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Cheerleading Vs. Sports Well, thanks to Title IX, it allows women and girls to compete and achieve their dreams in a sport along with men (Tanner 403). It also puts down a law for discrimination of schools against female programs, so guys step aside because it’s our time for us women to shine (Education 1)! I mean, cheerleaders flip around on grass fields, they have to memorize dance routines, put up other girls in a stunt, and communicate without talking. They stretch their bodies in ways that should not be possible (Botta 1)! Now do not tell me cheerleading is not a sport, because I am not finished yet! Many people, however, criticize cheerleaders. Patricia Babcock McGraw used to be a basketball player. She got an injury on the floor when an opponent’s teeth hit her forehead while fighting for a rebound. The opponent chipped two teeth. “What would cheerleaders know about injuries like that? What would they know about blood, sweat, and tears and being a ‘real’ athlete?” (McGraw 1) Yeah, she’s right! Cheerleaders are just so perfect that they never get knocked out if a stunt drops, or sweat! Must be a magical deodorant… Patricia and her teammates would roll their eyes and wonder what big injury the