Sex for a week

I'm a very guilty-feeling fan. Arguably, potential brain injuries is much worse than poorly compensating the cheerleaders...another task for another day...

And there have been lawsuits against tech companies for this — the Microsoft "perma-temps" suit comes to mind! I actually worked at a firm that got a huge ($60M+ because it included years of back-pay) settlement for all their employees after that case came down. But yeah, businesses will try to skirt labor laws…

I totally misread your first sentence as "only/except" the Jets consider them independent contractors. Sorry!

I was replying to your assertion that while the cheerleaders weren't "necessarily gold diggers" their careers would be short-lived. Just because you wouldn't do the job for minimum wage doesn't mean they shouldn't get minimum wage. Just because minimum wage isn't very much doesn't mean the cheerleaders shouldn't get…

The article cited says they are employees, not independent contractors. I'm not sure where you're getting that from?

People deserve to be paid for the work they are doing, regardless of what their future careers may be.

Well, apparently it is arguable to some people in the comments section.

And this situation makes even less sense.

I'm getting from this that you haven't been reading these articles and that you actually might think this is about you.

A bit of a non-sequitor, eh?

Minimum wage. The Bills charge $600+ for uniforms the Jills aren't allowed to wear anywhere else and profit off of calendars the Jills pose in. They make money off their appearances. Minimum. Fucking. Wage.

So why shouldn't they be paid an hourly minimum wage?

The onslaught of comments re "they choose to do this" kills me. Like all those other jobs people have that are subject to labor laws are forced labor!

These cheerleaders aren't salaried.

If I were Rihanna, I'd be majorly bummed because I'd want to wear this every day. Where else is she going to wear it? Grocery shopping? She can't go to another event in it. I guess she just gives it back to the designer to put in a museum or something. I've never felt such strong empathy for a celebrity ever.

They hang out on my playlists all the time. With Solange, of course!

The boxy shoulders balance her round boobs perfectly. Yes, that sounded very creepy. I don't care, she looks amaaazing.

According to my FB she's out! So glad I "liked" Miley on Facebook. Totally worth the public shame.

She seems good at Twitter and lots of other stuff and bad at talk shows. Being bad at talk shows should be an asset.