ACLU Wants Boys Allowed In Cheerleading Tourney

[The Straight Story]

ACLU Wants Boys Allowed In Cheerleading Tourney

POSTED: 6:43 pm EDT June 24, 2006

DETROIT -- Why now?

That's the question being asked of the ACLU by the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

The ACLU wants the state athletics governing body to reconsider a policy keeping boys out of competitive cheerleading's postseason tournament.

But the rules were approved in December 2003. And an MHSAA spokesman said there was "enough time for a response to be made earlier than five weeks before those rules officially take effect."

http://www.local6.com/news/9421948/detail.html

[w4rma]

1. Maybe Bush could pull out some of his old moves and compete. (nt)

[tinfoil tiaras]

2. I doubt he can do what of most cheerleaders do now

Haha..that would be hilarious to see ole Georgie attempt a roundoff backhandspring...LOL.

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Damn - beat me to it.

[MADem]

5. Maybe Trent Lott will challenge him to a manly cheer-off! NT

[meow2u3]

3. Why not?

Some of the most difficult cheerleading stunts I've ever seen were from coed squads (the boys lifting up the girls, who did somersaults in midair).

[tinfoil tiaras]

7. Guys are pretty darn essential to a (very advanced) cheerleading squad

All the college cheerleading squads have guys on them...their stunts are amazing.

[upi402]

6. good, thank you ACLU n/t

[diamondsndust]

8. < insert snarky comment here >.........

Gee, next thing ya know, they're gonna want to be servers at hooters! :rofl: :sarcasm:

Oh wait... didn't they already try that?

I don't see anything wrong with guys being cheerleaders, and they shouldn't be excluded from any official activities involved.

[wakeme2008]

9. No you are think of Snakes a Hooters spin-off :)

Gee, next thing ya know, they're gonna want to be servers at hooters!

:rofl:

[izzie]

10. Bush would be with the ACLU

Now his Southern base I am not so sure on.

[AtomicKitten]

11. Why? So this guy won't look like such an assclown.

Cheerleader-In-Chief

[TexasProgresive]

12. It was common in high schools in the 60s

when I grew up for mixed cheer squads. I think the ACLU is doing the right thing in challenging this state law.

BTW- I don't think it likely that BabyBush was very good at leading cheers. I can't imagine him doing anything very well - excepting blowing up frogs.

[Bridget Burke]

14. Modern Cheerleading can be quite athletic.

I'm sure Bush would have done badly.

Male cheerleaders will always be a minority*, but we have some in Texas--where Cheerleading is taken seriously!

* Except for Texas A&M, where 5 male Yell Leaders cheer the Aggies on. Governor Rick Perry is an ex Yell Leader!

[Tesha]

13. "Why now?" Perhaps the ACLU was just asked recently? (NT)

[Bridget Burke]

15. I don't think the ACLU goes looking for "work"....

They help those who have requested it.

[Tesha]

16. Once in a while...

> I don't think the ACLU goes looking for "work"....
> They help those who have requested it.

That's the general principle; they respond when asked.

Once in a while, though, an issue is so obvious, so
pressing on our constitutional rights that they go
in search of a case with which to test the issue;
several cases around the USA PATRIOT Act have been
prosecuted in this fashion.

Allowing or not allowing boys on the cheerleading
team probably ain't one of those issues, though. ;-)

Tesha

[Bridget Burke]

17. Thanks for the info....

I agree that the cause of male cheerleaders is not the most pressing issue in the country today. But it is valid.

Thought: Perhaps some of the parents of those boys will change their perception that the ACLU is only for "leftists."

[Tesha]

19. No argument; it's a valid issue, but not one they'd take up unsolicited.NT

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

18. Maybe it's because I'm a foreign 'alien'

but the concept of cheerleaders, male or female, disturbs me... Watching World Cup football, there is nothing better than an emotional rousing rendition of an X-rated song by 30,000 drunk (or almost drunk) fans; I dare any cheerleader to replicate that kind of emotion.