It's different for men. Think of
Elton John,
Barry Manilow,
Meat Loaf,
Van Morrison,
Phil Collins, Jimmy Ruddy Nail... even
Michael Jackson. No one ever looked at them and thought, "There's no way that man can sing. He's not good-looking enough, the loser. Banish him!" But no woman gets to perform publicly unless she looks like
Mariah Carey. If you're a female singer, you are required by showbiz law to appear sexy at all times.