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Yeah but to be fair Orange already doesn't have stones on their uniforms. In order for this to work, there would have to 1. be a lot of high profile (formerly glitzy) teams do it and 2. middle ground..... blinged uniforms...easy on the face.
The poufs....just because the size of them tends to be extra kind of falls along the curls line for me
Throwback to Stars 2010 with the low ponytails and flowers in their hair.
I'm sorry, so what you're saying is that because we're athletes... That somehow makes us less feminine... So we wear the makeup to reinforce that we are women?In my opinion I think we enjoy wearing the makeup and doing the big hair because it makes us more feminine. Face it, what we are doing is not feminine(the death defying stunts and crazy tumbling) it gives us a way to not be seen as just flipping machines and helps give a little spunk.
It only matters to the extent that Stewie might have a younger sister Stephie who might have been interested if Mother Shelly wasn't overly freaked by the clown-esque attire of the girls in Stephie's age group.I make a living in a sport where I wear knee high boots and a version of a sport coat and people constantly question the legitimacy of sport even though it's in the Olympics. Never bothered me though.. It's what I love. I'd do it in any attire. (And I dare anyone to legitimize an outdoor sport in July in the south in long sleeves, a sport coat, and long pants with high boots. There are definitely more sporty options but it's tradition and it'll never change)
If I'd been as personally offended as some of you seem to be by glitter eye makeup and sparkliness, I wouldn't have let Droplet onto that tiny team when she was 5. I'm not concerned about people thinking this isn't a sport because of the attire. Why does it matter so much? If you love the sport for the sake of what it is, why does it matter what Stewie from school thinks?
So do you think we should change the look of our sport to attract more athletes? Our sport is big in glitz, and there are some gyms that are more simple, but a majority of the popular image of All-star is very glitzy so maybe our sports just isn't a fit for Stephie and her family because of that. Why should we worry about her if its not a fit unless we change our image?It only matters to the extent that Stewie might have a younger sister Stephie who might have been interested if Mother Shelly wasn't overly freaked by the clown-esque attire of the girls in Stephie's age group.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the majority of new people would prefer something in the middle ground, leaning less glitz. I'd love for you to have met 5 year old KTG when my mother was slapping me with eyeliner and poking out my eyes with mascara. Just no.
Side note. But are any of yall able to watch an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras and just KNOW that they're also involved in cheer....
I wouldn't say change the sport for new athletes, but maybe pump the brakes a bit on the 'glitz'. It's different if you joined all-star for the hair and makeup, but some joined for the skill set. It's changed over the last 8 years where the 'look' is standing out over the skills (at least around us). I can't count the number of times I've heard "you better be tan by practice tomorrow or don't show up" (from kids, not coaches). My kid wanted to scream "focus on hitting your pass before worrying about my tan". Or "perfect poufs prevent poor performances". What does that even mean? The best hair beats out the best skills? I've just noticed more energy put into tans, hair and makeup (even for practices) instead of teamwork and skills.
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