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GLENDALE, Ky. -- Bobby Thorn wanted to be the only boy on his school's cheerleading squad, but that didn't happen.
The 13-year-old attends East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, but the controversial decision to cut him from the team expands beyond the district's boundaries.
Bobby works with coach Jen Brewer at a gym called Becca's Fliptown, something he's been doing since he was about 5. He's been successful, too, winning trophies for gymnastics and cheerleading.
I read the article to my 15 year old son. I can't actually type what he had to say about kids like this. I wouldn't have said it....but politically correct or not....other kids just do. Maybe these parents should've invested into a pair of cleats instead of pom-poms.
There is a big double-standard that our society refuses to address. Girls can do "boy things", but boys cannot do "girl things." He should absolutely be allowed... girls want to wrestle and play football - cheer leading is not even a contact sport!
If he wants to embarass himself and be the butt of jokes, by all means, let him. God bless him.
There is a big double-standard that our society refuses to address. Girls can do "boy things", but boys cannot do "girl things." He should absolutely be allowed... girls want to wrestle and play football - cheer leading is not even a contact sport!
If he wants to embarass himself and be the butt of jokes, by all means, let him. God bless him.
Well, I don't think that he has anything to be embarrassed about. I grew up doing gymnastics and dance (mostly ballet) and in Alabama boys generally don't dance.
I went to a high school that was known for football. But I have to say that there, people wouldn't have made a big deal about a boy cheerleader. Personally, that's not my thing, but I had some friends that wanted me to tryout. Cheerleading is just as much of a sport as football. and I'd rather do flips than get hit and kill useful brain cells. Cheerleading may not involve contact, but it takes technical skills that a lot of people simply do not posses.
Aren't there male cheerleaders in college? I know I've seen them on the cheer competitions on ESPN...I don't see anything wierd about boys seeing cheerleaders any more than girls being cheerleaders. Both are kind of silly, in my opinion. Gymnastics and dance are awesome...cheering, not so much.
There is a big double-standard that our society refuses to address. Girls can do "boy things", but boys cannot do "girl things." He should absolutely be allowed... girls want to wrestle and play football - cheer leading is not even a contact sport!
If he wants to embarass himself and be the butt of jokes, by all means, let him. God bless him.
Mr. Bush was a cheerleader in high school and college.
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I wouldn't have said it....but politically correct or not....other kids just do. Maybe these parents should've invested into a pair of cleats instead of pom-poms.
