<![CDATA[Deadspin: Caitlin Davis]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Caitlin Davis]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/caitlin davis http://deadspin.com/tag/caitlin davis <![CDATA[Oh, Lady, This Probably Wasn't A Good Idea]]> The New England Patriots held open cheerleader tryouts today and it appears one woman, 41-years-spry-and-sassy, Shelly Lawlor, feels she's up to the challenge. Good for her? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5162107&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Year In ... Cheerleading]]> So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Cheerleaders. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5116084&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SHOTY First Round: Dana Jacobson Vs. Erin Andrews]]> It's the final first round matchup, and it's a fun one, methinks. Ah, if only these two pictures could somehow be combined. Anyway, this is the last time with a new matchup. So everybody vote. Yes, please, Facebook people too. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5103777&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SHOTY First Round: Chris Cooley Vs. Caitlin Davis]]> Just two more first-round matchups until we reach the Elite Eight. We haven't had any truly close matchups yet, though it's early. Today, it's Hot Pants/ Naked Playbook Guy Vs. Hot Pants / Goofy Facebook Lady. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5103774&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[And At Week's End, The First Chapter In The Caitlin Davis Penis-Drawing Kerfluffle Comes To A Close]]> The story of young Ms. Caitlin Davis is a sad one, as the once wholesome New England Patriots' cheerleader went from budding pom-pom sweetheart of Foxboro to loathsome alleged Anti-Semite, both nationally and internationally, in a short period of time. (So sayeth the Italians: "Caitlin nei fotogrammi tiene in mano un pennarello e questo lascia intendere che i grafitti sul ragazzo li abbia fatti lei." Exactly. ) But these are the unfortunate circumstances that befall a cheerleader partially employed by one of the most famous sports franchises in the world. One minute, you're just posing for a photo in front of a passed out friend, next thing you know you're scrambling for an explanation on TMZ. Oh, and of course, the aftermath of the incident becomes problematic to your husband-to-be, who is deployed overseas. Below, find the email that Ms. Davis' boyfriend fired off to myself, Gawker's managing editor and, most surprisingly, Gawker's legal department soon after this whole thing exploded. Enjoy. It's Friday. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5079857&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Caitlin Davis Talks to TMZ, Assures The World She's No Anti-Semite, Penis Artist]]> Well, this is interesting. Recently fired Patriots cheerleader Caitlin Davis has apparently spoke to TMZ to reiterate her statement she that was NOT the person responsible for drawing swastikas all over the drunk kid on the futon. Ms. Davis told them, via email, that there's a simple explanation as to how this could all be completely misunderstood given that "The kid in the picture was a 'drunk guy who passed out and was written on,' as his costume for the night." Ah-ha! That's still no Baby Mangino. Here's the rest of their report:
"It all went down in a dorm at Boston College. Caitlin claims, "Me and my girls left the dorm and went to another house and came back to the kid passed out on the futon we were suppose to sleep on. The guys ended up drawing more on him due to the fact that he was the first one to pass out on Halloween night ... At the time I had jumped in the picture with the kid, I didn't realize what had been drawn on him, which I take responsibility for not being alert."
That is similar to what she told us yesterday, but without stuff like " ...[SIC'd] its not about you and i dont appreciate how your handeling this.. im assured we will be taking this to the next step, because this obviously isnt getting taken care of..." I wonder if this means that TMZ honcho Harvey Levin will also be getting an unfriendly visit from her boyfriend? I mean, they published the photo and dubbed her "the penis cheerleader", for God's sake. Fired Cheerleader: 'I Did Not See The Swastika' [TMZ] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5077561&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Patriots Dole Out Their Swift, Kraftian Justice, Thus Ending The Short Career of One Cheerleader]]> Caitlin Davis, the 19-year-old Patriots cheerleader who was featured in this Deadspin item, photographed with a Sharpie in hand, posing over a passed out individual covered in penis drawings was dismissed from pompom duties effective yesterday, according to the Boston Herald. The paper insinuates the firing wasn't due to the crude dong scribbles, but because some of the markings contained Anti-Semitic imagery and language:
Caitlin Davis and an unidentified pal appear to be writing on the unconscious prank victim and the words "penis," ‘I'm a Jew' and a pair of swastikas are clearly visible on his face, neck, arms and torso....[T]eam owners Bob and Myra Kraft are huge in the Anti-Defamation League and, while Caitlin might have been given a pass on the penises, the swastikas were a no-go.
I had many not-so-pleasant email conversations with Ms. Davis yesterday regarding this post, however she did insist that photos featured were taken out of context and claims she didn't draw anything on the individual. Obviously, she was concerned for her part-time job as a Pats cheerleader and the subsequent embarrassment that comes with having those pictures splashed across the internet. It's unfortunate that this did happen to Caitlin and I do think the Patriots are being a little oversensitive, especially if she wasn't the person who penis-and-swastika'd up the poor kid's body. But...as we've seen many, many, many times before, professional (and college) sports organizations are cracking down on how their cheerleader squads' public image. To sum up: Caitlin Davis was just being a 19-year-old — albeit one who works for one of the most popular and successful sports franchises in the world — and is most likely not an Anti-Semite or a horrible human being. Caitlin has sworn vengeance against Deadspin — as did her equally unhappy boyfriend, who is currently deployed in the military — so we'll see if this story takes an even stranger turn that it already has in the coming months. Hope not. Caitlin Davis' Life Is Not So Cheery Now [BH] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5077299&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Patriots Other Young Cheerleader Follows Well-Traveled Path to Stardom]]> Back in June, the Patriots unveiled their 2008 cheerleading squad and one particular newbie dominated the headlines of boob-centric sports blog nation. Her name was Rebecca Lucas, whose young age and even younger- looking appearance set into motion a domino effect of scumbag sleuthing to find a photo of the winsome young lass. Overlooked in all of the Lucas hub-bub was another Foxboro area high school student trying out for the team named Caitlin Davis. She was also a senior in high school at the time, approaching the opportunity with awestruck, just-happy-to-be-here humility, as noted in this interview she did with the Sun Chronicle during the tryout process. And now the cruel irony, for Davis said in her interview one of her motivating factors for becoming a Pats cheerleader was the thrill of doing community service appearances:
"That's what I did growing up with my church youth group," she said of helping charitable organizations like Habitat For Humanity and food pantries with the Mansfield Church of Christ. "In addition to spreading a good image for the Patriots, you do some good things for others," she said.
Caitlin appears to be taking that good-image spreading to heart, in the form of drawing penis pictures on her drunk friend. Pouty! More »
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