Fine, but if we are going to move forward, may I suggest getting your eyes unstuck from the back of your head as moving forward and accomplishing goals takes clear forward vision. Look, I don't mind people being critical of Maddie, Cheer Channel or whatever they choose to be critical of here. Free speech is a mixed bag but beats censorship every time. Fire away at her skills, her persona, any show she or this channel does as all opinions are welcome and personally I think the remarks here about the first show were correct and helpful. To tie that whole bag up, I also think the Channel should purchase an ad banner if they want to promote their shows instead of participating in threads. I hope lessons are learned.
But, to take and publicly express a very cynical (cyn·i·cal/ˈsinikəl/Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.) view of Maddie's motivation in cheer when she was a participating athlete is going to get a response from me. She spent 15 years trying to do things the right way and fortunately for her, a lot of people liked what they see in her, her credibility and sincerity included, and are very supportive of her. And the vast majority of her support comes from young athletes and their parents and a whole heck of a lot of cheerleaders in foreign countries. I think she got attention for all the right reasons, and people who know her will tell you she is the real deal in life. Maybe you will meet her and get to know her sometime and can make your own conclusions. But as we all know, she is done, no longer on SE, and has moved on to college. She will apparently be on this show and in other cheer related activities, promotions, camps, appearances, publications and obviously will still draw attention and comment to some extent. And if her efforts are only for self promotion, call it as you see it. However, consider giving her a chance and see how it comes across and whether or not it is a positive thing for cheer before you hurt your vision.
