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Beware of Boobs at Jets Games

Home crowd 'tradition' includes jeering at women to expose their breasts

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2007 3:42 PM CST

(Newser) – At Giants Stadium for Sunday's Jets game, some fans had expectations of more than the upset they got from their team: an informal "halftime show" of a few temporarily topless women. The Times reports on a years-old tradition of fans congregating around the spiral Gate D pedestrian ramp to chant and encourage women to expose themselves.

Women who don't oblige can be the target of boos, spit, and trash. Stadium security does nothing to stop the ritual: Guards are within their rights to break up the crowds and even detain the rowdiest, but they say the huge crowds make that difficult: “What do we do, arrest everybody that starts chanting?” asks the head of stadium security. The state police say the situation is in security's hands.

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An aerial view of Giants stadium shows the spiral staircases, which have become the center of a rather untraditional "halftime show." (AP)

New York Jets fans compete to catch a pair of player's gloves following the Jets 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in a football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007.(AP... (Associated Press)

Eric Crump, right, cheers with other Jets fans after as they cheer during the NFL Draft Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Jets selected cornerback Darrelle Revis from... (Associated Press)

Indianapolis Colts v New York Jets EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 01: Quarterback Chad Pennington #10 of the New York Jets throws his gloves in the crowd after his team was defeated by the Indianapolis... (Getty Images (by Event))

New York Jets' Chris Baker (86)celebrates his touchdown with fans during the second quarter of the NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept.... (Associated Press)

Former New York Jets running back Curtis Martin speaks during a halftime ceremony in his honor at an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 in East Rutherford, N.J. At... (Associated Press)

New York Jets running back Thomas Jones attempts to run between Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker James Harrison, right, and defensive end Nick Eason, left, during fourth quarter NFL football action Sunday,... (Associated Press)

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