OT: File under: Who approves this crap?
Not sure if this has been discussed yet, but saw this article in the Seattle Times regarding a UW infographic advising women how to do their makeup and hair for cheer-team. It's really pissed a lot of people off here, including those in the cheer community who feel it belittles the athletic nature of cheer. More than anything, I just wonder how the hell does this stuff get approved? People in charge are in charge just because...
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/look-like-this-not-t…;
April 28th, 2016 at 12:07 AM ^
Terrible thread title
Terrible thread*
April 28th, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^
I feel like that's really not bad..
I guess people who overestimate the role of cheerleaders might be upset by this., but their appearance is the only reason anyone cares about the cheerleaders at a football game. Honestly I wouldn't even notice if they removed them entirely.
So they can pat themselves on the back. Sure, let's all stick our heads in the sand and act like 99.9% of cheerleaders EVERYWHERE don't look exactly like that girl in the photo......well, except for Notre Dame
The first sentence of your post is the 100% truth. You nailed it. No one actually cares about cheerleaders and if they are burdened or excluded by this conformity. And further, if you actually do, then I might direct your attention to approximately a billion other more important challenges, struggles, and injustices to care about.
It is all about saying, "Look at me, I'm offended, and somehow my ability to contrive offendedness makes me superior to you, mouthbreathers".
April 28th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
UW can be pretty clumsy sometimes. Still, let's face it: at the end of the day, cheerleading is really just about hot girls in skimpy outfits being on the sidelines during football games. This poster was really, well, honest.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:24 AM ^
I generally agree with this, but a sizable part of cheerleading is kind of like synchronized competition gymnastics (or something). I think the two are in tension. "Competition cheer" has never made a lot of sense to me
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Agreed about the tension. There's a lot of "girl about town" history with women cheerleaders that doesn't completely square with the modern competitions.
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That poster is a smorgasbord of unintentional humor. Highlighting just a few:
- false lashes (one of many points that should be accompanied by "trigger warning")
- girl about town lipstick (Will an inspection of the make-up kit take place? What if they use a cheap knock-off?)
- natural tan / spray tan (Probably not healthy, eh?)
- (no) visible tattoos (Just for a change of pace, I'd like to see a bunch of ink and piercings on our cheerleaders.)
April 28th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
The "competitive" part of cheerleading is kind of like the plot and character development in a porn flick.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^
"Still, let's face it: at the end of the day, cheerleading is really just about hot girls in skimpy outfits being on the sidelines during football games."
You say that like it's a bad thing.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:21 AM ^
They are trying to compete with Oregon, UCLA, USC and Arizona State. Give them a freaking break.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:21 AM ^
What am I missing here?
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I think it's the demand for physically fit with athletic physique. This "do" seems a little out of place on a team that's called the huskies. Not that husky women aren't athletic.
When I was a kid my mom would threaten to buy me "husky" jeans if I started to get too chubby. You might as well have put a sign on a kid that said "I'm a fat fuck", since the husky logo was prominently displayed.
/also military school
I'm a recovering "Husky" myself...
April 28th, 2016 at 12:24 AM ^
Doesn't seem as bad as I thought it might be. Most of that seems like basic cheerleader stuff. I kind of expected them to have "be hot and skinny" in the do's for it to be any issue. I'm actually surprised there isn't more of an outcry over cheerleaders in general. They're clearly there to attract dudes during breaks, but nobody ever says anything about it. Do we honestly think they are there to just encourage the team and get fans to do chants? No, they are there because they are physically attractive.
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April 28th, 2016 at 12:30 AM ^
A little Eurocentric heteronormative slut shaming never hurt anyone.
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April 28th, 2016 at 12:34 AM ^
There should have been a trigger warning for this microaggression.
I need a safe space.
I think it might be time to move back to Europe. Things are not going well here.
/this thread is bad and the OP should feel bad.
Jesus F Christ and this Trigger Warning shit. I hope I am long retired before this shit makes it into the workforce. It apparently is making its way into the military already.
If they can't deal with interpersonal conflict, what are they going to do when they deal with real conflict?
[edit:] maybe the use of "trigger warning" should be a trigger warning for me ... /s
April 28th, 2016 at 10:42 AM ^
Too late.
After corporate America was overrun with Health & Safety departments posting hallway monitors and patrolling stairways for handrail use, taking a "time out" is the latest folly of misguided MBAs (I have one too) trying to make their niche in the cube farm.
It's been rumored this made it way down to Lackland AFB. It hasn't. But (as a grad) I found that basic training to be pretty weak to begin with -- I gained weight in BMT.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^
What's a trigger warning? Should I know what that is?
April 28th, 2016 at 12:31 AM ^
I don't feel this is bad at all, in fact My high school sweetheart was a cheerleader and would tell me about how judges would knock points off for girls having different hair styles or nail polish
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...Monsters.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:33 AM ^
Seems spot on to me. Love the smokey eye look. Easy on the Mac, though.
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Clearly says NO SMOKEY EYE.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:40 AM ^
Male Judge #2: Amen. Amen. You see, Barney, we considered the possibility that our heavier female customers might actually prefer a heavier, heavier man that they could identify with.. but then we decided..
Adrian's Thoughts: [ as Male Judge #2 drifts off ] Even as I stood there listening to them explain why they'd chosen me, I still couldn't believe it! Ever since I could remember, I had dreamed about becoming a Chippendales dancer, and now I was one! I never saw Barney again.. but I would never forget how, for one moment, he brought out the best in me. That was the time of my life.
Second only to Schmidt's Gay.
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I played baseball for a few years with the guy that pops out of the pool in the speedo and says "you boys look thirsty".
Bring it?
Back in the day cheerleading was predominantly male and now it's just a way for universities to show boobs and attract people to their school.
I'm just now realizing I don't think I've ever seen a cheerleader with a visible tattoo.
Every profession/organization/club has rules for proper attire/looks. Apparently cheerleaders aren't allowed to.
Yawn. Cry me a river.
Just an observation. You'll have to find someone else for your river.
April 28th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^
flesh colored kinesio tape
Because they don't want you to wear or do your makeup that brings attention to yourself? They want to see your talent not your makeup?
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And men and women get worked up over that one....
I hate tattoos on women with the heat of 1,000 suns.
Why mess with perfection?
Because they don't care what you think?
Agreed, and wouldn't you find this hawt if all Michigan cheerleaders sported this little beauty....
....or maybe this one....
ok, with a little pruning around the roses.
April 28th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
That's one hairy cheerleader.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
she needs to stand a little bit closer to the razor.
....or even this one....
April 28th, 2016 at 10:45 AM ^
But not two of them, so distasteful.
There can never be two of them, that's like SitCom rule #3