Twenty-five years ago, the character Torrance Shipman tumbled her way into the American teenage psyche. She was the captain of the Toros, a cheerleading squad in the 2000 film “Bring It On,” and she had it all, as the opening chant spells out: I’m pretty [clap] I’m cool [clap] I dominate this school.

Nimbly played by Kirsten Dunst, Torrance does not – spoiler – lead her team to victory in the end. But she does two other things that are far more interesting – things that have kept the film relevant 25 years later. Torrance earned high school cheerleaders the respect they deserved as female athletes, challenging the blonde-bimbo stereotype. And she did it in a film that purports to be about cheerleading but actually is about White privilege, swagger jacking and equity.

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