I am not arguing that some high schools and colleges who have their cheerleaders dress up like Vegas show girls or hookers and perform highly sexual bump and grind routines is very inappropriate. But I do take exception to those that equate all cheerleaders in this group. That a young woman who is attractive, athletic and a cheerleader is somehow automatically prostituting herself and acting like a “stripper” and can’t be a good girl or a good Christian if she is a cheerleader, is ridiculous.
“I am not arguing that some high schools and colleges who have their cheerleaders dress up like Vegas show girls....”
Since you referenced Vegas, I have to say I was pretty impressed with the UNLV cheerleders and Rebel Girls. They performed at my daughter’s UNLV orientation. Their stamina, athleticism and choreography were really impressive. They were true athletes. Since I’m a women, I had no “ogle” factor. I guess it’s between them and God. I know I put on a bathing suit that covers slightly less and swim in the summer, but I’ve never felt I should buy a burkini. But then, the cheerleaders I saw growing up were pretty conservative. It was about the athletics, encouraging fans to cheer on the team, not T&A.
The cheerleaders I have seen in the last decade have all been in the bump and grind mode.
If you still get cheerleaders in your area who are modest, that’s terrific. I know it can be done. I just don’t see it any more, and have not for a long time.