- Dec 4, 2009
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This might seem silly but I have seen the potential for this for a while (ever since I was randomly approached in the cheersport warmup room for an autograph... which was odd).
CA just tweeted about a couple people being a little too enthusiastic.. to the point of the athletes possibly being in danger. I can't say its really surprising. So many tweens/teens now with internet and twitter can follow a cheerleader like they would follow their favorite sports star. Only they can go to an event and compete against their favorite sports star (and see them in the wamrup room and what not). My interaction with cheerlebrities has been... they are just people. However cheerleading does celebrate bigger than life personas and the 'myth', as you will, can be a lot bigger than the person. Does the cheerlebrity thing self perpetuate a sort of mini paparazzi / screaming fandom?
CA just tweeted about a couple people being a little too enthusiastic.. to the point of the athletes possibly being in danger. I can't say its really surprising. So many tweens/teens now with internet and twitter can follow a cheerleader like they would follow their favorite sports star. Only they can go to an event and compete against their favorite sports star (and see them in the wamrup room and what not). My interaction with cheerlebrities has been... they are just people. However cheerleading does celebrate bigger than life personas and the 'myth', as you will, can be a lot bigger than the person. Does the cheerlebrity thing self perpetuate a sort of mini paparazzi / screaming fandom?