I agree for the most part, except that knowing that cheerleading, along with some other activities, has on some occasions been seen as having the potential to objectify young kids, I'd tend to be on my guard against that with respect to my kids' activities. I'm not getting how anybody thinks I'm trying for some sort of blanket condemnation of cheer or anything else.
Are you saying that just because cheer squads you've been familiar with have nothing you'd object to that that never happens? Some parents have had a different view based on their own experiences.
Where did I say everything about cheer was about sex?
And why should the girls be less covered up than the boys?
Well, yeah. Somebody asked me what's wrong with belly buttons, and I replied they're not allowed to be shown in school. My kids go to public schools with strict dress codes.
No, I'm asking if you're okay with elements of kids' activities that tend to make them into mini-adults through makeup, costuming, or suggestive routines. Not the activities themselves, but any such elements of them, which some parents have claimed to find.
It's not a question of allowing your son to do football. If I were one of the parents in the article I linked, I'd do what they did, which was to voice their concerns. I'd only take the cheerleading away as a last resort, because kids need their extracurriculars.
Exposure isn't limited to IRL attedance at sporting events. My dd13 follows pro soccer through the net, magazines, a fan club, talking about with her teammates, to name a few.
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Are you saying that just because cheer squads you've been familiar with have nothing you'd object to that that never happens? Some parents have had a different view based on their own experiences.
Where did I say everything about cheer was about sex?
And why should the girls be less covered up than the boys?
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Yes I have.
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That's leaving them alone correct?
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No, I'm asking if you're okay with elements of kids' activities that tend to make them into mini-adults through makeup, costuming, or suggestive routines. Not the activities themselves, but any such elements of them, which some parents have claimed to find.
It's not a question of allowing your son to do football. If I were one of the parents in the article I linked, I'd do what they did, which was to voice their concerns. I'd only take the cheerleading away as a last resort, because kids need their extracurriculars.
Sabina
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
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Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
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No, I have not. You've entirely misread. I have said that some parents have seen objectification in certain aspects of cheerleading. Please cite.
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