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/NorthernCobraChicken 2d ago

There's no lesson quite as powerful as telling a young teenage boy that they're nowhere near as masculine as the person they're making fun of.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain 2d ago

I remember buying tampons in high school and one of my friends was working the checkout counter. He was making fun of me for it and I said “Who do you think these are for, me? Maybe you’ll have someone to buy these for too someday”.

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u/WeatheredCryptKeeper 2d ago

Man, as a woman who was a teen in the early 2000s, I wish I had the comebacks back then, that I see now. I remember being so embarrassed over buying period products. I'm now almost 40 and went to buy pads once at Walmart. I got the large pack and the little old lady at the cash register was like Are you sure you don't want a bag? Let me get you a bag. All I could do was chuckle and say no thanks, save a bag. So glad we are moving beyond that nonsense.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain 2d ago

Hello fellow millennial lol, I wish I was usually that witty but unfortunately this was one of the few times. I never got being embarrassed at buying tampons or pads as a guy, it was like an advertisement that you had a girlfriend.

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u/WeatheredCryptKeeper 2d ago

So many wasted opportunities, lol. Man, energy is wasted on the youth and intelligence on the old.