Say Goodbye to Russell Crowe's Testacles

Russell Crowe, who co-owns a national rugby league (NRL) team in South Sydney, recently announced that his club was doing away with its cheerleaders because they made male fans feel uncomfortable. Instead of cheerleaders, the "Rabbitohs" will have a drumming band during NRL home matches.

"Our focus is to re-establish rugby league and women," Crowe said. "The focus on game day should be a positive experience for the crowd."

And my favorite, unfathomable quote:

"We feel the cheerleaders made a lot of (male fans) uncomfortable."

Actually Russell, I seriously doubt that men watching rugby league football -- which is one of the most violent and aggressive games on the planet -- are too uncomfortable with female cheerleaders. Human sacrifice? Probably so. Attractive women in skimpy clothes? Probably not so much.

Other implausible quotes include:

* "We examined game day and wanted to contemporise and make the focus football."

* "We felt we didn't need cheerleaders and would like them replaced by a group of drummers, male and female."

* "We've talked to a lot of people and everyone sees it as being progressive."

* "The whole idea of percussion will be exciting for the crowd."

Not surprisingly, the Hollywood star also said his wife demand...., uhhh, supported the club's controversial move, who liked the idea of men and women performing together in the drum band.

"She likes the fact that game day entertainment will be multi-sex. She likes that aspect," Crowe said.

Jesus Christ, did your wife remove both of your stones? What happened to the drunken, brawling, skirt-chasing, cellphone-throwing Russell Crowe that we all knew and lov..., uhhh, tolerated?

If skimpily-clad, attractive women cannot cheer for their favorite rugby team ... then I'm afraid that the terrorists have truly won.