Not a post about Kelly’s fav band, but recent news suggesting that Russel Crowe is not the hostile prat he appears to be. But what does this have to do with cheerleaders?

Co-owner of the rugby team South Sydney Rabbitohs, Crowe has revealed that the mid-game entertainment will no longer include cheerleaders.

Research, Crowe said, showed fans were uncomfortable going to games with girls on the sidelines dressed in skimpy green, red, white dance costumes. “It makes women uncomfortable and it makes blokes who take their son to the football also uncomfortable,” Crowe told Australian media. “We’ve talked to a lot of people and everyone sees it as being progressive.”

Progressive indeed, although the impetus seems to have come from his wife rather than Crowe himself - you can read the full story on CNN.

It would have been nice if in his statement he could have added, “I’ve decided that it was time to stop treating women merely as sexual objects on the sidelines. Women deserve a leading role, not merely in sporting culture, but all aspects of life. Misogyny must end!”

Baby steps.

Kick it to me, kick it to me!