My younger sister is currently attending a performing art boarding school. Nearly every time I talk to her on the phone she finds a way to remind me that there are no eligible straight boys. It got me thinking. Why is it that the vast majority of artists, male in particular, are gay? Is it purely a matter of genetics? Maybe. Maybe homosexuals have a “special something” in their DNA that makes them artistically talented. Maybe. But I highly doubt it. I think that the reason so many young artists are “automatically homosexual” is because in the artistic world it is not only accepted but also welcomed. Now I’m not saying that the artistic community is breeding homosexuals, I’m simply saying that the accepting nature of the community is the reason why so many young artists are comfortable experimenting and/or “coming out of the closet.”
But after making this discovery I was still left with another question: Are schools, like the one my sister is attending, or other artistic communities pushing homosexuality as the trendy thing, or are they really just accepting of it? As a person who believes that homosexuality is based off of genes and DNA, I believe that if you are gay you will be gay no matter what influence you have in your life, admitting to it is a different story. As a studying artist, I like to think that the answer would be the latter of the two, yet as a typical person I am led to believe that it is a mix of both. If it is the first choice, is this a commendable gesture by the artist community, or it is ethically wrong?
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As a mother of a male artist, let me just say that I see the main problem is America's view of masculinity. Boys are teased if they like to dress up in costumes (future fashion designer) or color or paint (future Picaso) or prefer to sketch rather than play football. It's America's ridiculous masculine gender roles that punish sensitive boys and calls them "sissies" that breeds the homosexual labels. Just my humble opinion.
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