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... In movies like Bring It On and Not Another Teen Movie cheerleaders are portrayed as snobby, stupid, or anorexic blondes. ...
The media portrays cheerleaders as people who are easy to take advantage of and not smart; in many movies and television shows it seems easy for one to be annoyed with the typical “cheerleader.” While some cheerleaders feed into this stereotype and enjoy playing the role of the ditzy girl, this ideal is not true for a majority of these athletes. ... This can be a problem for some cheerleaders because practices, games, pep rallies and competitions can take up six to seven hours of study time a week, and many colleges and high schools require for student athletes to maintain an average of at least a C plus. ...
People sitting in the stands at a game watching cheerleaders stunt and tumble, do not realize the amount of effort that the squad puts into performing these skills. Someone who does not know a lot about the sport thinks that the cheerleaders pick people up and throw them around effortlessly and that these techniques are easy to learn. ... Performing in front of a crowd in present day society has become more demanding to cheerleaders because tumbling and complex stunts have become the norm.
Approximate Word count = 988
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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