This is going to be a rant.
Cheerleading is not a sport. I am aware that I sound like an ass for saying so, but it ought to be said. Cheerleading isn’t a sport. I sat down my boys the other day to watch a bit of gymnastics and they were blown away by how athletic and cool the whole thing was. They are still at that tender age when girls only seem to matter if they can do something fantastically athletic (keep your heads out of the gutter) and these girls mattered. All three boys were very impressed with the gymnasts.
They have never been impressed by a cheerleader.
I have been very impressed, though it was more of an admiration of the synchronized dance as opposed to any real deep sense of a competitive aura. Heck, i’ve even watched cheer competitions and.. yeah, no. Not a sport.
This isn’t about the hitting or the physical demands of the act. This is just a gut thing. I’m not the type of feminist that thinks that women ought to feel like they have to do everything a man does. I’m more of a ‘get yours, girl’ type of dude. However, the ‘yours’ in this case is utter bollucks.
I just don’t get why it needs to be turned into a sport.
I can’t think of one other ‘sport’ that exists solely to support other sports.
Some Thoughts:
- Keep an eye on JJ Nelson #14 of the AZ Cardinals. I’ve mentioned him before, because he has that Vic Cruz vibe I talked about in the preseason before he straight blew up. Nelson might be a year out as well…