Yes, I have no problem with crop tops either - both my cp's wore them for years and I thought their uniforms were adorable.
For those of you who
can see the Facebook photo, is there anyone on here that agrees that it is acceptable (except from the standpoint that I don't know her nor do my kids go to that gym - I understand that. I'm just asking from a curiosity view.) What am I missing? I would absolutely DIE if that was my child. She'slike 8 years old, bending over sort of blowing a kiss, and I CAN SEE DOWN HER TOP. COMPLETELY DOWN HER TOP. How is this ok - and worse, how are people commenting that it's "so cute!"??? And how on earth does blowing a kiss and bending over in that position constitute athletics or family atmosphere?
For those of you who don't think there needs to be guidelines and think gyms should be free to choose, how can you look at that picture and not think that hurts cheer's image and could possibly drive potential customers away? As I said, had I seen that picture beforehand, I would be like most of my friends and think cheer was nothing but craziness and trash. No way no how would I view it as a sport, athletic activity, or something I wanted my children or family involved in in any way.
Coach Troy since you've been the most vocal, I'll ask you directly. I get your answer of "So don't take your kids there" and believe me I never would in a million years. But that picture is on a public Facebook page that anyone can view, including my kids. It was taken at a competition that families were at. So how can you see that and say there shouldn't be any guidelines at all? How can you see that uniform (and that pose) and just say "So don't take your kids to that gym"? I don't take my kids to that gym, but I still had to look at it (because once I clicked on the link I can never unsee it, as much as I would like to). And I seriously am not lying when I say it creeped me out to the point I considered reporting it to Facebook.
I'm just curious to know how you can say that the USASF has no right to step in and say that
at an event that they sanction they want a particular set of standards set? They're not saying that
at your gym you can't have your kids practice in bikinis if you want. They're saying that at events that have the USASF logo on all the advertising, saying that they "approve" of the event, they'd like kids to have more of their bodies covered. I keep seeing you say "because we should have the right to choose" - but I'm asking
why? You can't even choose how you dress at the grocery store. Why should you be able to choose how you dress at
their event? I have read this
whole thread and haven't seen you clearly answer that yet.
THERE. Was that a long, wordy enough post to fit in this thread?:p