Blazer Dancers must GO!!!

NikeZ15 · Post #31 » by **NikeZ15** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:53 pm

Keep them....They're Kobe's kryptonite.

ucatchtrout · Post #32 » by **ucatchtrout** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:02 pm

Just so we don't get anyone posting about how this thread is worthless without pictures....here are a few I found.

NikeZ15 · Post #33 » by **NikeZ15** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:07 pm

I suppose if the girls themselves really felt that degraded by what they are asked to do or wear they wouldn't continue to do so with smiles from ear to ear.

When I return home I watch the Blazer games all the time with my mom (Yes she loves basketball & the Blazers) and have never once heard her complain about the Blazer dancers.

kumquat · Post #34 » by **kumquat** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:10 pm

You know what's funny when I was watching them the other night I was thinking to myself how much it looks like a strip routine :lol:

ucatchtrout · Post #35 » by **ucatchtrout** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:11 pm

NikeZ15 wrote:I suppose if the girls themselves really felt that degraded by what they are asked to do or wear they wouldn't continue to do so with smiles from ear to ear.

Nor would they continue to work for peanuts. They make very little for the work they do.

NikeZ15 · Post #36 » by **NikeZ15** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:15 pm

ucatchtrout wrote:
NikeZ15 wrote:I suppose if the girls themselves really felt that degraded by what they are asked to do or wear they wouldn't continue to do so with smiles from ear to ear.

Nor would they continue to work for peanuts. They make very little for the work they do.

Really? I must say that's somewhat surprising to me.

I don't know if anybody can confirm this, but Isaac & Suke were saying Blaze makes around 75,000 a year.

Poor girls.....

jhern87 · Post #37 » by **jhern87** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:19 pm

What probably happened was something along these lines...

This lady and her husband probably have been going to games for years... They were at the game on Tuesday and at a timeout at the end of the fourth the Blazer Dancers came out..

Everyone is standing up and clapping and watching the girls do their routines while this lady is still sitting down, shoving buttery popcorn in her face. Then it hits her! She looks up and sees her husband oogling the girls goodies.. As she sits there staring up at the entertained look on his face, with unpopped popcorn cournals on her cheek and butter dripping off of her chin. She realizes that she's not the woman she once was and she can't put that look on her husbands face anymore..

GET OVER IT WOMAN!!!!!! Cheerleaders have been entertainment at sporting events since organized sports began and there not going to magically disappear because you've gained 50lbs and you have no confidence. Get over it..

pdxblazers92087 · Post #38 » by **pdxblazers92087** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:32 pm

i dont get the gripe.... I'm not sure how summers are in Oregon but shoot go to a beach your gonna see a lot worse.

Its not like the blazers dancers would get sighted in public for indecent exposure. Sounds like some fat old people are just jealous that A. They dont have a nice body or B. They couldnt get a girl with a hot body. Envy is a B word lol.

Having said that the people who complain can stay home, didnt really seem like ticket sales were a problem.

Caravaggio · Post #39 » by **Caravaggio** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:35 pm

The Emcee wrote:
That's awesome. Girls who like sports score major points in my book.

And now that Kyphi retired as a mod you're the only girl I know of on these boards.

I wonder if she plays video games too!! OMG! What about beer, do you like beer!?!??!

CB-Blazer · Post #40 » by **CB-Blazer** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:39 pm

jakjup216 wrote:
CB-Blazer wrote:I understand where she is coming from.

There is no need for it at an NBA game, especially when parents like to take their children to the game.

If it truly is dancing, it can be done with longer skirts and less revealing tops.

HHWHAT??!? lololol.. dude.. this is not church man.. i bet you think that Hooters should close their doors too?

Why would I expect Hooters to close their doors? It's not a place that is trying hard to appeal as a family venue like the Rose Garden.

ucatchtrout · Post #41 » by **ucatchtrout** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:45 pm

CB-Blazer wrote:
jakjup216 wrote:
CB-Blazer wrote:I understand where she is coming from.

There is no need for it at an NBA game, especially when parents like to take their children to the game.

If it truly is dancing, it can be done with longer skirts and less revealing tops.

HHWHAT??!? lololol.. dude.. this is not church man.. i bet you think that Hooters should close their doors too?

Why would I expect Hooters to close their doors? It's not a place that is trying hard to appeal as a family venue like the Rose Garden.

Apparently you haven't been to Hooters.....or if you have, you were only paying attention to one thing.

Hooters markets themselves as a family restaurant, and takes pride in creating what they call a family friendly environment.

The waitresses, despite the makeup and hotpants wear outfits that are much less revealing than the Blazer dancers....and I have personally seen a number of birthday parties there for kids.

They have childrens menus and the one have been to a number of times often has kids there.

CB-Blazer · Post #42 » by **CB-Blazer** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:22 pm

Apparently you haven't been to Hooters.....or if you have, you were only paying attention to one thing.

I've been to Hooters. Their hot wings are WAY over rated.

Hooters markets themselves as a family restaurant, and takes pride in creating what they call a family friendly environment.

So if my dog decides to meow, would that make him a cat?

The waitresses, despite the makeup and hotpants wear outfits that are much less revealing than the Blazer dancers....and I have personally seen a number of birthday parties there for kids.

I have a feeling that if you are having your child's birthday at Hooters, its more for that fathers sake than the childs.

They have childrens menus and the one have been to a number of times often has kids there.

Your right, just because they have a kids menu means they are family friendly.

EGame · Post #43 » by **EGame** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:31 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, NOT THE DANCERS!!!!

Post #44 » by **Billy** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:39 pm

I don't mind the dancers, and I suppose what they do adds an element of entertainment to some fans, so it's worth it. I can see where the thought of them being objectified comes from, but they seem to buy into it and if it makes them happy, good for them. I doubt they're being paid much, so they're doing this for fun, to further a career, or just because they can.

There are times when the outfits are a little... surprising. But, alas, it seems to be working.

Agenda42 · Post #45 » by **Agenda42** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:05 pm

I think that hot chicks will get objectified wherever they go, whether they're dancing for the Blazers, working in a coffee shop, or sitting in the library. I also think that many hot chicks enjoy the attention, which is why Blazer dancers seem not to mind working for peanuts.

I think that concerns about the dancers on behalf of kids are silly. Cheerleaders have been at sporting events for a very long time, and kids don't run out of the arena crying because they see happy dancing hot chicks. When I was a kid, I didn't notice the cheerleaders at all. This is more about people not wanting to be reminded of the extremely high value we place on female attractiveness in our society, but removing the cheerleaders won't make that go away.

Fitz303 · Post #46 » by **Fitz303** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:32 pm

While a few of their routines are a bit much for a family place, for the most part there is nothing wrong with it. What they wear is just fine. I have yet to see 1 outfit that is more revealing than a bathing suit (something every person in that arena has seen a girl wear, I would hope). I know a girl on the dance team, and she absolutely loves what she does. She never said that she felt objectified by it whenever I talked to her about it. She just said that she enjoys dancing, and loves the Blazers. Just tone down a couple of their routines that they have done in the past and I dont think there's any issue.

Post #47 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:34 pm

GoBlazersGo wrote:I prefer the hot pants (a.k.a. clam diggers) with the shiny boots. Such a nice combination it'd make an onion cry! In fact, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter don't even have a combination that can touch that ****... combined!

Sigworthy!!!

Post #48 » by **BlackMamba** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:42 pm

The Sebastian Express wrote:This woman needs to get a grip.

/thread

Post #49 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:47 pm

There's basketball at the Blazer games? I thought that was just entertainment while the strippers, errrr... dancers change and prepare for their next set. I always wondered why they made the ceiling so friggin high that you couldn't get put up a friggin pole. I'll have to check it out next time I go watch the strippers, uh... basketball game. It sure saves me money though compared to what I'd spend at Stars!

Uh, go Blazers???

Post #50 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:50 pm

CB-Blazer wrote:It is much more entertaining to see a well choreographed routine than it is to see a bunch of grown women in skimpy clothing shaking their asses.

Tell me about it. There is nothing better than making it rain at the well choreograped dance routine club.

Seriously, the outfits are not that revealing and the dancing is not very erotic. I think it is a nice break for the people to take a breath from complaining about every call that does not go the Blazers way. These women compete very hard every year for the right to be a Blazers dancer.

If anything, the halftime show should reflect the people of Portland. Portland has the most strip clubs per capita, so there should be a stage and poles out there along with the creepy guy calling toilet humor on the mic.