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The paragraph at the top, with the Malleus Maleficarum, seems so disconnected from the rest of the article.

I think it dovetails nicely with the discussion of the rule requiring the cheerleaders to leave a restaurant when a player enters. It’s a very old idea that puts the onus on women to avoid improper sexual advances.

Another way to look at it is the players are worth far more to the team than the cheerleaders. Given the choice between telling TO he has to leave a restaurant, and telling a cheerleader, which do you choose?

Similarly, given the choice between telling Gal Gadot she has to leave a restaurant, and telling a male extra from the set of Wonder Woman, which do you choose?

That makes no sense. Someone in the middle of the meal obviously gets to finish their meal no matter who walks in the door. That's besides the point of asking anybody to leave which is ridiculous in the first place. People should be able to eat in the same restaurant without busybodies micro managing their lives.

None of the above?

> Similarly, given the choice between telling Gal Gadot she has to leave a restaurant, and telling a male extra from the set of Wonder Woman, which do you choose?

Both of those options are asinine. The right answer is the obvious one: neither.

I think he's trying to hard with the historical and pop culture references. But I do agree strongly with the article. Cheerleaders and players are treated like children. Few of us would put up with it.

I've heard the pay for NFL cheerleaders is ridiculously low. So I wonder what the benefits of being one are.

  I've heard the pay for NFL cheerleaders is ridiculously
  low. So I wonder what the benefits of being one are.

Just because a job has low pay, limited opportunities for advancement and poor job security, doesn't mean there won't be people willing to do it.

I mean, if you've got a choice between being a shop clerk for minimum wage or being a cheerleader for 2% above minimum wage, you might choose the latter even though it's low-paid.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/nfl-cheerleaders-fail-ca...

NFL teams have been accused of not paying minimum wage.

The people who are NFL cheerleaders have other opportunities.

I have friends who tried out for NFL cheerleading. The amount of effort, skills, and genetics required is high. It's incredibly competitive for a job that seems to lack wage and autonomy.

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