#and yes! access to and equitable/fair treatment in those environments is troubled

[curiosity-killed]

we do not need to engage with all posts. sometimes people can be stupid on the internet and it's fine, actually. we do not need to correct people for making grandiose statements based on knowledge they acquired at age 11 and haven't updated since <- said through gritted teeth

#normally i'm not that peeved by like minor dumb shit on the internet #but this post about how ballet and american football are equivalent in terms of injury/shouldn't be allowed/etc #is rubbing me the wrong way #and the number of people being like well ACTCHUALLY i danced till i was ELEVEN and it should be BANNED #is. much more annoying as it turns out #this is not to say that ballet doesn't have many many many problems #including the harm that can happen in terms of injury and body image #and the classism racism sexism etc etc we can go on for a while here #but the way it's framed in this post and the way ppl are responding to it is making me remarkably annoyed #which is why i'm grumbling on my blog instead of responding to the post itself #bc we do NOT need to respond #hnnnnn #also. will freely admit that i'm probably a lil extra testy about it after 5 hr of class/rehearsal today #and killing my freeds after 2 hr :') #WHY shoes #anyway to the person who said pointe should be banned until they come up with specialized shoes to reduce the damage #GUESS WHAT #that's why they have pointe shoe fitting specialists #and yes! access to and equitable/fair treatment in those environments is troubled #but we are not running headfirst at each other until we all have super duper brain damage #okay. it's fine. it's fine. #upon further reflection i think a solid 75% of my irritation comes from calling ballet a sport. this is a hill i have been angrily guarding #since i was like 12 #and am actually right about it. anyway. again. It's Fine. I'm letting it go