Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for March 29, 1996
Transcript:
Joan: I think it's cool that Holly made the cheerleading squad, sis. Val: Harumph. Cheerleaders today are just prancing Barbie clones. Joan: Oh come now. What about the jumps? The splits? The synchronized cheers? It's a sport, and the girls are serious about training... Cheerleaders: We must! We must! We must improve our bust!!
It could be worse, as in fall of 1963. See “Phillips Academy, head cheerleader of,” for more details. Prancing Barbie clones would be a step up.