Social media has become inundated with discourse about the presence of male cheerleaders in the NFL ahead of a new season.

The Minnesota Vikings added Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn to their cheerleading roster for the 2025 season.

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.