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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I think every cheerleading team is paid paltry sums. It is the dirty "not-completely-unknown" secret. I think it is disgusting. But if the women speak up, there are 100's of other women w/low self worth willing to do it.
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Well, there are perks. A professional cheerleader can leverage her position to gain access to other, more lucrative opportunities.
But this is a crock:
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For years, the mythmaking and prestige of being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader has been used as an explanation for the low wages, presenting the cheerleaders as motivated not by money but by something “bigger than that to them,” as Charlotte Jones, the Dallas Cowboys’ executive vice president and chief brand officer, described it on the show.
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Really.