Reply #83: Texas legislators want to curb suggestive cheerleading

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/05/MNGTBCK75Q1.DTL

Mods-Move to GD if appropriate. I try to find humor in the news, but this does NOT come from The Onion.

I feel that this country is moving into the Dark Ages. Seriously, I would like to do a study about what happens to societies when they start losing their collective minds about sex and sexuality.

Granted, I think that some of the outfits that young girls are wearing today could be right off the rack at Victoria's Secret. It won't be long until we may see the Victoria's Pre-teen line at the local mall, but why is legislation necessary? Where are the parents? Where are the strong families demanding that the outfits be a bit more modest? I'm no prude, but if my daughter tried to leave the house looking like some of these girls do today.....

I'm sure Rush and Hanity will be all over it to blame it on the "Clenis".

From the Story:

"Austin, Texas -- Texas state legislators are threatening to stop school cheerleaders from shaking their pompoms -- or anything else -- too suggestively.

Already lawmakers in the Texas House have approved a bill to ban sexually suggestive dance moves and regulate other school performances that might be considered too sexual in nature.

"Show me where you define what is 'too sexually suggestive,' " demanded Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a Democrat from Houston.
She also raised the issue of who would get to decide the appropriateness of expressions of school spirit.

The bill's author, Rep. Al Edwards, also a Democrat from Houston, responded by noting that the activity that would be banned "is like sex -- you'll know it when you see it."

FYI-It was authored by a Democrat, (or should i say a TEXAS Democrat)

One of the funniest things I heard on the news was that during the debate, some in the legislature were shaking Pom-Poms.

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