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Originally posted by Stronzo
I think it's time I put in my two cents.
Background: I was a definately a geek during junior high and high school. I played Magic the Gathering, I played saxophone in the band, I hacked my schools computer and changed the administrators password for fun (and did some other stuff, got caught, then got banned from the computers), I played computer games, I programmed my own BBS and bashed other peoples BBS' all the time. But worst of all for the popular kids in my school, I did well in class and did not have to try to get A's.
On the other hand, I was (still am) a big jock too. I won medals in soccer, badminton, wrestling (actually ranked 3rd in canada for my age/weight category at one time), cross country running, baseball, swimming and many other sports.
What this allowed me to do is be friends with the geeks (who I considered myself one of and they were the best companions anyways for intelligent conversation) but I also got respect from the jocks (though I was never as big as them). There were always a few who didn't like me but I could deal with it.
As far as cheerleaders go, they do have a place in society (as Terr said). They are there to cheer you up at your pep rally, to yell praise for your school during sporting events. I have met many cheerleaders who turned out to be very nice, smart yet beautiful girls. They disliked the stereotype but could do nothing about it. We are all categorized by our peers and these girls are victims of the same thing we ourselves are victims of.
I'll tell you my piece of advice - get good marks and go to university. All those people that make fun of you and dislike you because you are a so called 'geek' will be gone (they'll fail out)!!! It's like a breath of fresh air. All of a sudden people are allowed to have their own personalities, wear clothes that they like and no longer are there any jocks (except for the varsity atheletes of course) or geeks (except for the engineers, like me :) j/k), you are just students. Highschool sucks. University rocks! Don't worry about what others think of you, just as long as your are happy with yourself.
Anyways, that's my two cents. Agree or dissagree, it's your choice.
I can understand what you mean, but you must understand that where psychosquee and I come from, almost all of the cheerleaders are a bunch of stuck-up, preppy little snobs that think they're too good for everybody and everything. They refuse, and I mean REFUSE to go anywhere near people like me and psychosquee unless they need something, usually a writing utensil or a few brain cells. What's really odd is that we come from a small school. I know this is atypical for small schools. It really is a downer, as there is no way to get away from these people, seeing as it is such a small school. Believe me, we would just avoid them and forget about it if we could, but we can't. I hate them......I friggin' HATE them.