Really, it's about time that they went away. I mean no disrespect here. I'm sure they all work very hard and take a lot of pride in what they do. I also enjoy cheerleaders for personal aesthetic reasons. That being said, they really do send all sorts of regressive messages about women (to the men in the stands and the little girls who aspire to be them), and it would probably be for the better if they faded into the past. I know that's not a popular stance, but having recently moved into fatherhood, my perspective has changed a bit on this.