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I agree with KAJ on many of his points, but there are a couple I disagree with. I just don't see how a cheerleader having to leave a restaurant that a Saints p
by coolso 9y ago
I agree with KAJ on many of his points, but there are a couple I disagree with.
I just don't see how a cheerleader having to leave a restaurant that a Saints player walks into is equivalent to a black player having to leave if another white player came in to eat. Why bring race into it? It's not even an analogous situation, and it's obvious the rule - same with the one only allowing them to say "hello" and "great game" to players - is to prevent the bad optics that would undoubtedly arise from both situations. I can just see TMZ making a huge deal about seeing a player and a cheerleader in the same restaurant, and then it spreads all over Twitter, and then whenever we see player X or cheerleader Y on screen, everyone is thinking "yeah, he's doing cheerleader Y" or "ha, she's doing player X". Of course, lots of people already wonder, but having a little more situational evidence makes it a different story because there's at least some basis to it now.
Furthermore, I think it's totally stupid she got fired over the photo she got fired for - if that's truly the only reason - but on the other hand, rules are rules, and there are differences between that photo and the typical cheerleading outfit or photoshoot. It may show less skin, but it's also bedroom lingerie rather than a cheerleading outfit or bikini. And whereas every time I see an NFL cheerleader she's smiling, in this particular photo, she's not smiling at all, and has more of a "come hither" expression. [0]
I mean, looking at her other Instagram photos, I'm seeing dozens of "sexy" pictures where she shows lots of skin, so clearly it's not like she was being forced to be ultra-conservative and was being micromanaged by her team. It sounds like they just basically said "don't wear bedroom attire" and "if you're wearing something sexy, please just smile", and she violated that rule.
Finally, if these cheerleaders supposedly don't get paid enough, shouldn't it be a good thing she got fired anyway? Now she has the exposure from being a cheerleader of an NFL team - even prior to this situation - and is freed from the shackles and can pursue better career options.
But yeah, I'm all for just getting rid of cheerleaders altogether, or at least giving them better outfits.
[0] https://www.instagram.com/p/BeZGvLuF5va/?hl=en&taken-by=jacalynbailey https://www.instagram.com/p/BeZGvLuF5va/?hl=en&taken-by=jaca...
- bluedino 9y agoThe rules against mixing cheerleaders and players is to protect the cheerleaders from being exploited by the players.