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Microdicked male(ish) Vikings fans are getting the vapors over male cheerleaders.
And these young men are being subjected to all manner of on-line obnoxiousness whose fragile manhood is apparently in mortal danger as a result of having to watch male cheerleaders.
Many of today’s male cheerleaders, even those in the NFL, are dancers, rather than the kind known for building pyramids and hoisting women into the air. That distinction might be triggering the most fragile among us. The worst of straight male NFL fans, so accustomed to sexualizing female cheerleaders, are in a bind now. They can’t process having men occupy these roles.
So if you’re one of the people upset that Louie is cheering for the Vikes, question why you’re feeling this kind of anger. (I sense that much of the online outrage is fake, or at least inflated from reality.) Does it make you feel better to take down a kid whom you’ve never met and whose cheerleading has no bearing on your life?
For the rest of us, let’s drown out the hate. Stand up for Louie and Blaize on social media, as many have already done. If you’re at the Vikings game Saturday and you hear someone make a sexist taunt, tell them to knock it off. We need everybody, especially men, to let these two athletes know we have their backs. Just let these young men dance.
https://www.startribune.com/male-vikings-cheerleaders-louie-conn-laura-yuen/601453155
So if you’re one of the people upset that Louie is cheering for the Vikes, question why you’re feeling this kind of anger. (I sense that much of the online outrage is fake, or at least inflated from reality.) Does it make you feel better to take down a kid whom you’ve never met and whose cheerleading has no bearing on your life?
For the rest of us, let’s drown out the hate. Stand up for Louie and Blaize on social media, as many have already done. If you’re at the Vikings game Saturday and you hear someone make a sexist taunt, tell them to knock it off. We need everybody, especially men, to let these two athletes know we have their backs. Just let these young men dance.
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