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The audition process and training camp are notoriously challenging, as shown on Jinelle's first season, season eight of the CMT reality show"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team"}]},{"text":"."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Despite being a talented dancer, Jinelle had to work hard to adapt to the DCC style and stand out among a sea of talented candidates vying for a coveted spot on the squad."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"On the show, selectors loved her personality and how wonderful Jinelle showed up on 'the board', which is the screens they have within the stadium to broadcast the cheer routines."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"Is Jinelle Esther still a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader?"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"No, Jinelle is no longer a current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. After several years on the squad, she retired from the DCC, finishing up on the"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Making the Team"}]},{"text":"show on season 13. Jinelle now lives in Australia with her wife Katy, whom she married in early 2021."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Katy was a former DCC project coordinator. Though her DCC dancing days are behind her, Jinelle remains a legend and trailblazer in the organization."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"Have there ever been any other Australians in the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders?"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Yes, Jinelle is not the only Aussie to grace the DCC sidelines. Fellow Australian"},{"type":"a","href":"https://dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/news/dcc-alumni-spotlight-angela-nicotera-brown/","children":[{"text":"Angela Nicotera"}]},{"text":"also made the squad around the same time as Jinelle in 2012."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Angela described the audition process as extremely hard but was proud to represent Australia in the DCC. 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Post continues below."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"You also hear from the cheerleaders acknowledging that despite the poor pay, they feel like getting to be a 'DCC' is worth it."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Here's the thing though: with a quick Google search, you find out that the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable team in American football with a net worth of $9 billion this year. The majority of the players and people behind the scenes are millionaires."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I agree that the pay disparity was infuriating but there was something else that made me more upset about this show."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Upset to the point where I couldn't see a reason why I should watch beyond the third episode."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Why? Because the lack of representation and the way the women of colour on the show were portrayed made me embarrassed and hurt on their behalf."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Listen to The Quicky's episode on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Post continues below."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\n"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"We were first given a glimpse into the audition and recruitment process. After being chosen out of a sea of headshots, dance routines and resumes, a selection of women were invited to showcase a solo dance performance in front of a panel of judges."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"In my opinion, Anisha was the biggest standout from the solo auditions. Like myself, She is of Indian descent and did a contemporary Bollywood dance. It was the only dance that was completely different to everyone else's and she was met with ongoing claps and \"whoops\" from the audience."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I was so excited to hear what the judges thought of her routine and from their mics, you could hear them say things like \"I'm loving it.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I was met with swift disappointment however with DCC's director Kelli Finglass' straight-faced comment saying: \"I mean... she's entertaining, that's for sure.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Her tone made me believe that would be the last we would see of Anisha."}]},{"type":"p","children":[[[{"type":"img","url":"https://new-cdn.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-pwa.appspot.com/cms_images/variations/1200x800-729699024756.jpg","children":[{"text":""}]},[{"text":"Anisha at her solo audition. Image source: Netflix."}]]]]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Something lit up inside me when I found out that Anisha had made it through the audition process to boot camp. But here is where things start to feel a bit off for me."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Anisha works as a full-time orthodontist and you can see clips of her practising her routine between patients. She's one of the rookies — meaning she's a first-timer at the DCC which is different to veterans who have been Cheerleaders on this team in previous years."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"The first few episodes mainly focus on the rookies as they could be eliminated at any stage of the audition and boot camp process."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"In the initial stages of the boot camp, two women were let go. Both of whom were women of colour: Kaylin and Darian were pulled out of practice to be told that they wouldn't be making it."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Darian left swiftly, while Kaylin got a few hugs and goodbyes from other teammates before she was shown leaving with Anisha."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"As the two of them were walking to their car, Kaylin said \"Anisha, you're so talented. You can do this... I believe in you and I'm not just saying that.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Anisha replied, \"We've got to do it for the brown girls.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"That interaction made my heart sink. If you know your creative metaphors, all I could think about was how much they were foreshadowing Anisha's (lack of) future as a DCC."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"And it was true."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"After an injury during boot camp, Anisha was also let go for not being able to nail the high kicks. Interestingly, the choreographers that the directors and executive team brought in to help train the girls all loved Anisha."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I will admit to my bias of wanting someone who shares the same heritage as me to be represented in one of the most valuable cheer teams. However, I don't think one person out of a team of thirty-six is a big ask."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"It's not like I'm a passionate cheerleading fanatic or anything. I was ignorant of how big of an industry it actually was before I started watching this show. Seeing Anisha was a welcomed surprise. There wasn't a single grain of hope in me that II'd see a woman with Indian heritage compete for a spot in a Dallas cheerleading team. And yet, here I am, with my high hopes being completely destroyed less than halfway through the season."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I wasn't the only person who clocked Anisha's questionable departure. In an interview with the show's director, Greg Whiteley, for"},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.glamour.com/story/americas-sweethearts-director-responds-to-critiques-of-the-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-standards","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Glamour"}]}]},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":","}]},{"text":"journalist Sam Reed brought up the moment Anisha was talking about having to do it for the brown girls."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Whiteley replied by saying: \"There was a woman named Dee Brock, who is the originator of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and it was very important to her that there were Black and Brown people represented in the squad... [she] would say, 'if you’re going to be America’s team, you have to represent America'.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\"The Cowboys have always made it a point to try and do that, but you raise a good point. The first two people cut after the finals in training camp are people of colour, and that was not lost on them.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Watching Anisha being let go wasn't actually the nail in the coffin for me. The reason I decided to stop watching is because of what happened after..."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Anisha wasn't the only person who was let go during boot camp. Leah and Kelly were two other rookies who didn't make the cut either."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"When the three of them were in the locker room packing up and saying goodbye to the other girls, Leah and Kelly were seen embracing each other saying things like \"We both worked so hard\" and \"It'll be okay.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Anisha? She was seen awkwardly standing in the background, not being comforted by any of the other girls."}]},{"type":"p","children":[[[{"type":"img","url":"https://new-cdn.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-pwa.appspot.com/cms_images/variations/1200x800-393963074896.jpg","children":[{"text":""}]},[{"text":"Leah and Kelly embracing each other after being let go while Anisha stands by herself in the background. Image source: Netflix"}]]]]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"And that is where I chose to stop watching the show."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Corporations can have diversity quotas, set ethnicity benchmarks or even just pay women what they deserve."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"However, if the internal culture turns a blind eye towards progression and only"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"some"}]},{"text":"women are met with support and encouragement, then nothing will change."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"If you want more culture opinions by Emily Vernem, you can follow her on"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.instagram.com/emilyvernem/","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Instagram @emilyvernem."}]}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"text":"Continue reading about Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders:"}]}]},{"type":"ul","children":[{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/americas-sweethearts-cast-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders/","children":[{"text":"Where are the cast of Netflix's America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders now"}]},{"text":"?"},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-salary/","children":[{"text":"\n"}]}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-salary/","children":[{"text":"This is the most prestigious thing you can do in cheerleading but all anyone can talk about is their pay"}]},{"text":"."},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-highlights/","children":[{"text":"\n"}]}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-highlights/","children":[{"text":"'10 infuriating thoughts I had while watching America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix."}]},{"text":"'"}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-australian-jinelle-esther","children":[{"text":"Jinelle Esther was at the peak of Australian cheerleading. 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Taking viewers"},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/nrl-cheerleaders-in-australia/","children":[{"text":"behind the glitz and glam"}]},{"text":"of the NFL's most iconic cheerleading squad, the show picks up as a new team is being assembled, which means weeks of grueling auditions, fittings, training sessions and boot camp."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Under the guise of DCC director, Kelli Finglass, and head choreographer, Judy Trammell, hundreds of women converge on Dallas each year to try to score one of 36 coveted spots on the team. And it isn't just rookies trying out, the current squad members have to re-audition every season —it's"},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/cheerleading-australia-reality/","children":[{"text":"all rather stressful"}]},{"text":"!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"After inhaling the series in a few nights, I have thoughts... many thoughts!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Listen to The Quicky's episode on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Post continues below."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\n"}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"1. Wow, so these insanely talented women train their whole lives to be paid minimum wage, huh."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Firstly, these women are not paid what they deserve by any stretch of the imagination. 2022 DCC alum Kat said that her salary was similar to \"a Chick-fil-A worker who works full time.\" This is generally around $25,000 per year ($35,000 AUD) which is disgraceful considering that the highest-paid NFL players make over $50 million a year."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This is despite these women dedicating their entire lives to dance education — including thousands spent on ballet, jazz and gymnastics training. When asked about the DCC's low salaries, all that the chief brand officer, Charlotte Jones, could offer was some speech about being in a 'sisterhood'."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\"They’re not paid a lot. But the facts are, they actually don’t come here for the money. They come here for something that’s actually bigger than that to them. They have a passion for dance. There are not a lot of opportunities in the field of dance to get to perform at an elite level. It is about being a part of something bigger than themselves,\" she said in an episode."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\"It is about a sisterhood that they are able to form.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This supposed 'sisterhood' doesn't pay rent, lady."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"2. Do they actually think picking a red-haired white woman is a win for diversity?"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I'm actually laughing at how much emphasis Kelli and Judy are putting on Charly, a red-hair white dancer who got through the first set of auditions. You'd think they've never seen a redhead in their lives, which could check out considering the sea of blondes and brunettes I see before me."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This celebration of diversity comes after two Black women were cut at the same time during boot camp. Then another rookie, Anisha, who stunned with her Bollywood-inspired solo, is suddenly cut after an injury."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"They also let a shorter girl through to boot camp only to eventually cut her when they realised... she's still short."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Why would you bring someone to the very end of training camp only to cut them because they’re too short?!? Did you think she was going to magically get taller?? JUSTICE 4 ARI!!!"},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#DCC"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericasSweethearts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#AmericasSweethearts"}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"— Caryn Hartsock Brady (@CarynBrady)"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/CarynBrady/status/1804096747150676045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"June 21, 2024"}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"3. I'm deeply uncomfortable about the conversations going down about women's bodies."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"There's just so much harm being done throughout this series. There are several microaggressions made where conventionally thin women are referred to as \"curvy' and in another audition round, one male judge says a veteran has \"more weight in her face\" compared to the year before."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"The uniform sizing scene is just straight-up triggering for literally every woman. Between the irresponsible comments, referring to some women as 'scrawny' and others celebrated for meeting this self-imposed 'ideal' body', it's just f**king gross."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"And aside from the daily comments, there's a bigger message being sent to these women, as ex-veteran Kat claims that once they are given a costume, they have to stay that size for the whole year."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Wtf."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"4. Wait, why are so many random men arriving to judge these women?"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Okay, what is happening..."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Throughout these countless audition rounds and training sessions, all these random men keep popping in. Men that are in no way qualified to be judging how these women perform."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"A meteorologist? An NFL player? Get out of here! This is not just insulting to the women but surely unethical."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This panel of judges is beyond awful, BC WHY TF IS A MFN METEOROLOGIST JUDGING MY DANCING"},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#DCC"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/netflix?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#netflix"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericasSweethearts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#AmericasSweethearts"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://t.co/MvlDE1qtto","children":[{"text":"pic.twitter.com/MvlDE1qtto"}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"— Tiffany (@Ms_T1ff)"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/Ms_T1ff/status/1804679882338922727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"June 23, 2024"}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"5. Victoria needs a hug, and she needs a hug right now."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"At first glance, Victoria appears like a classic case of nepotism. With a mum who was a DCC group leader and close pals with Kelli, there's definitely some favouritism at play."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"But as the season unfolds, viewers realise that Victoria is just trying her goddamn best."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"There are countless worrying moments scattered throughout the series which raise concerns over Victoria's body dysmorphia and disordered eating. In episode four, she cuts the band off her tights so she doesn't have a ‘belly roll’. In another episode, the director suggests Victoria has had periods where she stopped eating entirely."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This queen deserves a hug and a drink."},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericasSweethearts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#AmericasSweethearts"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://t.co/bO52mIYkk9","children":[{"text":"pic.twitter.com/bO52mIYkk9"}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"— Marielle (@TheNolaChick)"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/TheNolaChick/status/1804375574200119678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"June 22, 2024"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Throughout the series, it's clear Victoria doesn’t always connect with other dancers. She is often seen not socialising during practice and she spent her birthday alone with her mum."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Kelly and Judy make several disparaging comments about Victoria, pouring cold water on her dreams to be a group leader one day like her mum, by telling her in the finale this will probably never happen."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"It hurts my heart."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"6. This photo rule for fans is so, so dark."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Omg wait! So throughout the series, whenever we see photos of fans posing with the DCC team, they're always holding a football. There's a reason for this and it's.... cooked."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This is to prevent fans (aka men) from touching the women inappropriately. Yikessss."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\"Can I put an arm around you,\" one man asks at a meet-and-greet event. \"Hands on the football!\" a security guard replies."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"A security officer later adds \"We have a no-touch policy.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"\"We bring footballs with us... If a man doesn't feel comfortable standing with his hands to the front or to the side, he can hold a football. This takes some of the enthusiasm away from putting your hands around or on a cheerleader.\""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"The fact this policy is needed is disgusting tbh."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"7. This is even worse than"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"America's Next Top Model."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Makeover time! I'm actually deeply triggered because I'm brought straight back to Tyra Banks cutting off cycles upon cycles of women's hair in the name of high farshun."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Each season, one girl gets a major overhaul which ends in floods of tears. For"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"America's Sweethearts,"}]},{"text":"that person is Kelly V. She begins the show blonde but ends up brunette... just in time to be cut from the squad. Not kidding."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Another moment that gave me"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"ANTM"}]},{"text":"whiplash was Kelli actually judging close-ups of the women's faces from the games. As she examined the images, we were given a running commentary of what was wrong with everyone's makeup. Tyra is shaking!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Same tribe."},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericasSweethearts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#AmericasSweethearts"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://t.co/BNffkeRfZq","children":[{"text":"pic.twitter.com/BNffkeRfZq"}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"— dEE (@_dosesofdee)"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/_dosesofdee/status/1804714475485802616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"June 23, 2024"}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"8. So wait, these women have to do their jobs AND be saints at the same time?"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Okay, this part pushed me TOO FAR."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"So not only do these women have to reach impossible body standards, be the best dancers in the world, have perfect salon hair and makeup... they also have to be nice to everyone, all the time."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"They're meeting fans constantly, they're holding dance sessions at nursing homes, they're visiting children in hospital, it never ends. And then they're held to unreachable moral standards and scolded when they fall short."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"In one of the show's most infuriating scenes, Kelli holds a team meeting ahead of a Thanksgiving game, where the women are scolded for not writing a letter to the bus driver who is in hospital."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"As if this is something that should be broadcast for everyone to hear, Kelli then berated Klein for daring to enquire where her bauble was on the Christmas tree. Kleine ends up in tears after being humiliated in front of her entire team for *checks notes* not being thankful enough on Thanksgiving."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Excuse me, this is her JOB! She is working. She is learning 50 routines for minimal pay. She doesn't owe thanks to anyone, especially the director of DCC."}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"9. Oh, so they're just straight-up destroying these women's bodies for the rest of their lives. Nice."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"The injuries these cheerleaders are left with are NO JOKE."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"One of the retired veterans featured in the series, Caroline (whose younger sister, Anna Kate, gets through the audition process), has had to undergo two surgeries after she retired."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"During her last year on the team, she found out she needed hip reconstruction surgery, but put it off so she could continue to cheer for the team. She later had to go into surgery on her left foot which left her wearing a boot to recover."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Then there are the dreaded jump-splits that every DCC member has to perform during the 'Thunderstruck' routine, which often causes permanent hip damage. Super normal!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I wonder if the DCC provides the women with health insurance for all their physical problems they encounter, from the high kicks, arm rotations and splits."},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#DCC"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericasSweethearts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"#AmericasSweethearts"}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"— Shaquille Omari (@shaq_omari)"}]},{"type":"a","href":"https://twitter.com/shaq_omari/status/1804987005471752523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","children":[{"text":"June 23, 2024"}]},{"type":"h2","children":[{"text":"10. Ummm, so THAT just happened."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This could literally be referring to at least 20 moments from the series."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"But a moment that was extremely upsetting was when Sophy was allegedly groped by a cameraman at a game. Sophy was on the field when a photographer inappropriately touched her. She immediately spoke to police and said she wanted to press charges."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"After Kelli was alerted to the alleged incident, she tried to pull Sophy off the field. \"If she’s that upset, she doesn’t need to be dancing,\" she said during the episode."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"In an interview, Sophy started crying as she recalled what happened. We found out later the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence as it was her word against his."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Earlier in the series, Kelcey spoke about being stalked by someone who attached a tracking device to her car."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"This paired with a scene showing a tour around the cheerleaders' locker room where random men selected their 'favourite' Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, like they're picking candy from a vending machine, leaves an unsettling feeling for the viewer."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"These women are giving their all for DCC, but their largely male fanbase rarely treat them with the respect they deserve."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"text":"Watch all episodes of"},{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders"}]},{"text":"on Netflix."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"em","children":[{"text":"Feature image: Netflix."}]}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"text":"Continue reading about Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders:"}]}]},{"type":"ul","children":[{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-opinion/","children":[{"text":"'I had to stop watching the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders doco after the third episode.'"}]}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/americas-sweethearts-cast-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders/","children":[{"text":"Where are the cast of Netflix's America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders now"}]},{"text":"?"},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-salary/","children":[{"text":"\n"}]}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-salary/","children":[{"text":"This is the most prestigious thing you can do in cheerleading but all anyone can talk about is their pay"}]},{"text":"."},{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-highlights/","children":[{"text":"\n"}]}]},{"type":"li","children":[{"type":"a","href":"https://www.mamamia.com.au/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-australian-jinelle-esther","children":[{"text":"Jinelle Esther was at the peak of Australian cheerleading. 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