Ndilinde iminyaka eli-15 ukuba umabonwakude enze ubulungisa be-Cheerleading Justice-kunye neNetflix ekugqibeleni

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Bitchy. Edumileyo. Ditzy. I-Slutty.

Ngala magama mane kuphela, ndiyabheja ukuba wenze umfanekiso wesiketi esinefluzi, ipom-pom, ukubetheka ngamehlo, amantombazana akwishumi elivisayo-ikholaji yabalinganiswa be-cheerleader abavela kumdlalo weTV, iimuvi, kunye nenkcubeko ye pop. yenza uhlobo lwe-rah-rah stereotype onayo engqondweni.

Ngelixa ezinye iimveliso zizamile ukukrazula i-archetype egameni lokuthatha okutsha-ukudala umbulali we-bisexual cheerleaders, a lá Umzimba kaJennifer okanye amantombazana athandwayo anepenchant eyimfihlo yeengoma zokubonisa kunye neengxaki ezizezabo (hlala!) ngaphakathi Glee-Basakwazi ukuqinisa ukungunda okudala kunomdla.

Nokuba luthotho olutsha, Ndinga Bindi KwiNethiwekhi yase-USA, ethi izame ukulungisa ikhosi ukubonakaliswa kwabahlali bezikolo eziphakamileyo kwaye babonise ukhuphiswano lwabo kwezemidlalo, bayijikeleze kumdlalo weqonga omnyama wolutsha ojolise ngakumbi kumlo wamandla kunye nokuhleba kunemidlalo ekhoyo. Inqanaba kwicala elifanelekileyo? Ngokuqinisekileyo. Konele? Ngokuqinisekileyo akunjalo.

Ngethamsanqa, amaxwebhu okuqala eNetflix, Vuyisa Kutshanje beza begquma kwindawo ebonakalayo, kunye nabalandeli abanomdla bebambelele kwiziqendu ezilandela inkqubo ye-14 ye-National Championship cheerleading kwiKholeji yaseNavarro, ikholeji encinci yaseCorsicana, eTexas.

Ngefashoni yokwenyani yamaxwebhu, olu ngcelele luhamba ngasemva kobukhazikhazi bezinto zokuhombisa kwihlabathi laba bagqwesileyo bekholeji ngaphandle kokutyala intlebendwane, idrama yokulima, okanye bayenze yonke into phantsi kweyelenqe elidiniweyo le ~cheerleaders gogue ~. Kwakanye, amalungu eqela aboniswa njengeembaleki ukuba (kwaye phantse zonke ii-cheerleaders zanamhlanje) ziyiyo ngokwenene.

Njengomntu ovuyisayo ubomi bam bonke, ekuphela kwento endiyithethayo kukuba: Lixesha elinzima.

Ubunyani balo mdlalo ndizinikele kuwo uninzi lobomi bam? Kunzima ngokwasengqondweni nasemzimbeni, kufuna umlinganiselo ongakholelekiyo wokuzincama, kwaye ufanelwe sisihogo sentlonipho enkulu. Idibanisa i-elite tumbling (ingqondo yakho, ngokuqhelekileyo kwi-mat enzima, kungekhona kumgangatho osekelwe entwasahlobo), i-circus-efana ne-stunting, kunye nokutsiba, lonke ixesha linika ukuzonwabisa, ukusebenza kobugcisa ngokumomotheka. Liliphi ixesha lokugqibela umdlali webhola ekhatywayo okanye inkwenkwezi yokulandelela ukuba ixhala malunga nembonakalo yobuso ngelixa liphakathi kwinqanaba eliphezulu? I-Cheerleaders ikhupha ezinye zezakhono ezinobungozi kunye nobunzima ngelixa zisenza ukuba kubonakale kulula. Hayi ngenxa yokuba kunjalo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba ngumsebenzi wabo lowo.

(Idibeneyo: Aba bantu baDala abaDala abaNtshatsheli baTshintsha umhlaba-Ngelixa bephosa iziQwenge eziPhambeneyo)

Ukuba uwubukele umboniso, ubambe iqela kwinkangeleko yalo UEllen, funda malunga nomphathi-mqeqeshi wabo uMonica Aldama, okanye ubone uJerry “uthetha mat” abantu emsebenzini, emva koko sele uyazi ukuba yeyiphi (eyona nto) Vuyisa konke malunga. Ibonisa ngokwenenecheerleading, ekugqibeleni.

Ngokungafaniyo ne-cheerleading yesiko (malunga nasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960, xa i-cheerleading yaqala ukuthandwa), uninzi lolutsha, isikolo esiphakamileyo, ikholeji, kunye neenkwenkwezi zonke (aka rec okanye iklabhu) amaqela namhlanje awakho ukubhiyozela ibhola ekhatywayo okanye imidlalo yebhasikithi. Endaweni yoko, bachitha ixesha labo lokuziqhelanisa nokuzilungiselela ukhuphiswano lwabo, apho benza khona iindlela ezingqongqo (zihlala zimbini nemizuzu enesiqingatha ubude) zeejaji ezifumana amanqaku kubunzima, ukwenziwa, kunye nembonakalo iyonke. Baziqhelanisa unyaka wonke ukwenza le nkqubo kube kanye okanye kabini kukhuphiswano-kwaye ukuba kukho into ehamba kakubi, loo nto imbi kakhulu.Akukho mdlalo olandelayo, ikota, okanye ixesha elongezelelweyo elibonisa ithuba lokubuya.

Ngaba ulindelo lwabaphulaphuli lwee-cheerleader? Iqela eliphethe indawo yonke elikhona kuphela ukuxhasa ukusebenza nzima kwabanye kunye nokuphumelela, nangona kungekho mntu ubonakala evuma eyakhe.

Vuyisa ibonisa ubunyani bokulungiselela olu khuphiswano: iiyure ezinde, uqheliselo lweentsuku ezimbini, ukwenzakala okudityaniswayo, kunye nokuzinikela ngokungadinwa. Nangona yonke le nzame, nangona kunjalo, i-cheerleading stereotype yakudala ihleli, njengoko kulindelekile ukuba i-cheerleaders iya kwenza kwezinye iziganeko zemidlalo. Amaqela ezikolo zanamhlanje adlala ibhola ekhatywayo kunye nebhola yomnyazi kunye nezinye iimbonakalo zikawonke-wonke (cinga: iparades kunye neerali zepep) apho iqela lifuneka ukuba lihlangabezane nokulindelwe ngababukeli kwii-cheerleaders: iqela lehlabathi jikelele le-hype ekhoyo kuphela ukuxhasa umsebenzi onzima wabanye. kunye nokunqoba, nangona kungekho mntu ubonakala eyamkela eyakhe. Ngapha koko, amaqela amaninzi e-cheerleading kulindeleke ukuba enze eli cala ngombulelo omncinci okanye ukwamkelwa kuluntu lwabo okanye iimbaleki ezibancomayo.Vuyisa yenza inqaku lokubonisa ukuba uninzi lwamalungu oluntu kunye necandelo leKholeji yaseNavarro abakwazi ngokupheleleyo ukuba iqela lesikolo elonwabisayo lelona libalaseleyo elizweni-njenge-New England Patriots yekholeji cheerleading ukuba uyathanda. (Ewe, abantu bathelekise umqeqeshi u-Aldama noBill Belichick.)

Ngelixa eminye imidlalo inomtya wesibini okanye iqela le-B (okanye lingabantu ngabanye), i-cheerleading yi-epitome yemidlalo yeqela. Xa umntu omnye engekho emgceni okanye ngaphandle komdlalo, iqela lonke liyasokola; ama-stunts aya kuwa, abantu baya kuwa, ukwenzakala kuya kwenzeka. Ngelixa iqela (elifana noNavarro) linokuba nethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo ukuba libe nelinye iimbaleki, akusoloko kunjalo. Nokuba bayayenza, Vuyisa ibonisa indlela izakhono ezihluka ngayo ngokwaneleyo ukusuka kwi-cheerleader ukuya kwi-cheerleader eyenza ukuba i-1: 1 ithathe indawo yomntu owenzakeleyo okanye ogulayo kakhulu akunakwenzeka. Ukuzithoba kumntu ongafezekanga kumsebenzi akuphumeleli nje ekusebenzeni okungaphantsi kwe-stellar-kubeka umngcipheko kuye wonke umntu ochaphazelekayo. Isiphumo? Wenza into ekufuneka uyenzile ukwenza ukuba izakhono zakho-kunye nesiqhelo-zenzeke.

I-docuseries ibona le ngxaki ngexesha lokutshintsha okumangalisayo kweziganeko njengoko i-Navarro preps yoMbutho weSizwe weKholeji ye-Cheerleading (NCA) kwiKholeji yase-Daytona, eFlorida (lolona khuphiswano ludumileyo lwekholeji lokukhuthaza bonke). Kodwa ungaphazami: Ngelixa ilishwa lamanye amalungu eqela lenzela umabonwakude olungileyo kakhulu, ngelishwa, ezo ntlobo zamava ziyinto eqhelekileyo kumaqela amaninzi olonwabo. Xa abantu abangama-20 + bexhomekeke kuwe kwaye unyaka wakho wonke uchithiwe ukwakha le ntsebenzo inye, kuyindalo ayisiyiyo kuphela ukuziva ngokungathi ufuna ukutyhala iintlungu zokwenza umsebenzi wakho kodwa funa ukuya.

Ndibe yi-cheerleader ukususela kwiminyaka eyi-10 kwaye ndibe nesabelo sam esilungileyo kula mava afanayo. Ke, ukuba ucinga ngokuboniswa kwe-cheerleading eboniswe kuyo Vuyisa ibikhethekile kwelinye lawona maqela abalaseleyo kweli lizwe, uyaphazama. Ngelixa ndingakwaziyo ukwenza izakhono ezikudidi olufanayo neleembaleki zeNavarro, ndizenzakele ngexesha lokuzifudumeza kukhuphiswano kwaye kuye kwafuneka ndikhuphisane kunjalo. Kuye kwafuneka ndiphose esiqhelo kusuku olungaphambi kokhuphiswano ngenxa yokutshintsha komthetho, ukugula kunye nokwenzakala. Ndibe noxanduva lokunika amalungu eqela ukuxubana kunye neempumlo ezaphukileyo (andinabhongo ngalo), kwaye ndizinike amehlo amnyama. Ndikrazukile imisipha kunye neembambo ezityumkileyo. Ndijongile ebusweni kumhla nasemva kwemini egameni lokwenza isakhono esiwayo iqela esilifunayo kwaye silindelwe kum. Ndicelwe ukuba ndenze into eyoyikisayo, ndajonga umqeqeshi wam, ndathi "akukho ngxaki," kwaye ndenze njalo. Ndiye ndachwayita ecaleni kwemidlalo yebhola yomnyazi apho ndiva ababukeli kunye nabadlali bekhalaza besithi besikhona. Ndiqeqeshe iqela ebendiyinxalenye yalo ngaxeshanye kuba besingenabhajethi yokuqesha umqeqeshi wokwenyani. Ndiye ndabonisa ukuzilolonga kuphela ukufumanisa ukuba ikholeji ikrazule indawo yokwenza umthambo ebesiyisebenzisela indawo yokuzilolonga-kwiiveki nje ezimbini phambi kokuya e-Daytona. .

Ezi zinto azindenzi ndikhetheke. Thetha kuyo nayiphi na i-cheerleader, kwaye mhlawumbi banokukhankanya uluhlu oluqhubayo olukhuphisanayo (okanye oluphumayo) lwam. Zombini ezi zinto azincamileyo kunye neminye imiba emikhulu (ukunqongophala kwembeko kunye nezixhobo) ziyinxalenye yezemidlalo.

Usenokuba ubuza: Kutheni le nto umntu enokuzibeka kule nto? Ngapha koko, le sicatshulwa ukusuka VuyisaUMorgan Simianer ushwankathela ingxaki "ye-cheerleading kinda sucks" ngamafutshane:

Kuyaphambana oko sikwenzayo, ukuba ucinga ngako, njengaye ... Ngubani na othe masithathe abantu ababini kunye nendawo yangasemva kwaye siqhekeze umntu emoyeni kwaye sijonge ukuba bangaphinda-phinda kangaphi, bangangaphi amaxesha? Loo mntu unengqondo. Kodwa ewe, ndingumntu ophambeneyo kuba ndim owenza loo nto.

UMorgan Simianer, uNavarro Cheerleader ovela kwi "Cheer"

Njengemidlalo emininzi yokumpompa iadrenaline, kukho isizathu sokuba iimbaleki zitsaleleke kwi-cheerleading. Ukuhamba ngqo ukuya kumgca wokuphambana, ndizibuza "Ngaba umzimba wam ungayenza loo nto?" kwaye ukuyenza ngaphandle koloyiko luhlobo lwayo lokuxhobisa. Kwakutheni ukuze abantu bakhwele iibhayisekile besihla ezintabeni, abadlali bomthambo bazame amaqhinga aphambeneyo, okanye abatyibilizi betyibilika benze, kakuhle, nayiphi na into abayenzayo? Into kukuba, ukuyenza ngoncedo lwabanye abantu abangama-20 ngaxeshanye kunceda ukuba wenze umtsi kwaye ikwenze kube nzima kakhulu. Oku kukuvumela ukuba konke-ukutsiba-kunye kwengqondo yento ezibophelelayo amaqela angamaqhosha angenanto. Awubuyeli nje umva kwi-adrenaline, iimbasa, okanye ithuba lokwenza isitshixo seenwele ukusuka kwii-30 ezinyaweni emoyeni; ubuyela umva kuba uve ukuba kunjani ukuba yinxalenye yento enkulu kunawe, ukubanjwa ngabanye kwaye kwangaxeshanye ubambe abanye phezulu. Ubethwa ngenqindi ebusweni, kwaye usambamba umntu owenze oko kwaye ngoku ubhabha phantsi usuka embindini womoya. Luhlobo olukhethekileyo lothando olungagungqiyo. (Mhlawumbi i-cheerleading yeso sizathu andinakuhlala ndinomsindo ebantwini?!) Nantoni na engaphantsi kwesimo esithi "sinako oku" iya kugcwele kwiqela, kwaye izinto ziya kuthi hayi hamba kakuhle. Xa ubethelela isakhono esitsha, iqela eliphumeleleyo livakalelwa ngokungafaniyo nelinye eliphakamileyo. (Amaxesha amaninzi ukubala, ndiye ndanemincili- ngelixa ndibile kakhulu- ngenxa yesi sizathu. Kwaye xa izinto zingahambi kakuhle (njengoko ziya kuba njalo, xa uphosa abantu emoyeni), kulungile, kukho inzululwazi ebonisa ukuba iintlungu nokubandezeleka zizisa abantu ndawonye.

Vuyisa lixesha lokuqala i-cheerleading iboniswe ngokufanelekileyo kwisininzi kuzo zonke iinwele zaso ezigutyungelwe bubumnyama obumnyama nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngelixa ukusabela kolu ngcelele kube kuhle, abanye abantu bothukile kwaye bothuswa yindalo efana nesajini yomqeqeshi u-Aldama kunye nenyaniso yokuba aba badlali bekholeji batyhalelwa ngaphaya kwinqanaba lokwaphuka. Ewe, umdlalo unobungozi obumangalisayo ngokwemvelo-kodwa masingalibali inqanaba apho i-cheerleading yakhiwe khona: Ecaleni lezemidlalo apho ukujongana nabantu ngelixa benxibe izixhobo zokukhusela ukusuka entloko ukuya ezinzwaneni ligama lomdlalo. Ke xa abaqhubi be-cheerleaders baqala ukujula abantu emoyeni, besenza amaqhinga aphezulu, bekhuphisana ngokwabo, kwaye bebengekafumani ukuvunywa okubafaneleyo? Akumangalisi ukuba ezi mbaleki ziyijongele ebuhlanya ngokupheleleyo. Kukusabela kuxinzelelo lweqela, ulindelo lomqeqeshi wabo, kunye nomnqweno wabo wokwenza into abayifunayo kwiqela (kwaye kwindawo yokuqala) - kodwa kwakhona, inyani, ngentlonipho encinci.

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