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The Dark Reality Of NFL Cheerleading | Shady | Refinery29 - Duration: 11:48.Anyone can learn a move, right?
Like when you're walking you can lift up that knee and point that toe.
You know make it sassy—Yes!
Like sassy!
Sassy!
Lexy's got sass, Lexy's all sass.
This is Kristan Ann Ware.
Sassy, I'm whipping it, sassy!
She knew joining the Miami Dolphins meant having the perfect hair, body, and smile.
But she wasn't prepared for what else she'd have to face.
They say you're only special in the uniform, your opinion doesn't matter, your
voice doesn't matter, you're here to perform and that's it.
They intimidate you into silence—but, I mean, you want to be a cheerleader.
It's the best job in the world.
Cheerleading.
An iconic American pastime.
Some love it, others think it's an image-obsessed second-rate sport.
It's a topic far removed from my day-to-day as Refinery29's senior beauty editor.
But growing up as a soccer player, they were always of the periphery.
What I looked like on the field never mattered, but I'm here today to learn how in cheerleading,
it could mean the difference of whether or not you make the team.
So there's a big difference in this, it's pretty.
Sideline Prep is a pro-cheer consulting company and Genienne Samuels is its leader.
Teaching the tricks of the trade from her 11-year run as a professional cheerleader.
What's most important: definitely nutrition and fitness, and then just don't sleep on
the importance of your appearance.
But when did appearance become so important to pro cheer?
Cheerleading in the early 1900s was a male-only activity at elite Ivy League schools.
During World War II, women took over when the men left to fight,
stepping it up with gymnastics and acrobatics.
It was in the 1970s that Dallas Cowboy owner, Tex Schramm, saw a lucrative opportunity to
boost ticket sales by making cheerleading all about sex appeal.
Skin tight outfits, suggestive dance moves and a beauty queen look became a must.
Today, professional cheer is as much about image as it is about dance.
For these women it's all part of the game, just as important as putting in long hours
at the gym and mastering moves.
We work so hard for years just for one audition.
It's about the experience, it's about the sisterhood.
I love the glam.
I love the feeling of putting on my makeup and getting my hair done and going to dance
and seeing myself in the mirror.
I just love it.
From their moves to their makeup, every last detail is considered.
Whatever it takes to land a coveted spot on a team of their dreams.
Women want to become professional cheerleaders to basically extend their life of a passion
that they already have.
Professional level is the next step for them.
Yay!
That was so good!
But recent headlines are shining new light on to this dream, revealing just how vulnerable
it is to exploitation.
A new lawsuit against the Raiders.
Two Raiderettes say that they were humiliated and groped.
They're not even paid for quite a bit of the work that they do.
An entire reform on how professional cheerleaders are treated is long overdue.
She and her lawyer are calling on the NFL to do more to protect cheerleaders.
Kristan Ann Ware is currently filing a claim
against the NFL and her former Miami Dolphin's cheer team for discrimination based on her gender
and religious beliefs.
She says that once her team discovered her vow to wait for marriage, coaches started
singling her out and attacking her.
It all came to a head in her third season interview.
Usually in the interviews they talk about your dance technique, you know, how you are
in choreography, what they expect of you, and things like that, and nothing
of my job was talked about during that interview.
And I went in and sat down and the first thing that the director mentioned was, "let's talk
about your vow to wait for marriage."
I was, I don't know, I remember the feeling— of sitting there kind of like, my palms started
to sweat, your knee caps start to shake, your heart's pounding because something in me
told me, this isn't right.
What happened after your interview?
They asked me to change into a bikini
to see if I was calendar ready.
Which was usual. It was never a problem before, but just the fact that I felt like
I was attacked for something so personal and so valuable to me, and to then have to change
into a bikini and stand in front of them—I mean, it took a piece of me.
I remember looking in the mirror and just saying,
"Kristan, you can leave, you can walk out right now."
And I didn't.
Kristan Ann was used to being critiqued on her appearance, it was part of the job.
For her, what crossed the line was feeling disrespected and degraded, and she's not alone.
This kind of treatment is pervasive across the country.
Bailey Davis, a former New Orleans sensation says she was kicked off the team for an Instagram
photo deemed too sexy.
Members of the 2013 Washington Redskins cheer team reported being forced to post pose topless
at a photoshoot while male sponsors watched.
And former Houston Texans cheerleader, Gabriella Davis, alleges that she and her teammates were
called "crack whores" and "jelly bellies."
I have not spoken to a cheerleader, not one, where they didn't tell me that they were
told all the time that they are not special, that they are just a girl in a uniform
and there's a million girls that would take their place.
Sara Blackwell is a lawyer representing Kristan Ann, along with several other former pro-cheerleaders
who are taking on the NFL.
It sounds to me like they just want to completely control them.
They have a lot of control over these women and the way they get it is by belittling them
and making them feel worthless.
You are told that you are only here to be seen and never heard.
Your opinion doesn't matter, your voice doesn't matter, you're completely replaceable.
Why would they say things like that?
I think it's the ownership and the control they want to have over you.
Not only when you're in the uniform and you're at your job, but when you're away from it.
Sara gave me access to some of the cheerleaders' handbooks and rules.
I saw guidelines for everything.
Love life, social media, and appearance.
The rules for dealing with players reveal a clear double standard, cheerleaders
are told to avoid players at all costs.
But the players are free to do what they want.
This is extreme gender discrimination, and players can go anywhere they want, they can
text the cheerleaders, they can call the cheerleaders, they can follow the cheerleaders on social
media, but if the cheerleaders even accept their request they can be immediately terminated.
They say it's for the girls' protection, which is sad, because we're not in the 1950s here.
Perhaps the best indicator of how much they're valued is how much they're paid.
I used to be a Cincinnati Bengal, but I was paid more being a dancing cupcake than an
NFL cheerleader.
It didn't take long for Alexa Brenneman, now Wesendorf, a two-season cheerleader for
the Cincinnati Bengals, to realize she was being taken advantage of.
You're expected to pay for your nails, you're expected to pay for your hair, you're going to
have to have a gym membership, stay in shape.
But we were paid around $100 per game.
I added up our practices, our trainings, our appearances, our events and then divided those
hours and it's less than $3.00 an hour.
Alexa filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Bengals and in 2015 the team finally agreed
to back pay and to raise salaries to meet minimum wage.
As these lawsuits come about, women are starting to be paid minimum wage and things are starting
to change.
Alexa's case shows that it's possible to take on the NFL and win.
Still, there's a long way to go.
Today, what cheerleaders are paid is less than the players and in many cases less than
the mascots, less than the concession stand workers.
I was curious to know what GeNienne Samuels, as a professional cheer veteran,
thought of everything I'd learned.
A lot of cheerleaders that we've spoken to have said one of the things that kept them
quiet was this idea of, you're easily replaceable, I can have a girl in here by tomorrow.
The concept of feeling as though you are easily replaceable is valid, I think for pro cheer.
It's also valid as a reporter, as an anchor, but I think that it's less of a fear
and just part of reality.
And I would hope that women don't allow that reality to hinder them speaking up and
voicing concerns or problems that they may encounter.
Cheerleading has been my life.
As a child it was my outlet.
We're in it because we love it, because we're dancers, and we love the sisterhood.
There are so many younger girls that look up to me, I just want to set the
tone for them and show them that this is an attainable dream for them.
While some have used the lawsuits as part of a bigger argument to end pro cheerleading,
the women leading the charge see an opportunity for something else.
A chance to be included in the conversation.
I'm just speaking out to make a positive difference for the NFL, not to bash the NFL.
What it's gonna take is a team of women that are going to stand up together
and say, we're not going to tolerate this any longer.
What do you hope happens with the NFL?
They need to say, "I hear you," to the cheerleaders and "we're gonna take effective and real
steps to make this a very professional and lawful environment."
And if their voices are heard it could transform the sport into something that's truly worth cheering for.
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MUSE - The Dark Side [Official Music Video] Reaction - Duration: 5:40.What's up guys your boy docrafts here welcome back to another reactions
So we'll be reacting to a new music video that Muse just came out with and it's called the dark side
official music video so accredits
to the music video and
Without any third dude, let's not waste any time and this music video is like about four minutes and rep
Rounded so we're gonna start it in three two one. Let's go
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Dark side
Okay, I'm liking that so far
Wow
With that supercar
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How long till you did that music video
Like how long did they make that?
Looks cool
Wow look at that thing
To be honest, this song kind of makes me that I'm about to fall asleep to be honest
I'm not hating I'm just saying that it kind of makes me tired
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Wow look at her
School that the background Oh
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The Dark Side of Tekashi 6ix9ine – Tekashi69 Exposed! (Top 10 Shocking 6ix9ine Facts!) - Duration: 5:12.Many rappers are of the mentality that being bad is a matter of pride rather than that
of shame, and no one personifies this mentality better than Tekashi 6ix9ine.
He is constantly in the news for all the wrong reasons and it might have also played a part
in his meteoric rise.
He might be taking the rapper lifestyle a bit too far.
EverythingTop10 is proud to present, "The Dark Side of Tekashi 6ix9ine!"
#10.
6ix9ine does not know when or how to shut up: In 2018, he was denied entrance into Hot
97's Summer Jam that was taking place in New York.
This came as a shock to many considering the year he had just had.
He had even gone so far as to put concealing makeup over his face tattoos to try to get
in.
It was later revealed that he was not allowed inside not because of the way he looks, but
because he does not know when to shut up.
He reportedly had "no clue as to how one needs to speak on air" which led to him
being banned.
This was confirmed by Hot 97 presenter Ebro.
#9.
He once got kidnapped and beaten for his brash attitude: Even though his attackers were never
revealed, he managed to get on the nerves of some people so badly that he was kidnapped
and pistol-whipped.
He was robbed of $750,000 worth of custom jewelry and $35,000 in cash.
In spite of being badly beaten, he gloated about it like it was something to be proud
of.
#8.
6ix9ine is setting the wrong precedence: A normal man who would have committed the crimes
6ix9ine has committed would be firmly locked up by now, but for whatever reason 6ix9ine
is still being allowed to do whatever he wants and appear publicly.
All pointers suggest that the worst thing that could happen to him is being put on probation.
He is definitely setting a wrong example as even if he is arrested and dealt the appropriate
punishment, he would "only be hailed as a folk hero" as the "man persecuted by
the law is seen as a savior" amongst the NYC rap community.
His crimes, however, might be inspiring some very wrong actions in the future.
#7.
His songs are offensive: Rap music is known for being explicit, but when your songs explicitly
condone stuff like murder and using racial slurs, it is taking things a bit too far.
This is especially a cause for concern given his recent rise of popularity.
His music in general talks about using guns as a way of settling things which can drive
a very wrong type of message home to his audience.
Some of his songs even encourage robbery and other acts of crime which most will not take
literally, but all it takes is for one person to go rogue.
#6.
6ix9ine encourages the gangster lifestyle amongst his followers: If you are wondering
why gun violence has increased among youngsters today, then people like 6ix9ine are partly
to be blamed.
He has more than 11 million followers on his Instagram account, most of who are youngsters
and the way he interacts with his highly impressionable followers is by regularly posting pictures
of himself with guns and stacks of cash giving the false impression that such a lifestyle
is cool and something to be desired.
#5.
He often uses derogatory words proudly: If you happen to follow him on various social
media platforms then you would know that he uses derogatory terms like "rapist" for
his fellow rappers.
He also has often written homophobic things about others which just goes on to show that
either he is a very deranged person or that he does not care what his words or actions
can do to others.
#4.
6ix9ine was arrested for having an outstanding arrest warrant: His troubles with the law
are frequent and on July 12, 2018, he was arrested in New York for an outstanding arrest
warrant.
This was in light of his attack on a 16-year-old in Houston's Galleria Mall where he apparently
choked the teenager and put his life at risk.
This is still under investigation.
#3.
He allegedly ordered a hit on fellow rapper Chief Keef: Having a feud is one thing, but
to intentionally put someone's life in danger is a totally different and heinous thing to
do.
On June 2, 2018, Chief Keef was shot at in New York just after 6ix9ine had threatened
him on social media.
Even though Chief Keef was unharmed, the matter is no joke as it is under investigation by
the New York Police Department and could spell a lot of trouble for 6ix9ine.
#2.
6ix9ine has been to jail as a minor: It might not be a huge surprise that someone like him
had seen the insides of a jail cell at an early age.
He was arrested multiple times for charges from "assault to the sale of heroin."
The worst part of all of this is that he has no regrets of his past and wears it like a
badge of honor despite the fact that being a bully and a drug dealer are not exactly
the best ways to spend one's formative years.
#1.
He is scheduled to be sentenced for sexual misconduct with a minor: While most rappers
commit crimes that can be eventually forgiven, 6ix9ine has taken it to the worst level possible.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 2, 2018 for having sexual contact with a 13-year-old
and using her in a sexual performance.
He was initially charged with three separate counts of sexual misconduct and opted for
a plea bargain which could see him being sentenced to up to 3 years in prison.
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Ultrasabers Dark Standard Issue battle saber review - Duration: 9:37.Yes... No I'm not saying that you don't do your work but i'de like to know when people are comming !
Because last time, when I came, they were already there !
So I had to improvise !
Yeah for the Phantasm !
So If you could tell me just few minutes ago, that would be great !
What ?
Yes I have an appointment today and ...
they are here ?
I'll call you back !
I'm really sorry !
Small staff you know
they choose the dark side but don't know why !
then you get........ motivated staff yes
to join the dark side and the power it gives
But they are not good for little administratives tasks, even the easy one !
So for those who want to join the dark side, think about it !
so you are here to talk about theeee.....
Dark Standard Issue Battle Saber !
sorry my english accent is awful
SOOOOoooooo yes, it belongs to my wife !
<3 I love her so much ! <3
I'll show you now, it's a beautiful saber !
there it is !
closer
Dark Standard Issue Battle Saber
see..... with
the vertical grooves
really beautiful
black aluminium
with silver grooves
really beautiful
again a guarded switch, same as the phantasm i showed you
It comes with a 36" blade
But because we are not very tall
My wife is not very tall too, I told you a wasn't but neither does she
huuuuuuuum
So she chose a 32" blade !
Smaller than the 36" but longer than the 24" ..... -_- logical
it's beautiful, you see the details, the emitter is diagonal cut !
really beautiful, I like that !
what could I say.... TRI LED again, stunt setup, so without sound
we don't want sound
.............
do I turn it on ........ Or not ?
you know, it's a common saber, you know
ok I turn it on.................;
Before anything, I want to say that
she still don't know..... ok I turn it on
So, ........... sorry it's blue -_-
But Artic blue !!!
Artic blue
it's not Guardian blue, but Artic blue
so she is not really a jedi ! moreover she likes Anakin !!!
so she likes Anakin !
and she think that the Jedi are....... no they are kind !
they are kind but she doesn't like same ... things
We are all agree with this fact : it would be more beautiful in RED !
but so... hey the hilt !
I turn it off !
The Hilt is black !!!! the hilt is black ! DARK
DARK
so it's close to the dark side !
anyway
really beautiful ! again an Ultra edge blade
so while turned on, it's not dimmer at the end !
moreover, the batteries are full !!!!! Awful blue ! I can't xD
batteries are new !
so : stunt, without sound
difference between it and the Initiate V2
this one is MHS compatible
so you can put another pommel from Ultrasaber !
so it's interesting because you can custom it, this one was with the hilt
Little fail !
for this setup
the batterie pack can move !
Ultrasaber gave a strap
that keep the batteries in the pack
but the pack still can move in the hilt
not really confortable
this is only my opinion !
really cool
really cool, I love the grooves !
good to hold
really cool I like it
I didn't show you last time because I didn't took it
not confortable for double blade
I won't take it for my double blade, but for single blade !
it's beautiful and useful
covertec wheel
there it is
to wear you saber on your belt !
I'll show you the covertec clip
there it is
put it on your belt
here
and here to put the saber (covertec wheel)
really simple (sorry, cats' toys !!! )
and the saber is on your belt !
don't know how to show you
the belt is here
it holds the saber
to put of, it's simple, there is 2 little pieces to push
push and pull
covertec clip and wheel are cool
but if you choose a staff, you should not take it because it's big
bigger than the guarded switch
it can be less confortable even than the guarded switch
I did'nt show you last time
the plug
you can get a plug
remove the blade and put it to hold your hilt on your belt, for example because
because the saber with the blade, on the belt, not good
really simple, remove the blade
there is the retention screw
unscrew it a little
remove the blade
put the plug
replace the screw
plug is in
and when I turn on, it don't hirt
the hilt is beautiful
hilt is beautiful
it's blue but.......no matter
maybe she'll join the dark side !!!
the hilt alone and you can get it on belt, with covertec wheel and clip
It's really interesting, i think if i take a single blade saber
the hilt is longer than the initiate
standard size
it's longer than my initiate, maybe 4"
3"
for 1 hand or 2 hand, it's confortable and easy to spin
super design
Ultrasaber, if you make the same but silver with golden grooves
I'll take it !
later... really cool
you can have it as a double blade saber
remove the pommel, put a compatible coupler
not the V2 ! there is many type
Maybe one day, i'll get one of them to show you ! 1 at least !
that's all I have to say, I hope you enjoyed, anyway I like the hilt !
I really like the hilt, not really the Led color but....
do what you want !!
Just saying that RED is better xD
really beautiful hilt, take it !!! and again don't look too much the website pictures
watch videos and Emory's videos !
Hey see you next time for a RED saber I hope !
we can't say ! but the hilt is the most important !
It's black so DARK !!!!!
I love my wife :)
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