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2008-07-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

Home prices rise as Saggy Pants outlawed in suburban school district.

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-20 09:35|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young men of color.

Well as long as they're on a work site doing plumbing or carpentry, I doubt they'll be classified as saggy pants 'in public'. There's a lot of crack on display around those locations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-07-20 11:47|| 2008-07-20 11:47|| Front Page Top

#2 I find this whole "Gangsta" dress very confusing. On one hand they WANT to dress, talk, and act like criminals, but they don't want to be treated LIKE criminals. Pull your pants up, get a job, and start being productive memebr of society. In about 20 years you wil see pictures of yourself and think "Oh god why didn't somebody stop me." Doubt me? Think leisure suits.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2008-07-20 12:43|| 2008-07-20 12:43|| Front Page Top

#3 A substantial subset of teenaged boys out here in the suburbs affect gangsta clothing, behaviour and accents. The trailing daughters rather scorn them, I'm afraid.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-20 17:34|| 2008-07-20 17:34|| Front Page Top

#4 tw, I wouldn't be afraid of having the trailing daughters scorn the gangstas. I would be much more afraid it they thought they were cool.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-07-20 18:52|| 2008-07-20 18:52|| Front Page Top

#5 He says leaders should instead spend money on making the area look nicer. I thought that was the purpose of the new ordinance -- to make things look better.

Posted by GK 2008-07-20 20:23|| 2008-07-20 20:23|| Front Page Top

#6 That whole "saggy-pants" thing originated in prison. It was originally an advertisement that the wearer of the saggy pants was...available for hire. So to speak.

Typically the saggy pants wearer even had their boxers on backwards and were pre-lubed. I wonder if these young men of color realize that.

Target them now, or target them later.

Posted by Ho Chi Flaiper4630 2008-07-20 22:17|| 2008-07-20 22:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, it's annoying. But in the late 80's parents and teachers were moaning about our pants being too tight, and us not tying our shoelaces on our hightop Reeboks. Same shit, different generation. Maybe I'm not old enough to be an old stick in the mud yet, but I really couldn't care less what they wear.

Posted by bigjm-ky 2008-07-20 22:25|| 2008-07-20 22:25|| Front Page Top

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