The Sketchy Side of Instagram's 'Cheerlebrities'
This post originally appeared on The Wire The popular girls in school aren't just famous in the cafeteria anymore — they're idolized by strangers across the Internet, fueled by Instagram's "Explore" tab. 
Alongside what you would expect to be Instagram's most popular posts — what Kim Kardashian had for dinner usually makes it onto the page, selfies from a member of One Direction — are filtered masterpieces from otherwise anonymous teen girls.
Tap on a photo of a high schooler in her cheerleading uniform and a sky-high ponytail, and you'll discover an entire world of "cheerlebrities" — underage girls with hundreds of thousands of fans. They post photos of themselves hanging out at the gym, the pool, and goofing off in chemistry class, all of which get thousands of "likes." Gabi Butler, a "cheer-famous" 10th grader from California, tells me she's been posting to Instagram for about a year. As of this writing, she has 215,137 followers... ... Most of the comments she gets are from strangers, fellow young girls who say Gabi inspires them. And then there are comments like these:
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Alongside what you would expect to be Instagram's most popular posts — what Kim Kardashian had for dinner usually makes it onto the page, selfies from a member of One Direction — are filtered masterpieces from otherwise anonymous teen girls.
Tap on a photo of a high schooler in her cheerleading uniform and a sky-high ponytail, and you'll discover an entire world of "cheerlebrities" — underage girls with hundreds of thousands of fans. They post photos of themselves hanging out at the gym, the pool, and goofing off in chemistry class, all of which get thousands of "likes." Gabi Butler, a "cheer-famous" 10th grader from California, tells me she's been posting to Instagram for about a year. As of this writing, she has 215,137 followers... 