The University of Washington cheerleading squad received backlash from social media after posting a cheerleader checklist for their tryouts. (Photo : Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Posted on 04/29/2016 6:51:04 AM PDT by LibWhacker
University Of Washington Cheerleading Squad Receive Backlash For 'Ideal Cheerleader' Checklist [VIDEO]
The University of Washington cheerleading squad received backlash from social media after posting a cheerleader checklist for their tryouts. (Photo : Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The infographic "Cheer and Dance Tryout Look" was posted by the University of Washington cheerleading team for their upcoming tryouts. The team received backlash from students and other critics who said that the poster was sexist as it told women to look a certain way to qualify.
NBC News reports that the poster was first posted on University of Washington's Facebook page this week. Some of the "Do's and Dont's" include putting on false lashes, having a tan, having flattering make up, being physically fit and not having tattoos.
The University of Washington athletic officials said that the cheerleader checklist was created to answer many cheerleader hopefuls who asked for requirements, Seattle Times reported. The cheerleader checklist post was allegedly taken down when a university athletic official saw it and realized that the checklist did not embody the school's althetic values. A new poster was posted on their page but not before it earned the attention and ire of students and other critics.
Some students complained that the cheerleader checklist poster undermined the seriousness of cheerleading as a real sport, Daily Mail notes. Some said that as students of color, they felt excluded as they do not embody the descriptions of the checklist that specifically asked for "bronzed or tanned" looks.
The Associated Students of the University of Washington posted on their Facebook page to say that the old cheerleader checklist goes against the prevention of objectification of women that many students and women worked so hard for. They promised to maintain an inclusive environment for all and hopes for the university administration to do the same. People Magazine reports that Washington State University and Louisiana State University had similar cheerleader checklist posters. After the controversy, Louisiana State had removed theirs.
Sorry feminists, you can force them to get rid of the checklists but the cheerleaders will still be hotter and more popular than you!
A role traditionally fulfilled by cheerleading itself.
Courts have ruled that cheer leading isn't a sport.
More fat lesbians!
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Texas A&M doesn’t have cheerleaders. It has Yell Leaders that have always been guys. They are elected.
Of course, the feminist aren’t happy with that either. A few girls have run forYell Leader, but they’ve never been elected.
Yeah, right. Sports fans really want to watch a politically correct inclusive team of cheerleaders at the next sporting event.
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Surprised they didn’t just post a pic of Lena Dunham
Can’t wait for the big story about the first tranny cheerleader...coming soon, I’m sure.
The poster looks like a good example for any woman.
We have way too many fat, tattooed, staple-face, green-hair types running around.
Rush of late isn't what he used to be but I read his first book when I was in college and I always remember his rule that feminism exists to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream. I'd change "allow" to "force" these days. Funny but a lot of truth in that.
The Cincinnati Bengals cheerleaders don’t count.
What’s wrong with pony tails?
I can't wait for the followup stories about real women getting displaced from college athletic teams (and losing athletic scholarships) to stronger, faster trannies who "identify" as women.
Maybe then we can start having honest discussions about all this nonsense.
A google image search informs me that ponytails appear to be a no-no for adult, professional cheerleaders. Hair down is the norm. I don't know why.
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