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xxblushesxx -> RE: Breast Cancer T-Shirts for Cheerleaders (10/18/2011 10:53:10 PM)
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ORIGINAL: SweetDommes
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ORIGINAL: NocturnalStalker
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My point, which appears to be repeatedly missed and/or deliberately twisted, is that even when the girls are wearing their skimpy outfits, the guys aren't going around groping them because they have some flesh showing. Yes, guys can be pigs, and guys that age forget which head to think with on an alarmingly regular basis - but I don't think that the average male is going to be dumb enough to take the shirt as an excuse to grope someone that they didn't already have a "groping" relationship with. And if they did - well, it's going to be the same type of asshole who would do it even without the shirt.
The reason why I see it as worse than a uniform (that as demonstrated by pictures, can be of varying levels of exposure) is because like Amygdalin pointed out, it'll just be a bunch of guys that make crude jokes regarding it.
Instead of it being, "Trish has a great ass" it'll be, "I bet Trish wants to have her lumps felt." Congratulations, your entire "purpose" of the slogan was lost.
Here's something that may part the heavens and turn the sea red: why not just wear a t-shirt saying, "I support breast cancer awareness?" Maybe something that lists a statistic to really raise awareness?
I'll tell you why, because it is really quite simple: it's to be an attention whore. Who are wearing these shirts? Teen girls. What do teen girls like? Attention. It's an invitation for the hardcore feminist types and their sweater-knitting bitch husbands to have something to make a big deal about and blur the social boundaries while stacking their deck. Move along.
Being a cheerleader is to get attention - again, what's the difference?
Let me rephrase my point, perhaps my stand will make more sense to you then. If all the guys do it talk about it (which they do anyway, regardless of it's "nice ass" or "she wants her lumps felt"), then why make a big fuss about it? It just draws more attention to it, and makes it more "naughty". While I wish that people (of both genders) wouldn't be so crude, I know that it's going to happen. If I hear it, I'll say something - but I'm not going to base decisions on what little Johnny might say in the locker room after the game.
I think that the girls could have been more mature about it - but duh, they are teens. Teens do stupid, attention grabbing things. That isn't news. To make a big deal of it? Just makes it that much worse, in my opinion.
To me, the shirts aren't that bad to begin with - although I'm aware that some feel differently (and did before the discussion on this thread - I'm not oblivious to the fact that people have different opinions). But it's kind of like when my Lit teacher blacked out all the swear words in a book that we were assigned to read in class - just made us go to the public library and get an uncensored version of it. Instead, she could have either a) chosen another book for us to read or b) not made a big deal about it and just reminded us that the words are a part of the literature, and not appropriate for use in school or other public places.
You made some good points. Thank you.
Being a cheerleader takes hard work and dedication. You have to keep your grades up (our school district requires a c average but our school requires a b) and you can't get in trouble at school or you're out. They practice for hours at a time, sometimes in extreme heat or cold. They have to smile and be peppy and happy even when they're not. It's not an inexpensive hobby. The regular cheerleaders spend about $200. per year for the experience, and the girls on the competition team spend about $1500.
And lastly, being a cheerleader is not ALL about getting attention. Some actually do it because they believe in their school and want to participate in cheering them on and representing their school.
Blacking out words in a book though? That's sacrelig!
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