{"id":1800,"date":"2024-10-29T02:29:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2024-10-29T02:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:29:54","slug":"report-netflix-makes-already-popular-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-a-social-media-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=1800","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Netflix makes already popular Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders a social media sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s something sweet and sour about\u00a0“America’s Sweethearts,”\u00a0Netflix’s documentary series about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.<\/p>\n

In seven episodes, the show gives a glimpse behind the scenes of the\u00a0iconic team\u00a0from auditions for the 2023 team through training camp through the football season performances. The docuseries has been among the top-watched on the streamer since its release in late June.<\/p>\n

Why is the series so engaging, and why is it surprising that it is? Also, does the series inadvertently spark unrealistic expectations of perfection while aiming to show how multitalented these stunning women are?<\/p>\n

Why the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Netflix series is such a hit<\/h2>\n

In general, it makes sense that people would want a behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. This isn’t the first series about the team, either. The organization was the focus of a CMT reality series,\u00a0“Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team”\u00a0(2006-2021), and it’s not surprising longtime fans and unfamiliar newcomers would want to see more.<\/p>\n

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The organization is well known for its strict rules, difficult performances and revealing uniforms, requiring a fit, toned physique.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Each year, those who wish to be on the team must audition, whether they’ve been a part of the organization before or not. There’s a very specific aesthetic they’re going for, and it’s overall a rather exclusive group of very talented \u2013 and thin \u2013 women.<\/p>\n

“(The Dallas cheerleaders) are beautiful, they’re sexy, all of their dancing is amazing,” says\u00a0Judy Ho, a neuropsychologist, associate professor and author. “It’s very, very hard to get in. I think people just want to be a fly on the wall.”<\/em><\/p>\n

But it’s more than being curious about the day-to-day lives of these elite women, Ho says. Some viewers could be drawn in for more negative reasons, such as looking for nefarious behavior or something wrong with these seemingly perfect women.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think this is conscious on many people’s parts,” Ho says, “but it makes them feel a little better about their own lives.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Is ‘the halo effect’ at play?<\/h2>\n

Some of our apparent fascination may be the halo effect, a term in social psychology used to describe when a person has an overall positive impression of someone or something based on a characteristic, such as beauty. For example, with an attractive man, some may attribute other positive qualities, such as good humor or intelligence without knowing anything about him besides how he looks.<\/p>\n