go dubs

It cracks me up when someone tells me to check out these type of boards, it's always people in the surrounding areas who know nothing about MY hometown and the proudness we gained for this team long before you got your history lesson through you first rap album, or CD.

Real Warrior fans wouldn't even dream of creating a dialogue about some damn cheerleaders but now that you have, I'll do like David Alan Grier's character in In Living Color, 'Wrote a Little Song About it, Like to Hear it, Hear It Go."

Fake boobs and smiles, ah...the life of a professional team cheerleader. As an Oakland native, it's no secret that the Warrior Girls have always been an afterthought, a joke in fact, until last season. Season after season we've had to endure the white collared-kind infiltrating ORACLE Arena, getting their yearly dose of urban life by traveling through the streets of Oakland in order to watch a game and see nothing on the court for dancers that truly don't represent what Oakland is - FLAVOR.

Finally we some dancing flavor with with some hip-hop that has you on the edge of your seats. Remember when the crowd would cheer louder for the Weekend Warriors? A group of middle-aged overweight men? How quickly we forget that during the All-Star year in 2000 pop star Pink was overheard talking and laughing about how horrible the 'host' teams cheerleaders were, that means US, Golden State of Mind bloggers. I think what we have here are young girls and wannabe women; (I call it the 1980's -time-out generation who needed a belt put to the ass) who don't see this as an opportunity to positively affect their community. But hey, most of these girls know nothing about the history of the team and they certainly know nothing about 73rd and E. 14th, I mean, International Blvd. They come from priviledged communities where their stage moms taught them how to be evil to their fellow 'sisters' from the time they learned their first F-Word...FAKE.

For the dudes who can't wait to check out the website or the calendars for the fresh new meat -don't like the smooth taste fool ya, these chicks are evil and if you're dating or married to one of these 'Barbies,' you better believe she's doing you and one of the starting five. Now we have blogs being made about cheerleading directors, gimme a freakin' break!

Wilt Chamberlian (Remember him? He was a Warrior originally) must be rolling in his grave! Where is the sisterhood? Stop your bitc*n and tighten up ya game, like R. Kelly said. Take all the negative energy and put it into something positive. (That goes for you too fellas, I know you're mad that you can't brag to your friends anymore about your girl making the team.)

From what I know, Susan Hovey came to this team with an open mind and when she laid down the law like a real woman should, she gets backlash. Former Dir. Shelby tried to be everyones friend and you all hated Nicole who danced out there pregnant with twins and out of shape. A fresh face comes in, a single mother of a young school aged daughter, and now you all want to put her and her baby out on the streets because you didn't make the team. How selfish especially when you're not thinking of a childs life being turned upside down because the mean lady did you wrong. You guys were weak and untalented, you were better but no one thought you rocked.

In reading the blogs it makes all the sense in the world why you're no longer a Warrior Girl, you have issues: too many to list but primarily anger/betrayal issues. It proves how messy you are, a real woman is never heard and moves quietly to get what she wants, she doesn't broadcast it to the world but you're not a woman yet, bless your heart, that's why you don't get it.

What's wrong? You can't get the star guards attention since your teammate is working it from her angle near his bench? Hey, aren't you 29 and need to start thinking of a family and career or is your past too polluted to do anything else that wouldn't deem you to a seedy place that has poles.'We Believe' it is a new day and that's why you're not in the plans, case closed. There is nothing worse than a woman scorned I tell ya. It's time for the Kobe's to go and the Shaq's to rise, move on, former means something...you USED to be.

Now go and make someone else's dance team miserable, oh, I forgot, you probably can't cause your name is mud since you all can't seem to shut-up when it comes to losing. You've already given away so many signs on who you are and you have no idea that people really know who you are. But that's ok you're messing it up all across the Bay for yourselves in future auditions that you may have interest in.

Someone said their friend was a 3-year vet and got cut, don't you think that's a little long to be bouncing around on the court? Can't you do something else with your time like devote it to some underserved kids... IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND? Let it go sister, let it GO! March for children's rights, (oh yea, you are a child, sorry.) not for your pride being wounded.

This is going to make you look even dumber than the Bay Area already thinks you are. Believe me when I say, NO ONE KNOWS YOU AND NO ONE CARES, YOU ARE NOT THE RAIDERETTES.

There are always two sides to the story and I've heard them both. I hope it helps you build character, something you lack or we wouldn't even be knowing what went on in your 'house.' That's why men deem us messy and they're right! Susan isn't going anywhere and since you're no longer on the squad, suck it up and take it like a real woman would along with your official 'former' title with ya! In the words of Oakland Native Too Short...Biiii*h.

Apparently, this is the way Susan was played all year long by this group of "ladies", constantly having to watch her back for the daggers, and this is just more of the same tired bleeding.

The person that started these blogs says "she doesn't want to get fully involved or speak for the team", yet the intent is clear.  "FIRE SUSAN MOVEMENT", isn't that your ultimate goal?  Well, it didn't fly at the corporate level with the petition, so now you've turned to this <used to be fun> forum to achieve what you failed at last season.  Well, I guess I'd feel bad too if I auditioned for the Gold Rush AND the Raiderettes, didn't make the grade, and then couldn't go back to the Warriors because I screwed myself within that organization!

Speaking of the petition, one post claimed the 3 returning girls on the team are there because they DIDN'T sign the petition.  Another says that all the same girls DID sign it.  Which is it?  If they did sign it, how in the world did they make the new team in the midst of all this "conspiracy"!?  Could it be because they have much better attitudes???  (or God forbid, even dance skills?)  Could it also be that you were simply outdanced at the auditions by the new girls?  Or is that simply not possible because, after all, YOU are a VET!!

Are we really to believe Susan stole everyones playoff tickets and sold them on e-bay? I personally know people that got their tickets through the girls, so where does that come from?  Don't you think Corporate would have caught on to that?  Don't you think she was watched all year as the new director, ESPECIALLY since she was dodging your daggers the whole season?  

It is just SAD that the Warrior Girls have to go through this type of name smearing and embarrassment, prompted by a few passive-aggressive personalities.  It is an embarrassment to the entire Warriors organization and anyone who bothers to read this stuff.  Shame on GSOM for allowing it on this great website.

The ones I REALLY feel for are the new dancers on the team.  If they haven't found this blog yet, they soon will, and they will see the insults being at thrown at them from day one (Kelsey, Leah and Alayna so far!).  These girls will be fighting an uphill battle and don't have a hope in hell.  They are already prejudged and haven't stepped one foot on the court yet.  Wow, nice welcome!  I'd be surprized if they don't run like hell after reading this stuff.  Another "mission accomplished" by the ex-Warrior Girls.  YOU should look in the mirror before you call SUSAN cruel and unfair!

Personally, I think all these "diaries" should be deleted and we should move on with our real problems.  Ya know, the war in Iraq and our jobs -n- stuff!  But if ya'll want to march, then go ahead!  It's great exercise!

PEACE OUT on this tired topic!

Many of you have said "why don't they just quit if they were treated to badly!"  Would you quit a job in which you have worked so hard to get that often comes once in a lifetime that others try out for every year and few make?  Not so easy now is it?  Also, I can tell by some of your comments that you are "guessing" who it is that left them and are attacking that person you placed in your mind.  I can tell you now that this is my FIRST comment and I have read pretty cruel remarks reguarding my persons.  It looks like everyone needs to take a DEEP BREATH and remember.... This is supposed to be fun!

Peace out, Love y'all!!!

Besides, if you hated it so much, WHY IN THE HECK DID YOU TRY OUT AGAIN!?!? Ha-ha you feed that stereo typical "Cheerleader/ Cleat Chasing persona" it's a DAMN SHAME YOUR SO PATHETIC, A DAMN SHAME!

Save your picket signs for when you get laid off of your NEXT job ... they already picked the team - THERES NO NEGOCIATING TO BE DONE HERE! You are making fools of yourselves - For your sake, I hope you ARNT on the news, it will only put a face to a viciously envious will!

"The head director Susan cut all the girls from last year because of "drama" issues."

No, really??  Ya think???  Their own first line and subsequent comments should leave no further question as to why there are many new faces on the team.  Sorry girls, but you correctly identified the reason for your own demise.

There is such a thing as making the team and being grateful that you made it and appreciating it for what it is.  There seemed to be a lot of WG members that didn't appreciate being there and constantly complained...JUST DEAL WITH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT QUIT.  It's not just one person that makes all the decisions anyways and I'm pretty sure that the 7 people out of 17000+ that would actually clap for them won't miss them that much.