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NFL cheerleaders are working in sexist conditions and something must change
NFL cheerleaders are not allowed to be in the same restaurants as the players

Imagine being out for dinner and having to leave because a fellow employee has entered the restaurant.

Not your manager. Not the company’s CEO or a member of the board. Just another employee.

Imagine being told you can’t wear jogging bottoms out in public. Or that you can’t even talk to other employees on social media or via text.

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