“A Montana state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would ban yoga pants and Speedos in public because they ‘give the realistic appearance’ of certain parts of a person’s anatomy that should count as indecent exposure.
No, seriously.
Republican David Moore proposed the bill, according to the Billings Gazette, after he witnessed naked bicyclists last year and decided to crack down on indecent exposure laws. But beyond just people exposing certain body parts they shouldn’t, Moore also wants to crack down on clothing that conforms to certain areas of the body.
And that includes yoga pants, which, Moore said, ‘should be illegal in public anyway.’”
— “Montana Pol Pushes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Wear Yoga Pants in Public,” Josh Feldman, Mediaite
The Montana House Judiciary Committee has tabled the bill, and the proposal has permanently assumed the Sleeping Vishnu Asana.
More:
“‘Yoga pants’: Are leggings and other tight trousers indecent?” Savannah Stephens, BBC News
“Montana Lawmaker Now Says That He Wasn’t Serious About Banning Yoga Pants,” Caroline Bankoff, New York Magazine
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