Examples Of Satire In Bring It On

Cheerleading, competitions, and a curse. Bring It On, released in 2000, follows the life of cheer team captain, Torrance Shipman (“Bring It On [2000]). Throughout the movie, she is faced with many difficulties. She believes that she is cursed because she dropped the spirit stick. Torrance has to deal with a team member being injured, boyfriend problems, and worst of all, a cheer rivalry. Bring It On is a great example of a satire, but what is satire? “Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule” (“Satire”). Bring It On is a humorous film because it satirizes cheerleaders by exaggerating typical stereotypes and using

Society views cheerleaders as pretty girls dancing around in short skirts and tight vests; unfortunately, Bring It On supports this view. Daneka, a girl who was interviewed, stated, “girls want to be cheerleaders because they believe that guys will like them more-- they will see them as cute women in short skirts” (Adams and Bettis, “Short Skirts”). A cheer, which the Toros chanted at the beginning of the movie, is a great example of this claim:

“I’m sexy; I’m cute.

I’m popular to boot.

I’m bitchin’, great hair,

The boys all love to stare.

I’m on it; I’m hot.

I’m everything you’re not.

I’m pretty; I’m cool.

I dominate this

She hires a man named Sparky Polastri, recommended by Torrance’s unfaithful boyfriend, to choreograph their new dance. Sparky adds a lot of humor to the movie by bringing out the flaws of the cheerleaders. Sparky states, “cheerleaders are dancers who have gone retarded” (Bring It On). Sparky suggests that cheer coaches and choreographers are strange and critical. Sparky also introduced the concept of spirit fingers, which has become a satirical icon from Bring It On that is mocked by