On Gaining/Losing Weight, Objectifying and Self-Image: Cheerleading Edition - Comments

@ kalopsia
Oh my god you are my queen. That is not creepy at all, I promise. It's flattering!

I don't even know what to say to you (except for the fact that I accidentally typed "sae" instead of "say". I blame you entirely with your sassy name). I love you so much forever and ever. Also, why should people dislike you for being positive? That's so beeswax and they're not worth your time should it ever happen.

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kalopsia:

I'm also athletically challenged and clumsy so everything is a sport to me.

P.S. I love your new username!

I've never done cheerleading but I have a deep respect for cheerleaders because I personally have never looked at it like, "Oh, that's so easy." I think dancing is a sport, too. Anything that requires hurting your body is a sport. You have a lot more guts than I do because there's no way in hell I'd do 99% of what you do and I'm really sorry that you have to deal with people that seem oblivious to the effort and pain that goes into being a cheerleader. I'm also athletically challenged and clumsy so everything is a sport to me.

I also admire you for writing this entire blog, not gonna lie. I was sheltered for all of high school and middle school, so I never had to deal with people that always had negative things to say about me. This is both why I'm confident and comfortable with my body, and why I'm an obnoxiously very positive person when it comes to others. That'll probably be my downfall one of these days because I can see how that'd annoy people. All the women I've ever been attracted to have been the same as you and I spend a lot of time trying to make them understand that they are like God's gifts to me. ~*EYE CANDY FOR FAE*~ No, I'm kidding. Kinda.

If it's any comfort (which it might not be, I understand that), I think you're absolutely gorgeous and I have high standards. On a more serious note, I do think you're a stunner and it actually legitimately pains me to know that you're not comfortable in your skin because I think you deserve to be. Because I have a totally platonic crush on you and sometimes I go to your profile just to look at your pictures because I get all when I do. Which sounded a lot less creepy in my head.

@ hannahdollx
I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you can find peace with it someday! We'll do it together.

@ Pumpkin Queen
That makes so much sense. Throwing up the easiest of stunts can still be frightening. If my base partner and I are even a few millimeters off when we toss the girl to catch her, not only could we get hurt, but the flyer could just as likely pay the price for our mistake. I've done hundreds of cradles, but my heart still skips a beat when we count it off. Further, even if we throw her perfectly, we can still come out with bruises and cuts from just the sheer impact of it.

I always personally thought that cheer leading was pretty difficult. It's not all kicks and spelling letters. I mean those people actually have to like be thrown up into the air and trust that their cheer mates are going to catch them! Then the whole pyramid stunts and other risky formations. I have respect for cheer leaders because not only does it seem physically tedious, I mean it seems like there's emotional stuff involved like fear and determination if that makes sense?

<3 I've never cheered, but I've struggled with weight and body image my whole life. I'm 24 and still very self-conscious.