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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2014, 10:45 AM Feb 2014

Woman, 54, sets sights on NFL cheerleading squad [View all]

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Gold is getting lots of attention — and questions — lately because his 54-year-old mother wants to be an NFL cheerleader.

Brenda Gold is taking steps to become the newest member of the Ben-Gals, the Cincinnati Bengals' cheerleading squad.

While the venture may shock the rest of America, it doesn't shock Matt Gold, a software engineer who lives in Fishers, Ind.

Brenda Gold, a math teacher at the prestigious School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, "thinks of big ideas or projects, and goes at them head-on," said her 28-year-old son.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20140228/NEWS/140228009/Woman-54-sets-sights-NFL-cheerleading-squad-

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Woman, 54, sets sights on NFL cheerleading squad [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2014 OP

this really is lounge shit. and nothing but. cali Feb 2014 #1

Sorry, was all out of 'Obama sucks' topics (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2014 #2

In that case, instead of replying and kicking, why not send an SOP alert to the GD hosts? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2014 #5

There is an alert button that will let you address this to MineralMan Feb 2014 #9

Pretend she wants gun bans: Allll better now. nt Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #18

LOL (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2014 #21

why the hell would she want to do that? snooper2 Feb 2014 #3

Same reason others want to play football The Straight Story Feb 2014 #4

More power to her if she can do it. Xyzse Feb 2014 #6

+1! Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2014 #8

Exactly... Xyzse Feb 2014 #11

No problem, here. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #19

Why not? HappyMe Feb 2014 #7

ya, whatever, and who cares. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #10

Older people like me who get cut out of a lot of things because of age The Straight Story Feb 2014 #15

Good for her! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #12

Following in the already-there footprints of Bengals cheerleader Laura Vikmanis. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #13

Now there would be a good topic to discuss: Ageism The Straight Story Feb 2014 #14

And now we will have 100+ replies telling us all why cheerleading is objectification davidn3600 Feb 2014 #16

I see it more as a story about age and how people don't want old folks The Straight Story Feb 2014 #17

The only person I see doing this is you...? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #20