Navigating Beauty Culture in the NFL
The New York Times breaks another #MeToo story. This one goes deep into the exploitative world of the NFL's beauty business. In "N.F.L.'s Alternative 'Cheerleaders' Don't Cheer or Dance", we learn that young women are paid minimum wage to get groped. To add insult to injury, they have to buy their own flimsy costumes and pay for their own, required, beauty regimen.