Gen Z and Millennials are showing their cheer routines (and support) for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is Netflix’s newest reality TV hit. The seven-part series (one of the most watched on the charts this week) uncovers the harsh working conditions the team has experienced over the years and exposes the high-pressure audition and training process, as well as the low wages the women are paid for each game. While there’s been other content about the squad before, like CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, Netflix’s newest show is reaching a mainstream audience, which is both creating fun trends while calling out hard truths. For example, following the premiere of America’s Sweethearts, fans have sparked a trend on TikTok reenacting one of the squad’s classic dance routines. The cheerleaders’ “Thunderstruck routine” to the track of the AC/DC hit has dancers and everyday creators uploading themselves doing the dance to see if they’d “make the cut.” While most of the videos posted are...
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