- Feb 4, 2010
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I am pretty hot on this subject, so forgive me in advance if I get snarky, because it is not my intention:
Promiscuity in the Village: Anonymous U.S. athlete tells of 'partying my butt off', waking up in unknown beds and 'reeking of booze' going to meet the President | Mail Online
You might as well dismiss any sport out there, as it happens everywhere, including the most prestigious athletic event in the World. I can vouch that it happens after high school games, and not just the "inner city bad schools", but even the catholic school down the road from me. I personally have seen more of a no tolerance policy of inappropriate behavior at my CP's gym than I have nearly anywhere outside of cheer. There is good and bad in any activity you do, and there have certainly been some major issues (World's block party) that have tarnished the sport. I am not suggesting we turn a blind eye to the bad that happens in cheer, but I feel it is wrong walk away from the sport because of isolated incidents, particularly when the USASF is addressing many of these issues. Take this as an example of something that made cheer look really bad when in actuality nothing was wrong - a facebook post showed up on my newsfeed last weekend, and it was saying how classless these cheerleaders were for drinking at a bar. Most people who saw that post now have an image in their mind of a bunch of underage girls drinking a beer at a bar in their uniforms. Since I was at the same competition, I am willing to bet it was actually a group of ladies from an international team that were of legal age and they were at a restaurant and were doing nothing wrong. Do we think anything ill of a semi-pro baseball team out celebrating with a couple of beers after a game? Why should a group of adults be judged differently because they have a bow in their hair? We need to consider all of the facts before we make assumptions - often times you may see a cheerleader out having a drink at dinner with their parent(s) and she or he may be 22 years old. That is the downside of having such a wide range of ages at the same events. dawgshow said it best - there is poor parenting everywhere and you won't avoid it by choosing another sport or activity!
Promiscuity in the Village: Anonymous U.S. athlete tells of 'partying my butt off', waking up in unknown beds and 'reeking of booze' going to meet the President | Mail Online
You might as well dismiss any sport out there, as it happens everywhere, including the most prestigious athletic event in the World. I can vouch that it happens after high school games, and not just the "inner city bad schools", but even the catholic school down the road from me. I personally have seen more of a no tolerance policy of inappropriate behavior at my CP's gym than I have nearly anywhere outside of cheer. There is good and bad in any activity you do, and there have certainly been some major issues (World's block party) that have tarnished the sport. I am not suggesting we turn a blind eye to the bad that happens in cheer, but I feel it is wrong walk away from the sport because of isolated incidents, particularly when the USASF is addressing many of these issues. Take this as an example of something that made cheer look really bad when in actuality nothing was wrong - a facebook post showed up on my newsfeed last weekend, and it was saying how classless these cheerleaders were for drinking at a bar. Most people who saw that post now have an image in their mind of a bunch of underage girls drinking a beer at a bar in their uniforms. Since I was at the same competition, I am willing to bet it was actually a group of ladies from an international team that were of legal age and they were at a restaurant and were doing nothing wrong. Do we think anything ill of a semi-pro baseball team out celebrating with a couple of beers after a game? Why should a group of adults be judged differently because they have a bow in their hair? We need to consider all of the facts before we make assumptions - often times you may see a cheerleader out having a drink at dinner with their parent(s) and she or he may be 22 years old. That is the downside of having such a wide range of ages at the same events. dawgshow said it best - there is poor parenting everywhere and you won't avoid it by choosing another sport or activity!
