It originated in prison or jails, where inmates for the most part are not allowed to hav belts for fear of suicide. It further was used as a statement in the penal institutions that a male was available to be penerated if his pants were so low as to show the shape of his buttocks.
So why would today's African-American males (since the late 90s) want to wear their trousers in a manner that emulates jail/prison life; or suggest they want to be the receiver of anal sex?
It is probably tied to some misconception that being a thug or homothug is cool, in the same warped rationale that calling members of your own race a 'Nigger' (many times spelled 'Nigga', 'Nuggah' or 'Nikka') is a term of endearment.
Sagging pants has been outlawed in several US cities - citing public indecency or lwed behaviour. Opa-Locka, Florida, a city in the city of Miami, forces the offenders to do community service. Some cities issue fines of $500.00 and up to six months in prison.
Some of the cities that have the laws on the books are: Missouri City, Texas (near Houston); Selma, Alabama; Delcambre, Louisiana (near Baton Rouge); Mansfield, Louisiana (near Shreveport); Flint, Michigan; Albany, Georgia; Hahira, Georgia; Dublin, Georgia; Warner - Robbins, Georgia; Hawkinsville, Georgia; Shreveport, Louisiana; and
Alexandria, Louisiana.
Proposed bans are under consideration in Trenton and Pleasantville, N.J.; Charlotte; Dallas; Baltimore; Atlanta and three other Georgia towns including Rome, Brunswick and Plains; Duncan, Okla.; and Yonkers, N.Y.
Several cities have started public service announcements or Billboards condemning the sagging pants, i.e. Brooklyn, New York; Dallas, Texas; and Richmond, Virginia.
Some state legislators are debating statewide bans on the misguided fashion trend this year.
Many places of business i.e. shopping malls, bowling alleys and restaurants have outlawed sagging.
For youngher children, what kind of example does it set for them to see their older uncles, brothers or cousins with their ass all hanging out?
Not to mention the walking like a penguin because your pants are so low. Some saggers in summer months even have the audacity to sag with no underwear on exposing naked buttocks and full frontal pubic hair.
Even the President of the United States has weighed in on it, "... brothers should pull up their pants. You are walking by your mother, your grandmother, your underwear is showing. What's wrong with that? Come on. Some people might not want to see your underwear. I’m one of them."
This is one of the things I agree with Barrack Obama on.
Brothers pull 'em up and tighten your belts. I suggest public cannings in the undies if they wanna sag - shame the fools, if they have any in them - but then again like always -
water seeks its own level.
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