Year of the cat
This sordid tale of the two Carolina Panthers Top Cats cheerleaders who, um, misbehaved in a stall (and one of whom punched out another woman) in a Tampa ladies room begs a question:
Pro sports teams are trying to polish their images (witness the NBA dress code, which I support, by the way). But what signals do they send, especially to young girls, by parading half-naked dancers and cheerleaders along the sidelines?
Oh yeah, according to the Panthers' media guide, the Top
Cats' achievements go well beyond shaking their groove things: One member is a mechanical engineer and another is a financial adviser (I haven't checked, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Tampa combatants isn't a rocket scientist).
So it's OK if you're really smart and half-dressed.
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