Incredi-bull anti-cheerleader legislation

Apparently, it's time to do something about cheerleaders. In Texas, anyway. You know, that state where if your cell phone goes off in a movie theater you'll probably be on Death Row in short order contemplating what to order for your last meal.

Well, CNN reports that another one of those watchdogs of decency, Texas State Rep. Al Edwards, sponsored a bill, which passed 85-55 in the Texas House of Representative which would ban "overtly sexually suggestive" cheerleader routines.

No more booty-shaking. No more panty-revealing cartwheels. No more shoulder lifts (unless they can find a way where the boy's hand doesn't tough the girl's butt...last night on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, they spoofed the law by showing a guy cheerleader lifting a girl wearing a kitchen mitt.

Of course, this whole cheerleader deal has always revealed a cultural hypocricy on our part. On the one hand, we decry the sexual exploitation of underage people, especially females, while on the other hand parading them around in short cheerleader skirts, by having them do those open-legged cartwheels and splits, showing their spanky pants. Does anyone here really believe men (and let's not forget the lesbians) don't get a bit of a rise out of these activities?

I know I do...and I'm certainly not going to call my state legislators to complain! Let's hope that the Texas Senators have more sense than their Representatives.