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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:11 PM Dec 2014

Mother Jones: A Not-So-Brief and Extremely Sordid History of Cheerleading

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/12/cheerleader-history-timeline?google_editors_picks=true

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Not all is sunny and chipper in the world of professional cheerleading this year. NFL cheerleaders from five squads sued their teams last spring, alleging sub-minimum-wage pay, mandatory "jiggle tests," and other degrading working conditions. Since then, some NHL "ice girls"—hockey's cheerleaders—have spoken up with similar complaints. All this got me wondering: How did we get here?

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Mother Jones: A Not-So-Brief and Extremely Sordid History of Cheerleading (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

wasn't der chimpenfuhrer a cheerleader? niyad Dec 2014 #1

He was! LiberalElite Dec 2014 #2

you should have WARNED me!! now I need some mind bleach! niyad Dec 2014 #3

Well, he would certainly pass the jiggle test. Marie Marie Dec 2014 #4

so glad I wasn't drinking anything!! niyad Dec 2014 #5

Tee Hee... Marie Marie Dec 2014 #6

yes, I did, and gladly! niyad Dec 2014 #8

we get there because pipoman Dec 2014 #7

Sad. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #9

niyad

(113,315 posts)

1. wasn't der chimpenfuhrer a cheerleader?

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:15 PM

Dec 2014

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

2. He was!

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:18 PM

Dec 2014

niyad

(113,315 posts)

3. you should have WARNED me!! now I need some mind bleach!

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:21 PM

Dec 2014

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

4. Well, he would certainly pass the jiggle test.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:39 PM

Dec 2014

His brain is like Jello - all squiggly and, when pressed, has no substance.

niyad

(113,315 posts)

5. so glad I wasn't drinking anything!!

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:40 PM

Dec 2014

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

6. Tee Hee...

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:43 PM

Dec 2014

sorry about that niyad but - YOU STARTED IT!!

niyad

(113,315 posts)

8. yes, I did, and gladly!

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:44 PM

Dec 2014

by the way, your sig line is wonderful--sounds like me!

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

7. we get there because

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:44 PM

Dec 2014

There are millions of young girls who have spent years...since they were preschool. ..cheering competitively dreaming of being a pro cheerleader and sports owners are the ultimate opportunists...

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)

9. Sad. n/t

Reply to pipoman (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 11:23 PM

Dec 2014

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