Petition against the creation of an Edmonton Oilers Cheer Team
We, the undersigned fans of the Edmonton Oilers National Hockey League Team, are opposed to the formation of a cheer team on the grounds of at least one, if not all of the following reasons:1) We, the... continue reading »
"I will support a different team if the oilers get cheerleaders. City Vancouver"
"We have been trying to figure out where to get money to pay for a new coliseum and now we are going to start paying a bunch of young women to do the job that Edmontonians do so well already. We have already been labelled some of the strongest and loudest "
"Ok people, they aren't out there in bikini's. Look at the other teams cheer squads, they wear long sleeve shirts and pants-do some research first City Edmonton"
"This is great I hope they wear next to nothing and it is always cold in the building City Edmonton"
"There's a reason no other Canadian NHL team has done this. The game should be about the skill of the players on the ice, not cheerleaders or ice girls. What's the point of cheerleaders anyway? To make the game experience more interesting? This year's Oile"
"Is this why you need a new arena? City Edmonton"
"if you cannot field a quality team ,throw a little sex into the mix-eh? City detroit,michigan,usa"
"ABSOLUTELY ARCHAIC! This is an embarrassing, regressive return to the 1950's girls cheering and supporting the Men's sports teams. Not an idealogy that I would want to expose my former hockey playing and reffing 16y old son. Both sexes deserve to play and"
"I will be quite disappointed to see something like this go through. It is unnecessary, uncreative, and degrating towards women. If this goes through, you can say goodbye to one fan. City Edmonton"
"Way too cheesy, other areas could be utilized to increase fan enjoyment during downtime. This isn't the XFL, this our game! City Edmonton"
"This petition is lame...by an insecure little girl City Edmonton"
"Degrading to women. If I want to go watch scantily clad women dance in front of me I could go elsewhere...I just want to watch hockey...I guess the prices will go up now for this type of sexist entertainment!! City Edmonton"
"You all Know nothing, i saw the cheer team in tampa, was a great experience!!! It's not always about selling sex, Get real lives, and feed a starving kid!!!! City edmonton"
"If they want night club attractions (beer / dancing girls) then DON'T go to the hockey arena. City Lloydminster, AB"
