芭蕾，不是女生的專利

Gender roles and expectations have changed quickly in recent years. We learn them from a young age, but each generation seems to have a different opinion about what it means to be a boy or a girl. This can lead to misunderstandings, as young people are held to standards made in the past.

社會(huì)對(duì)于性別的角色與期待近年來變化得很快。我們從小就開始學(xué)習(xí)這些，但每代人對(duì)男孩和女孩的含義都似乎有著不同的看法。而這會(huì)帶來一些誤解，因?yàn)槟贻p人都受限于過去制定的準(zhǔn)則。

Even royalty is subject to these gender roles. Prince George of the British royal family has chosen to take ballet lessons at school. Ballet is a traditionally unmanly activity.

哪怕是王室成員也會(huì)受到這些性別角色的影響。英國王室的喬治小王子在學(xué)校選修了芭蕾課。但芭蕾卻并非是傳統(tǒng)意義上的男性活動(dòng)。

On Aug 22, ABC’s Good Morning America host Lara Spencer appeared to laugh at the 6-year-old, saying: “The future king of England will … take on religious studies, computer programming, poetry and ballet.”

8月22日，美國廣播公司《早安美國》節(jié)目主持人勞拉·斯賓塞似乎就嘲笑了6歲的小王子，稱：“這位英格蘭未來的國王將會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)宗教研究、計(jì)算機(jī)編程、詩歌以及芭蕾。”

Emphasizing the word “ballet”, the audience, as well as Spencer, burst into laughter.

在強(qiáng)調(diào)了“芭蕾”一詞后，觀眾和斯賓塞都爆發(fā)出了一陣笑聲。

Following her comments, many were upset about Spencer criticizing the young prince on TV for enjoying a stereotypically female activity.

這樣的評(píng)論一出，許多人都對(duì)斯賓塞感到不滿，認(rèn)為她公然在電視上批評(píng)小王子喜歡人們固有觀念里“女孩子的活動(dòng)”。

Among her critics was US dancer Brian Friedman, who wrote on social media: “Growing up as a dancer, I was bullied. She is teaching the world that it is OK to laugh at boys for dancing.”

美國舞者布萊恩·弗里德曼是站出來指責(zé)斯賓塞言論的一員，他在社交媒體上如此寫道：“身為一名舞者，在成長(zhǎng)歷程中我備受欺凌。她傳遞了一種信息：嘲笑那些跳舞的男孩子完全沒問題。”

Today, as more girls are participating in traditionally male activities, like sports, more boys are doing activities that were stereotypically female. Writing for Quartz, Alexandra Ossola said, “They don’t have to stay within the traditional bounds of masculinity or femininity.”

如今，隨著越來越多的女孩參與到了體育等傳統(tǒng)男性活動(dòng)中，越來越多的男孩也開始參加過去觀念里被認(rèn)為女性化的活動(dòng)。為“石英”網(wǎng)站供稿的亞歷山德拉·奧索拉表示：“人們無需受限于傳統(tǒng)意義上的陽剛之氣或者女性氣質(zhì)。”

Ballet in particular has become a way in which boys and men are exploring new meaning of masculinity and sexuality. “I hope to be part of a generation that can change the boundaries of ... ballet ... a generation that says we’re going to represent everyone,” US dancer Preston Chamblee told The New York Times.

尤其是芭蕾，它已經(jīng)成為了男性探索男子氣概以及自身性別新含義的一種方式。“我希望能夠成為改變芭蕾界限的一代人……這代人能夠代表我們所有人，”美國舞者普勒斯頓·錢布利在接受《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》采訪時(shí)表示。

Spencer said sorry on Aug 24. “From ballet to anything one wants to explore in life, I say go for it. I fully believe we should all be free to pursue our passions. Go climb your mountain and love every minute of it,” she said.

斯賓塞已于8月24日致歉。“從芭蕾到人們一生中想要探索的一切事物，我想說‘去做吧’。我真切地認(rèn)為我們大家都應(yīng)該追逐自己的激情。去攀登高峰，并享受每分每秒，”她如此表示。