For a five foot tall woman, I am on the spectrum of very tall traits and this trait was confused once during my cheerleading competition when I was chosen as back- commercial during a stunt. A back-spot in a stunt is the person who stands behind while someone is in the air to pick them up and catch them, a usual position for tall males. During the competition, when I reached down to lift and catch the best stunt, I felt the room full of confused and judgmental eyes on me, probably thinking that this girl was too tall, strong and masculine to participate in the universally known women's sport. of cheerleaders. I never necessarily wanted to act, match, or change my identity, but I wanted and sometimes still find myself wanting to change my tall height, taken from the more masculine meaning, for a shorter, more feminine height. Being a tall woman in particular sports like basketball or track and field is a very valuable trait, but these are the sports that are based on a more masculine level, the sports in which I have never found any interest or ability. The sport of cheerleading is definitely a women's sport, so in this sport you are very likely to see shorter athletes at the height of a stunt. My height never put me on top of the stunt, it instead put me behind to replace a male cheerleader, so I always wanted a
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