Special Report: A Woman's Work - The NFL's Cheerleader Problem (2019)

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Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Mike talks to director Yu Gu, former Oakland Raiderette Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields, and former Buffalo Jill Maria Pinzone about the documentary A Woman's Work: The NFL'S Cheerleader Problem which tackles the startling pay inequity of the National Football League.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	It just was crazy to think that they were getting away with this and, you know, putting this contract and having 40 women every year for 50 years signed this contract.
0:20.2	And that's when I made the decision.
0:21.6	I'm going to do something about this.
0:23.6	Guess what? The law is bigger than you. I'm right, you're wrong.
0:29.6	Admit it.
0:31.6	The Raiders may have no comment.
0:34.6	The team has not yet commented on this lawsuit. The Raiders have not stepped up and discussed their treatment of women in this case.
0:42.3	As of right now, I'm the only one standing up for my team and hopefully all the NFL cheerleaders.
0:53.3	I needed to get it off my chest.
0:55.0	I needed to like go talk to somebody.
0:58.0	You know, I met with Sean.
1:00.0	He was just, could not believe some of the stuff I was telling him.
1:05.0	It's a product of callous indifference, both to a worker and to a a woman and I think it's part of an industry that
1:14.1	perceives itself as being kind of untouchable because of its popularity.
1:30.0	Hey folks, welcome to a special episode of the projection booth.
1:31.0	I'm your host Mike White.
1:35.5	On this special episode, I'm talking with Weigoo, the director of a woman's work,
1:39.7	the NFL's cheerleader problem, and also talking to two of those NFL cheerleaders,
1:44.7	Lacey Thibodeau Fields, the Oakland Ritorette, and Maria Pinsone of the Buffalo Jills.
1:49.0	This is a fascinating documentary, definitely worth your while.
1:54.2	It is showing this week at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be at other festivals around.
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