As I was eating dinner tonight, the Disney Channel was on and I was watching some new show that I had never seen before. One of the main characters was having a problem because she joined the cheer team and they said she could not be friends or on the cheer team if she was friends with her best friend. The reason I bring this up is because we have been talking about peer relations in my child development class and I don't understand why Disney has to be stereotypical on girls in cheer. Yes, there are bullies in school and yes, girls are really not kind to others sometimes. But if we are trying to raise kids who are loving, welcoming, and kind to all, what are we telling them by having shows that use a "group" and label that group as unkind. Maybe I am looking WAY too much into this, but I don't know, I think people are people. Period. And we can't put them into boxes. You know? And as a teacher and a parent one day, I hope I can raise children to understand this concept to love people for being people. Not for being on cheer, or the basketball team, or on choir. Just for being who they are.
-Whit
I've seen this show your talking about and I had the same reaction as you! They were being stereotypical and that's not fair at all. All the girls I know personally from cheer in the past have been very nice to me.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I'm sure you'll make a great teacher and parent someday instilling values into the children you will come in contact with! :)
Thank you Mary!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree, I loved the cheer team at Ramona!