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Former Green Bay Packers Cheerleader Gives Amazing Response to Bullies

Feb. 7, 2013 11:34pm Jason Howerton

Former Green Bay Packers Cheerleaders Amazing Response to Bullies

Kaitlyn Collins (YouTube)

Former Green Bay Packers cheerleader Kaitlyn Collins didn’t do anything to deserve the relentless taunting and bullying she received at the hands of countless commenters on the Chicago Bears Facebook fan page. But after all, bullies don’t need a reason to be ugly.

The page, which has over 86,000 likes, ran a photo of Collins with the caption: “Like If You Agree The Packers Have The Worst Cheerleaders In The NFL!” The post alone implies there is something wrong with Collins as a cheerleader, but it was nothing compared to the abuse she had to endure. The Packers-Bears rivalry is arguably the most intense in all of the NFL, so things got nasty in a hurry.

Kaitlyn Collins. (Source: Green Bay Packers)

Collins decided to stand up to her bullies and posted the following video, calling attention to the fan page, but also calling out many of her attackers by name.

“Doesn’t get any uglier. Truly and eyesore,” one commenter wrote.

“LMAO fugly,” another posted.

“I’d still f**k her, but only from behind on with a paper bag over her head,” a particularly disgusting Facebook user wrote.

To be fair, Collins also expressed gratitude to some Chicago Bears fans who came to her defense.

“That video, a silent spool of signs, is well worth watching. ‘Cyberbullying’ may seem like a media concoction or an overreaction, but to the people who have suffered the words of others, it’s real and it’s painful to the point of real damage,” the Yahoo! Sports blog Shutdown Corner correctly notes.

Eventually the Bears fan page removed the post and asked users to “respect one another and do not bully on this page.” This is, of course, after the page itself implied that Collins represented the “worst cheerleaders in the NFL.”

“We did not see all the posts to take down the Cheerleader pic until today,” the page’s administrators wrote on Thursday. “We get hundreds of messages per day and are not always on here. The issue has been resolved. Please respect one another and do not bully on this page.”

In case you are wondering, the Green Bay Packers haven’t had official cheerleaders since 1988 due mostly to “fan indifference.” Instead, the team allows cheerleaders from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Nortbert College to appear at home games. Collins was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay during the time she cheered for the Packers.

If you think Collins’ stand against bullies was awesome, let her know in the comments section below.

Full disclosure: This author is a diehard Green Bay Packers fan.

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Jake Dog2
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 12:26am
If I where young and single I would date her in a heartbeat if he would let me.

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harleyman
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:48pm
You are very attractive and natural and I hope you are very proud of that and I’m pretty sure you have real intelligence behind your very pretty face. A large number of pro foot ball cheerleaders I’ve seen are hard looking and fake.

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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:42pm
She looks like a pretty young lady. Bears fans just jealous, Chicago got rid of their Cheerleading staff named the Honeybears in 1986.

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deeday
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:33pm
I find that you have more class in your little finger than all the “bullies” combined. Most people of low intelligence try to bring people down to make themselves feel better. I sometimes think they hate themselves o they take it out on others. I think you are very attractive, inside and out. Obviously, they are jealous of you and the fact that you are a cheerleader. The fact that the Chicago Beats team and management did not respond sooner and with stronger words says a lot about the character of the owners, managers, coaches and players. Shame on you (the Bears) for allowing people to put you in such a negative lowlife position.

I also applaud the classic and professional way you handled your response to this. They need to take lesson from you. Feel good about yourself…..your beauty, intelligence and class shine like a beacon. They will reap what they sow.

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Colorado7972
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:33pm
She is so amazingly beautiful, “God’s gift”, she very intelligent, and full of common sense. It a shame their so many “bad apples” in the barrels these days, trying their best to ruin the rest of the good batches. God bless this fantastic, moral wonderful and performing cheerleader Kaitlyn Collins!!!

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publicas
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:14pm
Open Carry of a Firearm is a simple solution to bullies and crime in general. An armed society is a polite society.

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thomasJefferson27
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:10pm
Add your comments

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MACaTAC
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:48pm
I think you are beautiful on the inside, and the outside. Your response was classy and touching. Good for you, you showed them. : )

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Being-sold-short
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:46pm
that’s not the best photo of her. She’s cold and yelling. She is a pretty girl.

(everyone has ugly pictures sometimes…)

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brisklee
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:56pm
I think she is an incredibly courageous and beautiful person and was touched by her video. If only there were more people like her in the world. She rose above the situation and handled it with dignity and grace. Those who wrote such terrible things should hang their head in shame and learn from this. What she said is true, another suicide could have happened from bullying if their target was not surrounded by the love and support of her friends and family. I tip my hat to this person and the family and friends that stand behind her. Well done!

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gottabekidding
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:25pm
Wow. What a non-story.

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cdm5
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:02pm
When you look @ the k!ll rate on the street’s of Chicago along with graduation rate in school, I’m surprised these @ ss holes can spell Facebook. After 37 years of marriage and wonderful children and grand-children you come to find out it is this young lady who is the Gem in the diamond mine and any man @ that game would be lucky to have her for a life-time.

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StageCoachDriver
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:53pm
Well, what do you expect from Da Bears? They are ChicagoLand’s team. And yes Kaitlyn, you are both beautiful and a great Lady!

Go 9ers!

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SicOfObama
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:49pm
Kaitlyn, if you are reading this, please know that the one who wrote their ugly comments are showing “their ugly soul” and their true character. What makes one be a bully? It is a deep disrespect for others and envy and jealousy? Is it hate and anger toward anyone who is not like “them”. We are seeing a huge amount of people showing how retarded and evil they are. It makes them look bad, not you as they reveal their true selves to the whole world. It’s not cool, it’s savage as they gang up on one person as they cut them into pieces. Feel pity for them, because what they give will come back to them in a big way, in their own children to to themselves because they will bring sorrow to their family and at some point in time it will come back to them.

You, dear lady, ARE beautiful, and that picture of you shows the spirit of America, clean, innocent, beautiful, apple pie, well mannered, kind, considerate, thoughtful, and the poster girl of what a real person is and should be. Be VERY proud of that picture because there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with it, or about it, but EVERYTHING right about it. You have a beautiful sweet smile. It’s respectful, it’s wholesome, it’s lovely. It’s a picture your parents, your children, and your friends are proud of. I am so proud of you for being a shinning light of America girl. Go with dignity knowing that you are lovely, and it shows from the inside out. Kudos on your YouTube video, it shows your integrity and in

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1911HeadBanger
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:29pm
Good job kiddo!!! You are Gorgeous. Besides, Bears fans like their women on the hairier side. You know kind of like Sasquatch.

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mlimberg
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:28pm
This beautiful young lady has more class than all of Chicago…. The hate capital of the world… just look at their Mayor, and where Obama comes from… need I say more?

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Bob
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:26pm
What a truly beautiful young lady filled to overflowing with intelligence, poise and grace. Your parents must be so proud of you Kaitlyn as we all are. God Bless you Kaitlyn.

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high school drop out
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:16pm
….Never say anything online you do not have the balls say to their face! If that simple rule was respected we would have far far fewer problems online. But sadly, many people are spineless insignificant little cowards trying in vain to validate their pointless existences by tearing others down so that they themselves feel elevated….GROW UP!….( OH! btw this applies to trolls as well!)

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bankerpapaw
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:14pm
These crude comments came from Chicago. What do you expect? You are very pretty, Kaitlyn.

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kchercmech
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:02pm
I do not know what the hecklers are talking about. If they are married / dating chics who are hotter than this cheerleader – koodos! I think she is a remarkable looking female, and she seems to be very beautiful both inside and outside.

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ncstatemom3
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:55pm
I think this young lady is pretty and would be proud if she were my daughter. As for Chicago, don’t worry too much about those folks. We’ve seen the crap that dump have given us. I wouldn’t even admit it if I were from there. Thank goodness for the grace of God, I am not.

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moneyplays
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:52pm
Unfortunately this kind of behavior is common place for Bears Fans. My wife and I visited Soldier Field along with another couple a few years ago. We also are Packer Fans. My wife had beer thrown on her from behind by some mean drunk. My friend was attacked when he went to the mens room by a group of Bears fans. Chicago is not the only out of control stadium….Oakland, Phyllidephia, and others are also just as bad or worse. There is something wrong with our society when you cannot take you child to a football game without risking a serious fight. It starts with the breakdown of the family home, and continues thru the “do whatever you want” school system. I feel really sad for our country.

PS……..just for the record…..ANYBODY, rooting for ANY team, can go to Lambeau and will be safe.

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GeneralOfIdeas
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:51pm
Why do cheerleaders have to be good looking? Thats horrible.
But lets talk about the dirty TRUTH!!
Green Bay Packers are owned by the city of Green Bay. Green Bay chooses to pay more in taxes so they can brag about how the people of the city owns the team. This is another form of communism, I’m sure not every person in town supports paying the taxes for the team. You would think, that the communist ownership of a professional football team would at least, release a statement about the fact this poor girl was a college student volunteer. Truth is, if a 1%’er capitalist owned the team, he would hire cheerleaders for home games.
Thank you Mr Buisnessman, for knowing what people talk about and what we want to see with your product.

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- pudssweetie
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:18pm
  Sorry but you are wrong, the Green Bay Packer are not owned by the city of Green Bay, they are owned by the people of WI who buy shares of stock. Green Bay is the only team in the NFL who does not have just one owner and is also why they are the smallest franchise in the NFL yet have the most dedicated fans.
  
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- pudssweetie
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:38pm
  Oh and by the way, leave your dang OWS/ Union rant out of it, because it has absolutely nothing to do with said article.
  
  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_owns_the_Green_Bay_Packer_team
  
  If you read this, it will tell you who owns the Packers. In 1950 the Packers sold shares to 1,900 local residents, but since then stocks have been sold to any resident of WI.
  
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toby63
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:47pm
Hi Kaitlyn! You are such a lovely person and I’m so sorry that there are so many thoughtless, nasty people in the world who use social media to bully others. They are cowards, hiding behind computer screens, for sure, and I would imagine, self-hating to some degree (most bullies are). One has to feel pity for them, in a way.

I have to say that this is one of the reasons I refuse to be on Facebook or any other social media.

Your video was very classy – good job!

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Charles Curtis
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:40pm
GB, Blaze, and Green Bay – Thanks.
To Kaitlyn Collins: Success in all that you do is my prayer, thank you for answering the folly and hate of some with kindness and wisdom.
To those LOOSERS that think the bully wins. . . have I got a word for you? No not worth the time.
To Facebook Management: Your a publicly traded stock now and sponsors might not view, allowing this activity to continue, as a financially responsible act. Especially the Wisconsin advertisers… They might take their advertisement to a competitor like teapartycommunity.com or some other social network like Orkut. That would be real JUSTICE. Better than a suit.

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