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Monday, 3 November 2008
Representation of Women by the NFL and NBA - Cheerleaders and Dancers
Mood:  irritated

Okay, so how many people have noticed the way the

"Cheerleaders" and "Dancers"

dress and dance for the NFL and NBA games?

Truth be told, they are doing all the same moves your husband/boyfriend pays good money for at the local strip joint.  They are dressed as Catholic school girls and other "fantasies".  95% of them have fake boobs.

Go to the teams' websites and see how prominently these girls are displayed.  Hmmm, it's one thing to pretend they're necessary to "cheer on" the team (although the fans are the real cheerleaders!) - but what do they have to do with football/basketball team websites?

How do you feel about this?

How do you feel about being subject to their gyrations when you just wanted to go to a game?  Who are they entertaining here?  You?  Your kids?  No!

How do you feel about your kids growing up thinking that this is what women are good for?

How do you feel knowing your daughter will compare herself to these fake images of women?

How do you feel knowing your son will think women are sluts?

How do you feel knowing that here is another innocent form of entertainment - sports -  comandeered by men and MEANT TO EXCLUDE WOMEN AND CHILDREN?

The men would go to the game ANYWAY - this is FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL we're talking about!  Why do they need the jiggle show?

How do you feel that your opinion DOES NOT MATTER IN THE LEAST by the men who are getting rich off these girls?  No one cares if you're offended.  In fact, you're silently pressured to feel like YOU'RE the strange one for feeling uncomfortable. 

"Lighten Up."  "No one's getting hurt."

NOW, how would you feel knowing you can help change this?

Here are some things to do:

(1) Write a letter to the NBA and NFL and let them know that their depiction of women is offensive, and harmful to women. (all addresses will follow)  EMail, snail mail, etc.  Email is easy - you can cut and paste your letter to multiple addresses easily.

(2) Let them know you will not buy tickets to their events until they show respect for women.

(3) Do not buy your husband or boyfriend ANY NBA or NFL tickets, shirts, hats, etc.  Hit 'em where it hurts - STOP THE CASH FLOW!!!

NBA TEAM Snail Mail Addresses:

NBA TEAM ADDRESSES

 

NBA Official Website
Olympic Tower 645
5th Ave.,
New York, NY. 10022
212-826-7000

Here is a link to send an email to the NBA:

http://www.nba.com/email_us/contact_us.html

 

Here are the snail mail addresses for every NBA team:

Atlanta Hawks 1 CNN Center Suite 405, South Tower Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Boston Celtics 151 Merrimac St. Boston, MA 02114 USA
Charlotte Hornets Hive Drive Charlotte, NC 28217 USA
Chicago Bulls United Center 1901 West Madison Street Chicago, IL 60612 USA
Cleveland Cavaliers Gateway Arena 1 Center Court Cleveland, OH 44115-4001 USA
Dallas Mavericks Reunion Arena 777 Sports Street Dallas, TX 75207 USA  Mark Cuban E-mail
Denver Nuggets 1635 Clay Street Denver, CO 80204 USA
Detroit Pistons Palace of Auburn Hills 2 Championship Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48057 USA
Golden State Warriors Oakland Coliseum Arena 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621-1918 USA
Houston Rockets 10 Greenway Plaza Houston, TX 77046 USA
Indiana Pacers 300 East Market Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA
Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Sports Arena 3939 South Figueroa Los Angeles, CA 90037 USA
Los Angeles Lakers Great Western Forum 3900 West Manchester Boulevard Box 10 Inglewood, CA 90306 USA
Miami Heat Miami Arena Miami, Fl 33136-4102 USA
Milwaukee Bucks 1001 North Fourth Street Milwaukee, WI 53203-1312 USA
Minnesota Timberwolves 600 First Avenue, North Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA
New Jersey Nets 405 Murray Hill Parkway East Rutherford, NJ 07073 USA
New York Knicks 2 Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10121-0091 USA
Orlando Magic P.O. Box 76 Orlando, FL 32802 USA
Philadelphia 76ers Veterans Stadium P.O. Box 25040 Philadelphia, PA 19147 USA
Phoenix Suns 201 East Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA
Portland Trailblazers 700 Northeast Multnomah Street Suite 600 Portland, OR 97232 USA
Sacramento Kings One Sports Parkway Sacramento, CA 95834 USA
San Antonio Spurs 100 Montana Street San Antonio, TX 78203-1031 USA
Seattle Supersonics 190 Queen Anne Avenue North Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98109-9711 USA
Toronto Raptors 20 Bay Street Suite 1702 Toronto, Ontario M5J2N8 CANADA
Utah Jazz Delta Center 301 West South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101 USA
Vancouver Grizzlies General Motors Place 802 Griffiths Way Vancouver, BC, V6B 6G1 CANADA
Washington Wizards USAir Arena One Harry Truman Drive Landover, MD 20785 USA

NFL TEAM Snail Mail Addresses:

NFL TEAM ADDRESSES
http://www.nfl.com/contact-us

American Football Conference
AFC East
1 Bills Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Miami Dolphins
7500 S.W. 30th St.
Davie, FL 33314
CGMI Field
1 Patriot Place
Foxborough, MA 02035
1000 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550
AFC North
11001 Owings Mills Blvd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
1 Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati, OH 45202
76 Lou Groza Blvd.
Berea, OH 44017
3400 South Water Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
AFC South
1 Reliant Park
Houston, TX 77054
P.O. Box 535000
Indianapolis, IN 46253
1 ALLTELL Stadium
Jacksonville, FL 32202
460 Green Circle Rd.
Nashville, TN 37228
AFC West
13665 Broncos Parkway
Englewood, CO 80112
1 Arrowhead Drive
Kansas City, MO 64129
1220 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502
4020 Murphy Canyon Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

 

National Football Conference
NFC East
1 Cowboys Parkway
Irving, TX 75063
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
NovaCare Complex
1 NovaCare Way
Philadelphia, PA 19145
21300 Redskins Park Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
NFC North
Halas Hall at Conway Park
1000 Football Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
222 Republic Drive
Allen Park, MI 48101
Green Bay Packers
1265 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54304
9520 Viking Drive
Eden Prarie, MN 55344
NFC South
4400 Falcon Parkway
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
800 South Mint St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
New Orleans Saints
5800 Airline Drive
Metairie, LA 70003
NFC West
8701 South Hardy Drive
Tempe, AZ 85824
4949 Centennial Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1229
11220 NE 53rd St.
Kirkland, WA 98033
1 Rams Way
St Louis, MO 63045


Posted by letssticktogether at 6:30 PM EST
Updated: Tuesday, 4 November 2008 7:50 AM EST
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