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[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

A flyer’s the one who gets lifted in stunts. That was me in high school and college. I was small and flexible, so they tossed me up a lot. It was fun, and a little scary sometimes, but I loved it.

With cheerleading, did any of your schools discriminate?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

With cheerleading, did any of your schools discriminate?

No, I don’t think so? Why?

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

No, I don’t think so? Why?

Hypothetical. You’re short so I’m assuming that’s why they made you a “flyer”. Let’s say a girl 4’ 11” 310 pounds (big as hell, as in built like a deep freezer with eyelashes — 3 bills easy) showed up to tryouts and wanted to be a flyer, would y’all’s coach let her on the squad to be a flyer or would they discriminate? For real question Lol.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Hypothetical. You’re short so I’m assuming that’s why they made you a “flyer”. Let’s say a girl 4’ 11” 310 pounds (big as hell, as in built like a deep freezer with eyelashes — 3 bills easy) showed up to tryouts and wanted to be a flyer, would y’all’s coach let her on the squad to be a flyer or would they discriminate? For real question Lol.

Pardon the crash, but I recall back in the day girls were most likely chosen to a cheer or pom squad for three reasons: looks; talent; and do we have a uniform that she'll fit into. Our school used the same uniforms year upon year, no girl ever kept her uniform.

If our school had two tall girl unis but three talented tall girls, the two tall girls with the higher tryout scores were typically admitted to the squad. Purchasing a new uni for the third talented tall girl would've been too expensive, and her uni would've looked different/better than the other old unis.

In your example, I see it as unlikely a squad would've had a uni to fit a girl.of the size you describe.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Pardon the crash, but I recall back in the day girls were most likely chosen to a cheer or pom squad for three reasons: looks; talent; and do we have a uniform that she'll fit into. Our school used the same uniforms year upon year, no girl ever kept her uniform.

If our school had two tall girl unis but three talented tall girls, the two tall girls with the higher tryout scores were typically admitted to the squad. Purchasing a new uni for the third talented tall girl would've been too expensive, and her uni would've looked different/better than the other old unis.

In your example, I see it as unlikely a squad would've had a uni to fit a girl.of the size you describe.

I was under the impression they kept the uniforms. Then since that’s the case that they don’t, with a prayer, two cans of Crisco, and a running start, she might be able to slide into the uniform, but she’ll need spotters and a halftime break just to zip it up Lol

I can see CG’s cheerleading team now, they’d try to launch her like they do CG, but gravity would say, “Not today.” Girl would popped up two inches, and then drop like a bad idea. CG up top blinkin’ like, “That ain’t regulation.” Lmao

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Hypothetical. You’re short so I’m assuming that’s why they made you a “flyer”. Let’s say a girl 4’ 11” 310 pounds (big as hell, as in built like a deep freezer with eyelashes — 3 bills easy) showed up to tryouts and wanted to be a flyer, would y’all’s coach let her on the squad to be a flyer or would they discriminate? For real question Lol.

Oh wow, yeah, I mean… at 4’11” and 300 lbs? She wouldn’t be a flyer. I’m not trying to be mean at all, it’s just that physics doesn’t really allow for that? So like, the bases have to lift you overhead, hold you steady, sometimes with one hand, and toss you up. It really has to be safe for everyone. Know what I mean? At that weight and height, she’d be way stronger as a base or maybe a backspot, where stability and strength matter more. But flying? That’d be a no for safety reasons. And I’m not judging or anything like that, it’s just that at that weight it wouldn’t work for her.

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Pardon the crash, but I recall back in the day girls were most likely chosen to a cheer or pom squad for three reasons: looks; talent; and do we have a uniform that she'll fit into. Our school used the same uniforms year upon year, no girl ever kept her uniform.

If our school had two tall girl unis but three talented tall girls, the two tall girls with the higher tryout scores were typically admitted to the squad. Purchasing a new uni for the third talented tall girl would've been too expensive, and her uni would've looked different/better than the other old unis.

In your example, I see it as unlikely a squad would've had a uni to fit a girl.of the size you describe.

That was actually still kind of true when I was in school, probably even now. A lot of high school squads still reuse uniforms, and custom ones can be super expensive. So yeah, if someone doesn’t fit what they already have, it can sadly affect who makes the team. It’s not always fair, but budgets are real.

Oh, and some schools back then were more inclusive and would try to work around it, but not every program has the money or flexibility. So if a girl was like “4’11” and 300 lbs”, it wouldn’t just be about flying, I mean, they’d also have to figure out if they even could outfit her.

But honestly? — uniform fit was half the drama at tryouts every year though, lol. Like, seriously.

[cheerfulgreek]

WIFLSRN: So, I was heading back home from picking up a few things from the grocery store, and as I was getting onto the freeway, three bats out of hell on motorcycles were doing like 100, at least, bobbing and weaving in and out of traffic! I was so mad I could scream. It scared me! They were so loud. All it would take was another driver to not see them and crash into one of them. Now, we’re talking court dates, lawsuits because some MORON is in the hospital because he can’t walk because he was being STUPID! You know what? Motorcycles should be illegal in the state of Minnesota! Period! Ugh!

[cheerfulgreek]

WIFLSRN: So, on my way to the coffee shop this morning, I saw another coffee shop that’s like a hole in the wall. I totally can see why I’ve never noticed it. I think I’ll try it next weekend to see what it looks like inside. I hope I like the environment because if I do, then I can hide, lol. I swear, if I don’t see one customer of mine in there, I’m gonna be like… “Yay! Perfect hiding place!”

[cheerfulgreek]

^^^ I was 20 then. Can you believe that was like three years before greekchat? That’s how long I’ve been on here, lol.

I was at UND my first two years and like a semester before transferring to Minnesota. I went into aeronautical studies at UND because I was obsessed with black holes, and Sagittarius A was basically my celebrity crush. But sometime sophomore year it hit me that if I can’t reach a supermassive black hole faster than I can get to Greece with a layover, what’s the point? So I pivoted to animals, at least they’re here and occasionally grateful. Vet school made more sense. I transferred to Minnesota to gear up for vet school there, but ended up at MSU instead. Same gravity, less existential doom.

No, I can’t drink my coffee and read at home because every two pages I turn in the book I’m trying to read, it’s “Mom”, “mom”, “mom” “mom”….

[Phrozen Sands]

[Phrozen Sands]

Alright, CG. AGDee and I posted our youth photos, where’s yours? We want to see high school CG. We already know what current CG looks like.

Ay y’all, I’m nervous about having my picture on here so get a good look at what I looked like at 18 because it’s about to come down. Don’t quote it either Lol

[cheerfulgreek]

I don’t have any of my high school photos here. According to my scrapbook, this was from my sophomore year in undergrad. My roommate is in this one. Had to scan and crop her out, lol. But this is the youngest image of my college photos of me that I have here. I’ll have to ask my mom for my high school pictures. But I doubt she’ll give them up.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I don’t have any of my high school photos here. According to my scrapbook, this was from my sophomore year in undergrad. My roommate is in this one. Had to scan and crop her out, lol. But this is the youngest image of my college photos of me that I have here. I’ll have to ask my mom for my high school pictures. But I doubt she’ll give them up.

Now I know why the pizza delivery guy was speechless! Lol