External Videotapes Records (Digital Surrogates) | University of Illinois Archives

Digital Surrogates from the External Videotapes Records, contains a digitized copy of the Oprah Winfrey Show, "Pompom Squads: Sex Objects?" broadcasted in February, 1990; covers the controversy concerning negative repercussions of college cheerleading and dance team squads, specifically UIUC's Ilinettes, its relationship with sexual crimes on campus, the debate over the University sponsoring the Illinettes dance team; gender debates about sexism, sexual objectification of women's bodies through dance teams and their outfits, Illinettes dance team being a sexual provocation or a sports practice; as well as the relationship between sexual abuse, alcohol problems in campus and practices held in fraternity and sororities organizations.

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