Philadelphia Flyers Replace Ice Girls With Ice Boys, Fans Rip Them Apart
Philadelphia gets a bad rap for having brutal fans. The laziest argument happens when some asshole brings up Philly fans throwing snowballs at Santa back in ’68, like it’s relevant now. Yes, we booed some undersized, lousy Santa, and it was warranted. Just like it was warranted last night at a Flyers preseason game.
The boo-birds came showering down when a group of jabronis took to the rink as the new ice crew. Philadelphia fans were rightfully upset, because these “Ice Boys” have replaced the scantily-clothed Flyers’ “Ice Girls,” who had become a popular attraction at the Wells Fargo Center the last few seasons.
@CrossingBroad The new ice boys are getting booed like crazy at the Flyers game. #Flyers
— Mandy Shackleton (@MandyShaq) September 22, 2014
From Deadspin:
The Flyers eliminated the ice girls within months of a Mother Jones story in which members of the crew complained about shitty work conditions, draconian rules, and meager pay—not too dissimilar from what NFL cheerleaders have been alleging in various lawsuits against their teams. Consider this the Flyers being proactive: the Rangers scrapped their all-female ice team in 2007, but only after settling a lawsuit that included claims of sexual harassment.
You just don’t know what you have until it’s gone, and now the Flyers are stuck with more jerkoffs in bright orange sweaters. We have enough of those on the roster. Pay the damn girls already..
[via Deadspin]
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I know y’all always need new content but there is nothing frat about a sport only watched by Yankees and Canadians
11 years ago at 2:03 pmHow hasn’t natural selection taken you out yet?
11 years ago at 2:53 pmNo. These laps helped me stave off cardiovascular disease
11 years ago at 3:22 pmSexism. Those women need jobs
11 years ago at 2:07 pmWho thought this was a good idea? What idiot sat at a round-table discussion and said “I got it! Let’s take the hotties off the ice and put a bunch of burly dudes! That ought to keep them coming back!”
11 years ago at 2:10 pmAs if Philadelphia fans weren’t crazy enough already.
11 years ago at 2:13 pm
11 years ago at 2:23 pmLaps for cutting off the gif before the girl eats shit in the background.
11 years ago at 3:04 pmFuck! It’s working now and I’m the dick. Consider my laps taken.
11 years ago at 3:08 pmDorn’s new favorite team
11 years ago at 2:50 pmHa Jabroni, cool word
11 years ago at 3:18 pmIf there’s anything I hate more than a team from Boston its a team from Philadelphia
11 years ago at 3:27 pmI love puck sluts though
11 years ago at 4:39 pmAppreciating all the Philly subject matter Jack Hammer. Where did you go to high school?
11 years ago at 6:29 pm