- 03:17 PM
- 04/19/24
Actually, one of my good friends was a competitive cheerleader and I was embarrassed for her after watching what her squad did during their competitions. It is believed that sports are supposed to empower women. How does "bumping and grinding" in short skirts and bare midriffs empower anyone?
posted by CorBor42 at 01:31 PM on October 20, 2005
A long time ago, before cheerleaders preached mottos of, "If cheerleading were any easier, it would be called football.", the whole point of it was to SUPPORT a team. I'm sorry, but apparently I missed the memo telling me that jumping up and down and yelling now consituted a sport. And as for "competitive" cheerleading, go to a strip club, its pretty much the same thing and as an added bonus, they serve alcohol. As for the respondent who cited Title IX, give me a break. Cheerleading does NOT contribute to it in the least bit because it typically does not qualify as a sport and therefore has no impact on Title IX.
posted by CorBor42 at 12:34 PM on October 20, 2005
McNabb might be going ... groin ... gone
Personally, I'd like to see the Birds rally around McMahon the same way they did around Koy Detmer and then A.J. Feeley three seasons ago. I don't know if anybody has noticed in the past, but this team tends to not throw in the towel when their QB goes down. I guess its that Philly pride thing.