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Your point?
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/cheerl...an-basketball/
USA defeated Iran in basketball today, which comes as a surprise to no one. What may raise a few eyebrows: team dancers were forced to wear long pants in a “nod to Muslim law.”
The Americans were led by two Kevins, Durant and Love, in their 88-51 beat down of the Iranians (oh, if only bubbling political conflict could be resolved on the parquet). In the days leading up to the contest, both teams downplayed the testy relations between their home countries in recent years.
Neither team would feed into the nationalistic fervor that is often such a huge part of international basketball, with the stock excuse for trash-talk being “We’re just here to play basketball.”
One interesting tidbit that arose from the game: the cheerleaders were forced to cover up.
This isn’t the first time basketball was deprived of gyrating women during timeouts and intermissions at the world championships. In both games played by host country Turkey, dancers were forbidden from even coming out on the court. Oh public outcry over lack of sexy basketball dancers in Muslim countries, where are you?!In a nod to the Iranian supporters in Istanbul — which included minister of sports Ali Saeedlou earlier in the tournament — dancers were ordered to cover up for their performances during the game. Islam prohibits women from exposing their skin in public, and Iranian officials had turned their backs when the dancers performed in earlier games.
The dancers wore long pants Wednesday.
Your point?
This may be the rare case where I think something is as idiotic as DarrenS does.
O-bamaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Sure, but it's not our call.
Still waiting for Darrin's point.
This proves beyond any doubt that TeamUSA operates under Sharia, under threat of death from Magic Muslim's fatwa.
that. The Iranian cheerleaders should have exposed themselves out of respect to OUR values!
A light moment.
Who's more upset about this? Darrin or the Iranian basketball team?
I understand where the games are being held and it's only right that we have sensitivity to their culture and customs.
That's a good point. How come Iranians don't respect our "values"?
O-Bamaaaaa!!!!!
eh, never been a fan of hirsute.
that's the first thing I thought too. why should we bow down to every other ing country's values...that. The Iranian cheerleaders should have exposed themselves out of respect to OUR values!
Deference to hosts?
When in the stone-age...
What's more important, the US team competing in a world championship, or "winning" the political flap that arose over sexy cheerleaders?
Last edited by Winehole23; 09-04-2010 at 03:59 AM. Reason: US team
Sexy Cheerleaders. Anything less is unpatriotic and a slap in the face to Dr. James Naismith.
Cause we were in their country? It's kinda like taking your shoes off when going into someone's house if they request it. You don't have to, but you will kinda look like a .
Turkey isn't a stone age country. Turkey even has a secular state. Your point?
NBA players should also remember the term "get stoned" overseas has an entirely different meaning. No doubt Coach K included that tidbit at orientation.
I bet they're nowhere near as casual about it abroad as they are at home, eh?
They would have been asked to cover up at the southern baptist convention as well.
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