RETIRED: Target chit chat

What do you moms with young girls think of this ?

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watc...photovideo

The reasoning of these other parents makes no sense to me at all.

sorry there is an ad video first

That is crazy - I would never allow my daughter at 6 to shake her thang like that. But to be honest, I remember growing up, my best friend was in a cheer squad, she was probably around 8 or 9 at the time, and one of her cheers ended with the squad turning around, butts toward the crowd, and flipping up their skirts. They had athletic shorts on, of course, but it was still way too much.

What do you moms with young girls think of this ?

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watc...photovideo

The reasoning of these other parents makes no sense to me at all.

sorry there is an ad video first

. And then on the other hand I'm not sure why the people in charge of the program don't just say "fine, we'll nix the cheer for this year and clarify our rules for next year" or something of the like. Or let the child be able to choose to sit out for that cheer or something. Surely there had to be a better solution than kicking her off the team?!

And *what* do the words to that cheer have to do with cheering on a football team??? Does go to show that as a parent you should always check and double check that your values match that of whatever you are enrolling your child in if it matters that much to you. This woman was obviously in the minority as far as the opinions of the parents went though - to me that is kind of sad. I am probably in the minority too, oh well

I will preface this with the fact that my brother in his wife are/were both cheerleaders and they now both coach children/young children in cheerleading and tumbling at a private gym where this is not how they do things to my knowledge.....

I can definitely identify with the mother in that I would not want my 6-yr-old daughter doing that, which is a personal choice. But I also don't think the middle of the season is the point to question the coaches in a sport/industry that it kind of known for being more provocative like this....this is one reason I am hesitant to even have my dd involved in cheer at some point. And then on the other hand I'm not sure why the people in charge of the program don't just say "fine, we'll nix the cheer for this year and clarify our rules for next year" or something of the like. Or let the child be able to choose to sit out for that cheer or something. Surely there had to be a better solution than kicking her off the team?!

And *what* do the words to that cheer have to do with cheering on a football team??? Does go to show that as a parent you should always check and double check that your values match that of whatever you are enrolling your child in if it matters that much to you. This woman was obviously in the minority as far as the opinions of the parents went though - to me that is kind of sad. I am probably in the minority too, oh well

Agreed on all points, I'm in that "minority" with you

I think they were just ticked that they were challanged on this.

I tend to agree with all of you. I thought the coach was rather rude as well.

As a parent, I probably would have told them how inappropriate I felt it was and if they didn't change it, I'd pull my daughter out. They wouldn't have to kick her out, her ass would be gone.

Yeah and that comment that the cheer has been around for years so it wasn't offensive ...so has prostitution.

I soooooo wish I could get one of those TQ $5 off Tinkerbell cats a couple reported in deals. Here's to hoping that maybe just maybe the Target gods give us a printable version on Sunday It's a long shot.......

no clue what's triggering it?

no clue what's triggering it?