Question speaks for itself.
No other country has them and I think this film went straight to DVD in most countries outside of the USA.
Just wondering if most Americans think cheerleading is necessary and AFAIK most people outside the USA think it's pointless and don't get it.
Because we're stupid and shallow like this piece of bitch movie.
It's just a fun thing to do. I was a cheerleader growing up and honestly, we hated cheering at the football games. It's wasn't about that. If we could, we would've skipped the games altogether.
The competitions are a lot of fun. You work really hard all year and then get to compete against a bunch of different cheerleading squads.
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Just out of curiosity did any guys do cheerleading at your school?
Or did anyone think it was sexist?
I thought it was shallow and pointless....i hope that answers your question.
Meh don't know honestly. I was friends with a few cheerleaders and they were nice. But I guess girls and guys do it because of the sport. My senior year of high school we had a male cheerleader and he cheered up until he graduated.
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Define sport and then compare it to the training, skills, and performance that cheerleaders do. I say yes it it. You have to be in top shape to perform and compete well. You have to practice. Cheering is not easy. If it was, everyone would and could do it.
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Because it gives the mean girls in High School something to do to feel superior to others like the jocks but without having to be actual athletes?
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Not going to an American High School, I have no insight and my cousins couldn't help as they were sent to private school which didn't have them. I never got cheerleading and I'm not trying to be rude but any Americans I've met don't get it either!
It's constantly being portrayed as a "mean girl" thing though. I'm just surprised that's it's still in so many schools so far into the 21st century.
That's because cheerleaders are mean...and fat!
by Posh_babe » Fri Jun 14 2013 21:55:50
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Not going to an American High School, I have no insight and my cousins couldn't help as they were sent to private school which didn't have them. I never got cheerleading and I'm not trying to be rude but any Americans I've met don't get it either!
It's constantly being portrayed as a "mean girl" thing though. I'm just surprised that's it's still in so many schools so far into the 21st century.
I did cheerleading for 9yrs and a lot of ppl didn't even know until my senior year. It depends on where you cheer is where the difficulty level kicks in. It can be easy then you can do the harder cheering (which I did) Sadly cheerleading is looked at as snobby and for popularity and I wasn't even close to either. It was just in like every other sport.
shareLet me preface this by saying that I grew up less than 20 miles From San Francisco, CA. At my middle school, high school, and university we had cheerleaders, spiritleaders, danceleaders, and songleaders. Their purpose is to promote school spirit during games and school pep rallies, and serve as ambassadors for the school. I know this sounds cheesy, but administrations have to try something to combat the typical anomie of the average high school. As in this movie my high school football team sucked and the only reason anyone went to the games was for the cheer squad (well, and underage drinking), the basketball team was better, but still the halftime show was a big draw. Both my schools competed and they did alright.
For the record, we had male cheerleaders in high school and university. Not all cheerleaders are cliquey bitches, though some definitely were.
Technically cheerleading is not a recognized sport under Title IV (which, amongst other things, defines whether a learning institution receiving federal financial assistance provides equal opportunities for women in sports programs) primarily because there are no consistent rules for moves, etc... in routines even though there is heavy use of athletic abilities and also because competition is inconsistent (i.e., some schools just cheer games and spirit rallies and do not participate in direct inter-school competition).
Both my high school and my college had really bad cheerleaders.
shareLet me preface this by saying that I grew up less than 20 miles From San Francisco, CA. At my middle school, high school, and university we had cheerleaders, spiritleaders, danceleaders, and songleaders. Their purpose is to promote school spirit during games and school pep rallies, and serve as ambassadors for the school. I know this sounds cheesy, but administrations have to try something to combat the typical anomie of the average high school. As in this movie my high school football team sucked and the only reason anyone went to the games was for the cheer squad (well, and underage drinking), the basketball team was better, but still the halftime show was a big draw. Both my schools competed and they did alright.
For the record, we had male cheerleaders in high school and university. Not all cheerleaders are cliquey bitches, though some definitely were.
Technically cheerleading is not a recognized sport under Title IV (which, amongst other things, defines whether a learning institution receiving federal financial assistance provides equal opportunities for women in sports programs) primarily because there are no consistent rules for moves, etc... in routines even though there is heavy use of athletic abilities and also because competition is inconsistent (i.e., some schools just cheer games and spirit rallies and do not participate in direct inter-school competition).
Did they hold seances and commune with the dead?
Yes I've heard of Title IV. Equal number of sports scholarships to male and female athletes.
There was a court case at Quinnipiac University. The college wanted to take away the volleyball scholarships and give to them to a cheerleading team? The volleyball team sued and won. If they hadn't won, would that mean the girls (and boys) playing volleyball would be expelled if they couldn't afford to pay fees?
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