But can the NFL itself be saved?
When my bleary eye first alighted on that word, it read it as "the Sanitations."
‘Athletes who work on the sidelines.’
Get over yourself.
They were, are and always will be eye candy. Intellectualizing it is a fool’s errand. The dance routines are interesting only to the dancers, not least because they’re wearing next to nothing.
The writer complains about the first-name semi-anonymity and dismisses worries about stalkers. The writer is, therefore, a fool. Yes, anyone sufficiently motivated can unearth the identity of an NFL cheerleader, not least because they have loads of help from the cheerleaders’ own usually-prominent social media accounts. But the teams shouldn’t make a stalker’s life easy by posting full names, especially when there is no need-to-know.
No weigh ins? Weigh ins are unnecessary, but not for the reasons the writer imagines. It’s a competitive environment full of females who, whatever their brain power, are constantly thinking about their external appearance and evaluating their peers. The aforementioned social media only reinforces their desire to hone and tone their bodies. Take the scales away and these women won’t spend one minute less at the gym and won’t drink one drop less of their kale smoothies.
In sum, the writer is attempting to fix what isn’t broken and applying the usual hairy-armpit feminist ‘rules’ where they are unwelcome and unneeded.
There’s more to life than that, honey.
Looks don’t last forever.
Then what?
And why bother saving NFL cheerleading?
The NFL needs to fade into the footnotes of history.
I'm just here to compare fashion: The author describes herself as fourth from the left among "the more reasonably clothed Northwestern University cheerleaders" in the photo on the right. She does not approve of the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader outfits at an opening-week game (photo at left).
Mrs. JimRed is not very pleased when the cheerleaders are on screen and I say (in my best SNL “Wild and Crazy Guys” voice) “Now are the cuties”!
Baily Davis as mentioned:
Where’s the beer?
Well, somebody said “six pack”.
Maybe go back to the days where cheerleaders led cheers.
Remember the hot young stewardess who would bring you a drink with a smile? Now you have the surly bitter flight attendant that you hope doesn’t take out your knee with the drink cart. That’s what’s happening here. Truth is, the majority who watch football or buy tickets don’t give a rat’s behind if the cheerleader knows the latest dance moves and executes them flawlessly, as long as she looks good. She is there for eye candy whether she likes it or not. Her job, which she chose and is well paid, is to look fantastic and keep the audience stirred up during a lull in the action. To pretend it is more than that is to be dishonest. No one, and I’m pretty sure not even Laz, wants to see a bitter saggy, overweight, long in the tooth union cheerleader, but that is exactly where this is headed. Remember the stewardess.
Eliminate the players and coaches. Keep the referees and the cheerleaders. Use lots of slow-mo instant replays.
It will be more entertaining. Touch football between the squads. Weekly cheerleading contests, with replays and penalties.
A whole new ball game. No concussions, many less injuries. Bonus, the goalposts could be used for pole dancing competitions.
Who cares? FUNFL
My niece is an NFL cheerleader and loves it. She’s paid peanuts but doesn’t care. She and her colleagues do it for the joy it gives them.
From what?
Mediocrity...crappiness by association with the likes of Goodell, Krappydick, the faggot Hernandez, etc, etc?
The NFL is withering on the vine.
I don't care and the cheerleaders make no difference whatsoever.