Column

‘Cheer’ Is a Lesson on How Not to Treat Young People

The hit Netflix show is a reminder of how resilient kids are, and how often adults fail them

Jessica Valenti
GEN
Published in
3 min readJan 23, 2020

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Photo: Netflix

IfIf you’d asked me about cheerleaders a few weeks ago, I would have told you that they seem like great athletes who don’t get their due — the female-dominated sport is better known for…

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Jessica Valenti
GEN
Writer for

Feminist author & columnist. Native NYer, pasta enthusiast.