There is a blokey attitude in league and it's coming from higher up. We were just there for the dancing and friendships. It was in our contracts that we were not allowed to fraternise with the players. Hayley Bracken, wife of cricketer Nathan Bracken, was also in the squad and said: "I think cheerleaders are still very much a part of the game. Of course there are people who want to objectify women but, if you are in that environment, it gives you better skills to deal with those sort of people.
There were always stories about cheerleaders being with players but there was nothing negative or sinister about it. She said: "I take a strong view that how women are dressed has nothing to do with it. I refuse to condemn women for cheerleading or for dancing as ballerinas in skimpy tutus for that matter. They contribute to the excitement. Professional cheerleaders cause lots of harm in terms of views of women, but add little to sport. It is clear that cheerleaders are not necessary to bring about audience participation.
Fans at soccer matches in the UK are very animated without the presence of cheerleaders. The same is true at important tennis matches. Getting rid of professional cheerleaders would allow fans to focus properly on the game itself. Professional cheerleaders do encourage audience participation.
In games like American football, where there are lots of breaks, cheerleaders keep the crowd interested. They also encourage crowds to cheer more loudly during play. This creates a more exciting atmosphere and motivates the players to play better, making the game more enjoyable for everyone. People seem to have lost their mind cheerleading is entertainment meant to rally the teams and fans.
Seams like men and women put too much focus on these types of trivial things instead of having a life. Going to church, having family life and social life, building a career and enjoying hobbies and reading.
Sports are for entertainment not a way of life unless you want to be an athlete. As for athletes they are overpaid now thats a real debate. I think this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous. Every yes answer is complaining about women, bad examples, religion, and how men are pigs. Your typical feminist bull. We have had Cheerleaders in sports for how long, and now that were in snowflake times, if enough feminists bitch and complain, they can get things banned. A Buffalo Jills glamour and etiquette guidebook has also recently surfaced.
It instructs cheerleaders how to wear tampons, wash their vaginas and how much bread to eat when dining at a fancy restaurant. A Jills Agreement and Code of Conduct has also been leaked. I was surprised by some reader comments when I recently wrote an article about the miserable pay and treatment alleged by suing cheerleaders. Is the rationale that any company can exploit its employees as long as they are free to quit? The bottom line is that any team that does not treat its cheerleaders fairly and with respect relinquishes the right to have a squad cheering on its players.
The Buffalo Jills are sitting out this season because of the ongoing lawsuit. First, an apology to fans of cheerleading. I had never really thought of it as a sport in its own right, requiring gruelling hours of training and serious athletic ability. Nor did I know how insanely competitive it is. Young women hoping one day to be accepted onto the cheerleading squad of a major National Football League NFL franchise better be ready to be disappointed.
With the rest of the country, I have also been learning how things can turn out for those who do make it to the big league teams, say the Dallas Cowboys or the Baltimore Ravens. In short, not great. A life of exploitation. Of being objectified. It turned out some male corporate sponsor types had been invited along and would be watching while the photographers and the women worked.
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