Science Cheerleaders Invite Children to Admire Their Perky, Bouncy Brains
LatestDozens of members of the group — which consists of 175 ex professional cheerleaders who now work in STEM fields — recently performed at the US Science and Engineering Festival, and video of the event is the perfect antidote for that crappy EU Science: It’s a Girl Thing! video we all rolled our eyes at a month ago. But that’s not all the Science Cheerleaders do. According to the group’s website,
These women aim to playfully challenge stereotypes, inspire young women to consider science and technology careers, and get people from all walks of life involved in formal and informal research projects demonstrating that science *is* for all!
It’s a shame that it takes a team of dancing Disney Princesses to give girls permission to want to enter the fields of science and technology (you can do it because conventionally beautiful women do it!), but it’s also a shame that smart women can’t be pretty, and pretty women can’t be smart. As the Science Cheerleaders demonstrate, some people are alpha humans. And that’s okay.