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03-17-2008, 01:23 AM
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http://www.reuters.com/article/oddly...ddlyEnoughNews Quote: Florida could join several southern U.S. towns and cities that have passed "saggy pants" laws aimed at outlawing what some teenagers consider a fashion statement -- wearing pants half way down their buttocks, exposing flesh or underwear.
Supporters say schools sometimes don't properly police dress codes and parents are often "under aware" of what their kids are wearing to school.
Critics say the measure is unnecessary, arguing that appearance and dress codes should be the responsibility of school districts and parents.
Despite being the butt of jokes, the bill's sponsor, Orlando Sen. Gary Siplin, a Democrat, has said the fashion statement has a back-story -- it was made popular by rap artists after first appearing among prison inmates as a signal they were looking for sex.
"All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination," Siplin said. "We're trying to make an example in school," he added, saying it would help students get jobs and a degree.
The Florida city of Riviera Beach passed its own saggy pants law Tuesday, with a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail for repeat offenders. |
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03-17-2008, 05:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: On The Bayou | | | What next...outlaw body piercing & tattoos because it may hurt your job prospects? |
03-17-2008, 09:53 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | There's an medical argument for baggy pants. I've got extremely large balls that need accomodating.  |
03-17-2008, 09:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida | | | It's ok for girls to do it and show their thongs, remember.
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03-17-2008, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar There's an medical argument for baggy pants. I've got extremely large balls that need accomodating. | Baggy Pants = OK
Saggy Pants = NOT OK.
After they rid the streets of saggy pants, maybe they can go after loud car stereos and people that drive with their seats reclined next!!  Dumb laws?? Maybe but I aprove  |
03-17-2008, 10:06 AM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker Baggy Pants = OK
Saggy Pants = NOT OK.
After they rid the streets of saggy pants, maybe they can go after loud car stereos and people that drive with their seats reclined next!! Dumb laws?? Maybe but I aprove | Hey FL, can you kindly take a few steps back? That's it... A little more. Good. Now GET THE HELL OFF MY LAWN! |
03-17-2008, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Surly It's ok for girls to do it and show their thongs, remember. | That's my kind of double standard...
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03-17-2008, 10:19 AM
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when i'm walking into the store.. i don't wanna see anyone with an XXXL shirt but i can still see their boxers.
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03-17-2008, 10:24 AM
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But if it takes a law to get those kids to pull up their pants, then I'll vote for it! |
03-17-2008, 10:29 AM
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03-17-2008, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Vandelay Will it also apply to plumbers? | Plumbers only expose the very top of their butt crack and usually it's not done intentionally  They don't wear their belts underneath their butt cheeks and hold a handfull of their junk to keep their pants from falling all the way off  |
03-17-2008, 11:29 AM
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03-17-2008, 11:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | I don't agree with the law, but I also think you look like a moron for wearing your pants like that. I am turning into an old man 
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03-17-2008, 01:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | | What exactly are the criteria for this? How much underwear do you have to be showing to be an offender? Just for the record, I think that this law is ridiculous! Banning fashionable clothing? I admit that I usually show 3-4 inches of boxers (not nearly as bad as some people) but it is for comfort as well as fashion - it is a lot more comfortable and ventilated that tight trousers.
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03-17-2008, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NJ | | | my 11 yr old son has been told in no uncertain terms that dressing like that will get him grounded for life, as will wearing a baseball cap sideways.
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03-17-2008, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzbass my 11 yr old son has been told in no uncertain terms that dressing like that will get him grounded for life, as will wearing a baseball cap sideways. | Harsh... (IMO)
Might I ask - why? (Not trying to be rude and question your parenting skills - just curious)
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03-17-2008, 03:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: berkeley, ca | | i'm not that surprised that my representatives haven't taken the time to go through a snopes article.  http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp
also, that "under aware" line deserves a round of "menopplause." |
03-17-2008, 04:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Elk River, Minnesota | | | The other day my friend something about this that I found funny. "Did some famous rapper just die? Is that why your pants are at half ***?" |
03-17-2008, 04:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami, FL | | | I don't want to see anyone else's boxers, I do want to see thongs and a hot female plummer would be fantastic, BUT I don't agree with the law becuase it disturbs civil liberties. My parents left a Cuban totalitarian dictatorship partly for that reason. What's next? No mohawks, no tatoos, no topless women on South Beach...No thanks.
For the record I do not have a mohawk, I don't have a tatoo (I do want a tatoo). It's not big brothers right to tell me what to wear or how to wear it. Now if these kids or people are running around exposing their private area, they should be arrested.
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03-17-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzbass my 11 yr old son has been told in no uncertain terms that dressing like that will get him grounded for life, as will wearing a baseball cap sideways. | I told my Son the same thing at about 11. He's 14 now and wears his pants and hat properly. I try to raise my kids with some manors, dicipline and a work ethic. He has no interest in dressing like an inmate, he ever even brings it up. How often, other than a rapper, do you see someone succesful with saggy pants?? FTW
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