»Texas wants to ban cheerleading as we know it«

Their wiggling bottoms, gyrating hips and seductive use of pom-poms may be part of the America’s sporting landscape, but in Texas, school cheerleaders are about to be forced to tone down their act.
Legislators in the state, famed for the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, have voted to crack down on “sexually suggestive” performances in schools. The law is designed to ban raunchy dance routines by cheerleaders following complaints about suggestive moves, short skirts and exposed midriffs.
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The bill would allow the Texas Education Agency to police routines deemed vulgar or excessive, and would force schools to take action to stop them.

But the proposed restrictions are not popular with the National Cheerleaders Association or the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“This broad, morally restrictive legislation reminds me of the Taleban,” said Will Harrell, director of the ACLU of Texas.“Why not go all the way? Why not require them all to wear a burka? ”
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Supporters of the legislation say those kinds of excesses show why change is necessary. They want to take Texas back to simpler days, when drill teams performed traditional routines, wore patriotic clothing and longer skirts.

“There is a lack of old fashioned morality, the morality you and I grew up with,” said state Representative Carl Isett. “If I take my five-year-old son to a high school football game, I don’t want to cover his eyes when the cheerleaders are on the field."

Supporters of the legislation say those kinds of excesses show why change is necessary. They want to take Texas back to simpler days, when drill teams performed traditional routines, wore patriotic clothing and longer skirts.

“There is a lack of old fashioned morality, the morality you and I grew up with,” said state Representative Carl Isett. “If I take my five-year-old son to a high school football game, I don’t want to cover his eyes when the cheerleaders are on the field."