Bathroom dance videos are usually common on TikTok. But this one, though, is a bit different as it involves the NFL. A clip of Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders, two men and two women, dancing in a bathroom has gone viral and is at the center of discussion heading into Week 1.

The Vikings are one of more than 10 NFL teams featuring male cheerleaders this season. In fact, about a third of the league will include them in 2025. While teams like the Cowboys continue to stick with an all-female squad, others, including Minnesota, have embraced the change. Two of the Vikings’ newest faces, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, have been all over social media since joining the team. Their latest video, however, has split fans right down the middle.

The short clip, posted on TikTok by cheerleader Brianna Putney, shows Shiek and Conn alongside teammates Putney and Jenna Brensonn dancing to Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” in a bathroom. It was meant as a lighthearted post before game day. Instead, it created controversy.

NFL Fans Split Over Viral Clip

Some viewers saw the bathroom setting as a step too far.

 

One fan commented, “Unacceptable.”

Another added, “And you wonder why we men no longer support the NFL?”

A third called it “just disrespectful to women.”

Others, though, shrugged off the criticism. One person wrote, “Just stop! There’ve always been male cheerleaders and some were even gay!”

Another added, “This is not the same as men playing in women’s sports of volleyball.”

Male cheerleaders are nothing new at the high school and college level, but their presence in the NFL has grown in recent years. As the league pushes toward inclusivity, debates like this one continue to pop up.

The timing also adds another wrinkle. Just days before the regular season, Justine Lindsay, the first transgender cheerleader in NFL history, announced her decision to step away from the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats. In a statement, she said she plans to focus on pageantry and community work, adding, “Being in the NFL was a stepping stone to get me where I need to be.”

So while the season opener looms, the conversation around cheerleading was already there. And now the bathroom video will not allow it to stop soon.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.