Teen Pregnancy Jab Causes Rivalry Uproar, A high-school pep rally mocks rival cheerleaders’ weights before it gets even uglier. Ohio prep rally draws cries of teen bullying after students dress as pregnant cheerleaders to belittle rival, A gimmick intended to be a lighthearted jab at an area rival in Ohio has instead sparked a furious debate over the appropriateness of making light of school cheerleaders who have given birth.
As reported by Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC, a pep rally at Perry (Ohio) High in which senior boys dressed as pudgy cheerleaders for rival Massillon was deemed to be in extremely poor taste because of one accessory the faux cheerleaders carried with them: A baby doll.
The implication of the insult was clear: Massillon should be embarrassed because one of its cheerleaders is a teen who has gone through a pregnancy.
While the stunt was intended to get the Perry student body fired up about the rivalry between the schools, it instead infuriated some parents of Perry students themselves, who spoke to WKYC on the condition of anonymity to express their disappointment that classmates of their children were making light of teen pregnancy.
In fact, those same parents are now calling the entire prep rally program an exhibit in mean-spirited teen bullying.
“My kids were really amazed, as well as a lot of their friends,” one anonymous Perry parent told WKYC. “That’s not cool. That’s not funny.”
As reported by Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC, a pep rally at Perry (Ohio) High in which senior boys dressed as pudgy cheerleaders for rival Massillon was deemed to be in extremely poor taste because of one accessory the faux cheerleaders carried with them: A baby doll.
The implication of the insult was clear: Massillon should be embarrassed because one of its cheerleaders is a teen who has gone through a pregnancy.
While the stunt was intended to get the Perry student body fired up about the rivalry between the schools, it instead infuriated some parents of Perry students themselves, who spoke to WKYC on the condition of anonymity to express their disappointment that classmates of their children were making light of teen pregnancy.
In fact, those same parents are now calling the entire prep rally program an exhibit in mean-spirited teen bullying.
“My kids were really amazed, as well as a lot of their friends,” one anonymous Perry parent told WKYC. “That’s not cool. That’s not funny.”
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