Save the Cheerleader

The last week started as a really good one from at least one perspective. Literally hundreds of cheerleaders crowded the campus because of some convention they have here and at first it seemed as a really amazing thing. They were almost exact replicas of the image you may get from a lot of movies: uniform jerseys, pony tails and generally good looking.

However. This now turned into a nightmare. They really are a crowd and block access to a lot of things, like creating very long lines in the dining hall, causing congestion on bicycle roads (!), even if they are not on the road, since a lot of people stop to watch them. Second, they shout all day long for no reason. It would be one thing if they yelled their rhymes during their practice sessions but whenever 15 or more of the same team step out from a building they start to chant their lines really loud. They scared me a couple of times when they suddenly appeared behind my back. Also, if I were to ignore the first two things and if you would think that a lot of us guys are planning to hit on them, YOU'RE WRONG. They are high school (or even junior high school) teams. None of them (except for their instructors) are over 18. And under California law, as in most of the states, they cannot validly consent to ... you know. Nobody in their right mind would want to risk a criminal trial for that.

I was to take some pictures but then thought it would be rude to do that even if their instructors would agree. So, here's one from another site that should reflect the right age, as well.