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University Of Washington Cheerleading Squad Receive Backlash For 'Ideal Cheerleader' Checklist-VID
University Herald ^ | 4/29/16 | Mariel Hemingway

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.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: cheerleaders; feminists
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To: All

No, it’s a pretend backlash and that doesn’t count.


21 posted on 04/29/2016 7:35:45 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Drew68
All I can say is that Lucy Liu is no spring chicken, and she looks great in a ponytail:


22 posted on 04/29/2016 7:36:13 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

I have always had long hair, and when I was in High School, all of us cheerleaders with long hair wore it in either a high ponytail or a half-pony. So do the current high school cheerleaders and from what I’ve seen, so do the cheerleaders at Central Methodist University, and SBU.


23 posted on 04/29/2016 7:37:24 AM PDT by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: Drew68

-—I’m hard-pressed to see what’s so offensive about this list of suggestions.-—

Off to re-education camp for you...

25/7 feminist propagangda until you get your head right...

First week 24/7 Rosie O’Donnelly show until your eyes bleed..


24 posted on 04/29/2016 7:39:21 AM PDT by Popman
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To: BenLurkin
What’s wrong with pony tails?

They're discriminatory!

They blatantly flaunt "horse" privilege.

25 posted on 04/29/2016 7:40:01 AM PDT by papertyger (-/\/\/\-)
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To: Maverick68
I'm upset about the whole fingernail polish thing ...


26 posted on 04/29/2016 8:15:41 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Drew68

Interesting...Title 9 meets LGBT...does a school get compliance credit based on chromosomes, or does wearing a wig count.


27 posted on 04/29/2016 9:04:02 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: LibWhacker

NEWSFLASH: men like looking at beautiful women.


28 posted on 04/30/2016 3:35:51 AM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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