Teen Fashion
Teen fashion confuses me.
Could someone please let me know how THIS:
Photo by Malingering
Has become the epitome of style, and the only acceptable way for teen boys to wear pants?
Thank you.
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Miranda responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 12:47 pm →
I want to see dude try to run…
Whitney responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:03 pm →
From what I understand, this style kinda came from prisons, where prisoners weren’t allowed to have belts (suicide/weapon danger). I think that explains a lot. :-p
Lori responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:06 pm →
I guess they figure it indicates how much room they need to accommodate their “manhood.”
And with that “loaded” statement, I should say no more!
Shanel Yang responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:14 pm →
Someone once told me baggy pants hanging off the hips suggests that they’re carrying a lot of heavy stuff in them (guns, knives, drugs) weighing their pants down — but this is an extreme example!
By the way, Vered, I am linking to your blog from mine in tomorrow’s post about memes. ; )
RC Rambling... responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:16 pm →
Sorry, I never understood this one myself. I always thought it was TMI to let people know what type of underwear you were wearing…
(And if my son EVER thinks this is appropriate, he has another think coming.)
Marelisa responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:23 pm →
Hi Vered: I’m as perplexed as you are. Although today I witnessed a divorced thirty-something woman at the gym with her breasts practically hanging out, desperately trying to get the attention of a man who did not even glance up at her, so I guess there’s a lot of things I don’t understand.
MommyNamedApril responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 1:32 pm →
Your guess is as good as mine. I think it’s a terrible look.
Friar responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 2:48 pm →
They’re teen-agers. Whaddya expect?
And when they eventually grow up and procreate, THEIR kids will have to come up with something equally stupid to wear, to piss of THEIR parents.
Ah…the Circle of Life.
Nurit responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 3:03 pm →
I agree with Friar. But still cannot understand what kind of girl would find that manly and attractive or what kind og guys would think this one is a tough one…
Nurit responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 3:03 pm →
But it’s gross nonetheless…
Kelvin Kao responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 3:19 pm →
From Wikipedia entry “Hip Hop Fashion”, the “Gangsta Style” section:
“Rap Music and Street Consciousness styles including The style of sagging one’s pants, or wearing them baggy and low without a belt, was also style that originated in prisons. This style of fashion, along with its associated hand signs and territorial or “homeboy” mentality, was adopted by African-American youth in Los Angeles initially, and later by the hip hop community at large. The style of sagging one’s pants is also a style that originated in poor, urban communities where clothes had to be passed down from older, bigger siblings to younger, smaller family members.”
Maybe that’s why.
Patricia responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 3:31 pm →
These pictures will give their kids something to laugh about as they grow up and wander through their parents lives.
It makes me feel uncomfortable – which I believe is the point.
Robin responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 3:32 pm →
Yes is it very, very confusing. And I have no answer.
The Lawyer Mom responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 4:35 pm →
It’s baffling. Why wear pants at all, I’m wondering. There was talk of passing some ordinance here in Dallas banning the baggies in school . . . but I’m not sure it ever got anywhere.
Sherri (Serene Journey) responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 4:38 pm →
Hi Vered,
This one made me laugh. Your guess is as good as mine but I think some of the other commentators might be on to something. Let me know if you ever get to understand it…then maybe you can explain it to me.
Tara responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 4:53 pm →
My mum used to tut when I wore my Duran Duran style padded shoulder blouse and white high heels with no tights.
I’ll bet most mums DREAM of having that to moan about these days!
MomGrind responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 4:55 pm →
@ Miranda: Haha that’s a funny image.
@ Whitney: Interesting. It does explains a lot, yet looks so ridiculous!
@ Lori: Oh! Hmm. Alrighty then. That’s an interesting explanation.
@ Shanel Yang: This is an extreme example indeed. Looking forward to your post…
@ RC Rambling: When your son is at a certain age, you will have very little control over his choice in clothes… same goes for me and my daughters.
@ Marelisa: That’s sad!
@ MommyNamedApril: I agree!
@ Friar: It’s true. I can’t wait to see what my daughters will wear when they are teenagers.
@ Nurit: The kind of girl who’s attracted to “bad boys,” I guess. Sad.
@ Kelvin Kao: Fascinating. And sad.
@ Patricia: I’m pretty sure it IS the point.
@ Robin: That makes both of us.
@ The Lawyer Mom: They wear these things to SCHOOL?
@ Sherri: Yeah, I think the prison, gang and poor explanation makes sense. It also makes me sad!
@ Tara: I bet they do. I bet I will too in a few short years. Sigh.
Bamboo Forest - PunIntended responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pm →
Not a clue. I’d like to point out a redeeming quality of this fashion style, but I can’t think of one.
CharlesP responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 5:31 pm →
I’m young enough (33) that I had classmates in high-school who sported this look (prior to it being as much a “thing” as it is now)… I didn’t discover until many years later that this worked in combo with girlfriend’s going commando in skirts and between class activities in vaguely hidden areas of the administration building… well… I think the picture none of us wanted to see has been painted.
Kmommy responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 5:42 pm →
LOL!! I hope this fad is very much over when my son is a teenager! ‘Cause I just won’t let him dress like that!
Tracy responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 6:00 pm →
If it gives you a little hope, Vered, today I walked past the high school the boys will probably go to and my six year old was very excited at the prospect of getting to wear a tie and sweater vest and maybe even a blazer every day. He said he wishes he could wear his tie and suit more often. I call him my Alex P. Keaton baby.
OTOH, my 13 year old boy, he doesn’t wear the baggy drawers hanging out pants, but he almost exclusively wears t shirts with sayings on them. Now, I love a witty tshirt as much as the next person, but in the past year I’ve had to put my foot down on shirts with the words “retarded” “sucks” “gay” “idiot” “stupid” and so on. He’s a sweet boy, but I just can’t get it through his head that although I completely understand that the tshirt is meant to be funny, it’s still offensive to many and I won’t buy it and he can’t wear it (if he buys it with his own money or gets his dad to buy it).
He rolls his eyes and huffs and says, and I quote “I didn’t think you were such a soccer mom” and “it’s not my fault if people get offended by something a stranger has on their shirt”. Oh brother. I thought perhaps it was because he has Aspergers that I was having a hard time getting him to understand and sympathize with people who might be offended, but his teachers tell me a lot of the teens are the same way.
Jannie Funster responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 6:17 pm →
Why isn’t there a bylaw against this?
Davina responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 6:20 pm →
Hi Vered. This is just so funny! I laughed so hard I had tears rolling down my face. I can’t figure out what he’s holding in his hand. Geez, do they really walk around like this? Good thing he’s wearing underwear, that’s all I can say.
apricot tea. responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pm →
I once heard — from a boy who “sags” — that the lower the sag, the higher the status. Perhaps because that person is taking such a big risk in possibly having his pants fall off? I don’t know, but I don’t understand it either. I think it looks ridiculous. Even more so when they don’t wear a shirt to cover up their underwear. It makes me so angry…
For Pete’s sake! Pull up your fucking pants! ;]
apricot tea. responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm →
Oh, I’d also like to add this is not something that only teens do. I’ve seen grown men — like, in their 40s — sport this look with confidence that would make you cringe.
Jelveh responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 7:34 pm →
I have no clue why kids dress this way…I do know, I found a photo of myself from the 80s once, I was dressed in a tiny black mini, fishnet stocking that had holes in them, a lace top of some kind, over which I wore a red satin men’s smoking jacket purchased from a second hand store, really strange earrings with wild rocker hair with blond strips in it (very Madonna)…now I ask myself what was I thinking?
I say if it is harmless and its just a fashion phase then no big deal, but if it is meant to send a message like someone says above, about how much drug weapon or what have you the kid is carrying then maybe its not so cool…
in that respect, looking back at my photo, I looked like I might be selling my body for a price in that outfit, I must say I think I was still a virgin when I wore that outfit and you could not tell that from my clothes…
Jelveh
Peace
Beth Partin responds:
Posted: March 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm →
I always want to walk up to them and pull their pants down. What do you think would happen after I did that?
Kelly@SHE-POWER responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 1:04 am →
I only saw this in Sydney not long ago and I couldn’t help it – I openly stared. And stared and stared. Ridiculous fool is the term that comes to mind.
Kelly@SHE-POWER
Natasha responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 3:26 am →
Must be some underwear company that paid to have that become a fashion trend.
I just hope it passes before my five year old becomes a teen, because if the trend continues, this is one fight I am not prepared to fight on a daily basis.
Dr. J responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 6:02 am →
When I look at old photos of myself and remember how I dressed during those days of “separation-individuation,” as I was trying to establish my own identify, I am much more acceptable of the wide variety of manifestations out there
Maxo responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 6:07 am →
Because the times are a changing. When you where young your generation was doing some pretty radical things. Is it any shock that the children of your generation are shocking your generation?
Barb Hartsook @ Over Coffee responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 6:52 am →
I’ve gotten such a kick out of all your comments… I’m with Beth Partin though. I don’t actually want to pull them down, but in y mind’s eye, I see it happening. It would take so little.
Good question Vered. It’s not attractive, so there must be a reason — belong to something???
becky responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 6:52 am →
Where I live I never see people dress like this. I am only 23 and when I was in high school a few kids did. But I havnt seen someone dressed like this in years. Im sure its different in other parts of the US. But thank goodness that has passed on in my area. I am seeing a lot of boys with pants that are tight all the way down…they almost look like leggings and then big bright colored sneakers (girls as well) still looks horrible but at least the clothes fit and I dont see their under wear.
Hayden Tompkins responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 7:35 am →
Wow, CharlesP! I can’t decide if your answer is sheer genius or just frightening. Probably both!
Writer Dad responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 8:19 am →
This fad is now 20 years old and has adopted a sense of permanence. Sigh. I don’t want to hit the wayback machine to the 40′s or anything, but it is humbling to look back at old photos and see that, regardless of income, race, or gender, people cared about what they looked like when they left the house. We don’t need to seep back to a sepia tinted yesteryear, but it would be nice if we could show our communities a little bit of respect.
Giovanna Garcia responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am →
That is too funny
I see that sometime and I wonder, how can you even walk with your pants around your hip!?
I don’t get it, what is the appeal?
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
veena responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 10:44 am →
oh dear god! that is just disgusting… i would definitely not let my ke=id step out of the house wearing sth like that…. yuck!
Maxo responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 10:50 am →
@Friar & @Patricia: Exactly, this is just kids doing what kids have always been doing. Sure it is shocking, but it would be more shocking if our youth wasn’t doing anything shocking.
Carla responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am →
When I was in school, I was hoping it was just a passing fad. Its been almost 20 years so it looks like its here to stay!
MomGrind responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm →
@ Bamboo Forest: Exactly.
@ CharlesP: “I think the picture none of us wanted to see has been painted.” Indeed.
@ Kmommy: Sometimes I wonder about that – how much will we be able to dictate when our kids are teens? Very little I’m afraid.
@ Tracy: “it’s not my fault if people get offended by something a stranger has on their shirt”. That’s such a classic thing for a teenager to say. I don’t think it’s the Asperger’s. I could have easily said something like that when I was his age.
@ Jannie: I don’t know, but there should be!
@ Davina: “Good thing he’s wearing underwear, that’s all I can say.” Haha that’s a good point.
@ apricot tea: I agree: it looks ridiculous, and the idea that a grown man would wear that is unbelievable.
@ Jelveh: Ha the Madonna look. That was a classic, wasn’t it?
@ Beth Partin: Hmm I woder. I have the opposite urge: I always want to pull their pants up!
@ “Ridiculous fool is the term that comes to mind.” Exactly.
@ Natasha: I recently saw a neighborhood teen leaving his house to go out on a Friday night. He obviously invested a lot in “looking good,” which included many styling products in his hair (think Zac Efron) and pants that were only slightly sagging and revealed his striped underwear. His dad went out with him to say goodbye (maybe to warn him against drinking and driving). My heart went out to that dad, for watching his teenage son drive away, for carefully picking his battles and allowing him to dress like that. My daughters are 7 and 9. It won’t be long before I will have to face similar worries and dilemmas.
@ Dr. J: I know what you’re saying – I rebelled (a little) too when I was a teen – but this is just so ridiculous!
@ Maxo: I guess it’s part of the cycle of life, although for some reason this particular trend seems to me especially stupid.
@ Barb Hartsook: No, it’s not attractive at all!
@ becky: The ultra skinny jeans for guys is another weird fashion trend, but as you say, it’s not as bas as the sagging pants.
@ Hayden Tompkins: I agree.
@ Writer Dad: I sometimes miss those days too.
@ Giovanna Garcia: Yup, it must be hard to walk wearing pants this low.
@ veena: That’s my reaction too, but I also know that when my kids are at that age, I would need to pick my battles.
@ Carla: Yep, it looks like it’s here to stay.
Maxo responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm →
“this particular trend seems to me especially stupid. ”
There is a lot about the culture I grew up in and currently live in that I think is pretty stupid, this included. I just see changes which I and my elders find dumb to be inevitable and nothing to be shocked about.
Natural responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 4:23 pm →
I CAN’T STAND IT. i shake my head every time i see these knuckle heads in the street with their pants down like that. you know what kills me? they wear a belt. not to hold up their pants, but to keep them around their thighs.
not acceptable.
Tracy responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 7:00 pm →
@Vered the good thing about having a kid with a developmental disability is when they do something that is totally normal, even if it’s annoying, you can’t help but feel a bit happy. Not that I indulge that behavior, mind you, but it’s nice to feel typical.
Evelyn Lim responds:
Posted: March 26th, 2009 at 9:06 pm →
What???? Did that guy just come out from the toilet? I was not expecting a great picture when your feed came into my reader but this one was totally way unexpected!
Kelly from she-power, I almost wanted to ask Vered if this picture was one of a kind until I read your comment. You mean that there are really guys walking around with this kind of pants?? I don’t blame you for staring! I would have done the same!!
Cath Lawson responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 2:29 am →
Hi Vered – That is one of the silliest fashions I’ve seen in a while. I hope it doesn’t catch on in the UK. I would not know where to look if everyone started dressing like that.
Stacey / Create a Balance responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 4:27 am →
Thanks for my morning burst of laughter. I looked at that photo and thought “Oy vey, will my boys dress like this in 8+ years”.
Michelle @ Find Your Balance responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 6:13 am →
IS that still in fashion? I feel like that was going on 10 years ago, all the moms shouting “pick up your pants!” to their boys. I thought that phase was over but apparently not.
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Don Mills Diva responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 7:55 am →
I wish I knew Vered, I wish I knew.
Rob and I both agreed a few months ago that we knew we were officially old when we wanted to grab random teenagers and scream at them “Pull up your damn pants!”
MomGrind responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 8:48 am →
@ Natural: “they wear a belt. not to hold up their pants, but to keep them around their thighs.” Haha it’s true they do.
@ Tracy: It must be tough. I had no idea you had a teenage son and I didn’t now he had Asperger’s.
@ Evelyn Lim: “You mean that there are really guys walking around with this kind of pants??” Absolutely. Although I haven’t seen anything this bad in my area. Here it’s usually more subtle.
@ Cath Lawson: As I’ve just learned from my readers, it’s been around for 20 years, so if it still hasn’t caught on in the UK, I guess you’re safe.
@ Stacey: Hopefully he won’t.
@ Michelle: You’re welcome – I love your new site.
@ Don Mills Diva: When I published this post, I knew for sure I was old.
Sara at On Simplicity responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 10:24 am →
I remember this getting dissed way back in the Clueless era! I love watching these dudes run—an exercise in cross-purposes. I enjoyed Maxo’s comment, and I probably would also be more freaked out if youth were out acting respectable, like, “What have they got up their sleeve? World domination? This isn’t right!”
Mark Salinas responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 11:03 am →
When you figure it out please let me know. I have a 15 year old daughter…I am baffled daily.
Have a nice weekend!
Tricia responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 11:26 am →
Me, too!
Stephanie responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2009 at 9:02 pm →
My 4 year old wears his pants like that some days! Of course, that has much more to do with him being so skinny that if they’re long enough the waists are much too big. So glad summer is coming. Even the adjustable waist ones don’t always adjust enough for him.
Somehow it’s much cuter on a preschooler. At least he tries to pull his pants back up.
Barbara Swafford responds:
Posted: March 28th, 2009 at 12:55 am →
Hi Vered – Your guess is as good as mine. I don’t get it either and can hardly wait until THAT is no longer the style.
MizFit responds:
Posted: March 28th, 2009 at 3:29 am →
and then what will come next??
(I oft think that when I long for the above to be over
)
Mia responds:
Posted: March 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm →
I’m just as confused as you. Though…I do find it quite funny to watch them try to run.
ellawhat responds:
Posted: March 28th, 2009 at 10:25 pm →
You find one picture of one person dressed in baggy pants who happens to be a teen and suddenly this is how all teens dress? You might as well label it “Black Fashion” too, since he is black.
Walk around and look at what most teens are actually wearing in SF; it’s not that.
Kim Woodbridge responds:
Posted: March 29th, 2009 at 5:42 am →
Unfortunately, that look has been around for a long time now and it doesn’t seem to be going away. It did originate in prisons. This article is a couple of years old now but it is still funny. It is about a number of would be thieves who didn’t get away because their baggy pants fell down.
Do you see this look much in California? It is very prevalent in Philly. I even saw a guy get off work from the hospital wearing his scrubs like that.
Lance responds:
Posted: March 30th, 2009 at 2:22 am →
Hi Vered,
My kids would look at this as wrong. And I’m very happy with that.
This does maybe go along with something else, though. The idea of being “pantsed” – where someone pulls down someone else’s pants. Happened to a friend of my son’s – at school. He was wearing wind pants, and right there is school – they were pulled down. Probably should have been reported (although that probably wouldn’t look good either…in the eyes of other students).
Suzie responds:
Posted: March 30th, 2009 at 7:20 am →
I hate it so much. They look like they are wearing a diaper and you know their thighs must rub and chaff but I guess my fashions looked just as silly to my parents too. I died my hair blue and wore white face. Not much better in retrospect
MomGrind responds:
Posted: March 30th, 2009 at 9:46 pm →
@ Sara: It’s true. They’re SUPPOSED to rebel.
@ Mark Salinas: I’m sure you are!
@ Tracy: Haha that makes two of us.
@ Stephanie: “Somehow it’s much cuter on a preschooler.” I have to agree.
@ Barbara Swafford: After 20 years, I wonder if it will ever happen.
@ MizFit: I can’t imagine.
@ Mia: It IS funny.
@ ellawhat: You’re making a good point.
@ Kim Woodbridge: I’ve never seen anything this bad here, but I do see their underwear peeking from their low rise pants.
@ Lance: That’s awful! Bullying should be reported, but as you say, reporting it can backfire. I guess it depends on the age, and for young kids, it must be reported and dealt with.
@ Suzie: Blue hair? I’m impressed.
Debra responds:
Posted: March 31st, 2009 at 8:13 am →
I like to watch them fall down when running away from the police on some of the “Cops” shows…very funny, you would think if they thought they might have to run, they would pull up their pants…I also dislike the huge basketball shorts with dress length shirts…of course I am “old ” and “not cool”
Sterling Okura responds:
Posted: March 31st, 2009 at 10:01 am →
Interesting discussion. Many comments were expressing bafflement, but quite a few were definitely against this trend. It’s obviously an urban, minority cultural expression. I don’t understand it, but I’m sure these saggers are just as baffled by androgynous white emo kids that wear skin-tight pants and girly haircuts
It’s a harmless expression. What’s wrong with seeing someone’s underwear if it’s covering their bare skin? Do we have to understand a culture other than ours before we can accept it?
Tess The Bold Life responds:
Posted: March 31st, 2009 at 2:01 pm →
We need to put this photo on a billboard that says “This ain’t cool.”
Everyone wants attention these days. Could that be it? Where are the parents, caretakers or mentors?
Sarah Reed responds:
Posted: March 31st, 2009 at 5:54 pm →
Did you know it’s against the law in the city near where I live? (Flint, MI); people wearing their pants like this can fined $50 and spend 90 days in jail.
Sarah Reed responds:
Posted: March 31st, 2009 at 5:56 pm →
Oh wait, it’s up to 93 Days in jail and up to $500 in fines. See: Flint Michigan Implements Controversial Sagging Pants Law
MomGrind responds:
Posted: April 1st, 2009 at 9:40 pm →
@ Debra: “of course I am “old ” and “not cool” – I guess I am too.
@ Sterling Okura: “It’s a harmless expression.” – I’m not sure I agree. Sometimes teen rebellion goes too far.
@ Tess: “Where are the parents, caretakers or mentors?” Good question.
@ Sarah Reed: That’s amazing! I love this law!
Sterling Okura responds:
Posted: April 1st, 2009 at 11:50 pm →
@MomGrind – I don’t see how someone’s personal fashion statement is harming anyone else. Nothing is exposed, it’s just cotton (or whatever fabric their boxers are made from). You see a lot more flesh exposed with a miniskirt, yet no one is calling for jail time for wearing a miniskirt.
If this is such a prevalent style, it is no longer rebellion, it is mainstream (at least in their peer circles). I guess every generation gets older and stuck in their era, and will complain about how teenagers dress and their “rebellion”. The generation before Elvis complained of his rebellion, but now he seems tame compared to today’s standards.
I thought most bloggers were more open-minded and accepting of other cultures. But everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I appreciate the opportunity to voice mine here. Cheers.
Tess The Bold Life responds:
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 am →
To Kelvin,
I get that. I was a counselor in a prison for a time. I saw that it’s a culture within a culture however these kids aren’t in prison. Also the poor families examples even makes sense but something went totally wrong when pants hanging down diliberately became the thing to do.
For me it is about respect. Respecting yourself, your body and others. It’s about boundaries and privacy.
Where it originated is one thing, how it continues is another.
When I see kids with pants like them I sent them a silent blessing of love and light. Hopefully it off sets so many others who use harsh judgement.
I would be willing to start a campaign for donating belts if that would help.
We live in a society where we need to learn to “present well” in order to succeed. The rappers who make millions can do what they want but most kids need to look good to feel good and do good.
MomGrind responds:
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 at 2:25 pm →
@ Sterling Okura: “I thought most bloggers were more open-minded and accepting of other cultures.” Nah, not me. I’m narrow-minded and judgmental.
@ Tess: “For me it is about respect. Respecting yourself, your body and others. It’s about boundaries and privacy.” Exactly.
Sterling Okura responds:
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm →
@MomGrind I apologize. My statement about being open-minded was rude.
I was thinking of a good friend’s 17 year old son who is a nice, suburban snowboarder, and sags his pants. He’s bright, pleasant, and I find it very sad that people want to treat him as a criminal because a bit of his boxers are visible. The thought of all these people ranting against young men that they have no personal knowledge of got me a bit emotional.
By criticizing others for being judgmental, I myself am being judgmental, and I apologize.
MomGrind responds:
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 pm →
@ Sterling Okura: No worries. I could tell you had some kind of personal involvement in this. I assumed, incorrectly, it was your son. I do sometimes judge, and I am often quite annoying. It’s OK to get mad at me. I can take it.
Rooibossieka responds:
Posted: April 4th, 2009 at 12:09 pm →
Someone said this fad is 20 years old . I think it could even be a bit longer.
I remember being in my senior year, and being dared to give the head boy’s pants a tuck. LOL I
did’t realise how loose his pants were and they landed on his knees. What an embarrassing event, for
him and myself. This happened nearly 26 years ago
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Oli responds:
Posted: September 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am →
I think it’s to show they are ‘loose’and ‘chilled’
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Jennyfer responds:
Posted: October 30th, 2009 at 8:03 am →
ok, well all of you talking crap about his style well its the way he like to dress and feels confertable!
probably more then half of you writing retarted comments about how he dresses look boring and have no
style yourself! (: im a teenager and extra baggy pant all the way down there are not really atractive! but,
i dont talk “shit” because its how he likes to dress! its his own life so why are you worried about it! well ok goodbyebyes! (:
kids designer clothing responds:
Posted: May 11th, 2010 at 12:54 pm →
I dont think it has become the epitome of style, at least not in the UK!
If it does I’m moving…
Mary responds:
Posted: July 12th, 2010 at 8:27 pm →
I find the look repulsive – even more so when they grab their privates in an attempt to pull the pants up as they walk. Mothers really need to start forbidding their sons from dressing this way and touching their privates in public – it is disgusting, repulsive, and turns me as a female, completely off.