Dre de Man <dredeman@y...> wrote: > I did not write that countertenors (and castrato's) > were gay, only that their singing makes people wonder > whether they are real men in several meanings of the > word. I don't say this is good or bad, but it is a > real difference compared to other voices.
You're right - it does seem specific to countertenors. It is so strange, though - these misconceptions seem confined primarily to Western classical music! Heavy metal lead singers are as macho as they come, yet they wear eyeliner and sing countertenor. I don't believe there is anything inherent to countertenoring that confuses people about gender - Western "polite" society has just come up with some arbitrary standards for masculinity and femininity.
-Tako
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