because in my expereince it is not just our local cheerleaders who are this way, but most high school cheerleaders, and i think your ideas about cheerleading comes from some preconcieved idea that has little basis in reality. should your dd wear her swimsuit to church, probably not, but the short skirts i see on girls in church are more revealing than cheerleading uniforms. same with the mall. so, we know your kids wear bikinis, do they also wear mini skirts? Jennie
That kind of statement is why I think your "belly button/other attire" line is a red herring and irrelevant. Because no one has adovocated little girls, young girls, or teens wear belly-button revealing cheerleading outfits to school, church or the mall. And again, I think you're pulling in the stereotype rather than reality because I haven't seen squads IRL other than pro or college wear any uniform that reveals a midriff.
Actually, I disagree with your "no good reason to wear a two piece" statement. One, a toddler who is in diapers. PITA to try to take a wet one piece swimsuit off to change a swim diaper. Two, a 7 y/o who needs to go potty FAST! A one-piece typically clings pretty tightly when wet and is a bear to take off to go to the bathroom. I personally prefer a two-piece for the same reason - it is so much easier to use the bathroom. Since I wear a coverup/shirt to go to the bathroom, wearing a one-piece means taking my cover-up or shirt off first, then pulling my bathing suit down. I much prefer to wear a two-piece (a tankini though, not a bikini) when going to the beach or pool.
Maybe that isn't good enough for you, but it is reason enough for me, the mother of two girls - one who waits until the last minute to decide to hit the bathroom and the other who is still wearing swim diapers.
You're right. I'm not concerned that pro and college cheerleaders expose their bellybuttons. They're adults. There is absolutely no way that I have any right or reason to object to what other grown women wear.
I also don't object to my kids seeing that because I'm able to tell them 1) Adults can do that, pre-teens cannot, 2) that isn't what their outfit would be like if they pursued cheerleading, 3) females sometimes have to be careful about what they wear because other people may make judgements of them based on that, and 4) to make sure that what they wear sends the message they want to send.
My standards are different ... in that I don't base them upon the opinions strangers have about other strangers.
Well, I think kids CAN show their navels in public, and it be okay. It isn't always, but there are certainly instances where it can.
I do think it matters what kids' role models do; I just don't think DCC and the like are really role models. They certainly wouldn't be for my kids. Even the one that's interested in cheering.
um,all 5 of us were at a texans game a few weekends ago. had great seats because daddy got tickets from work. anyway,our seats were very close to where a group of the texan cheerleaders were,one of which that weekend was a pre-teen stand in who was doing mighty well keeping up wiht the older womens' cheer and stunts. her uniform was identical to what the older cheerleaders had on,down to the polished white boots she had on.
my girls (9 and 7) didn't notice a thing outside the enormous talent performing...and it certainly wasn't my place to create an issue where there wasn't one.
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Jennie
You may never have encountered a situation in cheerleading you objected to, but are you saying there's no such thing?
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
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That kind of statement is why I think your "belly button/other attire" line is a red herring and irrelevant. Because no one has adovocated little girls, young girls, or teens wear belly-button revealing cheerleading outfits to school, church or the mall. And again, I think you're pulling in the stereotype rather than reality because I haven't seen squads IRL other than pro or college wear any uniform that reveals a midriff.
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Since you seem to think midriffs and belly buttons are okay, I don't suppose
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
Actually, I disagree with your "no good reason to wear a two piece" statement. One, a toddler who is in diapers. PITA to try to take a wet one piece swimsuit off to change a swim diaper. Two, a 7 y/o who needs to go potty FAST! A one-piece typically clings pretty tightly when wet and is a bear to take off to go to the bathroom. I personally prefer a two-piece for the same reason - it is so much easier to use the bathroom. Since I wear a coverup/shirt to go to the bathroom, wearing a one-piece means taking my cover-up or shirt off first, then pulling my bathing suit down. I much prefer to wear a two-piece (a tankini though, not a bikini) when going to the beach or pool.
Maybe that isn't good enough for you, but it is reason enough for me, the mother of two girls - one who waits until the last minute to decide to hit the bathroom and the other who is still wearing swim diapers.
You're right. I'm not concerned that pro and college cheerleaders expose their bellybuttons. They're adults. There is absolutely no way that I have any right or reason to object to what other grown women wear.
I also don't object to my kids seeing that because I'm able to tell them 1) Adults can do that, pre-teens cannot, 2) that isn't what their outfit would be like if they pursued cheerleading, 3) females sometimes have to be careful about what they wear because other people may make judgements of them based on that, and 4) to make sure that what they wear sends the message they want to send.
My standards are different ... in that I don't base them upon the opinions strangers have about other strangers.
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
Well, I think kids CAN show their navels in public, and it be okay. It isn't always, but there are certainly instances where it can.
I do think it matters what kids' role models do; I just don't think DCC and the like are really role models. They certainly wouldn't be for my kids. Even the one that's interested in cheering.
um,all 5 of us were at a texans game a few weekends ago. had great seats because daddy got tickets from work. anyway,our seats were very close to where a group of the texan cheerleaders were,one of which that weekend was a pre-teen stand in who was doing mighty well keeping up wiht the older womens' cheer and stunts. her uniform was identical to what the older cheerleaders had on,down to the polished white boots she had on.
my girls (9 and 7) didn't notice a thing outside the enormous talent performing...and it certainly wasn't my place to create an issue where there wasn't one.
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Oh, I agree.
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
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