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 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:
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Updated: Tuesday, 4 November 2008 7:50 AM EST
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