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A stock plot that crops up in film to relatively high degree. It's all about "being true to who you are". A guy has or discovers a passion for a "girly" hobby (e.g. Ballet, Cooking, Singing, Double Dutch) however his father is pushing him to follow a different "manly" one (e.g. Baseball, Basketball, Banking, or Boxing, the latter especially popular in British films). The guy is torn between his love of his father along with his masculine appearance to his friends and his love of his newfound secret hobby. In the end his father finds out and eventually comes around to the idea (or it's revealed he doesn't have a problem with it) and the guy either gives up the "manly" hobby for the "girly" one or he does and enjoys both.

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  • A stock plot that crops up in film to relatively high degree. It's all about "being true to who you are". A guy has or discovers a passion for a "girly" hobby (e.g. Ballet, Cooking, Singing, Double Dutch) however his father is pushing him to follow a different "manly" one (e.g. Baseball, Basketball, Banking, or Boxing, the latter especially popular in British films). The guy is torn between his love of his father along with his masculine appearance to his friends and his love of his newfound secret hobby. In the end his father finds out and eventually comes around to the idea (or it's revealed he doesn't have a problem with it) and the guy either gives up the "manly" hobby for the "girly" one or he does and enjoys both.
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  • A stock plot that crops up in film to relatively high degree. It's all about "being true to who you are". A guy has or discovers a passion for a "girly" hobby (e.g. Ballet, Cooking, Singing, Double Dutch) however his father is pushing him to follow a different "manly" one (e.g. Baseball, Basketball, Banking, or Boxing, the latter especially popular in British films). The guy is torn between his love of his father along with his masculine appearance to his friends and his love of his newfound secret hobby. In the end his father finds out and eventually comes around to the idea (or it's revealed he doesn't have a problem with it) and the guy either gives up the "manly" hobby for the "girly" one or he does and enjoys both. Generally stars teenagers since that's supposed to be the time a person "discovers themselves". It's also common for these boys to be motherless. If she's around, however, she's likely to support the hobby, which could lead to tension with her husband. Is similar to the Coming Out Story, except the son doesn't have to be gay--his secret hobby is a great way to meet girls, after all. But if he is, it could add another layer to the dilemma since this tends to be what the father fears all along. It's also a rough Spear Counterpart to You Go, Girl!, though the latter generally lacks the friction with parents, hence why Gender Flips (ie, a girl taking up a "manly" hobby to her mother's objections) are allowed here. Openly embracing their passion may result in I Am What I Am. Contrast with Jackie Robinson Story. The Gender Flip version of this is often Stay in the Kitchen. Examples of Billy Elliot Plot include:
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