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The new male animators of the Minnesota Vikings joined two of their female colleagues in a social networks video that was filmed in a bathroom.
The video, which was originally uploaded to Tiktok by Vikings cheerleader Brianna Putney, showed her and her teammate Jenna Kathlyn dancing with the two men, Blaze Shiek and Louie Conn, with the “truth it hurts” of Light playing in the background.
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The representation of the male and female animators in the same bathroom caused a violent reaction on social networks.
Pak Gazette Digital has communicated with the Vikings to obtain an answer.
Shiek and Conn have been the theme of fierce debate on social networks after Speaking against criticssince the team has even drawn a statement in defense of the two men in Cheer’s team.
Vikings are not the first team to use male animators. He Los Angeles Rams They were the first organization to have male cheerleaders in 2018. The Baltimore Ravens also presented several men in their teams of Porristas.
Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers I had the first transgender animator on her team until this year.
The animators of the Minnesota Vikings lead the crowd during the third quarter against the New England patriots at the US Bank stadium on August 16, 2025. (Jeffrey Becker/Imagn images)
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However, the situation of the Vikings has become a source of national debate in the middle of the recent social networks of Sheik and Conn.
The former Vikings player, Jack Brewer and Senator Tommy Tuberville, republican of Ala., Spoke against the organization for having male cheerlers.
Brewer, a former Vikings captain, told Pak Gazette Digital that he believes that the inclusion of men in the Porristas team is an attempt to “manipulate children.”
Jack Brewer, former security of the Minnesota Vikings, speaks during a discussion panel at the Conservative Political Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, USA, on Saturday, February 27, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
“This is purely an attempt to manipulate young children, to overcome the minds of young children with this spiritual evil,” Brewer said. “The influence on children is manipulating children’s minds. They are teaching young children who are fine to have pompones and rejoice and act as women.”
Tuberville told him “Hot Mic” of outkick On Tuesday, he believes that fans could stop buying tickets on the subject.
“People will actually stop buying tickets because this is the narrative they are trying to boost. It is not just that a couple of people be cheers of men,” Tuberville said. “It’s about pushing a narrative that you want to put the genre in sports and let everyone know that we are trying to show: ‘Hey, we will take out the masculinity a bit'”.
Senator Tommy Tuberville, Alabama Republican, sounded in the use of male cheers by the Vikings of the Minnesota. (Getty images)
The team has supported the two men, stating that the team is “proud” to have them on the sidelines for this next season.
“The male cheerleaders have been part of previous Vikings teams and for a long time they have been associated with university and professionals,” said the Vikings NBC news. “We support all our cheerleaders and we are proud of the role they play as ambassadors of the organization.”
