Right--I yundertand and hear you...
Truly its not an intolerance thing at all--
I just wondered if he'd feel like a fish out of water so to speak...and if the social aspect is like its described in the paper etc...that he'd be so rare--the rare straight guy and no straight women to date...
This must be a joke, right? Homosexuality is rare enough that gays usually make up about 2% of any given population. As in, 98% or slightly less of any given population is straight.
Actually, statistics say that up to 11% of the population experiences stronger homosexual tendencies than heterosexual tendencies, it's just that many of these people still choose to identify as heterosexual.
"“Wait, you’ve never been to a gay ivy before? Shut up. Shut up! Shut up!“
Before I knew where I was applying to college I met Mark Dunn, the current Yale admissions officer who was the brains behind the Yale admissions video That’s why I chose Yale. Mark Dunn was an RA at my dorky Georgia academic summer camp (Governor’s Honors Program or “Go Home Pregnant”). Mark was a student at Yale at the time known around the camp as “Hot Yale Guy” (he was in 50 most!) . A few of my friends became part of the Mark Dunn fan crew and found this video featuring Mark Dunn playing himself. I watched the video over and over and knew Yale was the school for me. Yale was a school full of hot guys, and even though they were mostly gay half of them would be BFF material and the other half would be closet cases that still hook up with women. Welcome to paradise."
This new Yale admissions video is just out of control. When I came to the end of the first musical bit, and realized there were 9 minutes left, I flipped out. Make no mistake: for any current Yalie, this is 17 minutes of pure bliss. You will recognize virtually everyone in a starring role; especially prominent is Bullblog favorite Sam Tsui. But the video is inclusive enough that Sam is just one three FOUR (!) Duke’s Men to appear in the flic. The video’s funny rhymes and excellent cinematography (by Gold Coast resident Streeter Phillips) showcase the entire cast in the best possible light.
The only question is whether this was a smart choice on Yale’s part. I think the answer is probably yes, in that this video will get circulated quickly throughout the internet and serve as edgy, fun buzz for the College. But who will it actually get to apply? I’m just not sure it does much to reach outside of Yale’s already very ample base of gay men and theatre-loving girls. In the video, Kuperberg prominently shows the range of extracurriculars Yale has to offer, but I doubt that many people who make it to that part of the video will be interested in much but the theatre, comedy, and a cappella."
Let me try this again, fogfog. I am a Yale parent of a son who is straight. There are many, many straight guys at Yale, and there are many, many straight girls for them to date. There are also many gay and lesbian students. Above all, there are smart kids with a stunning variety of interests and opinions. The only kid who will feel like a fish out of water at Yale is one who is unwilling to respect those differences, including differences in sexual orientation.
The quote that caught my eye was in teh Hearld, not on the video...
" But who will it actually get to apply? I’m just not sure it does much to reach outside of Yale’s already very ample base of gay men and theatre-loving girls. "
Why is asking if Yale is straight-friendly received with such hostility---?
Would such emotion be raised if we asked if Yale was gay-friendly?
JHS, I can't quite believe I'm saying this, because that's kind of a harsh response, but I tend to agree with you. Almost every kid I've met at Yale over the last couple of years has been kind, charming, enthusiastic, and now that I think about it, would have jumped into that video if given the chance, regardless of interest or ability in music or dance. I see the world not so much as "gay" and "not gay" but more as "sincere" and "cynical." Yale tends to attract the sincere.
, non-theatre-major Yale student.
