- Dec 14, 2009
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Now mama, you know I generally agree with you, but I've got a few points here. In terms of talking about athletes, I think the difference is in the delivery of the question- 'I didn't see so-and-so, was she on the floor?' vs 'Why is so and so not cheering this year?' One comes off as more a general inquiry (she might have been injured/sick) vs a personal inquiry (which we don't talk about). I don't know if the CEA athlete's leaving was discussed on other social media until yesterday, but I gathered from the tone of the CA one that it had already been hashed out for a while on twitter/other platforms. Also- I think the CA question came at the end of the showcase when things were done, whereas other items took precedence when the CEA question was asked. Other point- how said poster reacts to the 'No Minors Discussion' bit.In the cheer athletics thread someone asked about a specific athlete (peyton maybe?) and we spent the next 3 pages reading about what a horrible person she must be for even asking, as that is just NOT done on the fierceboard. :rolleyes: Then someone asks on here about this Taylor something and everyone is all hugs and kisses and rainbows and she moved and we miss her. Sooooo... can we talk about athletes or not?
My head hurts from rolling my eyes so hard at the hypocrisy in this thread. :rolleyes:
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In terms of routines, I generally follow this format: find something positive in between criticism and balance opinion with facts. For example, WC at Worlds- they had a great energy and it finally felt like the World Cup other people fell in love with. Their technique was lacking a bit compared to other teams (in terms of legs, pointed toes, timing, etc), and they've never been my favorite team in terms of style. But they hit, finally, and they seemed happy about it.
VS.
WC just doesn't impress me. They're boring and I hate the way their routines go. I never like their routines. They have the same routine setup every year. They never do anything new. ATHLETE J has the most janky full, why is she even flying? 'AKA- this comment was posted to add nothing to the conversation except the sound of your own keystrokes'. It's not even an opinion you can argue with because if you do, you're 'Cheetah Army' and 'Whining over the fact that they lost.' --You could insert any team into the above format. It's not that you shouldn't say anything unless it's positive, but when I can call by thread/team blindfolded based on which posters say what and who blames which army for being bitter, it's just tired. *Disclaimer- some people will still be upset with you posting in that sort of mixed bag format. You can't please everyone :D :rolleyes:
You know, just being helpful before the season starts. :D