Then courageous, indomitable Jorgia represented her now disassembled team alone in the region’s “Cheer-off.” Ethics Alarm #2: Of course, that shouldn’t have been allowed. All the other squads were judged on their coordination, but Jorgia didn’t have any coordination, and I mean that in both senses of the word. A single cheerleader in a cheerleading competition is like a single ice-skater in a pairs event. As you can see, she isn’t very good. Nevertheless, Jorgia won anyway, as the crowd cheered.

Awww!

Your Ethics Alarms Ethics Quiz of the Day:

Was that result fair and ethical?

You can probably guess my view, but I’m willing to have my mind changed. To me, this is the dreaded participation trophy mentality run amuck. The other teams that rehearsed and perfected their choreography were just brushed aside because of “Awww!” Next year, will a wheelchair-bound cheerleader win by shaking her pom-pons? OK, Jorgia deserves accolades for fortitude and determination. Infamous hack movie director Ed Wood deserved some accolades for his fortitude and determination, but nobody thought he should get an Oscar.