Stereotypes In The True Tale Of Young Cheerleaders

As human beings, it is only natural to judge people who are different than ourselves. Most often these judgements are based off of common beliefs, or stereotypes. Stereotypes apply to every group, from the elderly to lively cheerleaders. Most often, these beliefs do not describe everyone in a group. Cheerleaders are one group that has many, many stereotypes.
Many stereotypes that I have about cheerleaders have been ingrained into my mind by the media, and from personal experience. From what I had observed in high school, cheerleaders are the “in crowd”. They are the popular girls, and only associate with each other. Not only do cheerleaders seem popular, but they’ve always struck me as a very promiscuous and nasty group of girls. Believing that you are better than everyone else can promote this kind of behavior. Cheerleaders also have a reputation of being air-headed or simply not intelligent. As an outsider, cheerleaders do not give …show more content…
Cheerleaders get injured just like I do. In “True Tale of a Young Cheerleader”, Brandi S. discussed the routines that her team was required to learn, and described one as “such an extreme and dangerous stunt that [she] had gotten [her] shoulder pulled out of its socket.” She goes on to talk about the excruciating pain she endured after a fall during this particular stunt, but never once did she say that cheerleading was a mistake or too dangerous. She never said that she didn’t want to cheer anymore or fear that she would get hurt again. After her recovery, Brandi returned to cheerleading and vowed to “never lose [her] focus in the middle of stunting ever again”. In my opinion, resuming such a dangerous activity after an injury shows strength and commitment. Many people would be too afraid to get hurt, but even a young girl was passionate enough to return to cheerleading. This proves that outsiders don’t really see how hardcore cheerleading