Eagle#5
07-15-2004, 11:12 PM
Alright, this is it: the ultimate discussion concerning the differences/advantages/disadvantages of either a female HIer vs. a male HIer. I know this topic has surfaced before on the forum, but am interested to hear all of your views.
As a former female HIer, I always thought that it was so much more difficult for a female to do well in Humorous Interp via judges bias, audience response, etc. I competed my junior year at NFLs with I"nto the Woods" and was furious after my second Octafinal round when the five competitors who went before were big (yes, physically tall and broad). loud, somewhat macho guys with big, loud, and, in my opinion, obnoxious, pieces. Then I, last, proceeded to go up there and begin my teaser with, "Once Upon a Time!" --Great opening line to compete with against a bunch of masculin, sexually innuendoed pieces! Anyway, this made me mad. In state this past year was the same thing...our state final was composed of all guys, while a group of us semi-finalist females sat in a group in the round dumbfounded that some of these guys made it over us (3 of the females were sooo talented!). Needless to say, it was ridiculous.
Anyway, to get to the point...this year, I didn't do HI at nationals, but I did watched one of the rounds and then the final round and came to the conclusion that I actually do like watching male HIs more than female!!! Which leads me to believe that guys are just funnier than girls (not counting Natalie Sintek, but then again, she has short hair!) I can't believe I'm admitting this, so please let me know all of your takes on this topic!
As a former female HIer, I always thought that it was so much more difficult for a female to do well in Humorous Interp via judges bias, audience response, etc. I competed my junior year at NFLs with I"nto the Woods" and was furious after my second Octafinal round when the five competitors who went before were big (yes, physically tall and broad). loud, somewhat macho guys with big, loud, and, in my opinion, obnoxious, pieces. Then I, last, proceeded to go up there and begin my teaser with, "Once Upon a Time!" --Great opening line to compete with against a bunch of masculin, sexually innuendoed pieces! Anyway, this made me mad. In state this past year was the same thing...our state final was composed of all guys, while a group of us semi-finalist females sat in a group in the round dumbfounded that some of these guys made it over us (3 of the females were sooo talented!). Needless to say, it was ridiculous.
Anyway, to get to the point...this year, I didn't do HI at nationals, but I did watched one of the rounds and then the final round and came to the conclusion that I actually do like watching male HIs more than female!!! Which leads me to believe that guys are just funnier than girls (not counting Natalie Sintek, but then again, she has short hair!) I can't believe I'm admitting this, so please let me know all of your takes on this topic!