Hmmm...I have the dubious distinction of being able to look at this from both sides. For one thing, as a red blooded American male, I thouroughly enjoy watching the cheerleaders "doing their thing". And as far as the "raunch" goes, well...who gets to decide what is too racy, and what is appropriate? That's a hill I'm not ready to go down, with no brakes.
However...I go to a lot of our local high school football games. Beyond the fact that my daughter graduates from high school this year, I really started to feel like an old fogey when the cheerleaders came onto the field, and I felt more like I was at a strip club watching pole dancers, than I did watching the cute perky cheerleaders, of my youth, doing their routines.
Now...do I feel that the "modern" routines are too racy? Mmmm...yeah...I kinda do. But, I'm not ready to inflict my own brand of appropriatness upon the rest of society. Do I think that the suggestive cheerleading would lead to teen pregnancies, STDs, and high school dropouts? I highly doubt it. No more so than back in "my" day.
The
real question is, do 42 year men
need another reason for feeling guilty about oggling 17 year old cheerleaders?
