While this refers particularly to NFL cheerleaders, I’m sure it can apply to those of many other sports.

Aren’t cheerleaders supposed to… well, LEAD CHEERS?? When was the last time that you saw a professional sports game that had cheerleaders who actually LED cheers? Sometimes you might see them doing some kind of cheer together, but they NEVER really lead the audience in cheering. They’re just eye candy for professional sports, doing sexually suggestive antics to titillate (love that word!) the guys that are watching the game.

Do professional sports teams figure that guys won’t watch them without having something to ogle? I suppose that women who like to watch football can occasionally get excited by the strength or testosterone being evidenced on the field, so maybe it’s only fitting that guys also get something “exciting” to watch. But isn’t the point of going to a sporting event, I don’t know… Watching the Game? Sports are supposed to be exciting to watch because of the competition, not because of the “exotic dancers” on the sidelines.

Do the women who participate in “leading cheers” somehow feel more ladylike or more like a woman because they know they’ve got guys staring and lusting after them while they dance? You KNOW that’s what happens! People are people and human, after all….

Or is it just a sign of the times and our culture? Something that shows just how far our society has sunk in its honor and value of people?

Food for thought….