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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the competitive, gymnastics kind, I know that is different. But the kind where the cheerleaders literally cheer at football games?

My DD is going into 4th grade. We've had a hard time finding her a physical activity she wants to do. She's tried a bunch of things and given them up because she wasn't interested (soccer, tennis, lacrosse, swimming, dance, etc.). Dance lasted the longest but she gave it up this year when it started to get very serious with pointe classes and such.

This summer she joined a cheerleading team. I'm not crazy about it tbh. But a couple of her friends were doing it and since she refuses to do day camp, I thought it would be nice for her to have something to do. They meet every day and she is very enthusiastic about it. She comes home saying she loved it each time. The thing is, it is the traditional kind of cheerleading. Although they will do competitions as well, the point is mostly to cheer on the boys at the football games. They were getting fitted for their outfits yesterday and I realized I would be embarrassed to post a photo of her in it on my FB. It's so unfeminist.

What do you think?[/quote]

Feminism is about allowing a girl to have more opportunities, not taking them away...  So look at jazz, tap, and other dance as well as traditional cheer.  Look at basic gymnastics.[/quote]

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