Stahlke Adoption

Sagging

Pants are pulled so low that inches of the child's underwear shows. Jonathan and I give away any clothes used this way, but the practice continues unabated. I was curious about this fashion trend and googled "sagging pants." You wouldn't believe the number of hits.

Seems that the trend started in the early 1990s. Prisoners were issued large uniforms and no belts, which are dangerous as weapons or nooses. The style took root among hip-hop artists and then spread to the general public, most often young men.

The south Chicago suburb of Lynwood has passed an ordinance that levies a fine against anyone showing three or more inches of their underwear in public. The American Civil Liberties Union is fighting the ordinance. I'm not sure anything will help.

posted by Stahlkes @ 9:56 PM