All-Star Are Baby Pages Really A Thing In As Cheer?

[SL&AM]

500 is actually considered low if you're Insta famous...

BWAHAHAHAHA! I have an IG account for couponing; I legit couldn't tell you how to actually work it...what does Insta famous constitute? 1-2K followers or like 10K?

 

[omgitssydthekid]

I'm not sure why people think children (theirs or not) need or deserve a social media account just because their friends have one. I didn't have a Facebook until I was 16 and I'm almost 22. I survived without a Facebook or a MySpace when all of my middle school friends had one. I begged my mom for years and I now feel like at 16 I was even too young for one. My little sister will be 20 this year and I cringe daily at the BS she posts. There are teens that post I see tweeting about sex/drinking/drugs that are going to wish their parents didn't allow them to have social media when they lose out on college acceptance/scholarships, internships, or even jobs because they were dumb in high school.

Sorry this is all over the place, posted from my phone.


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[Official OWECheer]

BWAHAHAHAHA! I have an IG account for couponing; I legit couldn't tell you how to actually work it...what does Insta famous constitute? 1-2K followers or like 10K?

I'd say at least 50K, if you aren't an entertainer or a model (a real model, not an Instagram "model").

 

[UCFKnights07]

i remember when facebook was for college kids only....... can we please go back to that rule, anyone under the age of 15 doesnt need a facebook in my opinion.

 

[SL&AM]

Depends.... are the followers real or bought?

Oh Lord. The only reason I even know that's a thing is because of Dance Moms.

 

[SmileyRyleigh]

Depends.... are the followers real or bought?

I legit know someone who has bought followers (we used to be close.... and by close I mean our boyfriends played on the same baseball team and she always sat next to me...for like two entire seasons... I did a happy dance when they decided their relationship was no more and I didn't have to answer 90000 ridiculous questions every game...) and she was like "don't tell anyone this but I bought like all of my instagram followers. She has like 40k or something like that. Her mom also takes terrible "modeling" pics for her that she uses an app to airbrush on her phone (she'll literally post "great photoshoot today!"... no reputable photographer would take and edit pictures like the ones she posts...) and she made up a name for her "fan base"... I sit back and laugh to myself because it's so funny to me that how many followers you have actually makes people think they have some type of "social status"... I would be so embarrassed... Like what are you going to say on college applications? "Im instagram famous!".... no. just no.

 

[Official OWECheer]

I legit know someone who has bought followers (we used to be close.... and by close I mean our boyfriends played on the same baseball team and she always sat next to me...for like two entire seasons... I did a happy dance when they decided their relationship was no more and I didn't have to answer 90000 ridiculous questions every game...) and she was like "don't tell anyone this but I bought like all of my instagram followers. She has like 40k or something like that. Her mom also takes terrible "modeling" pics for her that she uses an app to airbrush on her phone (she'll literally post "great photoshoot today!"... no reputable photographer would take and edit pictures like the ones she posts...) and she made up a name for her "fan base"... I sit back and laugh to myself because it's so funny to me that how many followers you have actually makes people think they have some type of "social status"... I would be so embarrassed... Like what are you going to say on college applications? "Im instagram famous!".... no. just no.

That sounds really sad SMH. People are so desperate to feel like celebrities nowadays. Did you hear about the girl that got jumped at a McDonalds? She thought she was famous because her name was in the national news, and she was bragging about it online, and acting like an idiot. Who brags about getting jumped? :banghead:

 

[DropAndRun]

In reference to the little coed stunter one.. I have a very very talented, humble kid in my carpool. When we were at NCA she came sprinting up to me and was like "LOOK!!!! I just got a pic with ____!! I am sooo excited! She's so amazing!" I just looked at her and was like, child. You're point for standing tumbling and one of the best tumblers on a level 5 team and you just won NCA. That child should be asking for a picture with you! What exactly do you admire that she does?" She just kind of looked at me for a minute, thought about it, and then without another word she just laughed at herself and deleted the picture. Haven't heard another word about it since! :D

 

[minamay]

I'm not sure why people think children (theirs or not) need or deserve a social media account just because their friends have one. I didn't have a Facebook until I was 16 and I'm almost 22. I survived without a Facebook or a MySpace when all of my middle school friends had one. I begged my mom for years and I now feel like at 16 I was even too young for one. My little sister will be 20 this year and I cringe daily at the BS she posts. There are teens that post I see tweeting about sex/drinking/drugs that are going to wish their parents didn't allow them to have social media when they lose out on college acceptance/scholarships, internships, or even jobs because they were dumb in high school.

Sorry this is all over the place, posted from my phone.


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You just hit the nail on the head though. Your sister is almost 20 and still posts too much/inappropriate stuff on social media. That's a maturity or personality thing. Some people are more apt to share everything, others keep a lot to themselves. Of course the younger you are the more likely you are to post things you shouldn't but that's why I'm more apt to say monitoring would be better than outright banning.

Especially with the way Facebook is utilized these days it's almost a necessity for me. If I counted up the number of groups I was a member of on Facebook for various clubs, classes, organizations, teams, etc., it would easily be over 20. These FB groups were a main source of spreading information out and communication and I doubt I could've kept up with everything had I not had an account. Instagram and Twitter I am apt to agree are more unpredictable and for personal gain. They don't really serve as much of a purpose.

 

[kristenthegreat]

I can't tell you how many "casting" calls for films/tv/etc ask how many twitter/social media followers you have or "looking for vine/insta/twitter famous". That way they can take advantage of an already built-in fan base for momentum. To me, that's lazy (if your content is good, people will watch), but for others it's easy marketing.

 

[Official OWECheer]

I can't tell you how many "casting" calls for films/tv/etc ask how many twitter/social media followers you have or "looking for vine/insta/twitter famous". That way they can take advantage of an already built-in fan base for momentum. To me, that's lazy (if your content is good, people will watch), but for others it's easy marketing.

S.M.H.

 

[CIACheerMom]

I worry about the ramifications if that child does not live up to the expectations set up by their parents. Our kids are individuals and they will progress at their own rates and not by one that is set up by us. Or also if that child is always the center of the universe for so long and suddenly the next best thing shows up-How are they going to handle playing second fiddle? We need to be celebrating our children's strengths and supporting them in a support they love-not always planning for the next level team or skill. As a mother of a 10 year old who has struggled with tumbling blocks equating two years worth of non-tumbling, because she had so much pressure put upon her at a really young age, I have learned it is not worth it!

Not related to cheer, but I came across an Instagram page for a baby. This crackpot of a mom decided that when she was pregnant, she was going to make her baby famous and started putting her up on Instagram from newborn on. This four month old is dressed to the nines, even being photographed in fashion scarves (Who puts a baby in a scarf? Hello, choking hazard!). Seriously!

 

[quietmom]

I know there have been threads before...*cough* 3 year old BHS *cough* and that one dad with his kid on the Today Show who was like 2 ish or so.

However, this video just popped up on my feed:

And was kinda surprised Cheer Daily shared it. Honestly, it makes me uncomfortable for a lot of different reasons.

I looked into the comments only to see how old the kid was; since she clearly isn't talking and wearing a onesie I was assuming 18 months though it appears I wasn't far off since she is 20 months; but in the comments someone linked to all her social media accounts. Her videos date back to pre-18 months.

As a mom of a Tiny aged CP (been in the sport since she was 4, turning 7 now); I get that it's cute and they're pretty adorable most of the time, but it seems excessive. I guess every time I saw it mentioned here I thought it was a joke.

I don't do a lot of social media that is cheer related unless it's a special event so this type of stuff doesn't pop up for me often...but is this like a legit trend that is growing or as these parents like the out-liars of the bunch?

That is just incredibly unsafe. Even with the best of intentions, things can go horribly wrong in an instant. A head injury for an infant tends to be catastrophic and life altering in the worst ways possible. While the attention of the social media shares are nice and all, it is just not worth it. Let a baby just be a cute baby. There is plenty of time for them to be cheerleaders as they grow up.