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1. Pokebis

   @cheersong I noticed on your DA you list Ouendan as an interest. As in general the English community would be referring to the game, so I'm assuming you are as well. Do you play osu!?

   Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:19:50 UTC from web
   1. Wendy

      @ponybis Bzzzzt!! While I do play the DS versions, the Ouendan I list in my interests is real, flesh-and-blood, gakuran-wearing, arm-pumping, cheer-yelling traditional cheer! I absolutely adore it!!

      Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:21:45 UTC from web
      1. Pokebis

         @cheersong That, believe it or not, has an English term. It's called "cheer-leading."

         Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:22:30 UTC from web
         1. Caim

            @ponybis YUMMY CHEER LEADERS

            Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:23:52 UTC from web
            1. madington flavors

               @kingcarcinopony PRE-DINNER SNACK

               Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:24:34 UTC from web
               1. Caim

                  @madflavors WHAT

                  Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:25:23 UTC from web
         2. Wendy

            @ponybis Yeah, but cheerleading conjures up this image of bubbly girls in pleated skirts waving pom-poms. *ducks to avoid angry cheerleaders* While Ouendan's best translation in my mind is Cheer Squad, it's still got that connotation. While cheerleaders are awesome and I admire their flexibility and fearlessness, I like me some good old-fashioned hierarchal Ouendan.

            Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:26:56 UTC from web
            1. Pokebis

               @cheersong I've read some history of cheerleading in elementary school I believe. If I recall correctly the first "cheerleaders" to have the phrase coined for them were, indeed, male.

               Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:28:25 UTC from web
               1. Wendy

                  @ponybis Unfortunately, the (US) cultural perception has shifted so that it's considered almost exclusively feminine :\

                  Saturday, 02-Jul-11 04:30:51 UTC from web