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Sagging pants trend stirs debate
Sun Sentinel ^
| October 22, 2007
| Gregory Lewis
Posted on 10/22/2007 2:36:26 AM PDT by Caipirabob
As cousins Travis and Chuckie Jones stroll off the South Broward High campus on school days, they're "gooned out."
Wearing oversized T-shirts and low-riding jeans, they mimic the hard core look that gangsta rappers first popularized in the 1990s.
The Jones boys' jean shorts, held up by belts, are hanging around their thighs and sag so low that you can't help but see the gym shorts they wear underneath.
"I like saggin'," said Travis, a 15-year-old sophomore.
For him, wearing baggy, ill-fitting jeans, is cool and makes a strong statement. It's all about attitude.
"It tells everybody to kiss my a--. There are a lot of haters out there," Travis said.
Our "little darling" struts his "stuff" for the boys in the pen...
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"It tells everybody to kiss my a--. There are a lot of haters out there," Travis said.Well, Travis, it's not hatred, it's just that most people tend to despise idiots.
I see these fools around a lot in some areas of Fort Lauderdale. Each time we drive by them we look for the clown car they escaped from. I do have to say I'm fascinated by the cultural trend to "advertise idiocy".
I guess it's just one of those things. Hard to tear your eyes away from a train wreck and all that.
To: Caipirabob
For him, wearing baggy, ill-fitting jeans, is cool and makes a strong statement. It's all about attitude. "It tells everybody to kiss my a--. There are a lot of haters out there," Travis said. It's also great attire for job interviews.
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:41:50 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: Caipirabob
Gee, travis must have such a special mother...
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:44:01 AM PDT
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
To: Caipirabob
I liked the quote by the one guy who said in prison, sagging pants can mean you’re a prison bitch.
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:47:59 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: Caipirabob
The truth is that teen aged girls have the most control over this. If they would point and laugh, this would end real quick.
To: Caipirabob
It’s stupid, but laws against it (like we have in some towns here in GA) are stupider.
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:53:57 AM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: Moonman62
It makes a strong statement - “I’m a Moron”.
To: Caipirabob
” “It tells everybody to kiss my a—. “
Another example of the illiterate youth being turned out by our Public School System —
The correct verb in this sentence would be ‘kick’........
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:56:51 AM PDT
by
Uncle Ike
(We has met the enemy, and he is us........)
To: Caipirabob
“It tells everybody to kiss my a—
-
yes it really does. it sure makes it a lot easier...
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:57:46 AM PDT
by
ari-freedom
(I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
To: Caipirabob
I can’t believe at my age I still get the irresistible urge to give just one more atomic wedgie.
I'm no hater, but they're just asking for it.
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posted on
10/22/2007 2:58:23 AM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: Caipirabob
The key to changing behavior is to ignore it, thus depriving them of the attention they are seeking.
Otherwise the cycle of bad behavior just escalates.
BUMP
To: Caipirabob
Hard to tear your eyes away from a train wreck and all that. The up side of this is when they try to rob you, their baggy, low rider pants make it hard to them to run away....
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posted on
10/22/2007 3:15:08 AM PDT
by
Thermalseeker
(Thinking of voting Democrat? Wake up and smell the Socialism!)
To: Caipirabob
"It tells everybody to kiss my a--. There are a lot of haters out there," Travis said.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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posted on
10/22/2007 3:17:04 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
To: Caipirabob
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posted on
10/22/2007 3:19:44 AM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Westlander
When I see pictures like this it says to me these kids do not have a lot of self respect and therefore would not show others any respect.
If I were an employer would not hire people dressed like this, no wonder they can’t find jobs.
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posted on
10/22/2007 3:49:07 AM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: Moonman62
It's also great attire for job interviews.Saves interviewers a lot of trouble, imo.
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posted on
10/22/2007 3:51:38 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Uncle Ike
Another example of a failed culture.
How can anyone look at these idiots and blame their failures on white racism?
To: 2ndClassCitizen
Trouble is you see some white kid with the same sort of pants and his oversized ball cap walking into some resturant with his parents.
You want to smack both of them..
Then again the father probably has his ball cap on at the table and his mother has a tank top with...
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posted on
10/22/2007 4:10:14 AM PDT
by
Oldexpat
To: Moonman62
I recently had a young man come into my place of business looking for a job while wearing sagging pants and more bling than I could carry in one trip. I told him when he bought some clothes that fit to come back and see me, but until then he needed to get out and stay out. I am waiting for a call from the fire dept telling me that my business has burned to the ground.
regards - red
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posted on
10/22/2007 4:32:20 AM PDT
by
rednek
(if it isn't large caliber, it isn't worth carrying)
To: rednek
I know someone who likes the pants like this....
My niece’s husband is a sheriff’s deputy. He says this style of dress makes it easier to catch the delinquents.
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posted on
10/22/2007 4:41:54 AM PDT
by
fredhead
(What this world needs is a few more Rednecks - Charlie Daniels)
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