Parents object to 6 year old's cheer...

[makattak]

... and the other parents kick the 6 year old off the cheerleading team.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/15/year-old-girl-removed-cheerleading-team-complaint/

Seriously, who thinks this is a good cheer for a SIX YEAR OLD?:

"Our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right."

The parents rightly complained about the overt sexualization of a six year old. The other parents kicked the girl off the team.

Now, honestly, I think they just should have taken her off the team in the first place, but what is wrong with these other parents?

[Tuco]

Unfortunately for the six year old, she's got parents who encouraged her join a cheerleading squad. 

Fortunately for the six year old, she's got a chance to understand (although 6 is borderline) the mentality of people who let six-year-olds join cheerleading squads.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Seriously, who thinks this is a good cheer for a SIX YEAR OLD?:

"Our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right."

In her defense, that's just the job description. 

[T.O.M.]

And at times like this, I'm glad I have sons, and that they would rather eat aluminum foil than be a cheerleader.

[sanglant]

pubic school? if so it's no worse then second grade "singing" baby got back.

[vaskidmark]

As I understand the story and incident, the child was the author of the cheer in question.

If that is in fact te case, then I find nothing wrong with the other parents of a private flag football program deciding that this is inappropriate and that the way to deal with it is to remove the author of the cheer from the program for the rest of the year.  They graciously agreed to refund to her parents the $125 fee for renting/buying (I'm not sure which) the cheerleader outfit.  They graciously said she can try out again next year - I'm presuming they left unstated words to the effect of "when she's able to act a bit more maturely/socially appropriately".

Why her parents are amazed/outraged, other than because it is a reflection  on their parenting, I cannot discern.

stay safe.

[makattak]

As I understand the story and incident, the child was the author of the cheer in question.

If that is in fact te case, then I find nothing wrong with the other parents of a private flag football program deciding that this is inappropriate and that the way to deal with it is to remove the author of the cheer from the program for the rest of the year.  They graciously agreed to refund to her parents the $125 fee for renting/buying (I'm not sure which) the cheerleader outfit.  They graciously said she can try out again next year - I'm presuming they left unstated words to the effect of "when she's able to act a bit more maturely/socially appropriately".

Why her parents are amazed/outraged, other than because it is a reflection  on their parenting, I cannot discern.

stay safe.

While the other parents are perfectly within their rights to remove the child, you have the circumstances wrong.

This girl's parents complained about the cheer. She did not author it.

For the complaint, the other parents booted the girl. Within their rights, but as you say, it is a reflection on their parenting.

[lupinus]

Between the over sexualization and risk of injury, there is no way in hell I'd ever let my daughter be a cheerleader.

Kicking the girl off the team because one of the cheers was called out as inappropriate is simply ridiculous.

[Tallpine]

"Our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right."

The first clause doesn't rhyme :(

[vaskidmark]

While the other parents are perfectly within their rights to remove the child, you have the circumstances wrong.

This girl's parents complained about the cheer. She did not author it.

For the complaint, the other parents booted the girl. Within their rights, but as you say, it is a reflection on their parenting.

OOPS!

Maybe I ought to wear the cheaters?

So, other than her parents complaining (about her having to do the cheer, I suppose) the kid was innocent?  I owe her, her parents, and APS readers an apology, which is hereby respectfully tendered.

Now - as for those within the organization who approved of the cheer - take everything I sad before about needing maturity and something resembling common sense and apply it to yourself.

Does anybody remember the flap stirred up by the little girls dancing to "All the Single Ladies"?  (No, I'm not going to give you pervs a link to it!)  Amazing that another storm cloud is not raising over this.

stay safe.

[Harold Tuttle]

we had an booty shaking talent show portion in my daughter's elementary school pagent

the parents were cat calling and wooping their little girls to strut more

[BReilley]

pubic school?

Paging Dr. Freud...

[Regolith]

OOPS!

Maybe I ought to wear the cheaters?

So, other than her parents complaining (about her having to do the cheer, I suppose) the kid was innocent?  I owe her, her parents, and APS readers an apology, which is hereby respectfully tendered.

Don't worry.  I read it the same way the first couple of times, too. The headline is ambiguous at best. 

[Boomhauer]

we had an booty shaking talent show portion in my daughter's elementary school pagent

the parents were cat calling and wooping their little girls to strut more

What. The. F***!?


Not that it surprises me. Also, what "sports" does an elementary school have that requires team of cheerleaders? The hell??

[sanglant]

Paging Dr. Freud...

was intentional, its how the staff acts. they can live with the title.

[MicroBalrog]

So let me get this straight.

To these people actually wearing the tight skirts and waving one's bum was okay, but saying you did it was so completely wrong a child had to be removed from the team?

...have these people ever attended their own team's performances?

Have they ever looked up the term 'cheerleader' on Wikipedia?

[PTK]

Eh. She is (was) a cheerleader. That's what they do, regardless of age.