3.15.2007

THE MYSTERY OF THE MALE CHEERLEADER.

It's a problem that has forever plagued generations of non-male cheerleaders: why on god's green earth would you want to be a male cheerleader? In the interest of science, I've developed some hypotheses (in the form of a top ten list) as to why someone might choose this as an extra-curricular activity:

10. You were the lucky recipient of that coveted cheer scholarship.

9. It's less gay than the dance team. Or is it?

8. Your team needs you.

7. Both of your moms were cheerleaders. It's a family tradition.

6. You tried other sports, but there wasn't enough shouting through cones.

5. Pom-poms!

4. Football players love cheerleaders.

3. In the event you're straight, you get to hang out with a bunch of female cheerleaders, hold them in the air (sometimes by their bottoms), and look up their skirts.

2. Channeling all that spirit in any other way would be flat-out dangerous.

1. You're just that good at back-flips.

I guess someone has to be a male cheerleader. Or do they?

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