Minnesota Vikings is facing immense backlash for adding male cheerleaders Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn to the squad for the year. This comes despite NFL having had male cheerleaders for some time. Shiek and Conn have decided not to cave in and even clapped back at haters with a comment saying “wait…did someone say our name?.”

Some conservatives have chosen Blaize and Louie as examples of "woke"-ness gone too far and lumped them in with their vitriol for transgender women participating in women's sports. This user called it "men overtaking women's arenas" and said that their cheerleading spots "could have and SHOULD have, gone to a woman."

The Vikings have reignited controversy surrounding male cheerleaders in the NFL after adding their name to the list of franchises to have mixed teams for the 2025 season

Antonio Brown has aimed a vile homophobic slur at Minnesota Vikings male cheerleader, Louie Conn, in what is just the latest of controversial statements from the former NFL receiver

Minnesota Vikings made history by including male cheerleaders. This decision ignited debate about gender roles in the NFL. Ryan Russell, former NFL pl