Cheerleading - not sure I want my DD to do this

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was a cheerleader back in the day, but is it really still a thing? She really wants to do it, so her dad and I agreed she could try out. We are big believers that people regret what they don't even try for, more than what they tried and failed. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. So she tried out. And then she made the team.

Apparently, it was competitive. She should be proud. I should be happy for her. But, I really don't love this - it seems either suburban or ghetto. Am I wrong? Help me see this in a new light, because right now I just miss the math team.

[Anonymous]

Wow another ANn heard from

[Anonymous]

Another SNOB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow another ANn heard from

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[Anonymous]

IMO its one step away from pole dancing. The cheerleading skirts are shorter than the shorts or skirts allowed under the dress cade at most schools. Really inappropriate in 2018.

[Anonymous]

I never understood why parents let kids do cheerleading. I think you are teaching your kids “sex sells” too early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO its one step away from pole dancing. The cheerleading skirts are shorter than the shorts or skirts allowed under the dress cade at most schools. Really inappropriate in 2018.

What's so magical about 2018?

[Anonymous]

Sorry OP I agree that cheerleading does seem a bit low class these days. Bad message to send your daughters - cheer for the boys and compete for their attention! Yuck.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s ok if it’s what your daughter wants to do and it sounds like she does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s ok if it’s what your daughter wants to do and it sounds like she does.

And she made it through a tough tryout. Give it some time and see. And she can still do the math team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I was a cheerleader back in the day, but is it really still a thing? She really wants to do it, so her dad and I agreed she could try out. We are big believers that people regret what they don't even try for, more than what they tried and failed. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. So she tried out. And then she made the team.

Apparently, it was competitive. She should be proud. I should be happy for her. But, I really don't love this - it seems either suburban or ghetto. Am I wrong? Help me see this in a new light, because right now I just miss the math team.

Suburban or ghetto? What does that even mean? Where does that leave cheerleaders in wealthier city areas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I was a cheerleader back in the day, but is it really still a thing? She really wants to do it, so her dad and I agreed she could try out. We are big believers that people regret what they don't even try for, more than what they tried and failed. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. So she tried out. And then she made the team.

Apparently, it was competitive. She should be proud. I should be happy for her. But, I really don't love this - it seems either suburban or ghetto. Am I wrong? Help me see this in a new light, because right now I just miss the math team.

Suburban or ghetto? What does that even mean? Where does that leave cheerleaders in wealthier city areas?

Not Suburban/Applebee's culture, and not inner city twerking on the playing field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO its one step away from pole dancing. The cheerleading skirts are shorter than the shorts or skirts allowed under the dress cade at most schools. Really inappropriate in 2018.

The skirts are athletic, like tennis skirts, runner and volleyball briefs (not even shorts or skirts) and the diving suits that are cheeky now. These are all cut for performance and I support it as a female athlete. Even the cheeky swimsuits and I was a diver. In my sport, lots of skin and hard nipples. But you know what, we think about the sport beyond the outfit. Think of bodies as amazing muscular machines! Not sexual. Geez.

[Anonymous]

To be fair, it's hard to see how cheerleader skirts are more revealing than swim team.

[Anonymous]

Cheerleading sucks.

There is no doubt it takes athleticism and skill. So if you have those things, play a sport that doesn’t involve cheering for boys and caking on makeup and wearing a short skirt and a high pony. Or go train with some kind of professional dance studio.

Would never let my daughter do it.