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Oh, I'm not above hiding my Sephora receipts. And of course many women work hard on their appearances. But again, I'm not displaying myself on a website, with lines indicating this is where I have my hair done, this is where I have my teeth whitened, this is where I go to the gym, this is where I have my "ahem" lasered.
I'm sorry, I'll shut up now. Sorry for going all Feminazi.
I think if we were talking about children or teenagers it would be a different boat. I don't love that they're called cheerleaders, but I respect what they do. DCC appear very upfront about the time commitment, physical, mental and aesthetic expectations. I don't think a girl on the team now would say the were unaware of what they were getting into. They knew they'd be on a website, a calendar, a TV show and aware of their image.
As far as where an experience gets someone in the world....I guess thats up to the individual. I wouldn't get anything from jumping out of a plane, being a hockey player or being on DCC. I get something out of coaching cheer, my fiance from shooting at the gun range. Just because something isn't considered life enhancing to 1 person doesn't mean that someone isn't getting something great from it.