[BwanaNdege]

i couldnt help notice how some of the protesters weren’t wearing belts, their jeans/pants hanging 6 inches below their underwear. is this a new trend?

" Some contend that it sprang up because belts were not allowed in prison - to prevent self-harm, while some believe blacks who were enslaved were denied belts for fear they would aid in escape.

“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.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/13/for-some-sagging-pants-carry-greater-meaning/

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““The left pant leg rolled up meant you’re in a certain gang and both pant legs rolled up meant something else,” Jahad said.”

This cultural fascination with the ugliness in society, rather than the good, is incredibly destructive. Instead of role models like MLK, Ben Carson, Condi Rice, etc., the cultural icons are those who don't promote education, achievement, self-respect, respect of others and of life, etc.