or you are at the bowling alley snack bar", "Mr Pibb is a bullshit replica of Dr Pepper. Dude didn't even get his degree. /mitch", "Nice?", "Semiotics ftw!\n\nThe kind of person that makes conscious decisions about typography to create a look-and-feel is likely to also make good food. So you can pick up on the signals.\n\nIn an area where this kind of menu is the default choice, it's hard to tell if the signalling is \"we are celebrating everything that's good about this typical experience\" or \"I don't give a fuck what the menu looks like\"", "Blind justice applies to the courts I'm sure just because I gave a cop a free sandwich he isn't going to turn a blind eye to Any thing more major than speeding ", "I forgot Kansas City. Dey coo. But Hey, if oklahoma's bbq didn't suck so much, my state would fall in the Gulf of Mexico.", "Jesus why are fries so expensive???", "$2.39 for iced tea?!", "Ya, decent relationships with the people you live around. You're too busy believing a 25 cent bag of chips and drink and not getting a ticket for 11 over is systematic corruption. ", "Shit. Go into the hood... If they're still open in the hood, chances are they got good food.", "So a sub with mushrooms, french fries and a coke is pushing $16.00? It better be manna from heaven for that price. ", "I've ordered some of the best burgers in my life from a menu like that", "Chinese food is the same way. Gotta find the dumpiest run down place.", "Quite frankly I'd be horrified even if the Slurpee machine slept with a friend.", "i didn't realize washing hands is contraindicative of good food...", "r/WhitePeopleFood", "You know we're *supposed* to wash our hands often, right?", "Except after spending 2 weeks out at Lead Mountain eating MREs it tastes amazing", "I was a cop in small town America before. Generally, I'd see his daddy at the feed store and tell him that I pulled his son over for speeding. Dad's punishment was far worse than a ticket. ", "Personally, I'd be wary. ", "What's 'vegetarian tuna'?", "Almost all Kangaroo gas stations do this with free coffee, sometimes donuts too for cops. When I worked there we almost always had one in the parking lot. Which was nice, cause I got to know the cops in my area. Always helpful for when you eventually get pulled over.", "Crunchies and Munchies is real good tho.", "Mr Pi*bb* is a piss poor imitation of Dr Pepper.", "I grew up in NC, and any BBQ place with this style menu is gonna be good.", "No. Some random pizza joint we found in Virginia called George’s Pizza. ", "Any random pizza joint around here. Def not all good", "Doug Sauls?", "The best Chinese places only have 2 tables inside.", "At least you know it's not going to be Sysco food. ", "i suppose it's all relative. if you've never had good food before you might consider this good. this is the menu style at the zoo in town...it does not specialize in human cuisine.", "Relative quantities. ", "I do believe that the longer the menu, the worse the food. Cheesecake Factory for instance. They give you a novel for a menu. There's no way they have everything in there fresh on hand. It's all frozen, microwavable garbage. Their cheese cake sucks by the way. ", "This is not the south east, they have iced tea instead of sweet tea", "I guess more the prices for the sides, the sub isn't that bad. But 2.39 for an ice tea? 6.25 for cheese sticks? 4.09 for fries? I live in Raleigh, I'd say that's on the upper end of the scale for even here. ", "This is more accurate. ", "Was this picture taken in 94'? ", "Lol they're only friendly when you're white", "I hate places like that. I do not know what is wrong with me , but i hate those places that everyon loves ,and seem to gleefully describe as \"just a dive, hole in the wall\". I went to one of these diners that looked like a trailer just the other day with my co workers, and the cheese the guy was putting on my patty melt was like square sandwich slices from the grocery store lol. People LOVE that shit, i HATE it.", "And only people that don't get out much say shit like that. The race issue isn't as big as media will lead you to believe. Like do people in cities understand how much work it takes to hate an entire group of people for no reason? Small-town USA doesn't give a shit about race for the most part. Are there individuals that maintain racist and antiquated views? Yeah, of course. But they aren't the majority anymore.", "I was thinking the same thing but with two different states. In Alabama this sign means you're going to be satisfied, in Georgia you're getting food poisoning. I don't have much experience with the Georgia places though, since... you know.", "I worked in small town America as a special education teacher and the cops never ticketed me because of that.\n\nYou can call it corruption, but I think it's a good thing usually.\n\nMore than anything, it's the cops recognizing people as individual humans and acknowledging that they can meet their ends without having to necessarily go through a means of punishment.\n\nBut it sucks when it goes the other way and cops treat you like shit because they know you're a scumbag or because they've stereotyped you as one. ", "I grew up in the most foot and car police packed neighborhood of San Francisco and never got to know any of them in a good light even though my family owned small businesses and hooked some of them up.\n\nMy uncles were tight with one or two, but they never extended that courteousy to me on the street.\n\nIt wasn't until I lived in a stereotypical small town that I got to know the cops and have them look out for me and hook me up for being a decent person. ", "Yup, that was my experience in small town America.\n\nJustice was more than served that way.\n\nAlso saw lots of fights at the only bar in town end with the cops letting everyone go home to cool off and even drove people home.\n\nI think that's how it should be when everyone knows each other. ", "I'm sure that stereotype is true in many small towns, especially historically.\n\nBut I moved to a stereotypical small town as a mixed race, atheist, tattooed, kinda punky hipster looking big city dude and was treated extremely well.\n\nAnd I went in with a bias. I grew up in San Francisco as a stereotypical ultra liberal who held all the stereotypes about the South, rural people, fundamentalist Christians, White people, hunters, farmers, rednecks, etc to be true and at their worst.\n\nBut that time I spent in that town changed all that for me. I left thinking of those kind of people completely differently. Kindest, most helpful people I've ever known.\n\nI will admit it helped a shit ton that I was there to teach their entire and only special education program, but I feel I still would have been treated close to the same if I had come to scrub toilets. ", "Passing through is a lot different than living there though.", "I concur with your assessment, this would be Southwest, for sure. ", "Nice coke ad. ", "What town? I'm from NC. Glad you you enjoyed it.", "Accurate, the best Chinese place near me has 2 tables, and one is covered in supplies for the store. You get like a solid 3lbs of food for maybe $8", "Yup I ran from a state trooper when I was still living at home. Later that day the trooper showed up at my house and told my dad. Got smacked up a little but the real punishment was having to wash the entire local fleet of trooper cars plus personal vehicles in 50 degree weather. I would have taken the ticket had I known the alternative.", "$6.25 for motz sticks???? ", "my rule for take-out Chinese is that the grosser it is inside, the better the food will be", "Unless you are in south central PA. Any restaurant I’ve been to with this type of menu, the food is edible, but usually bland or just ok. I don’t think any have been bad, but I wouldn’t classify any of them as good. \nOther regions of the US, from what I’ve experienced, have usually been pretty good. ", "Yup especially if you were underage. If they put you in the cop car, you hoped they were taking you to jail because chances are they were taking you home and jail was a good alternative to the gel you were gonna catch from dad in the morning.", "O hell yea baby", "It is very possible that they serve Pibb Xtra, but never updated the sign when the name changed.", "My experience with dining out: the quality of the food is inversely related to the decor. It's never failed me.", "Those are expensive as hell soda pops. Is that for a 2L?", "I disagree 100%.. When I see a place with this kind of menu I know it's going to be inconsistent, bland, and possibly give me food poisoning.", "Truer words have never been spoken", "They call it Pibb Xtra now", "I can assure you, the 70s were real", "Vegetarian Tuna, wtf?", "I'm just shocked that there is a vegetarian option. Rare at these types of places\n", "There's a deli across the street from my work, and they have a menu like this. Horrible. They have a \"Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich\" which came as some microwaved roast beef with cold cheese.", "$2.39 for a COKE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I'd rather go to costco food court ", "Hey not everyone wants a snob whose waving his degree around Pibb is for the blue collar hard working man", "Depends on what small town you're in. I live in one. Many people may not be blatantly or outright racist, but privately they aren't huge fans of black and Hispanic people. It's a subtle thing. People like that are more likely to be more friendly to another white person. They'll be decent towards black and Hispanic people but not as friendly as they are to white people. That's why so many small towns and their counties are majority red. People may tolerate other races but they don't necessarily like them. I find this to be common in my area. ", "Extra cheese is 2 dollas", "This reminded me of Belly Buster in Toronto.", "I really want a Mr. Pibb now...", "Haha I was about to say, it could be good or it could be food poisoning", "You and I have lived in entirely different small towns.", "In my area it's 75% what you described and 25% no racism at all. The days of handing down racism through generations are over in my area thankfully. My parents' generation is the last one to blatantly dislike other races. But then where does that 75% come from? I've been watching people in my area to find out and not many people like the answer I've come to.\n\nIn my area, the economy and family unit is a mess. It's really easy for a young kid to get fucked up with drugs and shit. This is a problem for all races in my area but black youths are definitely the most susceptible due to family issues and pressure from the media to be a \"Savage\" or whatever the fuck. I honestly don't think it's white people keeping them down like some people say, but that's just my opinion. So anyways, a literal 40-50% of young black males in my area have criminal records. And we all know how much of an endless cycle the prison system is, so it's not like most of those are single instances of crime. So in my area the stereotype of \"black people do drugs, are violent, hate the cops, go to jail, etc\" isn't entirely false. But that's not because of some innate problem with black people, they're just like any other race. But it's like a perfect storm of things in the black (and local) community that keep them bound to the negative stereotypes.\n\nI know plenty of black people that aren't criminals. Some of them are actually the most upstanding citizens I know. But it's sad when those black adults do everything in their power to raise their kids right and then the little bastards go and do something stupid like sell drugs or rob a store because they wanted to show out for their gang friends or they wanted to impress their cousins from Philly or NYC.\n\nCall me racist if you want, but that won't make me wrong.\n\nEdit: those of you down voting, let's talk facts since you think I'm wrong.", "That's entirely possible, I live in Pennsylvania but I've been in southern small towns that are still kinda racey.", "In new England, this is bad news if it's Chinese and good news if it's Italian.", "No, it just means the place hasn't been remodeled since '81.", "Im always suprised how good costco food is...pry cause its a costco", "Especially if it's BBQ", "Except a good diner in NJ. They have a menu the size of a bible and somehow it’s all pretty tasty and super satisfying.\n\nAnd their cheesecake is good too.\n\nOther than diners, though, I agree with you.", "Or because they heard it in a rap song.", "I live close to Oaklawn and their corned beef sandwich (many days it's 50¢) is heavenly.", "There's no such thing as washing your hands too often if you're a cook. Yeah I'm plating this cooked and ready food and was just handling raw chicken, but I've been washing my hands too often today, better not, wouldn't want the food to start tasting funny.", "That's another potential factor. Almost every rich black person I can think of is a rapper, and most rappers these days are a bunch of idiots that glorify drugs and violence; there's no substance to the lyrics. There are other rich black people, but they don't have the influence on teenagers that people like Lil Pump or 21 Savage have. So it's possible that a young black kid doesn't have anyone upstanding to look up to, especially if they didn't know the men in their own family very well.", "-You know you're about to pay $5 for some French fries.... Dafuq?\n\nSign from the 70s should have 70s prices. Fries=$1.49.", "This 100%, its an indicator of, we are good at nothing and mediocre at everything.", "$4.09 for a side of fries?? Dafuq", "This is true for pizza as well. This menu is identical to the best pizza place I’ve ever eaten at, from my hometown. ", "Bowling alley?", "Yep, dad grew up in the same town for 60 yrs, he knows everyone and by extension me. That was our setup, you use my name and they might let you go, but i will hear about it.", "Yep.. total roll of the dice.. \n\nBut I'd roll those dice if the place was packed. ", "It was a joke.", "No, some pizza joint ", "Sounds fair. Had a random teen jump out infront of a friends car on patrol, teen took off out ran my friend in the darkness. Friend comes by to his car, looks on the ground in front of the car. What do you know? Finds the teens wallett . friend gets the home number for the address from dispatch . Gives them a call , a older guy answers groggily,\"yea?\" Friend explains who he his and the situztion, and leaves him with a message of \"find him before we do, and everything's cool, we will have his wallett at the police department. Come pick it up tomorrow. A very angry old man like red foreman came to pick up the wallet the next day.", "The best Chinese place around the area I went to high school was also a gas station and a liquor store.", "How is it not corruption? Just because no one is making millions doesn't mean this isn't an example of small scale corruption. I wouldn't accept gifts as a doctor from my patients, and I certainly wouldn't let that affect my medical care for them - even for something innocuous.", "When traveling I look for a parking lot full of a variety of vehicles, all with local license plates. ", "HOT HOAGIE AND MOZZA STICKS?!?!?!? YUSSSSS!!!!!!", "Because people get excused for speeding all the time, regardless of knowing the cop. It's not corruption or close to it. ", "This sounds like a pretty good life pro tip. Certainly it's something we do at work, on the road", "You must have read a different anecdote to me.\n", "I'll have a diabalo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper.", "I had a Mr. Pibb for the first time last week. Dr. Pepper is better.", "Aha! Thank you. I'm from outside US and haven't heard of that one before. And now that I'm no longer blind drunk, I can see that those are a pretty solid pair of B's.", "$14 for a sandwich, fries, and a drink? Who do they think they are? Beck’s Prime?", "This is either going to be the bet food you have ever eaten or the start of 24 hrs of food poisoning. ", "A BBQ place near my university runs out of practically everything by midday when all the parents show up for graduation.", "Was that before or after you [rationalized being racist toward black people](https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/7qfh61/nail_technicians_hold_a_woman_her_daughter_in_a/dsqfr9h/)?", "After.\n\nI still hated conservatives and White people and Christians and Republicans even after becoming disillusioned about Black America. \n\nPlus, I'm not racist, I'm prejudiced. \n\nI love tons of Black people, I just dislike tons of aspects of popular Black American culture.\n\nI'm a cultural supremacist. I don't believe in cultural relativism. ", ">Plus, I'm not racist, I'm prejudiced.\n\n##\n\n> rac·ism\n\n> prejudice directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior\n\nlmao k.\n\nTo be fair I didn't believe Asian people were rude, stingy, racist or smelled like fish until I experienced it. Who can argue against racist stereotypes?" ]
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If the restaurant’s menu looks like this you know it’s about to be good
https://i.imgur.com/OpunvuT.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9p15/electron_microscopy_image_of_a_snowflake_etched/
[ "Damn, I love science. ", "Ice cream of the future", "I know some of those words.", "5 um = 0.00019685 in" ]
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Electron microscopy image of a snowflake etched in tiny ball of tin via ion beam milling technique.
https://i.redd.it/z42afeokxic01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9sr4/still_here_in_tea_tree_gully_south_australia/
[ "The store has The Emoji Movie posters and still up to date too", "Yup we have one in my town in Queensland. No idea how they still make money. Old people I guess", "Fairview Park to be precise. I’ve been trying to work out for years who goes there" ]
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Still here in Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
https://i.imgur.com/FboSGYK.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9wo2/girl_says_the_truth/
[ "When a miniature sized furry creature with a bamboo poison dart can 1v1 a representation of an Egyptian god, I back up her statement willingly.", "She back at it again ", "Teemo!", "and this gentlemen and ladies , is how u turn ur \"weakness\" into a strength" ]
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Girl says the truth
https://i.redd.it/z9wwzl6g1jc01.png
/r/pics/comments/7t9y9h/dad_of_the_year_award_goes_to_this_guy/
[ "If I saw that coming down the street I would shit myself. ", "I wish my kid could be a prop too.", "Kangaroo bot!", "Lol, make a costume that incorprates your kid = dad of the year. costume is sweet though", "Upvote for such a cute smile.", "“Dad gives kidney to save son’s life, forgot cardboard mech suit”", "You created this from cardboard and PVC pipe...I struggle when cutting my sandwiches in the morning. ", "More like [*SON*DER](http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Sunder)\n\nOne of my fav mechs from Mechwarrior 3.", "Who did he really make it for, lol!", "Just take it. Take your upvote and go." ]
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Dad of the year award goes to this guy
https://i.redd.it/v330revy3jc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9zcn/my_uncle_was_looking_at_a_property_and_captured/
[ "Ohh is that what your telling people about your futuristic space plane. ", "/r/fakealbumcovers, do your thing.", "How do you think Google Maps works?", "When I use the google maps it's a live image of whatever I want ", "/u/Misfit_Actual_, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Misfit_Actual_&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7t9zcn/my_uncle_was_looking_at_a_property_and_captured/?context=10\\))" ]
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My uncle was looking at a property and captured the exact moment a plane passed overhead
https://i.redd.it/0hgaljfw3jc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7t9zkw/this_is_an_alphonse_mucha_wedding_cake/
[ "I'd go Louis Comfort Tiffany.", "Would the cake go stale in the time it takes to decorate it?", "Why do I feel like this thing is the size of a shot-glass and cost $500?" ]
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This is an Alphonse Mucha wedding cake
https://i.redd.it/w9etcy4c8jc01.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7ta45u/frozen_morning_in_lapland_finland/
[ "It must an awesome view from up on the balcony like that. Waking up and seeing a winter wonderland. ", "Looks like a castle to me.", "It looks awesome, but I don't want to be there.", "This has a Lisa Frank vibe", "Amazing.\n\nIs this the first confirmed picture that we have of Finland?" ]
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Frozen morning in Lapland, Finland
https://i.imgur.com/AGlrQHY.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7ta5b0/santorini_greece_is_one_of_the_cyclades_islands/
[ "That's pretty neato!", "TIL what the Cyclades Islands are. ", "Do you want angry letters from Barbara Streisand? Because that's how you get angry letters from Barbara Streisand.", "I was there two years ago. Very picturesque around the caldera, but not much else to see (except the ancient city of Akrotiri). Be advised that it's jam packed and *extremely* touristed. Probably the most oversold place in Greece. ", "Hi. I live in the Cyclades and indeed Santorini is verry crowded. There are other places like Small Cyclades where you can meet the \"real Cyclades\"", "Cool. I'm planning to return sometime. Last year I was on Ithaca, and this year I'm touring the Peloponnese. " ]
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Santorini Greece is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea.
https://i.imgur.com/DLYLAGg.jpg
/r/pics/comments/7ta6qm/this_is_where_my_family_originated_sure_wish_i/
[ "Where is this gorgeous place?\nAnd when was this photo taken? \nI’d love to see how it looks now!", "Norway?", "The [source of this pic](https://mulpix.com/post/17852924374051260.html) says Lungern, Switzerland if anyone wants to know.", "TinyEye search came up with Switzerland after a few minutes of digging\n\nhttps://www.tineye.com/search/233f3119a9fb9778974ed1f9dc9925208fd5feb8/\n\nabout a 3rd down the page for call out to Switzerland https://mulpix.com/heylets", "Hey OP, this appears to be Lungern, OW, Switzerland. If you would like, join us in /r/Switzerland, I'm sure we can find a bunch of people who live close to that and they can tell you a bit about it.", "People like you are why I love reddit.", "Why can't you visit? ", "Did you set the color saturation to 500% or did someone else?" ]
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This is where my family originated! Sure wish I could visit one day...