An editorial in yesterday's Globe swiftly rose to the top of the "Most E-Mailed" ranks. The title alone was a grabber: "Go-Go Dancing All Over Red's Grave."
The author, Kate Darnton, writes a juicy screed against the Boston Celtics dancers, who are in her opinion more like strippers than dancers. She describes how embarrassing it is to watch the dancers strut their stuff: "The lights dim, the music pounds, and suddenly you've all been transported to the Bada Bing. Booties shake. Pelvises grind. Cleavage heaves. All that's missing for the perfect pole dance is the pole."
And we thought the main side attraction at a Celtics game was Gino. Darnton is entitled to her opinion, but a few points in the article mystified us. For starters, how close does the author get to sit to the floor? Bostonist gets to enjoy the nosebleeds at TD Banknorth. If the Celtics dancers were skanks, we'd never know.
Dancers aside, Darnton also seems to think that Boston isn't supposed to be "sexy": "As a fairly recent transplant from New York, I'm a little puzzled by all this. I thought that I was moving to the land of stiff collars and self-restraint. No one thinks of Boston as 'sexy.' Boston is classic. It's distinguished. It's Brooks Brothers and Bloody Marys."
More after the jump! The opinions in this post belong solely to this Bostonist. Image from the Celtics Dancers home page. Compared to Britney Spears, they look like Puritans.
Would it be OK if the Celtics dancers wore Jackie O cuts, pearls, the aforementioned stiff collars, and hot pants with a duck print? Sure, we spend most of the year wearing layers of warm clothes and looking like the offspring of Michelin men, but does that mean that Boston can't get its sexy on when it wants to?
Now, if the halftime show gets too raunchy, that's another matter altogether, and parents have a right to complain if the Celtics dancers prompt early puberty or low self esteem in young girls. And the dancers, their tailors, and their choreographers might want to reflect on how they're making other women feel. But let's not encourage Boston's national reputation as the most uptight city around.
add to digg
add to stumble upon
add to reddit