According to the New York Times, two cheerleading organizations are lobbying the National Collegiate Athletic Association to have cheerleading officially recognized as a sport. 

Let me just settle the matter right now. Cheerleading is not a sport. 

Few cheerleaders actually compete in national competitions. Their primary purpose is to root on the sidelines for male athletes. 

The girls wear make up and use curling irons. 

Sure, they do athletic moves (sometimes), but so do ballet dancers and the Rockettes.

If colleges can count cheerleaders as athletes, then they won't be pressured by the Title IX act to provide real sport activities for girls. 

 

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