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In almost no movie or TV show from the USA will you find a male character who finds cheerleaders anything other than a turn-on. This, despite the fact that the cheerleaders are [[The Cheerleader|almost universally presented as shallow, bitchy]] and led by the [[Alpha Bitch]].

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Lina from ''[[Heroman]]'' doesn't conform to the usual stereotypes, being neither an [[Alpha Bitch]] nor a [[Brainless Beauty]], and actually shows a liking for Joey. And the only people who object to any interaction between these two are Lina's brother and his friends.

 

 

* ''[[Luann]]'' has Tiffany, [[Alpha Bitch]] head cheerleader, be the object of Luann's crush Aaron's affections - Might be an aversion, but maybe not. Rumors circulate that the writers [[Word of Gay|originally meant to reveal that Aaron was gay]] and was not interested in any of the supposed love interests, but fears that the strip was not popular enough to survive this [[What Could Have Been|scrapped that plan]].

* One story in [[Phil Foglio]]'s ''[[XXXenophile]]'' included priestess Otaz revealing that the half-orc villain was also the daughter of the priestess's god, Orum.

* In ''[[But I'm a Cheerleader]]'', Megan is a cheerleader and is dating a football player. When accused of being gay, she uses her being a cheerleader as proof of her heterosexuality. Subverted in that she actually is gay (although in denial about it) and seems to quite [[Male Gaze|enjoy being around the other cheerleaders herself.]]

* In ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'', Chris is a cheerleader, and while this doesn't seem to make a difference for [[Love At First Sight|Knox]], it probably has something to do with why she's with Chet, a football player.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* A similar example is brewing in ''[[The Hard Times of RJ Berger]]'' - after spending the entire first season chasing Jenny (who is portrayed as having a good heart, but about whom we know little else beyond the fact than she's the head cheerleader), RJ is quickly realizing they don't have much to talk about.

* Subverted in ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', where, in a desperate move, Earl has to seduce a cheerleader who had been mauled by a rabid badger. Since she's so flexible, no matter what position he takes, he's always looking at her horribly scarred face. [[Squick|Eww.]]

{{quote|'''Radar:'''Oh, no sir, we didn't have cheerleaders.

'''Hawkeye:'''My condolences to your libido. }}

* [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode of ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire]]'': Ethan and Benny are more than happy that Sarah's the only one who can wear a cheerleader's uniform. The happiness fades, though, when the guys [[Wholesome Crossdresser|have to go along]] and '' [[How I Met Your Mother|'Suit up!']] '' just like Sarah - when [[It Got Worse|Rory shows up]], and [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|likes what he sees...]]

* In an episode of ''[[Numb3rs]]'', Megan and Colby are searching the dorm room of an impostor university student. Remarking on his suspiciously stereotypical college-boy belongings, Megan makes conversation by asking Colby what he was into in school. His response: "Cheerleaders".

 

== Literature ==

== Music ==

* The [[Cheer Up, Charlie Daniels|Cheer Up Charlie Daniels]] song "Pig Tails" is about one of these guys realizing that his girlfriend's [[The Cheerleader]]. (She's already a cheerleader, but as far as personality goes.) He notes that she 'used to be sweeter', indicating that she may have been nicer before. It's [[Tear Jerker|surprisingly sad]].

 

 

== Videogames ==

* In ''[[Psychonauts]]'', Edgar Teglee's backstory has his cheerleader girlfriend Lana ditching him for male cheerleader Dean. Upon defeating Dingo, the romanticized version of Dean, Edgar finally decides that they were both losers not worth tearing himself up about and buries them within the depths of his mind.

* In ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'', cheerleader Mandy Wiles is the self-proclaimed best looking and most popular girl in school and a total [[Alpha Bitch]].

 

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