Are you "Anxious Parents"?

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Are you "Anxious Parents"?
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Wed, 11-15-2006 - 8:24am

Today's MSN News features this article

Sabina

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:16am
Certain aspects of almost anything can involve the objectification of young girls.
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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:17am

The movie theatre portion is not included in the age ban at this particular mall.


PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:19am
So what does that say? To me, it says that some people are overly prejudicial about cheerleading. Ever seen a gymnastics floor routine?
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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:25am

<< But are they quite so closely linked to the boys' self-presentation?

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:26am
I agree that it skewed the conversation when ballet came was mentioned (and not by me), but I don't think anyone said cheerleading was the only kids' activity with the potential to objectify little girls or teens. It's something I'd be wary of wherever I happened to find it.

Sabina


Sabina

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:27am

Hairstyles.....my friends son, shaved his head in a mohawk because of the football team.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:33am

Ah, but wait the cheerleaders are performing to the accompaniment of the football team.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:35am
Prejudicial? Let's get real - if my dd's were involved in an activity where I honestly thought that some things about it, be they costumes, make-up, or routines, were inappropriate for their age, and I brought it up to the powers that be, I don't think I'd be satisfied to be told I was being "prejudicial", especially if I wasn't the only parent to feel that way.

Sabina


Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:35am

<<But do the boys have to wear makeup and fuss with their hair?

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 11-21-2006 - 11:39am
Nobody's condemning an entire sport. If a parent is concerned about some aspect of their kids' activities in the sense of inappropriateness, would the proper response from a coach be that the parent only "sees what they want to see"?

Sabina


Sabina

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