(08-13-2025, 02:04 PM)CFIAvike Wrote: We're talking about cheerleaders here, man.  I wish I was more surprised that there are people who are genuinely pissed this is happening, but this is big 2025 after all.  It takes a certain lack of maturity to throw a fit about this.  Like, we had a gay player at one time.  I mean Prince was a huge fan of the Vikings, is honored by this team, and he wore high heels for fucks sake. Who gives a shit? If this bothers someone that much...go be a fan of another team.  No one is forcing anyone to be a Vikings fan.

When you own your own team, you can run it however you want.  Until then, shut up about things that don't affect the on-the-field product.

(08-13-2025, 02:32 PM)purplefaithful Wrote: Agree on dialing the back the insults, just not necessary.

But lets be clear, not all of us believe that all of  "woke" is bad...Thats a dang broad brush to be painting with and not representative of the viewpoints of many in this country.

If you dont believe in some or all of it fine, this country used to find its strength in our differences.

Might be time to move this one over and off the football board.

(08-13-2025, 02:27 PM)supafreak84 Wrote: Nobody is pissed (at least here), it's just the typical absurd and ridiculous woke agenda of the league and select owners to cram it down our throats non stop, place it front and center, and people are just tired of it. This is just the latest in a long line of examples. Like, when does it end? I guess when it starts hitting their pocket books just like everything else. The Wilfs have done a lot of good things as owners from a football perspective, but pushing their social beliefs on the fanbase that is likely divided on the issue and using the organization as a conduit to spread those social beliefs is stupid and wrong. It would be the equivelant of having pro-life or abortion night at the stadium. Stick to football and leave the politics and other social bullshit at home. That's all we are saying.

(08-13-2025, 03:08 PM)badgervike Wrote: I think that message would have more meaning if the side of diversity would quit labeling those that disagree with them racists and Nazis.  I can't think of much more hateful than painting a Nazi broad brush on anyone that disagrees with you.  You can't even have good genes/jeans these days evidently without causing an uproar.

I'm old enough to remember when we could disagree with each other without the outrage.  Those that most strongly support "Diversity" don't actually support diversity.

(08-13-2025, 03:10 PM)CFIAvike Wrote: The only people I see making it political, is people like yourself.  It is LITERALLY not a political issue.  It's a male cheerleader.  In a day and age where "woke" is just another term for "I don't like it because it doesn't fit my narrow scope of this world", the Wilfs can do whatever they want with their team.  I'm not an banner waving advocate for anyone, it just simply doesn't bother me.

If the Vikings employing a male cheerleader ruins your enjoyment of the Vikings team as a while, my pity is all yours

(08-13-2025, 03:46 PM)supafreak84 Wrote: Lol the Wilfs made it political by employing two openly gay male pom pom waving, twerking, cheerleaders as leads in the team cheer squad and put them front and center when it's certainly not the norm and certainly controversial, whether it bothers you individually or not....it's controversial! It doesn't bother or deter from my Fandom or game day enjoyment, but why fucking do it? Why, when you know a majority of your fanbase are heterosexual males who don't want to see it? At the very best it divides the fan base. Why as owners, do they continually use the team as a conduit to push their social beliefs on the fanbase? The Wilfs are Jewish, so how would people feel if they just decided to slap an Isreal flag decal on all team helmets? That's the real talking point here. People are tired of being force fed messages they don't agree with. We just want to be fans and enjoy that experience without being force fed political viewpoints or social causes. Is that too much to ask in today's day and age?

(08-13-2025, 04:32 PM)CFIAvike Wrote: So all heterosexual males are bothered by it?  That's news to me....guess I should be upset too.  Also, why does YOUR viewpoint have to be the only one that matters or speaks for the fanbase?  Again dude, it's a male cheerleader.  It's really not that big of a deal.  The Wilfs have chosen to do it because they can.  This has absolutely nothing to do with Israel or politics or anything other than that they employed a guy on the cheerleading squad.  

There's no "force feeding" of anything.  Get a grip.