Posted on 07/07/2014 9:42:26 AM PDT by BillyBonebrake
“The saggin’ started in the prison where inmates couldn’t wear belts, but in jail culture things started to transcend,” said community activist Leonard Jahad, the state’s top New Haven probation supervisor,
“The left pant leg rolled up meant you’re in a certain gang and both pant legs rolled up meant something else,“ Jahad said. “When pants are down like the kids wear on the streets, in prison, it means you are available to the next man for sexual activity.”
Smith, who’s also entertainment director of the youth development organization Ice the Beef, said he and his peers don’t view the sagging pants as a sexual signal, or anything more than a style choice.
“We’re not saggin’ our pants to be disrespectful. Nobody says anything when people wear short jean skirts; no one cares,” he said. “It’s no different when our mothers and grandmothers wear the big hats to church. It’s fashion for them and the sag is our fashion.”
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Fo shizzle.*
*I have no idea what that means.
Plumber’s Crack...Plumber’s Crack...don;t bendover, you got Plumber’s crack! (sung to the tune of Jimmy Mack)
Just another barrier to assimilation into the accepted American culture. Must be “a white thing” to dress respectfully.
Don’t worry...I have a tendency to rant about this myself, so I understand. It’s even worse in the summer, which I just call Slob Season now.
Agree about the lingerie hooks, or even that old standby, the strapless bra. But, you see, the former would require visiting a tailor-—unheard of, too much money and trouble. The latter, again, necessitates an extra expense. Why bother with any of that when looking slovenly is so easy? /S
Fat rolls are most effective when paired when tattoos, IMO...
The U.S. has become a ghetto.
Lookin like a foo wid yo pants on the ground.
Way to ruin a good song. ;)
Yep. The so-called ‘Wiggers’.
I think they wear sagging pants to signal to da ladies dat dey is available and ready.
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