Do you mean equal rights as in gay marriage? I'm not sure what you are referring to here and what relevance that has to the tech crew and straight men not having non-straight friends. But I agree and understand about the Australian archetype/machismo culture here and that blue collar workers have that attitude. I think the areas Dan would have been exposed to would have been dominated by the traditional gender role culture. Tech/road crews are all still dominated by that here.mermaid blood wrote:Man I wish I had time to watch the liveshow but i won't before the weekend - just wanted to interject that yes, the culture is incredibly machismo here. but maybe in a subtler expression than other countries? we're just less expressive in general. at university, one of my entire classes was on the australian archetype and it's foundation (much like the American Hero national identity, stiff upper-lip British, blah blah) and why it is deeply entrenched in masculine ideals (for both men and women).Winston wrote:belated ls thoughtI forgot about this. I thought the same thing. When they talked about the crew I was thinking how it must have been strange, they don't really hang out with "dude" guys too much really.I am reminded of when Dan went to 1D with the Gleamers. he seemed out of place with the guys. I also thought, "how many of the crew wondered about their relationship." I'm happy they had a good time with them. It amuses me to think of them hanging out with bros for a few weeks. It did make me wonder about Aus. though. Are his observations true to an extent, or was it just because he hung around with bros the entire time? I don't have any real knowledge of Australian culture.
we also don't have equal rights here so i think among a tech crew that has probably done many gigs in the arts they wouldn't necessarily be an oddity, but very broadly speaking it's unusual for straight males to have non-straight friends. there tends to be a met-me-at-my-level type interaction, especially in group situations, and especially among but not limited to only blue collar workers. (having flashbacks to Dan's stupid handshake video)
Thanks for thisBisexualShoeMarriage wrote:
Transcript of that section of the liveshow for mermaid blood and anyone else who wants it
I'm not really impressed by the 'i punched a crocodile comment' it really simplifies Australian culture and is stereotypical but I'm glad he said that was probably offensive. But he's right. Most of the male role models in Australia are traditional stereotypical males - sports stars especially but also men who use larrikin humour which is probably a bit more traditionally manly than the sarcastic dry, smart humour in the UK.
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Now i'm jealous, he's gifted.
I suppose introverts are stereotypically more likely to hang around online, but there's probably more to it than that.
