Did the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Really Get a 400% Pay Raise? And Whether Netflix’s ‘America’s Sweethearts’ Made a Difference in the Negotiations

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” Season 2, now streaming on Netflix.

For decades, conventional wisdom has dissuaded workers from discussing their salaries publicly. But on the Netflix docuseries “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” the star-spangled dancers’ pay became a major talking point.

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While the cheerleaders’ salaries have never been fully disclosed, Season 1 of the Netflix show underscored that dancing for a professional sports team isn’t a particularly lucrative endeavor. In fact, the role fits the description of a “pink-collar job,” a term coined in the 1970s for customer-facing jobs, often held by women,

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