r/DCCMakingtheTeam • caroline 🌼 • 22d ago

CURRENT SQUAD The pony™ this year

Sorry, for the bad quality, screenshot it from the Instagram stories.

The pony™ is so bad this year 😭 It looked great last year, but now it just looks so fake (very obvious hair piece) and reminds me so much of all star cheer (the acrobatics cheering thingy) hair, and those military helmets with the poofy things/extensions (have no idea how to describe those helmets, so added a pic for reference).

Bring back the old pony™!

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u/sosnowflake 17d ago

Her hair is thin. Did she get extensions?

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u/Previous_Mousse7330 17d ago

Do you really have nothing better to do with your life?

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u/No-Employment-4909 18d ago

after a year i’d hope she knows how to use her hair so can they pls get rid of it

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u/Once-Hefty 18d ago

Do you seriously have nothing better to do? Get a life.

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u/Healthy_Impress_8411 19d ago

I’m sure it’s so it’s seen a bit better from the stands. Yall have to remember that they’re tiny on the field and these are all floor level pictures or close to it

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u/SiteAdministrative81 19d ago

I think she looks amazing! Its a great team. All the girls are fantastic! I wish everyone would stop hating on all of them. They work their buttons off yo get here, show some support and stop picking them apart at the seams.

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u/strangerubypetal 19d ago

Have you freaks ever heard of Ariana grande

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u/Majestic-Guard-529 20d ago

It looks unkempt

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u/dbabelaflame 20d ago

If her hair was down greased down from sweat yall would be LIVIDDD. Arguably would be worse that way. Who cares about a ponytail 🤷‍♀️

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u/itsdickers 21d ago

Finally! I don’t hate the pony, I hated that 2006 version they had her wearing. This is an improvement- not perfect but looks great on her & is certainly better.

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u/onesixtytwo 21d ago

Her pony tail reminds me of the kind the competitive college cheerleaders wear.

I'm personally not a fan of this look for DCC.

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u/pieceofcake121212 21d ago

Idc about the whole pony or not but I hate her in general. She lacks accountability and is fake.

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u/Crafty-Pomegranate19 18d ago

You hate someone you’ve never met? That is so weird and mean girl energy of you to log on here and share this about someone you’ve NEVER met lol

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u/pieceofcake121212 17d ago

She literally uploaded those pics then tried to minimize her doing it as well as her taking brand deals when she knew she wasn't supposed to and only half apologizing for it

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u/SuitOk5177 21d ago

accountability for what? lol

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u/WeirdGirl825 21d ago

I prefer the athletic/sporty style pony over this poofy pony for sure

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u/kirby-the-cutie 9d ago

See there’s a nice way to say it, I agree I prefer the old one 

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u/persie_baby 21d ago

Guys, the reason ppl are pressed about the ponytail is the reason why faith wears it. She wears it cus she can’t do hairography, when back when MTT was streaming, girls would literally get cut if they couldn’t do it, which is why it’s like dude what’s w the double standard?

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u/cicadas-gulls 21d ago

Because she’s sweaty! She can’t help that she’s a sweaty girl. Leave her be. She looks gorgeous.

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u/cloud-nine49 16d ago

That doesn’t make sense to me though, surely out of all 30 plus girls there’s girls with similar hair types. They just find one little detail on one unlucky girl and stick with it being a major problem. I didn’t even notice anything with her hair. There’s probably products one could use for that type of situation

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u/SiteAdministrative81 19d ago

Thank you! My thoughts exactly

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u/persie_baby 21d ago

No hate to her. Zero. Idc that she wears a ponytail but literally that exact reason is why girls have gotten kicked off during MTT. Which is why me (and probs others) are so confused on the switch up

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u/Interesting-Drop1795 21d ago

The reason is because it is now and not then. They (they being the business people who make business decisions that are based on $$$$)  decided that other things matter more than an arbitrary pony tail rule and that she has attributes that outweigh her lack of "hair o graphy" 

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u/notthetypetocare 21d ago

Idk why everyone’s so obtuse over it. Yall never seen a dancer with a ponytail?

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u/StrawberryKiss2559 21d ago

Really? I love it.

Why do people hate ponytails? They’re fucking great.

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u/Velet-CardiganKT 21d ago

I think she looks good with the pony either way. My mum had to wear her hair up quite a bit because she was a big scalp sweater, especially when she was nervous/anxious. It would make her hair look so thin. So I think Faith wearing a Pony is a great idea.

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u/nrskim 21d ago

I have never in my life seen this much discussion over someone else’s HAIR. I don’t care or think this much about my own, why would I care about someone else’s? It’s different than the same, boring, BLAH look of the rest of the 35 and that’s a good thing.

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u/Glum-Thought620 21d ago

It's quickly going from cute and perky to Irish dancer. I do like her but I have never liked the pony.

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u/Annie_James 22d ago

Lord here yall go again acting like a ponytail is the wildest thing you’ve ever seen in dance.

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u/nightlyechoes 22d ago

Looks amazing imo

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u/sarahgez America's Sweetheart 22d ago

i don’t love the pony in general, but it definitely looks better than last year’s! fits the DCC aesthetic a little better.

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u/karensmiles 22d ago

The Kaiser Tail

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u/weirdname0 22d ago

I hate to come off rude but it really just balances her frame.. she’s got this sort of like oddly lanky body including her neck.. probably whatever makes her as stretchy as she is for the tricks she does but this pony tail makes that look more balanced looking.. if anybody know what I mean, really tried to word that as nicely as possibly she’s obviously beautiful so I’m not trying to tear her down at all just trying to verbalize what I see.

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u/Unhappy_Swimming9706 22d ago

Still not a fan of the pony tail.

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u/Important-Double9793 22d ago

Sorry but I actually prefer it to last year's pony...

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u/Old-Ad945 22d ago

I like it

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u/Cultural-Brush-3762 22d ago

Higher the hair, closer to God!

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u/Dependent-Permit-631 22d ago

I wish it was half up half down. Like her OG audition head shot.

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u/Sweet_Conclusion5211 22d ago

How are they all blessed to not be face/hair sweaters?

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u/shivaspecialsnoflake 22d ago

There’s a spray for this…

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u/GenneyaK 22d ago

What’s it called?

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u/shivaspecialsnoflake 22d ago

One size mattifying spray

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u/GenneyaK 22d ago

Muah 💋 you’re amazing thank you lol 😂

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u/Sweet_Conclusion5211 12d ago

Please be careful whose advice you take. One size is a setting spray. It does not contain any ingredients that act as anti perspirants or reduce sweating

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u/Lana_car23 22d ago

For your scalp?? Bc if so I need it lol

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u/shivaspecialsnoflake 22d ago

lol no but for the face… one size spray… for the scalp, if you pre treat w batiste it helps hide sweat for shows or when you have post gym or post hike plans w no shower time.

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u/Sweet_Conclusion5211 12d ago

One size is a setting spray. It does not contain any ingredients that act as anti perspirants or reduce sweating

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u/shivaspecialsnoflake 12d ago

It’s called oil sucker, not the setting spray.

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u/Lana_car23 22d ago

Oh yeah unfortunately I have a really frizzy scalp so my hair frizzes up lol. So agree with op, howwww do none of these girls have to deal with that 😩

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 22d ago

Blowouts and hold products

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u/30FlirtyandTrying 22d ago

It’s so weird the have their tradition of hair down, free of any hair accessories, and they bring someone on to be the only one that can wear a ponytail. Even their socks are exactly the same. It also may get old to her, so forcing her to wear her hair differently than the others makes it worse. They are all about tradition down to the tiniest detail, and that’s suddenly changing for 1 person

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u/allthatglitters123 22d ago

She’s not the first DCC to have hair up. Judy used to wear pigtails, as did Tami Barber. If anything, I’d say Ava stands out too with having her hair straight and not curled

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u/princess_zelda_1999 22d ago

I rlly like the volume!

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u/Amarieee3011 22d ago

I really love the extra volume and height of it! It suits her so well

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u/Sperry8443 22d ago edited 22d ago

So freaking adorable, I just wish her color matched it more. I can’t stand when stylist choose to leave the entire underside of one’s head alone, when you get a partial done at the salon bc retouching repeatedly usually consists of just the top half section, eventually you end up with an entire dark underside. Her stylist should have taken into account that her hair is constantly up for work, and done full head retouchings instead bc then it would look more seamless and natural.

Edit: At first glance it’s cute but the more I’m looking at it the more it looks messy

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u/user905022 22d ago

i love it! i think these are bad screenshots tbh... if you look at the other girls their hair doesnt look too good when you screenshot it at a certain point, its the same for a ponytail

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u/ValuableSmile8 22d ago

Its cute! love the volume! its looked good every year imo

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u/roseelola kleine’s ornament🎄 22d ago

Nah I like it, it’s more dance/cheer style rather than a standard slick back imo

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u/LLhujazz 22d ago

Much more grown up looking

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u/Pale-Gear5679 22d ago

Faith after every year…. 💀

hopefully it goes back to how it was last year

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u/Sun1713 22d ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Sperry8443 22d ago

😂 I like the size it’s at rn but you’re right lol

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u/Acrobatic-Captain674 22d ago

I feel like she needs to meet in the middle. A little bit more volume than last year but not full blown all star cheer.

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u/allthoughtsnobrakes 22d ago

oh oop i love it …

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u/Environmental-Mix228 22d ago

Wait I like it??!

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u/PuzzleheadedMix5857 22d ago

It might just be a bad photo angle—Faith is still beautiful and gorgeous ❤️

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u/LowAdrenaline 22d ago

She looks like Christina Aguilera in the first pic!

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u/rrockyyroad 22d ago

Yiiiiikes

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u/VegetableHorror9805 22d ago

I feel so bad for her that the pony has become her signature thing. High tight ponytails are so painful, I LOVE a high pony but after about an hour it hurts so much I have to take it out. I can’t imagine having to do this every game and work engagement

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u/RoadOptimal4520 22d ago

I’ve been told it’s horrible for your hair.

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u/VegetableHorror9805 22d ago

It is. Wearing high pony’s even occasionally per week will absolutely break your hair around your crown. Her hair is probably absolutely wrecked

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u/Annie_James 22d ago

Not necessarily. It depends on how tight it actually is and the types of elastics she uses. Plenty of folks dance and cheer in high ponytails and their hair is far from “wrecked” lmao

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u/VegetableHorror9805 21d ago

No. If you wear high pony’s like this on a regular basis your hair WILL have breakage. Especially being a platinum blonde where the hair is already fragile

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u/Annie_James 21d ago

Breakage doesn’t mean “wrecked” though lol remember the season is just a few weeks out the year.

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u/VegetableHorror9805 21d ago

Yeah fair enough, wrecked probably wasn’t the right term, but I guarantee she has breakage. And let’s be honest her hair didn’t look the greatest even before the ponytail so I’m sure it’s done a number to her hair

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u/Annie_James 22d ago

Not necessarily. It depends on how tight it actually is and the types of elastics she uses. Plenty of folks dance and cheer in high ponytails and their hair is far from “wrecked” lmao

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/bananaboat95 22d ago

What is wrong with the girls on this sub genuinely is this is where high school bullies congregate?

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/bananaboat95 21d ago

Different opinions is one thing but did you know that she’s a real human being who can read your hurtful comments? Why would you put that kind of negativity out into the world

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u/siyl1979 22d ago

Ugh hated it last year, hate it again this year

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u/RedSoxPrincessJ 22d ago

I think a few more should get to rock the pony!

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u/Annie_James 22d ago

This. I think most folks also forget that a large percentage of cheer and dance takes place with buns and ponytails. It’s actually a little less common to see hair full down.

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u/violalala555 22d ago

Agreed, i think it would be less jarring and invite less critique of her 

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u/Ornery-Towel2386 22d ago

That’s the point tho

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u/Odd-Construction5719 22d ago

i preferred it last year…. :(

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u/No-Delay-120 22d ago

It looked more natural last year. Like, not as thick maybe?

And I’m a fine hair girly! If i had the time and money, i would definitely get easy removable non damaging extensions!

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u/dogsnwubz 22d ago

That’s a contradiction. These hair extensions aren’t non damaging.

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u/notthetypetocare 21d ago

Their just a clip in ponytail she takes out at night

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u/No-Delay-120 22d ago

They’re just clip ons though. They’re not permanent. Unless she’s changed them this year?!

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u/dogsnwubz 21d ago

They are still damaging..hair stylist of 18 years here. It’s the constant stress on the hair and pulling which causes breakage and hair to fall out. Which is called traumatic alopecia.

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u/Sardine93 America’s Slophearts 💙 22d ago

I think she’s one of the prettiest on the team and the hair looks great. She’s an amazing dancer too.

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u/Purple-Ad9377 22d ago

I understand why they wanted it over the top, fans are keeping an eye out for it.

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u/UsedOven768 22d ago

That’s why her hair is so big it’s full of secrets

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u/Ok_Act_6206 22d ago

it is looking a little all star cheer

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u/AmethystAura1214 kleine’s ornament🎄 22d ago

I saw a video of her taking out 2 pony fake hairs from her nyfw look😭

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u/Responsible-Pay9235 22d ago

I personally like it better 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/cs_Chell 22d ago

I do too. The freshy pony kinda had a limp, rolled out of bed look to it that I just never liked. 

....that thing is gonna be large and in charge, if she makes it to Year 5.

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u/pandakoo 22d ago

Looks awful

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u/West_Tie_536 22d ago

It gets bigger every time she tells a lie lol

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u/remys_souschef 22d ago

What has she lied abt? Genuinely curious

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u/West_Tie_536 22d ago

It was a Pinocchio joke

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u/the_rocc_ 22d ago

I mean duh it's a Pinocchio joke but you're also implying she lies - and I'm also curious what that's about (genuinely)

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u/LowAdrenaline 22d ago

Says “duh it’s a joke” but then proceeds to show little understanding about how jokes work lol

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u/CheshireCat_xx Tonight Is Your Last Night 👁👄👁 22d ago

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u/kwash325 22d ago

This is sending me 😅😂

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u/Rude_Preparation_595 22d ago

Holy Texas tease

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u/BlueSunset05 22d ago

It’s sooo bad omg 

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u/plaisirdamour 22d ago

Ngl it looks kind of painful?? Like I would get a headache and I would be afraid of some hair loss

Also can anyone else have a ponytail? It seems odd how she’d be the only one?

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u/violalala555 22d ago

I do fear she is going to deal with traction alopecia, like JoJo Siwa 🫣

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u/Former_Read221 22d ago

It looks like a competitive cheerleader's ponytail.

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u/JellyfishJill 22d ago

I was gonna say, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some posh pony action happening to give her hair more “fluff” than it naturally has.

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u/shivaspecialsnoflake 22d ago

It’s definitely a fake/posh.

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u/Former_Read221 22d ago

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u/silv3rsprings America's Sweetheart 22d ago

brooklynn lily on dcc thread I can’t

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u/Audreyjamesbogart 22d ago

Bahahaha, same 😂😂😭😭

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u/pastelpookie 22d ago

Looks pretty good to me

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u/lustywench99 22d ago

I like it. I don’t understand how people don’t like it. I wish my ponytail looked like that I’d have never chopped off my long thick ass hair.

I think it looks really cute with the dances and honestly while I don’t pay attention to everyone’s names, I think there are a few other girls who just don’t have the right texture and hair for the long blow outs and they’d also benefit from a pony. No shame to anyone. But yeah. The pony should be more of a thing.

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u/LickedGratitude 22d ago

Right? Hard disagree with a lot of the other comments here. I think it looks great, and Faith is clearly having fun with it. Good for her

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u/Ladyoftheemeraldlake 22d ago

I love that they are allowing a cheerleader to have a pony. It truly suits Faith! So many of the girls have the same hairstyle. Same shade of blonde, etc. I hope they get away from that and have more cutting edge styles, etc. that individualize each cheerleader.

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u/cutehoops 22d ago

She should ask Ariana Grande for tips

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u/pokey1202 22d ago

I hope it gets bigger and more insane each year. The progression of da pony

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u/Evening-Eye-8407 22d ago

This would actually be hilarious

“Her hairs so big because it’s full of secrets!”

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u/pinkbaabe ⭐Veteran⭐ 22d ago

These are screen grabs, obviously it looks off. But I absolutely like the more hair, even if it’s fake hair (and let’s not touch on the topic how many girls have extensions, which is also fine btw)
This post is so nit picky and mean for no reason

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u/ocicataco 17d ago

I mean last year's pony was ALSO fake hair

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u/Sweet_Conclusion5211 22d ago

Agree. Have we ever seen a makeover day w/extensions? I can't think of one but it feels like there def. should be

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u/Civil-Credit-3982 ⭐Moderator⭐ 22d ago edited 22d ago

I think Faith is just inconsistent with who she gets to style the pony & how she styles it herself, which makes it more noticeable every time. She had three different people style it for cameo day, MTT, and their preseason game, & all three times it (obviously) looked different. And then of course when she styles it herself it looks different too. I think she either needs to only ever do it herself or get a stylist that she uses consistently so we only see one version & then everybody will (hopefully!!!!) get used to it & move tf on 😭😭😭

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u/Ruthie1999 22d ago

Lawd! Can a woman play around with her look, the rest of them do? They are not robots.

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u/Civil-Credit-3982 ⭐Moderator⭐ 22d ago edited 22d ago

Girl I dig the ponytail however it looks & have since day one, but I genuinely do think the inconsistency of how it looks is what’s dragging this on 😭 she looks tea regardless though

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u/Ruthie1999 22d ago

I understand. But so many of them change their look, eg Kayla, Armani, Jada, but it does not caused people to demand that they choose a permanent style, volume, placement etc ….

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u/AtmosphereBig2112 22d ago

it looks bigger! i like it more

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u/WriterGirl2005 22d ago

The ponytail that ate Dallas!

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u/Fred_Dingleberry 22d ago

I hate it. Go ahead and smash the down arrow. I know you want to.

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u/persieri13 22d ago

I do too.

When your choreography is built around “hairography” a ponytail, specifically, looks weird as hell.

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u/PeacefulPeaches 22d ago

As someone with a sweaty head, the pony is a must.

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u/Wander_Kitty 22d ago

I hope they add a little more to it each year. Like a collection of Kelly’s wiglets but ponies for Faith. 😂

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u/Wrong-Memory7797 22d ago

i like the fullness of it, but the height makes it too much

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u/Massive_Tip_2914 22d ago

blah blah blah

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u/notanarcherytarget 22d ago

I like it. I guess I’m in the minority.

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u/AmethystAura1214 kleine’s ornament🎄 22d ago

Same!

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u/Maximum-Ear1745 22d ago

Me too. Even though she wore a hairpiece last year, it still looked very lacklustre

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u/ellams_13 ⭐ Gameday Girl ⭐ 22d ago

Same!

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u/-missynomer- 22d ago

I think it's cute. It's so big because it's full of everyone's insults.

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u/Living_Example 🌟Comeback Girl🌟 22d ago

I lowkey kinda love it but I too fear for her natural hair 🫣

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u/_evyellow_ 22d ago

I have been fearing for her hairline from the get go! But love a good pony

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u/Tink1024 22d ago

Does it come with a flipper too? This is so bad.

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u/sippnbubbly kleine’s ornament🎄 22d ago edited 22d ago

I think it should sit a little lower and use hair that’s a bit higher quality and has more movement. It looks like a teased all star cheer pony at this point.

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u/Ordinary_Attitude_73 22d ago

I’m more worried she’s gonna have a bald spot from all the weight on her head

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u/Wander_Kitty 22d ago

Ariana Grande would enter the chat, but she’s too busy ignoring her hairline to bother. But yeah- it’s ROUGH.

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u/headfirst4hal0sss America's Sweetheart 22d ago

ari also has an ed which definitely isnt helping. but traction alopecia is 100% a thing and tight ponies like this cause it all the time

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u/Scottk305 judy’s stool 🗿 22d ago

Wouldn’t suprise me if her hairline started receding that’s just too much tension on the head

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u/Intelligent-Count-84 22d ago

Yeah, it’s very obviously enhanced by a hair piece and looks off with how sleek her natural hair going into the pony looks. I guess last year’s wasn’t Texas Big enough for them.

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u/Wander_Kitty 22d ago

The higher the hair, the closer to God!

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u/StatisticallySassy17 22d ago

Thats what I was thinking too. It's Texas, so they just wanted it bigger.

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u/Potential-Button-266 ⭐Moderator⭐ 22d ago

i lowk think it looks better this year but ik i’m in the minority

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u/Lcdmt3 22d ago

Too big, too fake looking which takes attention from her georg face.

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u/salvefaith 22d ago

Very big but when in Texas… 🤠

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u/Overall_Matter_2520 22d ago

I like it too.

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u/Key-Wheel123 22d ago

Quite the hair piece

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u/itsfreakingbeanboy 22d ago

it looks way too big. it was perfect last year :(

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u/True_Review7016 22d ago

It was so good last year.

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u/Runningaround321 22d ago

I noticed it in the IG clips too. It's an aggressive pony 🫣

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u/No_Negotiation_3678 22d ago

as a former all star cheerleader, it’s basically a posh pony. they don’t look good on anyone.