According to reports, a Russian ice hockey club abandoned its cheerleading team for pursuing a family-friendly atmosphere during the game, and faced strong opposition.
AK Bars, a hockey club in Kazan, about 500 miles east of the capital Moscow, decided to abandon the cheerleaders known as Bars Angels from this season’s Kontinental Hockey League season because they feared that this might spark jealousy of some women. crowd.
Former AK bar cheerleader Regina Barryeva, who left the club before the club’s recent decision, told Russian TV channel Match TV: “The argument is that it is said that other people’s wives did not respond very well to beautiful girls. Therefore, The club decided to completely abandon the services of the support group.”
The decision to abandon the popular Bars Angels led the organization to challenge the club’s decision on social media.
In a post shared on Saturday, Weekly newspaper Translation passed GoogleIn a statement, the team attached a photo of their performance stage being dismantled, and added: “Our favorite scene was dismantled yesterday.
“It seems that we are in vain and continue to believe that it is possible for us to return to the game. However, every day we receive more and more support messages, comments and calls. Thank you for your concern, we continue to hope that the support group Bars Angels will Continue to support the team and make fans in all departments happy. Thank you! We love you.”
After that, the fans petitioned the owner of AK Bars, hoping that the cheerleader could return to the stadium. Supporters claim that they have not heard any complaints about their performance.
The organizer of the Change.org petition statement requested the resumption of the cheerleading team via Google Translate and added: “AK Bars management, we ask you to return the support team to the home team’s game.
“We think this decision is unfair, whether it is for the girls who support the group, or for us, or for the fans. The cheerleader’s performance is one of the elements of the entertainment program during the team game. We have never heard of anyone in the stands. Complain about their performance, but on the contrary, everyone likes everything.”
As of Sunday morning, the petition had collected 525 signatures and set a target of 1,000 signatures.
According to Match TV, a spokesperson for AK Bars stated that the club is “learning family values and cultural leisure courses.”
AK Bars played a home game in Tatarstan and defeated Jokerit 3-0 on Thursday to start the season.
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