Not so easy to be a Jewish cheerleader in Georgia: Go Dawgs!

The Los Angeles Times has story today about a federal court decision that the University of Georgia does not need to reinstate its cheerleading coach who was dismissed by university oficials for "retaliating against a Jewish cheerleader who had complained about pressure to participate in Bible study and team prayers."

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The "dismissed" cheerleading coach, Marilou Braswell, still appears as the coach in photos on the Georgia cheerleading website. I couldn't find a photo of the Jewish cheerleader in question, Jaclyn Steele.


Jaclyn Steele in a yearbook photo. 

But Harry found for me this WXIA-TV Atlanta story with photos of all those involved. But this version of events, as Harry pointed out to me, suggests perhaps this is a case of Ms. Steele being upset over being relegated to the third-team squad and cheering at women's basketball games.

We may never know the truth.

In any case, I know this will sound crude, especially to my female readers, but I'm quite sure I'd be like putty in the hands of a Jewish cheerleader with a southern twang.