Shouldn't women sports teams have male cheerleaders?

No. That's stupid

Godnorgosh posted...

Better question, why aren't male cheerleaders a thing in general?

Male cheerleaders exist

Godnorgosh posted...

Better question, why aren't male cheerleaders a thing in general?

They are

Probably not enough of them to go around.

I think the real question is why are sports such a priority for society to the point "stars" get paid dozens or hundreds of times more than specialists who actually matter like doctors.

I was a male cheerleader in highschool for like uhh maybe a period of 6 months. Learned how to do a backhandspring but never applied it to any routine since I had terrible form

I even fucked up a backflip once during auditions for a certain event (would involve competiting w/ other schools) because I got too nervous. Was on a mat tho so I was ok

mainly just helped carry the flyers and shouted on a megaphone (non electronic). Some choreography too

I sorta quit because I had a terrible experience at a rival school. Their fucking mascot tried to choke me because I wacked him with my megaphone because he kept pushing the girls on my team around while we were standing at attention or something like that. Idr the terms.

I wrote about it around the time it happened lmao:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/ffaa6d85.jpg

Crossed out the slur i used. I'm not like that anymore.

Dark_Arbron posted...

I think the real question is why are sports such a priority for society to the point "stars" get paid dozens or hundreds of times more than specialists who actually matter like doctors.

Not just sports but is all entertainment. The answer is if 1 million people give you a dollar, that is 1 million dollars.

Dark_Arbron posted...

I think the real question is why are sports such a priority for society to the point "stars" get paid dozens or hundreds of times more than specialists who actually matter like doctors.

because people pay a lot of money to watch (and gamble a lot of money on) sports. It's a function of the revenue you bring in, same as any other business

Godnorgosh posted...

Better question, why aren't male cheerleaders a thing in general?

The traditional "masculine" thing is to be out on the field tossing balls and knocking people down. It's not "manly" to dance and cheer.

Dark_Arbron posted...

I think the real question is why are sports such a priority for society to the point "stars" get paid dozens or hundreds of times more than specialists who actually matter like doctors.

Sport generates a lot of money.

Of course, it used to just go to the owners, but now the actual workers get a bigger share of the wealth they create.

ssb_yunglink2 posted...

Male cheerleaders exist

They exist in the recent Barbie movie.

Godnorgosh posted...

Better question, why aren't male cheerleaders a thing in general?

Pro sports in the US at least seem to have a predominantly heterosexual male fanbase. That's why things like the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders exist where women are sexually exploited for their viewing pleasure.