Dare accepted ;) google "the sexiest female ATHLETES of 2012" you're so narrow minded to blame other people's body image issues on these young athletes. It's in EVERY sport. Please look at it from both sides. People idolized Kelsey and she is so skinny. Does that mean she shouldn't be a cheerlebrity? Why are you REALLY angry with them being popular?
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Oh ok, so because it's in every sport it's acceptable. Well that's great. Now that I know because bulimia and anorexia exist in gymnastics, I'm gonna forget every concern I have that those things exist in the sport that has become my life. Do not imply that I'm bitter towards them because they're popular and I'm not, because I know that's what you implied. I do not wish to be popular in the cheerleading industry, I wish to someday look back and say I left a positive mark on this industry, and that's more than most cheerleaders can say for themselves.
I will bite the bait this time, but next time you'd like to come at me with a specific example, please make sure I have not already covered this in another post. I am not criticizing these girls for being skinny, I'm criticizing the overall mindset in this industry that in order to be the perfect and best cheerleader you must meet certain requirements. I think the idea of cheerlebrities is actually not a bad one. I love this sport so much because of the people I began idolizing 6 seasons ago when I first fell in love with this sport. The mindset among many athletes is dangerous, and just because it exists in other sports doesn't mean that it is any less serious and dangerous in this one.
I'm not blaming these athletes for being skinny, I'm not getting mad at them for working hard to maintain their physical appearance, I'm angry with the way that cheerleaders think concerning these things.
You wanna know why I'm angry? You want me to be completely honest with you, instead of you drawing conclusions? I hate what this industry has done because I barely eat. Because I've made myself throw up many times because I felt like I wasn't good enough. Because I barely ate for the entirety of Worlds weekend because I was called obese. That's why I hate this industry. Because although medically I'm not even considered overweight, I'm considered obese in this sport. I'm CALLED obese in this sport, to my face, and it makes me hate myself. I can't stop it. I can't tell my brain to stop thinking that I'm not good enough. I can't tell my brain to feel good about myself. It's the pressures of this industry that are only being fueled by ignorant people like you that are destroying people just like me, and I can PROMISE you that I'm a minor case. I'm strong. Every once in a while I can regroup and tell myself that I'm okay the way I am. That I need to just make myself happy, and not try and please everyone else, but it's always the same. I always end up back where I started. It's everyone criticizing everyone else for not having the perfect Cheer Abletics, for not having the darkest tan, for not having the nicest clothes, for not cheering for the World champion team.
I've looked at things like this from every side there is to look at it, unfortunately it seems like you are the one who can't look at it that way.