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

[Nye Bevan]

54. My daughter does cheer and I have encountered a few "psycho cheer mom" types over the years,

way too obsessed with their daughters, their roles on the team, and the results of the competitions. This girl's mom's "irate, belligerent behavior" makes it sound like she is one of "those" moms; being kicked out of multiple gyms is also a common characteristic of these people. This is a much more likely explanation than racism, especially since one of the girls in the team picture posted upthread is obviously African American. And as the gym stated, the bun plus straightened hairpiece was an option but the mom was too belligerent even to listen to this.

And BTW this kind of cheer is a genuine, intense, athletic discipline, with no pom-pom waving involved. And not sexist either, there are plenty of co-ed teams and some of the skills of both the males and the females have to be seen to be believed.