All-Star Justice For Floyd

Keep_Believing said:

I can respect and understand different views on covid-19, worlds, and summit.

Everyone should want Justice for Floyd.

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ImAChauffeuse said:

I’m going to go out on a limb and say the cheer community is likely divided about this along the same lines we are divided about whether summit and worlds should be happening right now and whether gyms should be open for business as usual/COVID is fAkE nEwS.

Cheer is not a unified group of people even when it comes to cheer itself. If you want to show respect to those fighting to be heard, then listen. Show up. Support them on your social media and in person, not as a cheerleader but as a human. It would be amazing to see cheer teams taking a knee during the national anthem but it’s not going to happen.

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Knowcheering said:

Yup, sadly the nation feels more divided than ever. However, I don’t understand how kneeling during the national anthem solves any problems. Even if someone has great intentions in doing so, it still feels anti-America to some extent... and being anti-America likely isn’t going to solve anything, it’s just going to divide the nation further. Various athletes in different sports have tried kneeling for years, and it hasn’t done much. Instead, it causes even more controversy and divisiveness. One could argue that kneeling has raised more awareness of the problem (and it’s much better than lighting police stations on fire or whatever counterproductive things people are doing), but it doesn’t seem to actually help solve the problem.

We can show gratitude and respect for our national anthem/flag/country at a cheerleading competition while simultaneously wanting justice for Floyd. In some other countries, women don’t have rights that allow them to participate in sports, show any skin, or even leave their homes without permission. Furthermore, in some countries we wouldn’t even be allowed to speak about this topic without fear of punishment by the government. So we should always feel grateful for the freedoms and rights we have in the U.S.

Unfortunately, there’s not much the cheer community (or any sport) can do regarding police brutality. It’s a helpless feeling. It’s up to the police force to properly train their cops and to weed out bad apples. It seems too easy for anyone to become a cop. Clearly, more needs to be done to educate them and to ensure that only model citizens who are mentally stable actually get the job. It’s a highly dangerous and stressful job that requires quick and proper decision-making in the heat of the moment—- it’s certainly not a job that should go to any random person who signs up. There has to be a way to weed out cops who are racist, overly aggressive, etc. Also, given that cops see a lot of traumatic things in that line of work, they should probably have their mental health checked regularly.

And it’s up to parents and educators to properly teach children right from wrong so that they don’t grow up to be racists. Children don’t know stereotypes/race until it’s taught to them. People can write eloquently worded posts about this topic on social media all day long, but things aren’t going to change until people receive better education at home, school, etc. Education is key to solving a lot of the world’s problems. Teach your kids to love and respect others and to judge people only by their character; that’s the best thing we can do. Fortunately, I feel like the sport of cheer is a great and inclusive community that generally feels welcoming of everyone.

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cheermomforever said:

I feel very angry about what is going on now............also how people are punished for crimes, not just cops-as they have their own protection from justice being served, but people who abuse other humans or worse..........some get off with nothing...( Brock the swimmer), but blocking roads, burning innocent peoples businesses is not right! There is a right way to protest and wrong way. It will gets worse before its gets better, especially in MN where I grew up, and it will start all over again when the verdict and sentencing is read. Very sad.........

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Knowcheering said:

Yup, sadly the nation feels more divided than ever. However, I don’t understand how kneeling during the national anthem solves any problems. Even if someone has great intentions in doing so, it still feels anti-America to some extent... and being anti-America likely isn’t going to solve anything, it’s just going to divide the nation further. Various athletes in different sports have tried kneeling for years, and it hasn’t done much. Instead, it causes even more controversy and divisiveness. One could argue that kneeling has raised more awareness of the problem (and it’s much better than lighting police stations on fire or whatever counterproductive things people are doing), but it doesn’t seem to actually help solve the problem.

We can show gratitude and respect for our national anthem/flag/country at a cheerleading competition while simultaneously wanting justice for Floyd. In some other countries, women don’t have rights that allow them to participate in sports, show any skin, or even leave their homes without permission. Furthermore, in some countries we wouldn’t even be allowed to speak about this topic without fear of punishment by the government. So we should always feel grateful for the freedoms and rights we have in the U.S.

Unfortunately, there’s not much the cheer community (or any sport) can do regarding police brutality. It’s a helpless feeling. It’s up to the police force to properly train their cops and to weed out bad apples. It seems too easy for anyone to become a cop. Clearly, more needs to be done to educate them and to ensure that only model citizens who are mentally stable actually get the job. It’s a highly dangerous and stressful job that requires quick and proper decision-making in the heat of the moment—- it’s certainly not a job that should go to any random person who signs up. There has to be a way to weed out cops who are racist, overly aggressive, etc. Also, given that cops see a lot of traumatic things in that line of work, they should probably have their mental health checked regularly.

And it’s up to parents and educators to properly teach children right from wrong so that they don’t grow up to be racists. Children don’t know stereotypes/race until it’s taught to them. People can write eloquently worded posts about this topic on social media all day long, but things aren’t going to change until people receive better education at home, school, etc. Education is key to solving a lot of the world’s problems. Teach your kids to love and respect others and to judge people only by their character; that’s the best thing we can do. Fortunately, I feel like the sport of cheer is a great and inclusive community that generally feels welcoming of everyone.

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Knowcheering said:

Yup, sadly the nation feels more divided than ever. However, I don’t understand how kneeling during the national anthem solves any problems. Even if someone has great intentions in doing so, it still feels anti-America to some extent... and being anti-America likely isn’t going to solve anything, it’s just going to divide the nation further. Various athletes in different sports have tried kneeling for years, and it hasn’t done much. Instead, it causes even more controversy and divisiveness. One could argue that kneeling has raised more awareness of the problem (and it’s much better than lighting police stations on fire or whatever counterproductive things people are doing), but it doesn’t seem to actually help solve the problem.

We can show gratitude and respect for our national anthem/flag/country at a cheerleading competition while simultaneously wanting justice for Floyd. In some other countries, women don’t have rights that allow them to participate in sports, show any skin, or even leave their homes without permission. Furthermore, in some countries we wouldn’t even be allowed to speak about this topic without fear of punishment by the government. So we should always feel grateful for the freedoms and rights we have in the U.S.

Unfortunately, there’s not much the cheer community (or any sport) can do regarding police brutality. It’s a helpless feeling. It’s up to the police force to properly train their cops and to weed out bad apples. It seems too easy for anyone to become a cop. Clearly, more needs to be done to educate them and to ensure that only model citizens who are mentally stable actually get the job. It’s a highly dangerous and stressful job that requires quick and proper decision-making in the heat of the moment—- it’s certainly not a job that should go to any random person who signs up. There has to be a way to weed out cops who are racist, overly aggressive, etc. Also, given that cops see a lot of traumatic things in that line of work, they should probably have their mental health checked regularly.

And it’s up to parents and educators to properly teach children right from wrong so that they don’t grow up to be racists. Children don’t know stereotypes/race until it’s taught to them. People can write eloquently worded posts about this topic on social media all day long, but things aren’t going to change until people receive better education at home, school, etc. Education is key to solving a lot of the world’s problems. Teach your kids to love and respect others and to judge people only by their character; that’s the best thing we can do. Fortunately, I feel like the sport of cheer is a great and inclusive community that generally feels welcoming of everyone.

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