As today is one of my favourite days of the year I have decided to allow it to inspire me...
As many of you are aware of, and often reminded of, I possess a great abhorrence towards a certain team- if you can call them that- or group of people.
Cheerleaders.
Now, I am no english scholar, but in analyzing this word I see that 'cheerleader' is a compound word which suggests [to me] someone who LEADS CHEERS (shocker, I know).
The dictionary defines a cheerleader as:
-a person who leads cheers and applause esp. at a sports event
-an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
Unfortunately (or is it?), according to all I've seen from cheerleaders, I would define them as:
-(for the most part) well proportioned girl, enthusiastic about dancing around in small amounts of clothing, in an evocative fashion.
(at least the enthusiasm is consistent)
Nowhere do I see 'cheering' or 'leaders'. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the only leading these girls do is the prompting of thoughts/fantasies to inappropriate meditations.
Of all the cheerleaders I have personally experienced, I have seen them do nothing but enthusiasm in the flaunting of their well proportioned body around in hope of attracting attention their way. Of course, when they position themselves in the centre of the playing area (whether it be a court, a field...), it is difficult to not pay them SOME attention, now whether this be attention affiliated with approval or distaste depends on the patron.
I believe that in order to be an effective cheerleader they are not to attract attention to themselves but to the team/activity they are cheering for. Which also suggests that they are to CHEER- throwing each other around between games do nothing to build up and support the team.
Though few they may be, there are exceptions to every rule.
And to all those I may have offended... call us even.
~find a way to shine without extinguishing other's~
3 comments:
go team!
it's interesting, the traditional machismo is, to some extent, carried on in high school politics, via the manly 'jock' image. the female version though, marianismo, the ideal of piety and chastity has been more or less tossed out the window.
ahh the benefits of living in a liberal society. liberte, egalite, sexualite, ou la mort!
well porportioned???? I Dont know about you! LOve
i was a cheerleader...you gonna rant about me too?
Haha...i'm only bugging. The stereotype of cheerleaders being fulfilled drives me nuts too. Cuz some of us were decent, but the ones that weren't decent ruined it for the rest of us.
That and, well, I lost my flexibility thus ending my time as a cheerleader...no worse for wear ;o) i don't think anyways. haha.
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