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lightphoenix

But I'm A Cheerleader!

Jan 17, 2007 01:36

I was thinking about writing something academic, but suitably dorky. You know, something like a comparison of Christianity and religion in Pullman's His Dark Materials versus Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, or perhaps a critique of Stephen King's The Dark Tower septology and how it left a feeling of unsatisfaction after I read it (and not due to ( Read more... )

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tymberwolf January 17 2007, 14:29:09 UTC

That is probably one of the most well written and eliquent eloquant pretty sounding lj entries I've read in an extremely long time. I had a similar experience with Title IX because in my neighbourhood, as I grew up, went from being lily white to incredibly diverse ethnically, sexually and gender-wise and a whole host of sexist/racist/homophobic referenda and initiatives were passed in response.

On a side note, I'm sorry I haven't responded to many of your texts. I managed to drop my phone in the bathtub (long story) so it's been a bit wonky lately.

lightphoenix January 17 2007, 20:01:24 UTC

I used the big words!

Don't worry about the texts, I know how it goes. I'm sorry to hear about your phone, and I hope Costa Rica was fun!

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Re: I wonder... lightphoenix January 17 2007, 19:48:17 UTC

It's interesting you mention that, since that was a practical problem that the article brought up. In fact, Whitney Point decided not to send their cheerleaders to away games in order to make room in the schedule. I could certainly buy that as a reason not to have cheerleaders at all of the games ( ... )

mysticshell January 17 2007, 18:47:26 UTC

Wow. That sadly reinforces the sterotype that cheerleaders are incredibly hsallow.

I... have no other words. I'm disappointed in my own gender.

lightphoenix January 17 2007, 19:57:23 UTC

Like I said, I don't think it's entirely the cheerleaders' faults ( ... )

frugatti January 18 2007, 01:21:39 UTC

In high school we had the normal football and basketball cheerleaders and hockey cheerleaders. The hockey ones got the most respect since you gotta have balls to cheer at a hockey game in skirts. But the hockey ones are no longer since the school offered girls ice hockey, all the cheerleaders became hockey players.

From having taught a bunch of students down there, I can say that the Binghamton has a very stuck in the 50's/60's old fashioned mentality to a lot of things. I'm shocked at how many cheerleaders quit. After reading the article

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/nyregion/14title.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

All the southern tier school are forced to comply and the orginal complaint came from a Johnson City mother who wanted to see the cheerleaders at her daughters games even though the daughter, on the varsity bball team didn't want them.

lightphoenix January 18 2007, 08:19:48 UTC

I knew one of my friends would come through with the link! Thanks D!

I love Bingo, because you're right, there is a sort of time differential, but at the same time Maurice Hinchey is in office, and he's pretty liberal. More so than average, I'd say.

Despite the fact that a parent voiced the complaint, and even though I'm not in the least shocked that would be so, because parents are, well, wacky, that doesn't change the basic sex and gender issues underlying the response. The fact of the matter is, all things being equal, there should be cheerleaders at any game, because otherwise all my points above regarding sexism and... er, sexualism? Is that a word? It is now. All my points regarding sexism and to a lesser extent sexualism are proven false, and women really do mean less than men. Which is so ludicrously untrue as to be laughable... but here we have a response that proves for all women's rights have improved since 1919, there has been so little progress.