Because it often feels like you’re not considered a full human being:
Cheerleading is often maligned as an illegitimate, unchallenging sport — but you just try to imagine having to shake your pom-poms for an athlete accused of sexually assaulting you. An appeals court has ruled that a former high school cheerleader’s refusal to root for a basketball player who she claims sexually assaulted her, and who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of simple assault, is not protected under the First Amendment as free speech.
That is so cold.
You shouldn’t have to be a feminist to see just how cruel that is.
Wow. Now that’s some kind of fucked up.
Curses! How am I going to get Stand By Your Man out of my head for the next few days.
I tweeted this as
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman when to be or not to be a cheerleader is not protected under the First Amendment