What cheerleading is not

So some girl was caught on film taking a bit of a fall while cheerleading at a basketball game. They - being the media - have been showing the same damn 2 clips over and over and over and over. It's getting more than annoying. "They" keep saying "And we'll have more on the cheerleading story you want to know about". No actually I dont really care about it at all. So she took a spill. Big deal. She's alive, and ok, and in good shape. Watching her cheer from her stretcher was entertaining for about half a second. But of course, "they" don't just stop there. Oh no.

"[Stunts are] a risk we all take cheerleading" she says at one point. Yeah, ok... I'll give you that. Let's not go too overboard with it. I can see the line you are edging to.

But don't fear, we have moronic anchors here to speak for you. "And let's not forget, cheerleading is a dangerous sport". Excuse me? Did I miss something? Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away getting a coke? Yeah there's *some* risk - but let's return to reality. A dangerous sport? I think not.

Is she leaping from a plane?
Is she BASE jumping?
Is she diving in caves?
Is she speed skiing?
Is she bull riding?
Is she free diving?

No, no, no, no, no, and no.

That's just six, but I'm sure I could double the list without any real effort of truly dangerous sports. Last I checked, you don't run a high risk of drowning, being impaled, crushed, mangaled, or flattened in cheerleading.