They were baggy but you never saw his underwear.
Posted on 08/19/2015 7:40:23 PM PDT by grundle
A college’s attempt to crack down on the wearing of saggy pants is being attacked as racist against black people.
Henderson State University, a public college in Arkadelphia, Ark., hasn’t officially banned such pants in its dress code, but recently signs appeared in its students center warning that saggy pants, along with profanity or rude behavior, would not be tolerated.
Tonya Smith, a university spokeswoman, told Inside Higher Ed that the signs were intended to discourage disruptive behavior on campus.
“Our faculty in particular had experienced an increase in inappropriate classroom behaviors that were disturbing the learning environment,” Smith said.
Another administrator, Lewis Shepherd Jr., told local KATV News that the school is simply trying to encourage good habits.
“We do a disservice to students if we do not teach those values while they’re here,” he said.
But others see an attempt to suppress black culture.
“Its politically insensitive to certain groups. They felt like they were being targeted,” student Kristin Bell told local KATV News. Another student, Daisha Haggans, said that the school wasn’t using “the right communication” to impress on students the importance of professionalism.
In response to backlash, the school has taken the signs down, but they say they still expect students to follow the rules they laid out.
Both Haggans and Bell said the incident showed the need for Henderson to hire an official diversity officer, so that the school can avoid racially insensitive actions in the future.
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black culture = oxymoron
s a bulack thang.....wite peopo caint unnustan!! Diasha...2015
I don’t understand how it’s a “targeted” campaign. Do the signs say only black people can’t wear baggy pants or be rude or profane?
#SaggyPantsMatter
Does this mean hoop skirts are coming back?
Might also be to prevent the parents of prospective students from hopping back in their cars and heading home when they come for their campus visits.
And people wonder why Trump is gaining.
They were baggy but you never saw his underwear.
We need more Trump’s that use common sense on issues instead of mealy mouth pansies always willing and able to back down and add diversity officers when the PC police come calling. Tell the baggy pants wearers if they don’t wish to meet school culture codes then find another school.
As former LEO I’m all for saggy pants. They can’t run nearly as fast and often trip over themselves when they try to escape. An added bonus is that it flags them as potential gangbangers if you see them on the street and makes them just look dumb as hell.
How Did Pant Sagging Start? A Tale From A Former Correctional Employee Pant sagging started in male correctional facilities many years ago, no one knows exactly when. It was a sign that one Inmate was the ‘girl friend’ of another and that they were willing to have rear end sex with them whenever it was wanted by the other half of the couple. Over time it became a gang signal, and the color of the boxers that were showing indicated which gang the guy belonged to. So few young people know this, but I have a feeling if they did, they would hike them up real quick!
http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Think-You-Should-Pull-Up-Your-Pants/1412391
Actually, saying that black people are incapable of pulling up their pants in school is racist!
Was he backed up by the Saggy Bottom Boys?
So, boorishness is a black trait? Isn’t that premise racist?
why aren’t people pointing and cracking up with laughter?
Thank you jar jar.
God,what a “culture”.
Not one ounce of class.
Not one.
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Since sagging one's pants has its roots in America's penal system and is a symbol that one is trained/ready for gay sex, wouldn't banning sagging pants really be homophobic?
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