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Annika's avatar

This was a great read. Loved the DCC documentary and I had similar thoughts about it. Somehow it all seemed so wrong but at the same time the girls seem to love it and they are in their early 20s, so it might be worth it? But there is one scene that was the most cringe-worthy of all to me: the stadium tour, where a group of men was shown the DCC locker room and they had to “pick their favorite cheerleader”.

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Charlotte talking about how much they get paid made my blood BOIL! I can't believe what she's on a year. Overall I feel like it was much more light touch on some really serious issues than Cheer was, like it addressed a lot but never really went in enough on the major things.

I totally agree that the camaraderie is appealing - I remember it from when I used to do ballet twice a week with not even close to the level of intensity! - but Victoria's tangible pain on not being included is just as familiar from moments of being at an all-girls school. It can't always be the shiny sisterhood they make it out to be.

Great piece, thanks for writing it for me specifically <3

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