Cheerleading Stereotypes

It is sad to see how movies portray the stereotype of how football players are not as bright as the students around them. Stereotypes are produced by individuals that see people in a way shown by the person belonged to a group. These stereotypes and misconceptions are everywhere because people are easy to judge by the way they appear. People never use the time to get to know the person because of the lack of knowledge of the individual has of the person’s group belonged to. Over the course of decades, stereotypes have been growing much larger and have been used in social media. Shows and cartoons play a role as well in stereotypes and it is shown to kids which give them that idea of the group of people that

Chiefs, Redskins, and Braves. All names of popular, professional American sports teams, all are offensive terms for Native Americans. It is time for these teams to make a positive change. The names are insulting, not just to Native Americans, but to all Americans. Furthermore, the names and images of mascots encourages negative stereotypes that don’t represent our nation's history. Sports are supposed to bring us together, but the use of these names keeps us apart. It is in the best interest for all American sports team to abolish the use of ignorant names that are reminiscent of the mistreatment of Native Americans in our nation’s history.

and cheerleaders. There is controversy whether cheerleading is a sport or not. Stereotypes seem to overwhelm the purpose of cheerleading. Stereotypes are hard to overcome once started. I have my own opinion and do not stand by these stereotypes. There are plenty of stereotypes and opinions about cheerleading and if cheerleaders athletes are not.

She vowed never to return to the abject poverty that she had lived into in her own country. Aren further enrolled in a child care class and upon graduating, she was able to secure a job as a nanny for an affluent

She wrote, “I remember, the night I figured out I was pregnant, my mother just sat there and held me. I knew she would support me through this whole thing.” She also wrote, “Without my sister, mom and best friend I wouldn’t have made it through this part of my life.” With a lot on her plate like, completing school, working, dance and maintaining a friend group, all while trying to raise a child, life was going to get difficult fast. Her main goal while having a child was to graduate. She said “So many people told me to just give up, there is no way I’ll be able to do both. I told myself I had to, for my baby.” With the help of her mom and sister, she did just that on June 13th 1997. Through lots of consultations with family and friends she persevered with her baby. She didn’t let this small mistake affect the rest of her

She had to leave high school before graduating to help care for her ill mother.

A sport is an activity in which physical exertion and skill are used to compete against others individually or as a team. A very good example is cheerleading, since it involves physical activity and the accuracy of the athlete to hit every move. It is not just about jumping around wearing short skirts and huge bows. It is about loving what you do and working hard for it. Cheerleading is considered a sport because it involves you in cheer competitions, you need physical endurance, and skill is also necessary.

Beginning high school can be intimidating especially being a cheerleader so automatically the standards were raised for me. The stereotypical cheerleader is short, thin, has long hair, a pretty face, and is liked by everyone. I was not like the other girls with perfect bodies and gorgeous faces; I was just an awkward slightly, chubby girl. However, seeing those girls that were supposed to be my teammates made be become insecure about myself. Instead of turning to someone that I trusted to help me, I ended up taking the harder, longer path and developed an eating disorder. The ideal cheerleader is short with a small waist and no flab, which was not me, I had some fat on my stomach that would not go away. In order to fit the social stereotype,

We all have our different types of disappointments in life., whether it is over a sport or even something that you did wrong. Yes, mine was little but it caused a big problem because if I could not nail it then it affected my pod, and if my pod cannot do it then it affects our routine, which affects what we place in after competing. In cheerleading we do stunts and there is 4 different positions in a stunt, flyer, base, backspot, and occasionally a front spot. When I was still competing in cheer I was in the position of flying and in order to fly you need to have lots of balance and flexibility is a huge advantage as well. It can get very tricky standing on one leg with your leg pulled up higher than your head and being almost 10 feet off

“Each of my struggles, having to give care to my mom for ten years and facing lung cancer with my husband and having to care for him has allowed me to know that it is important to be happy in one’s life. “ says Denise “Having a rewarding job is nothing if you don’t know what you’re getting rewarded for.

A while ago she told me about how some dream come true and others do not, that you always have to keep trying. As for example, one of her greatest dream was to become an architect, but she couldn’t was because life is full of surprises that eventually you would acknowledge. And so it was because she flawless her studies, she became professional and

The challenges she faced were absolutely devastating. She overcome these obstacles, and that gives me the motivation on never giving up. Her story demonstrates that truly anything is possible, regardless of your background, ethnicity, etc., there is always hope. If you really set your mind to it, you can move mountains.

It was already within her what her field would be, becoming a teacher and even a principal. Mrs. Godbread her third grade teacher, was her role model, she admired her teaching techniques and loved her dearly for attending her. Mrs. Godbread would stay with her after school and tutor her, because she knew that this bright young girl had a dreams and she knew that one day she would achieve them. She applied to a High School that focused in Education, and there she was able to get the experience and knowledge she needed to prepare herself for College. She applied and was accepted to Hunter College in New York, where she struggled for two years to find herself getting discharged due to a budget cut. She told me how she remember going home with tears in her eyes knowing that she might have to start over or probably not go to a college that can prepare her to become a teacher. Her father was able to supply her with the money so that Hunter College can accept her again and she can finish. She finally decided to apply for Touro College, in New York and was gladly accepted, there she received her Associates, and her Bachelors in education. She then went into Lehman College and received her Masters.

    Even though she had the normal life of a child, she also had the difficult times as well. When she was 4 she had lost her mom to kidney cancer. Being at the age she was at it was very difficult for her to respond to losing her. “Never let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.” This is another thing she says a lot because her mom would tell her this anytime she was having a bad day. She never lets a bad day ruin her happiness because she

Since she was a 15 years old, she has been an independent working woman and has been ever since. She worked at Wendy’s for five years and then started working at Verizon wireless and she worked there for 15 years and while she was working there she was also a babysitter on the weekends. She worked hard every step of the way and I feel proud of her every time she tells me a story of her working days because she never gave up and keep on fighting for her goals every day that she got out