High School girls streak football game

that was the dorkiest pun i have ever read.... and i love it!!

Listen to the surreal interview at the end of the clip!

In what community ever in the history of the universe have cheerleaders been expected to be "leaders of their communities?"

Are these people mad?

You tease them apart via the reaction they're intended or expected to get.

Ok, so let's do that. A painting of a naked woman is supposed to get the reaction of arousal and appreciation. So is a picture of a woman sucking a penis. What's the difference?

So these women didn't want to be noticed, they didn't do a very good job of it.

Exactly Delia,
I was asked to do a number of pieces for an erotic art show, although all had nudity none portrayed sexual acts. At the show the variety of interpretations was as varied as the observers.

Interesting, but even if you had portrayed sexual acts, would that have been "bad" or not art in some way?

The human body is BEAUTIFUL. That appreciation drives art AND the porn industry. People wouldn't watching pornography if they didn't have an appreciation for the human form. And the human form having sex is beautiful too- who am I to say "Well, it's ok when painted or photographed in black and white, but not when it involves strap-ons in someone's basement"?
WHAT is the difference?
Also, why is seeing someone as a "sexual object" a bad thing? Isn't that completely NATURAL? When you see an attractive person and you think "Mm, I'd like to get me some of that," is that not the most natural thing in the world? What is the big deal? Why should I feel badly because I like scantily clad, sexy people?

Delia,
Showing the act of would have walked the fine line of whether I was in or out of the show (probably for fear of being shut down themselves). As far as guilt goes, you shouldn't feel bad or ashamed of admiring the human form, I agree, its natural.

They are school-age, even if they are seniors, if it is football season, it's highly likely that at least some of them are 17. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad for liking breasts or ashamed of their sexuality. On the contrary. Nor have I claimed that they were degraded during the process. But you don't think some of the comments here are degrading? Seriously?

I'm disheartened more by the fact that this is a top story on current. I'm sad that teenage girls now think stripping for a crowd is "empowering." And yes, I think even calling them "hot chicks" is objectifying - it reduces them to an object whose only purpose is to be consumed by the masses. You can love women and enjoy looking at their bodies while respecting them at the same time, and that is not the case with many of the comments on this thread.

Where are men objectified in the media? Calvin Klein underwear billboards? Fine, I'll give you that much. But they are not objectified nearly as often as women are, nor to the same extent. There are also many more non-sexy men in prominent roles in the media than there are non-sexy, or even average-looking, women.

If this was a story about a bunch of guys streaking, it would take on a more humorous tone and so would the comments. There wouldn't be "virtual high five"s nor comments like "TITTAYS!!!"

"school-age"- yes, and you used the term "underage" many times- what I'm saying is "underage" is relative, even 17 is legal where I live. If these girls were 12 or something, I'd say fine, but we're talking about high school seniors. Also, you don't know how old the Currenters are who are commenting on them, so that is why I think your comments are based on assumption.

You said they were being degraded here :"This is exactly the type of thing that makes young women think that degrading themselves is somehow sexually liberating"

I disagree that the term "hot chicks" is objectifying- it makes one statement only- "I think these girls are attractive"- it does not imply that their looks are the only worthiness about these girls or they should be viewed exclusively as "sexual objects". You are making that jump in logic, incorrectly as far as I'm concerned.

Objectification in advertising goes both ways, so if by "Calvin Klein ads" you mean ALL advertising featuring an attractive man, then yes, that is one area in which it happens. Men are also "objectified" in television shows, magazines (Playgirl being the most obvious and where the men are the most naked), etc. I already agreed there is a double standard and women are expected to be more attractive, but that does not mean men are not seen as sexual "objects" as well.

If this was about men streaking, there would be plenty of women commenting about their hot asses and so forth. I've SEEN threads on Current like that (see the one about men in vending machines!) From what I can tell these comments DO have a humorous tone- all of them except...yours!

thanks, delia.

to me, if those girls didn't want to be 'objectified,' seen in the nude, or gawked about on the internet, i'm sure they wouldn't have done what they did. in fact, it SEEMS they wanted the attention, considering they did this during a game, in a public school field.

also, were there men in their 40s gawking in the stadium? i bet so.

Oh, they wanted to be objectified, that makes it okay then.

Makes WHAT Ok?

I'm having a hard time understanding where you are coming from, fountain. Do you think these girls were somehow brainwashed by the media to "objectify" themselves?

Not to mention the fact that they are Cheerleaders- even if they weren't streaking half nude down the field, wouldn't people still be 'objectifying' them because they are attractive girls in cheerleader uniforms? No one seems to give a shit about that!

I'm offended because this turns into a cheap way to get page views and comments, most of which are gross. I'm not offended by the girls' actions as much as I am by the fact that this is a top story on current.

I am, however, disheartened that some people think this is somehow sexually liberating. Getting ogled by random guys on the internet who make comments about your body does not empower anyone.

"I'm offended because this turns into a cheap way to get page views and comments, most of which are gross. I'm not offended by the girls' actions as much as I am by the fact that this is a top story on current."

While I can understand where you are coming from, I think you should give most of these commenters the benifit of the doubt they weren't anything but joking.

I think the feeling of liberation is due to the fact that they feel free enough to expose their bodies to the general public without feeling ashamed or self-conscious. The nature of men often leads to objectification of women's bodies, but this is no different to what happens to women who see an attractive male.

You're honestly going to tell me that if this was a group of physically fit 17 to 18 year old males running around in boxers and tightie whiteys that your first reaction would be equally as offended as you are now?

On the other hand, being the object of attention, especially within the safety of a crowd of your fellow cheerleaders as you streak across a football field, can make a young girl feel powerful and wild and free. Something that tends to go over pretty well with teenagers.

Let's face it, these girls aren't going to go home and secretly sob into their pillows because they've "debased" themselves. They're going to have a fun, mildly transgressive story to tell, one that they'll look back on fondly in the years to come, as they laugh at their younger days.

Unfortunately when you try to apply a political agenda that labels everything either virtuous and good or debased and evil to the actual human experience, you run into some trouble.

I'm not saying that the principal shouldn't punish these girls or take steps to prevent the same "tradition" from happening in the future, but calling this harmless prank "debased" is only a few steps down the road from throwing a birka over everybody's head and cloistering them indoors.

This is exactly the type of thing that makes young women think that degrading themselves is somehow sexually liberating. Guess what? It's nothing but objectifying. Yes, there is something to be said for sexual liberation, and women should feel empowered to flaunt their sexuality any way they choose, as much as men can. But this is misguided, and when it ends up like this, as the top story on Current, with men in their mid-forties ogling young girls and commenting about it, and other people making comments like "TITTAYS!!!!!!", it is not liberating. You have a thing or two to learn about feminism, hon.

I am not a prude, and I don't think sex is evil or perverted. In fact, I'm in favor of girls getting in touch with their sexuality as teenagers, even starting their sex lives in their mid-teens, because I think it's healthy and natural. But yes, I AM disgusted by a forty-something year old man "virtual high five"ing over nude girls OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE.

"And, we know you wish you could be so uninhibited to do such a thing, or at least feel good enough about your body for such an act not to be perceived (by you) as a mortal sin."

I'm glad you know so much about me. The truth is that I'm just tired of degradation masquerading as liberation.

And, I'll recommend the same book to you that I recommended to DeliaTheArtist:

http://www.amazon.com/Female-Chauvinist-Pigs-Raunch-Culture/dp/0743249895

"Levy relates our embracing of this raunchy culture to unresolved tensions thirty years ago between the sexual revolution and the women’s liberation movement, and amongst feminists; joy at discovering the delights of our clitoris conflicting with disgust at pornography’s objectification of women. She creates a convincing argument by analyzing a diverse spectrum of material; presents a fascinating palette of interviews with revolutionary women’s libbers, nouvelle raunchy feminists, and everyday women and men.

The reality that we model ourselves on images whose "individuality is erased" is harsh, yet Levy’s work is imbued with hope – hope that women can celebrate their uniqueness instead of their ‘hotness’, explore their sexuality as delight rather than consume sex as currency, and succeed professionally because of their brilliant minds and personalities, not because of their brilliant bodies."

Yes, yes you do

You raise a good point on underage girls.

NOT naked.

This story stirs more cynicism than excitement for me also, but at least they didn't completely streak.

who's to say these girls are underage? I was 18 for most of my senior year...and everyone knows they're already menstrating. It's just governments saying they're underage.

I find it more humorous than informational, anyways.

Whats your point?

Next year.

Agreed, this is a good week!

What did you expect, Bang Bros? look at the video in the Story.

Oh... I didn't see the video link. An no, I just wanted to see what the crazy high school chick did. I miss high school!

Maybe because they're legally children? Or perhaps because of the systematic objectification of women in the media and pop culture?

Can I suggest some reading for you? It's a book called "Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture,"by Ariel Levy.

http://www.amazon.com/Female-Chauvinist-Pigs-Raunch-Culture/dp/0743249895

THANK YOU rainbowryan!!!

Up high big fella!

Um. Hello! =P~ (sorry, j/p!)

The Minnesota Vikings?

When we had hitting drills, one of my high school coaches would occasionally get carried away and scream "KNOCK HIS DICK STIFF!"

Upon reflection, I guess he wanted us to knock our opponent into a semi-conscious state, thus triggering an involuntary erection, similar to morning wood. But, at the time, it was a bit uncomfortable to have a grown man yelling that at us teenagers.

Yeah...no kidding!!