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Washington Redskins Cheerleaders: All work, (almost) no pay

May 26, 2011 21:03

At a Sterling, Va., Gold’s Gym one March afternoon, a few dozen young women have assembled for “Project Cheerleader,” a three-hour seminar that lays the track to the sidelines of FedExField. Inside, cheer director Stephanie Jojokian leads a stable of current and former cheerleaders, makeup artists, hairstylists, and spray-tanners in airing their ( Read more... )

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dzurlady May 27 2011, 12:42:51 UTC

Wow, all the extra appearances and photos that the clubs are making money from is quite astounding.

misters May 27 2011, 18:07:16 UTC

that's the part that really disgusts me. i can understand the women being cheerleaders because they enjoy it and want to support their team, but that the teams can make literally hundreds of dollars off a single photo of a cheerleader while that cheerleader gets less than a third of that money for being at that game is absolutely disgusting.

roseofjuly May 28 2011, 11:08:08 UTC

And I'm looking at the website at these women's professions and are baffled why they are taking this bullshit. They are accountants, manpower analysts, pharmaceutical sales reps, retail district managers, legal assistants, business analysts, marking directors, and event planners. Clearly most of them are involved in their community as volunteers, and many of them work with children. They are accomplished young women...and I don't understand why they would want to work for $75 a game when they are shelling out so much money...they're taking a financial hit!

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roseofjuly May 29 2011, 17:21:18 UTC

I mean it's almost more insulting than simply volunteering to be a cheerleader. If I'm going to be volunteering make that clear up front, but if I'm going to be getting paid you need to be paying me something fair.

ofthefield May 29 2011, 20:25:28 UTC

Maybe it's a hobby and they enjoy it.

I'm uncomfortable with the judgment that seems to be directed at these women for doing this.

roseofjuly May 29 2011, 21:35:48 UTC

I'm not judging them, personally. I'm judging the hell out of the football team that seems to be exploiting them. Sure, maybe it's a hobby and they enjoy it, and maybe they knew what they were getting into when they did it. That doesn't make it any less exploitative ( ... )

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