Christian Petersen/Getty Images ABC News’ Anna Wild reports: An Oklahoma City Thunder cheerleader has some strong words for the female blogger who criticized her figure and posted a poll asking whether she was “too chunky” to cheer. “Shame on you. I mean you are a woman … you know exactly what we all go through on a daily basis just being a woman‚” Kelsey Williams said. “Shame on you.” Speaking to ABC News’ Bianna Golodryga on “Good Morning America‚” today Williams‚ an Oklahoma City native
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September 8‚ 2009 Amanda Tonihka Composition II My life as a cheerleader I can remember as far back as when I was four years old‚ I always wanted to be a cheerleader‚ I could always see myself dressing up in the little suit with the big colorful balls on my shoes and the adorable little skirt with the matching top. I remember hearing my mom tell the stories of when she was in High school and how hard she tried to make it on the squad of her cheerleading
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very effective. Reilly launches his claim by emphasizing how dangerous cheerleading can be. The very first paragraph states how there are “Broken bones. Senseless violence.” (1). He cites a report by The Physician and Sports Medicine that says cheerleaders lose about 28.8 days from their activity per injury. This is rumored to be the most time lost from an injury “than any other group of athletes at the high school level” (2). Reilly also delivers information from statistics at the University of
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Every cheerleader gets fired up when someone tries to argue with them‚ whether or not cheerleading is actually a sport. It could be a cocky football player in one of their classes‚ a teacher that talks down about cheerleading‚ or just a friend that wants them involved in something more “athletic.” When in all reality‚ cheerleading requires just as much effort as any other sport. Varsity.com states that there isn’t an actual definition of a sport‚ but there are many qualifications required to be considered
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participation in competitions‚ and lengthy performances. There are many negative stereotypes against cheerleaders and cheerleading itself. Many people and organizations do not consider cheer to be a sport regardless of the extensive amount of athleticism demostrated. There is a lot of controversy when it comes to cheerleading and how hard cheerleaders actually work. I will
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the jock and the cheerleader characters. Blonde and buff‚ the Jock and the Cheerleader are superficial and proud to proclaim it. They are popular and perky‚ and always too good to be true. The cheerleader is usually the enemy of the hero or heroine. She is generally rich‚ blonde‚ and queen bee of the social circle‚ with no sense of selflessness. The jock is usually the bully‚ muscular‚ good looking and not very smart.(Denby 343) In an essence‚ the male counterpart of the cheerleader. The Jock and the
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“The function of the cheerleader is to encourage the worship of the men—the prettiest‚ nicest and most lively are selected to show and encourage adoration‚” (Weis 1997‚ Pg. #83). In this study Adams and Bettis try to offer an insight into cheerleading that shows the variety of
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it means dedicating time‚ strength‚ and putting physical health at risk. The chances of getting hurt in cheer are just or if not higher than getting hurt in football‚ basketball‚ volleyball‚ lacrosse‚ tennis‚ etc. People don’t acknowledge what cheerleaders do in detail‚ they know the basics which is why they believe it isn’t a sport. By “the basics” I mean simple cheering. Even that is difficult‚ having to do exact sharp motions with your arms‚ moving from place to place to different formations
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and you’re just on the sideline being a cheerleader‚ but all the after school practices and conditioning that you have to do to make the cheerleading team is a lot. For instance‚ “Cheerleading‚ team activity in which elements of dance and acrobatics are combined with shouted slogans in order to entertain spectators at sporting events and to encourage louder and more-enthusiastic cheering.” (Laura Anne Grindstaff).It takes a lot to be a successful cheerleader so I don’t know why people wouldn’t consider
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on organized routines‚ which contains the components of tumbling‚ dance‚ jumps‚ cheers and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. The athlete that is involved is called a cheerleader. The only difference between a sports team is that if you miss the catch you only miss the ball‚ not a person. Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others
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