From Cosmopolitan · Corinne Sullivan · · 50s
Straight Men Respect DWTS
Men who take DWTS seriously earn respect.
In brief
Men who take DWTS seriously earn respect. Straight male contestants who treat Dancing With the Stars seriously gain respect by committing to the art form without mocking it. Originally reported by Cosmopolitan.
Dancing With the Stars
Dancing With the Stars is better when men respect the ballroom.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield, the first athlete cast on DWTS, finished second in the inaugural season.
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff claimed he gave DWTS 120 percent but mocked his dance skills.
“I go to see the tailor and he’s like, ‘What kind of underwear are you wearing?’”
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus finished fifth with low-effort routines and backstage aggression.
“He tried really hard technically to do all the things right.”
Tyler Cameron
Tyler Cameron jived to ‘Still the One’ without worrying about looking silly.
Straight Men
Straight male contestants who commit to DWTS earn respect by treating it seriously.
At a glance
Straight male contestants who treat Dancing With the Stars seriously gain respect by committing to the art form without mocking it.
