Bullied Male Cheerleader on GMA

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Tyler Wilson, the 11-year-old cheerleader whose arm was broken by bullies who taunted him for joining the squad, appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to explain why he plans to keep on cheering.

“It’s been bumpy,” Tyler Wilson said of his return to school. “People are now threatening to break my other arm 'cause I told on them.”

His mother, Kristy Wilson, has filed assault charges against the kids who beat up her son. She supports Tyler’s right to cheer — she even wears a T-shirt that says, “Yes, my son’s a cheerleader — GET OVER IT!”

“I want these boys to understand that regardless of what my son chooses to do, there’s no reason for this,” Kristy Wilson said.

Watch the interview here.

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Name: pete
Date posted: 9/30/2010 3:03:56 AM
Hometown: los angeles

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The sad thing is, male cheerleaders were the norm when sports first "came out" professionally in this country. It was considered a very prestigious and "macho" thing to do, almost equal to the status of the athletes.
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Name: Tucci
Date posted: 9/29/2010 6:15:47 PM
Hometown: nyc

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Down boys! He's just a kid.
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Name: Ben
Date posted: 9/29/2010 5:08:32 PM
Hometown: NY

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What a great kid and GOOD JOB MOM! If only other parents were as quick to rise to the defense of their children. Watching the video, I am struck not only by how much George Stephanopoulos comes across as a closet case, but also George W. Bush's interest in cheerleading??? I never would have guessed.
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Name: Two Husbands
Date posted: 9/29/2010 3:10:04 PM
Hometown: Easton, PA

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Tragically, the irrational belief of heterosexual-supremacy is very much alive and sick. It's too well taught and too well learned and too easily internalized by its victims. This brave healthy child is saying "enough!" Too few institutions in society teach that this particular superiority complex is neurotic and dangerous for everyone.
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Name: Aaron R
Date posted: 9/29/2010 2:28:58 PM
Hometown: Milwaukee

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The mom has the wrong attitude. She is lucky her Sons arm is only broken. Saying that she understands boys name calling but not fighting, turn on the TV and see all the Bullied to Death suicides from your 'just name calling'
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Name: shawn
Date posted: 9/29/2010 2:23:03 PM
Hometown: shawn's peak

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WOW! Sounds like a nice school. Where the fuck are the teachers and principals??? Breeding ground for the future GOP of America.
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Name: Mark
Date posted: 9/29/2010 2:10:05 PM
Hometown: Santa Fe

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Good on this kid for standing his ground! He'll go far in life. As for the little tough guys threatening to break his other arm, what kind of parents are raising them? This is a world gone mad!
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Name: Mary
Date posted: 9/29/2010 1:53:40 PM
Hometown: Cape Coral, FL

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The little tough guys who threatened to break his other arm should have to spend a little time in juvenile detention. Then we will see how quickly they wet their pants and cry for mommy.

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