Tuesday, February 21, 2012

[fcchqenl] Cheerleaders play

There's a break in the action of the game (time-out, period ends), and the cheerleaders take the court or field.  But instead of some cheer or dance routine, they play a very short friendly scrimmage amongst themselves.

Of course, they don't play as well as the players (but still perhaps better than the average fan, because they practice).  Some of the entertainment value comes from seeing good-looking people playing the game.

A deeper reason is because the fans and players are there for the love of the game, and this adds the cheerleaders back into the mix.  This is in contrast to how it is now, where many cheerleaders often don't care for the game at all, and merely do the job to advance their modeling or dance careers.  That attitude is a jarring cognitive discontinuity from the rest of the game.

Assuming stereotypical genders, it might also allow some women to get paid to play a game they love, if only for 30 seconds at a time.

Inspired by a Tööbz-vs-Dollies stunt by the LSJUMB during a basketball game halftime.

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