That Cheerleader girl: Insane or just...realllly happy?

[linazelle]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1699301&page=1
Discuss.

[NewJeffCT]

1. probably just from drilling over & over

or, maybe she just wanted to show people she was ok?

[LittleClarkie]

3. Just to show people she was okay

In her own special way.

[DS1]

2. That was the most r******d thing I've ever seen

[huskerlaw]

4. Seriously disturbed

Seriously. :wtf:

[democracyindanger]

5. Got to give her credit

It was ridiculously hilarious, but she went out like she came in.

[GOPisEvil]

6. Next time, just wave or give a thumbsup.

...and you people think Rachael Ray is too perky - this gal makes Rachael look like Droopy Dog.

[Alleycat]

7. She is a Cheerleader what do you expect

Ever watch those cheering competitions on ESPN2? Those girls have to be on speed. Their eyes are popping out and I have never seen smiles that big. It's actually very freaky to watch.

[SoCalDem]

8. brain damage? n/t

[LaurenG]

9. I thought she may have hit her head too hard. nt

[radwriter0555]

10. Pavlov's Dog, as in CONDITIONED RESPONSE!

Someone's life is FILLED with cheerleading!

[DS1]

14. let's just hope no cheerleading music comes on when she's at a gun range

[linazelle]

25. Yeah...or while she's quail hunting with Cheney n/t

[Roon]

11. We've all done stupid things as kids eom

eom

[philosophie_en_rose]

12. I think she was trying to reassure people.

Sure it looked dumb, but she had a bad injury. Perhaps she deserves some leeway for looking silly. Even if she was aware of what she was doing (which I don't know), she probably just wanted to let people know that she was going to be okay. It was pretty thoughtful to put herself into a silly position, rather than have everyone panic that a girl just dropped down dead.

[SOteric]

13. Well, really...she landed on her head.

[linazelle]

19. She landed on her head and I gave her a pass...at first, I thought

she was just in shock.

But then, I saw her on the Today Show five days later and she WAS STILL DOING THE THING WITH HER ARMS!!!


She's scary.


:wtf:

[flamingyouth]

15. Wait 'til she's my age and her neck is totally fucked up

I wonder how perky she'll be feeling then. *grumble of pain*

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. 'Everytime we hear that fight song

and they play it over and over at all the games, our coach has us dance because it keeps the crowd going," she said.

Uh... no?

One thing I've never heard is someone saying they cheer because cheerleaders tell them to.

And anyway, why is this a story other than in a couple of Illinois papers? :shrug:

[CRK7376]

17. Can you say STUPID?

I've never liked cheerleaders and this just further cements my dislike for any and all cheerleaders...Saw the interview on CNN a day or two ago. I could not stop laughing....

[TrogL]

18. Insane

Anybody *that* perky has lost it.

[linazelle]

20. LOL. Same thing a friend said tonight. n/t

[Jara sang]

21. man, that chick is whacked

[KitchenWitch]

22. Enthusiastic

Think figure skater after a fall - the show must go on!

[no name no slogan]

23. You'd think the medics would have told her to knock it off

I thought one of the first things they do with a neck/back injury is to completely immobilize the patient. I would be worried about her causing more damage to herself if she was moving around like that.

I thought it was a bit odd, but what can you do.

[In_The_Wind]

24. Neither. It's a conditioned response.

[UrbScotty]

26. When life throws you lemons... (nt)

[Nailzberg]

27. The fight song is pretty much conditioned response in a cheerleader.

Fight song motions are the first thing every cheerleader learns. And anytime the band strikes it up, you do it.

I saw her interview on the Today Show, and it was pretty poor. But this is an 18-year old girl with zero media training.

GO SOUTHERN GO!

[entanglement]

28. Very pretty face

Ethnically indeterminate?

[realisticphish]

29. She was showing her teammates she was ok

i don't get the vileness in this thread

[charlie and algernon]

30. i agree

I guess you guys don't watch much sports. whenever someone gets hurt, they always give a wave to the crowd as a signal that they're OK. I second realisticphish, why the vileness?

[Roon]

31. I know

She's just a kid.