I could train you, from birth, to be a scribe. Or a [bowler][1]. Or a circus side-show. What opportunities would you have to professionally pursue what you had been trained to do since childhood?
The women are capable women who can choose not to cheer. They could just stop. Unlike many people in the world, they have really good options. These women are all totally capable of attaining at the very least a fair paying job. If it was worth paying for organizations would incentivize their return. Instead, they choose to pursue their hobby.
They can quit or strike, or take action. To argue otherwise is demeaning to the women who have decided to make this sacrifice for something they care for, love, or see as a pathway to a better life. They have made the same brave, difficult choice that some make in life to take a hard route, just like migrant Indian workers in Dubai who happen to be all male and have no rights and are essentially abused but have chosen that as it’s the best option they have*.
It’s capitalism. It’s true economic and personal freedom. It’s not sexist. It’s a choice.
And cheerleaders have much better options than the poor Indian migrant workers.
*Actually that’s a really complex situation but a complete tangent
[1]: The Rise and Fall of Professional Bowling - Priceonomics
