Thanks Ken. I found the interview: http://www.npr.org/2015/01/01/373989302/whats-it-like-to-be-neil-patrick-harris-he-gives-you-options <http://www.npr.org/2015/01/01/373989302/whats-it-like-to-be-neil-patrick-harris-he-gives-you-options>
Looking forward to listening to it today. Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt > On Jan 2, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Ken Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 1/1/2015 7:14 PM, Michael Britt wrote: >> I am going to play the lead in the musical La Cage Aux Folles this spring, >> which means I’ll be wearing high heals, wigs, dresses, fake boobs and lots >> of makeup. I expect I'll be gaining a new empathy and respect for what >> women go through on a daily basis. I mean, do you know how hard it is to do >> housework in high heels? I didn't know until recently... >> >> Any research on cross-dressing come to anyone's mind? I might as well make >> this a learning experience. What is it about women's clothing that some men >> find so appealing? >> >> >> Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. >> [email protected] >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: @mbritt >> > > Hi Michael: > > You may want to listen to the interview by Neil Patrick Harris on being the > lead in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." I caught only bits of the interview as > I was doing housework but he talked about the physical difficulty of walking > in high heels and "getting the stance." He talked about walking in circles > for hours to get "the walk." All of this was interesting in the context of > his trying to overcome his earlier self-training to avoid any appearance of > being "effeminate" to hide public acknowledgement that he is gay. > > I think the show was Terri Gross and "Fresh Air" but a search on the NPR site > should identify it quickly. > > Ken > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=41366 > or send a blank email to > leave-41366-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=41369 or send a blank email to leave-41369-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
