Niko Bellic
04-16-2006, 06:19 AM
Australian Cheerleaders Told to Cover Up
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian cheerleaders have been banned from baring midriffs by officials of the sport who fear displays of skin may encourage eating disorders.
Gymnastics Australia has ordered cheerleading troupes to find new uniforms by the end of the year.
Nerine Cooper, national cheerleading manager for Gymnastics Australia, said the decision, which followed similar moves in the United States and elsewhere, was needed because cheerleaders often performed in front of family groups.
"We don't want girls to feel under pressure to lose weight because of uniforms," she told Sydney's Sunday Telegraph.
But Lisa Ince, head of Sydney Promotional Dancers, said the order was unfair.
"It's ridiculous really, if the thinking is that a midriff is offensive, then every dance school and athletics club would face the same restrictions," Ince said.
The ban will affect about 105 teams registered with Gymnastics Australia.
In the United States, the National Federation of State High School Associations issued a new rule for the 2006-07 school year requiring that cheerleading uniforms cover the midriff.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060415/ap_on_sp_ot/australia_cheerleaders_1
Right thing to do, wrong reason. A good reason would be, "Because parents say they don't want their teenage daughters wearing that in front of a football crowd.", but they used some bullshit thing about eating disorders. Could there be some weird liberal thing at work here, where they wanted to do it for moral reasons, but didn't want anyone to think they were doing it for moral reasons?
EDIT:
Get your mind out of the gutter! Admit it, you saw my name as the thread author, and the title, and you thought you were going to see some cheerleader soft porn!:D
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian cheerleaders have been banned from baring midriffs by officials of the sport who fear displays of skin may encourage eating disorders.
Gymnastics Australia has ordered cheerleading troupes to find new uniforms by the end of the year.
Nerine Cooper, national cheerleading manager for Gymnastics Australia, said the decision, which followed similar moves in the United States and elsewhere, was needed because cheerleaders often performed in front of family groups.
"We don't want girls to feel under pressure to lose weight because of uniforms," she told Sydney's Sunday Telegraph.
But Lisa Ince, head of Sydney Promotional Dancers, said the order was unfair.
"It's ridiculous really, if the thinking is that a midriff is offensive, then every dance school and athletics club would face the same restrictions," Ince said.
The ban will affect about 105 teams registered with Gymnastics Australia.
In the United States, the National Federation of State High School Associations issued a new rule for the 2006-07 school year requiring that cheerleading uniforms cover the midriff.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060415/ap_on_sp_ot/australia_cheerleaders_1
Right thing to do, wrong reason. A good reason would be, "Because parents say they don't want their teenage daughters wearing that in front of a football crowd.", but they used some bullshit thing about eating disorders. Could there be some weird liberal thing at work here, where they wanted to do it for moral reasons, but didn't want anyone to think they were doing it for moral reasons?
EDIT:
Get your mind out of the gutter! Admit it, you saw my name as the thread author, and the title, and you thought you were going to see some cheerleader soft porn!:D