They have a right to hire whomever they want, and they want clean wholesome girls to market to families. No big deal, if you want to be a power dancer, don't get a tattoo. DD
I don't think its clean, wholesome girls they are after. In a sense, they are models for the team. Rarely do you see a model (in an ad), whether its in playboy, maxium or any other mag that has piercings or Tats all over their body. Everyone accepts a body w/out piercings/tats, but many find it trashy.
So, all women are either "pure like the driven snow" or "skanks and ho's"? Those are our only two choices? If you want pure like the driven snow, go to church. If you want a bunch of trashy, skanky, coked up, tattooed tittie dancers, go to a strip club. If you want Powerdancers that are both sexy and classy, go to the Toyota Center on a game night.
I am kidding about the dancers. To be honest, they're extraneous and any time they hit the floor is a good time for a bathroom break or a beer run. I just think the Rockets have funny standards for them, not to mention hypocritical, considering all of the tats the players sport. But what I'm not kidding about is bringing very young children to the game - it's my pet peeve. I've noticed that parents often become desensitized to their young children's antics and don't realize that what might be acceptable conduct to them is rude to the rest of us. The result is kids running loose around restaurants, crying during movies, and kicking the back of my seat at sporting events. Don't you realize that there are dozens of activities that you could do with young children that they would like just as much, if not more, than a NBA basketball game, without inflicting them on the rest of us? How about little league? How about Chuck E. Cheese? How about the children's museum? You can go on and on. But instead of doing things designed for children, where children are free to be themselves, parents drag them to places the parents would rather go - that way, you can entertain the child and yourself, have your cake and eat it too. That's a good idea, except that you end up inflicting your kids on the rest of us. It's selfish. When I make these arguments on this board, people with young children almost always answer the same way: "Not my kid". But first, even if that's true, it's just anecdotal evidence and not a valid counter to my argument. And second, it's usually not even true, but instead just a desensitized parent seeing his child through rose-colored glasses. There's no doubt that being a parent of a young child is tough and I can understand the desire to break out of that grind and go out to do something that you enjoy, for you. But when you drag that kid along, you're not being fair to the rest of us.
no need for logic. it's my son. we love going to rockets/astros/texans games together. that's it. see ya at the stadium!
I'd agree with MM. When you go to a stadium, you have to deal with other people. That's what you agree to when you go. You apparently have a problem with the kids. My problem is the drunks. That's just the way it is -- you go outside, you have to put up with others.
i appreciate your support.... but honestly, there is no logic in me taking my son to the game other than than we both enjoy it very much. that's it. i don't build a case for taking my son to a game with me. don't need to.
Furious Jam, That is the most assinine argument I have ever heard. If you have children, you would understand. I take my 5 year old son to lots of professional sports events. It is quality time spent together, and guess what, we also go to mueseums and Chucky Cheese. Maybe you came from a family who did not do things together, but my family has been going to sports for years, and guess what.???? We get great seats. DD
Furious Jam, Undoubtedly you've had some bad experiences with some children around you at sporting events, movies, etc. Nodody should dispute that. I think we've all been subjected to that at one time or another. I don't know if you have kids or not. Nevertheless, having been exposed to things like that (uncontrolled brats ) makes most of us parents more determined to keep our own kids from bothering others. I'm not sure what type of logic you expect us to come back at you with. All I know is that it's certainly not accurate for you to paint all kids and all of us parents as nuisances and uncaring to those around us. As was mentioned in another post, I've had more instances of being annoyed by adults who've lost control to alcohol or adults who don't control their language around ladies and kids than problems involving children. I know, I know...it's my fault for taking my wife and kids...not the guy spewing 4 letter words, right? I'm not trying to rail on you. All I'm saying is for generations now that's how sports have been handed down from dads to sons. Teaching them to play the game. Playing the game with them. Watching the game together on TV(or on radio for us oldies). And then the ultimate...going to the game together! Cheering, jeering, autographs, seeing them for real and in person! Those are some of the best memories of my dad for me and countless other dads and sons. The game experience has already declined to the point that most of the "up close" action is limited to corporate types and many who just want to be "seen". Yet us dads and sons still cheer for our team and manage to have fun from up in the rafters. I guess it's your right to propose banning kids from sports arenas, but I think pro sports would be the big losers in a generation or two if that ever happened.
Well anyway my g/f is trying out tomorrow. I convinced her to give it a shot. I will post an update to let you know if she advanced or not. If she makes it I will gurantee to post not only pics of her but her new Powerdancer friends.
