High School Cheerleaders

High school cheerleaders are still an iconic part of high school life in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. But why all the fuss over high school cheerleaders to this day? Why are high school cheerleaders both reviled and upheld at the same time? Here is a brief overview over the fascinating debate concerning high school cheerleaders that continues to this day.

High School Cheerleaders – Do You Love Them or Hate Them?

There is perhaps no other greater division when it comes to high school things than the one that concerns the division between those who love high school cheerleaders and those who despise the frilly pom poms, short skirts and lettered sweaters or vests. But why does this division exist? Why do so many people love them, and why do so many love to hate them? The debate regarding high school cheerleaders continues to this day, and it does not appear that it will be dwindling any time soon. But it is precisely the strong feelings directed toward high school cheerleaders is what makes them such a thriving high school icon of our era whose symbolic power does not appear to be fading anytime soon.

High School Cheerleaders – A High School Icon

The reason that the subject of high school cheerleaders seems to arouse such strong feelings from so many people seems to have to do with what high school cheerleaders appear to represent to different groups of people. To some people, high school cheerleaders represent pep, school spirit, popularity, and the physical appeal of perfectly coordinated young women in perfectly matched outfits. To another group of people, high school cheerleaders represent a bastion of conformity. The matching uniforms, the perpetual smiling, and the perfectly slim and groomed young women—all of it smacks of unoriginality.