Girl kicked off cheer-leading team ..won't straighten her hair

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. I live here, close to that facility.

People know that down here and go into it knowing it's going to cost an arm and a leg and that they want them to look uniform across the board... It's why I didn't encourage cheering for my kids. It's a crap thing and I feel bad for the girl, but this mom had to know that going in. They all look identical in uniform in hair.

That said, there would be absolutely nothing wrong with her wanting to keep cheering. Cheerleading is a high energy sport, often pursued by the brightest and the best. My niece, a 4-year cheerleader (and hockey player-defense), is now pursuing a nursing degree (fast-tracking so she can graduate and become a practitioner). We need to drop the stereotypes.

Side note: You should see how much the drill team at our local high school has to pay in costume an participation fees down here... it puts football to shame.