Montana Legislator Wants to Outlaw Yoga Pants in Public

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Quote from: blablahblah on February 16, 2015, 09:30:15 AM

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Nice work with the creative interpretation!

"completely devoid of..." = "do[es] not contribute anything significant [to substantive . . . discourse]"

Ignoring the obvious fact that it's a fashion trend, and widely available in shops that only sell mass-produced stuff from China, which therefore fits under both "social value" and meeting "community standards".

I wonder if this is supposed to somehow derail.... Is that politician an Arab by any chance?? He likes his wives all covered-up, does he? What is he doing in Montana? Grin

(Red colorization mine.)

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is one of the greatest musical works (i.e., one of the most profound musical manifestations of Hellenic areté) widely known here, yet it is not the most popular (regarding sales) of all musical works here. It would seem, therefor, that market dynamics are irrelevant in determining “social value” (United States) and “community standards” (United States) (unless, of course, one is, quite specifically, considering a business community).

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The revolution will be monetized!

Wow, life for showing what we all have? Cue the banjo music. Cheesy

WTF is wrong with a society that watches grisly murders for entertainment each night, while outlawing yoga pants as a threat to decency?

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Quote from: BlackMachine on February 16, 2015, 10:32:02 AM

Who vote this legislator? They must make a new law first ban idiots from holding any positions on the Government.

I agree if we can ban idiots then we have some better society because these idiots want every good thing behind the walls

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Who vote this legislator? They must make a new law first ban idiots from holding any positions on the Government.

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Quote from: username18333 on February 15, 2015, 09:51:34 PM

Quote from: Supreme Court of the United States. MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression. 16 Feb. 235. link=http://www.mit.edu/activities/safe/cases/umich-baker-story/Baker/legal/obscenity.html

Supreme Court Obscenity Definition

1) A thing must be prurient in nature

2) A thing must be completely devoid of scientific, political, educational, or social value

3) A thing must violate the local community standards

If it meets all three of these things, it is obscenity.

Yes, “yoga pants” are, by the definition of “obscenity” provided by the U.S. supreme court, “obscenity,” for “yoga paints” facilitate erotic arrousal, do not contribute anything significant to substantive “scientific, political, educational, or social” (United States) discourse and, as indicated in the opinion of the politician mentioned by the OP, constitute a “violat[ion] [of] the local community standards” (United States) of the U.S. subunit of “Michigan.”

Nice work with the creative interpretation!

"completely devoid of..." = "do not contribute anything significant"

Ignoring the obvious fact that it's a fashion trend, and widely available in shops that only sell mass-produced stuff from China, which therefore fits under both "social value" and meeting "community standards".

I wonder if this is supposed to somehow derail.... Is that politician an Arab by any chance?? He likes his wives all covered-up, does he? What is he doing in Montana? Grin

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lolololol brb looking up girls in yoga pants Cheesy

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Quote from: Lethn on February 16, 2015, 04:29:18 AM

How the hell can yoga pants possibly offend anyone?

depends on who wears the yoga pants.... Grin

but yeah... dunno what to say Roll Eyes

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Yes.... yoga pants are a danger to society... unlike guns which are a danger to no one!
So by all means let's regulate clothing!

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How the hell can yoga pants possibly offend anyone?

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I understand where these politicians are coming from, but its a few decades behind the times.

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Have faith.

Quote from: Snail2 on February 16, 2015, 03:55:03 AM

Things must go very well in Montana if the politicians can't find any more important stuff than joga pants.

montana must have to many politicians

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Things must go very well in Montana if the politicians can't find any more important stuff than joga pants.

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That's so ridiculous. This is the problem with out politicians. They do what they want instead of what their constituents want. Priorities are all screwed up and instead of doing meaningful work they go for the easy cop out.

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Quote from: Supreme Court of the United States. MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression. 16 Feb. 235. link=http://www.mit.edu/activities/safe/cases/umich-baker-story/Baker/legal/obscenity.html

Supreme Court Obscenity Definition

1) A thing must be prurient in nature

2) A thing must be completely devoid of scientific, political, educational, or social value

3) A thing must violate the local community standards

If it meets all three of these things, it is obscenity.

Yes, “yoga pants” are, by the definition of “obscenity” provided by the U.S. supreme court, “obscenity,” for “yoga paints” facilitate erotic arrousal, do not contribute anything significant to substantive “scientific, political, educational, or social” (United States) discourse and, as indicated in the opinion of the politician mentioned by the OP, constitute a “violat[ion] [of] the local community standards” (United States) of the U.S. subunit of “Michigan.”

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Jesus Fucking Christ!!

Life in jail for public nudity, five years in jail for yoga pants, this people are beyond crazy...

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I like boobies

http://www.people.com/article/yoga-pants-ban-montana

Ridiculous! Is the picture above indecent or somehow pornographic?

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In an effort to bolster his state's indecent exposure law, Moore introduced House Bill 365 in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, reports the Billings Gazette. The bill proposes extending the law to include clothes that expose the nipples or give the appearance or simulate a person's buttocks, genitals, pelvic area or female nipple.

The proposal does not specifically name yoga pants in the text, but Moore made his feelings on the garments clear after the hearing.

"Yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway," the legislator said following the committee meeting, according to the Billings Gazette.

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Under the current Montana indecent exposure law, a three-time violator of state public nudity laws could face a life sentence. Moore's changes would extend what clothing is defined as indecent, but would lessen the punishment to a maximum of five years in jail and a $5,000 fine. This was done to help with the bill's passage, according to Mashable.

Did I read that right? You can currently receive a life sentence for public nudity?!

http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbinbsmpEB1rryq1mo1_1280.jpg -NSFW

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