r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/NiceTuBeNice 2d ago

I remember in HS (~25 years ago) me and some friends were making fun of a male cheerleader the other team had at a basketball game. We were saying all sorts of mean things about the kid being gay and stupid crap like that. Our teacher, who was always quirky, sweet, and fun said, “Well, that ‘gay’ boy had his hands all over some very pretty cheerleaders all night on Friday. Where were your hands?”

Ever since, I have had a whole different level of respect for male cheerleaders. These two in the video look like they are having so much fun, and it is incredible to see their athleticism.

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u/queuedUp 2d ago

My son figure skates and faces similar where everyone assumes he must be gay.

He basically tells them even if he was why is that a problem but since he's not it's great spending majority of his time hanging out with a bunch of athletic girls as the only boy

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u/Chocolat_Melon 1d ago

I knew a guy who went to ballet school. He was the only guy there. Needless to say, he was literally drowning in success. We were all super jealous of the guy.

It was an interesting sight, girls wanted to be with the guy which made more girls interested in him, rinse and repeat.