Texas cheerleaders face a bump-and-grind ban

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2005

CHICAGO (AFP) — Cheerleaders and band majorettes in Texas could soon be barred from performing bump-and-grind routines in an effort to make Friday night football games more "family friendly," according to a bill working its way through the state legislature.

Representative Al Edwards of Houston proposed last week to bar "sexually oriented" performances during sporting events at Texas high schools, middle schools and elementary schools.

"The way they're moving their bodies, it's not twirling or doing the splits. Those majorettes are doing things that are sexual," said Edwards, a 26-year veteran of the statehouse.

"The legislation said we don't want to see that anymore or we might cut your funding later."

Edwards said the sexually suggestive routines...