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DawnInTexas
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I wonder if they would continue with this “fad” if they knew where it originated…
…In Prison, it meant you were “available.”
God Bless you.
+Jesus, I Trust In You!
Love, Dawn
…In Prison, it meant you were “available.”
God Bless you.
+Jesus, I Trust In You!
Love, Dawn
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TheRealJuliane
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Most of them have BEEN in prison.
And I like the baggin’ and saggin’ fashion statement - it helps the cops catch them. If they run, they can’t go over fences with one hand holding up their pants, and if they drop their hold on the crotch of their britches, the pants fall down and trip them! Keep on wearing those saggy pants, gangstas!!!
(Watching “Cops” gave me that insight - one of the police officers explained that they catch more criminals with baggy pants. LOVE me some police officers!!!)
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Raskolnikov
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Funny, I’ve heard that as well. Baggy pants supposedly made for “easy access.”
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ThereseOfRoses
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I used to think it was a lingering fashion trend that was left over from the 90’s. Now I realize that it’s a cultural/lifestyle thing. Kind of like a certain segment of society with a predisposition to live in a community of mobile dwellings tend to have that awful mullet hairstyle reminiscent of Billy Ray Cyrus in his “Achy Breaky Heart” days. Out of current style for over 20 years, but still going strong with the monster truck crowd.
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Rich_Olszewski
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Then why the H would boys who ordinarily imagine themselves as “studs” and macho men want to go around looking like they were ripe for the taking? Wholly lacking in self-respect, I think.
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Rolypoly
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I skimmed through the comments to the article…
there is some shocking racism there!
there is some shocking racism there!
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logic_oriented
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It originated in prison, but has nothing to do with sex: snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp
Personally, I wear baggy pants, just because I never leave the house without my phone, keys, container of mints, wallet, and a rather large point and shoot camera in my pockets, and cargo pants are the only option with enough pocket space.
Sagging pants don’t bother me aesthetically, but sacrificing mobility for fashion seems silly.
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tgm21234
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I forgot about the ‘comments’ that are included with some posts.
I’m surprised moderator didn’t say anything about them
I’m surprised moderator didn’t say anything about them
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perro_sarnoso
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In prison a belt is considered a weapon either to harm others or harm yourself. Consequently, elastic waist or well fitting pants would be necessary to keep your pants in their place.
Pants in their place…I remember my father had a saying that he grew up with ( one of many) - if a man was truly a serious man, it was said that he had “his pants in their place”.
But I digress - the saggy, underwear showing, loose shoes, over-size shirt appearance - is a glorification of prison thugs as pseudo-martyrs of society. Allegedly victimized by the authorities that got them to prison in the first place. Their crimes are viewed as robin hoodish and so mutually justified by their fellow thugs and the cookie cutter youth that idolizes and copies their every word and action to include stylizing their attire and perpetuating their deeds in games and lingo.
The followers learn to adore at the altar of the almighty $$. Their talk seems adult , their voices deep and “serious” and they are the true rebels …without a cause. So far detached from the original idiots that started the whole “gangsta movement”- believing themselves the “unique originators” of a look they claim all their own.
The appearance of weakness or sensitivity is their biggest fear. Women become adornments to their percieved success - abused and objectified in life and lyrics. Symbols of their manhood.
Fatherhood (when it accidentally happens) is just another event in their life to “sing the blues about”.
Few straighten out at this point - not wanting to perpetuate the vicious circle of godless lives. Most go on to bring their children through the fire. Making them needlessly walk the path that will one day turn them into ptitful replicas of themselves.
You see its not just the saggy pants - a passing fad . One thing leads to another.
Pants in their place…I remember my father had a saying that he grew up with ( one of many) - if a man was truly a serious man, it was said that he had “his pants in their place”.
But I digress - the saggy, underwear showing, loose shoes, over-size shirt appearance - is a glorification of prison thugs as pseudo-martyrs of society. Allegedly victimized by the authorities that got them to prison in the first place. Their crimes are viewed as robin hoodish and so mutually justified by their fellow thugs and the cookie cutter youth that idolizes and copies their every word and action to include stylizing their attire and perpetuating their deeds in games and lingo.
The followers learn to adore at the altar of the almighty $$. Their talk seems adult , their voices deep and “serious” and they are the true rebels …without a cause. So far detached from the original idiots that started the whole “gangsta movement”- believing themselves the “unique originators” of a look they claim all their own.
The appearance of weakness or sensitivity is their biggest fear. Women become adornments to their percieved success - abused and objectified in life and lyrics. Symbols of their manhood.
Fatherhood (when it accidentally happens) is just another event in their life to “sing the blues about”.
Few straighten out at this point - not wanting to perpetuate the vicious circle of godless lives. Most go on to bring their children through the fire. Making them needlessly walk the path that will one day turn them into ptitful replicas of themselves.
You see its not just the saggy pants - a passing fad . One thing leads to another.
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K-McD
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If they came to my house, I’ll keep them up with a pneumatic nail gun.
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MissRose73
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I never understood the male saggy/baggy pants trend, and never will.
I feel like giving out suspenders and/or belts, and say “Pull your dang pants up where they belong!”
I feel like giving out suspenders and/or belts, and say “Pull your dang pants up where they belong!”
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catsrus
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Really?! Well, I happen to be part of that segment of society that lives in a “community of mobile dwellings”, not because of a “predisposition” to do so but because that’s what I could afford!
Further, I do not have “that awful mullet hairstyle”, nor do any of my neighbors. I also do not have saggy pants.
What a nasty, prejudical remark!
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lkensinger
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I have taught in an urban high school for the past 25 years. It is my contention that you can tell how well adjusted a student is by how well their clothes fit. For the boys, it’s the ultra-huge clothes that seem to say, “I’m not big enough to fill a man’s shoes. I am an immature little boy inside and I’m afraid to grow up.” For the girls, it’s the ultra-tight clothes that seem to say, “I’m sexually precocious beyond my inner maturity level. I am ripe for the taking and I don’t particularly care enough about myself to safeguard my most precious gift.”
It’s an incredibly tragic vicious circle in which immature little boys impregnate immature little girls who then keep their babies – because you see, it would be “wrong” to give the child away – and the cycle perpetuates itself.
How, oh how do we put Humpty Dumpty back together again?
It’s an incredibly tragic vicious circle in which immature little boys impregnate immature little girls who then keep their babies – because you see, it would be “wrong” to give the child away – and the cycle perpetuates itself.
How, oh how do we put Humpty Dumpty back together again?
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st_lucy
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My daughter and I call those who wear these pants pillow people because that is what they look like to us. (it is a halloween costume we did as children where you wore a pillow case over your head with a face drawn on to it and your pants are cinced at your thighs and rolled up. The pillow case is tucked into the pants to give the appearance of a full body which is rather short looking)
This is not a inner city, minority thing either. Here in the land of 10,000 lakes I see just as many white kids wearing these pants as I see minority kids. It is just plan silly and not flattering at all.
This is not a inner city, minority thing either. Here in the land of 10,000 lakes I see just as many white kids wearing these pants as I see minority kids. It is just plan silly and not flattering at all.
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st_lucy
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We need to support all mothers. It is not for us to judge whether one should be able to keep their child (unless in cases of abuse). That is how we are in the mindset of abortion is okay to begain with.
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lkensinger
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st lucy
I wasn’t referring to abortion, of course. I was referring to adoption. There are millions of people who would love to adopt an infant and who are prepared to raise the child properly. I don’t think it’s being judgmental to say that a fourteen-year-old is not prepared to raise a child. I think it’s common sense.
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Morwenna
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This guy says it best (no profanity) :
Larry Platt: Pants on the Ground
Short and to the point!
Thankfully, this saggy-diaper trend (my mom says they look like kids who have a full diaper, and she’s right!) seems to be falling out of fashion, at least here. Finally! :yup:
Larry Platt: Pants on the Ground
Short and to the point!
Thankfully, this saggy-diaper trend (my mom says they look like kids who have a full diaper, and she’s right!) seems to be falling out of fashion, at least here. Finally! :yup:
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DawnInTexas
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How funny! I told my husband-the same thing—like diapers full of poopy!This guy says it best (no profanity) :
Larry Platt: Pants on the Ground
Short and to the point!
Thankfully, this saggy-diaper trend (my mom says they look like kids who have a full diaper, and she’s right!) seems to be falling out of fashion, at least here. Finally! :yup:
Me’n your mom-saw the same thing.
God Bless you.
+Jesus, I Trust In You!
Love, Dawn
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