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<p>Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.</p>


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Left: Tweet from actor Kevin Sorbo reading "I’ve been a Vikings fan all my life… sigh. I need a new team now." Right: Screenshot of the 2025 male cheerleaders for the Minnesota Vikings Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn on the football field in their uniforms holding pompoms.

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“I call for a boycott”: Minnesota Vikings add two male cheerleaders and the usual suspects can’t cope

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“I call for a boycott”: Minnesota Vikings add two male cheerleaders and the usual suspects can’t cope

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