Stop the Sag! Ad Campaign

[Racket_Man]

l the same demographic walked around with picks in their hair and sweatpants with one leg rolled up to the knee. I never got that either.).

I believe the rolled up pant leg (sweats or any other pants) used to the sign of someone selling drugs on the street. this would be known to the buyer and seller. this continued until the rural hick wanna-be's started doing this to be "cool and urban" and the cops caught on.

I remember seeing this on a cop type show or a program on urban gangs.

to the original subject I still say WHY do you wanna make people look at your boxers. what is so cool and hip about having 3 pairs of underware on and your pants hanging down to your thighs. that I what I never got.

[Boozy]

I don't understand the rage saggy pants brings out in people.

People wear stupid clothes all the time. If I let it bother me that much, I'd lose my shit every time I went out in public.

At some point, someone behind this ad campaign said to themselves, "I have x amount of time, x amount of dollars, and want to make the world a better place. What do I do?"

And this was the result.

[DrFaroohk]

Because the saggy pants people are a little more obnoxious. At least I always thought so. I used to be a bit of a rocker - always waearing a leather jacket, cool sunglasses, spiked hair, sometimes dyed, etc...so I know I had a cheesy image too, but there's more of a negative association with the gangstas than the rockers I think. Maybe not.

[Andara Bledin]

Why the rage? Because we're tired of looking at other people's underwear.

And it's not even nice underwear. More often than not, the people I spot have on these nasty no-longer-white briefs that they should be ashamed to let their girlfriends see, much less everybody who passes them on the street. Blech!

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[protege]

Because the saggy pants people are a little more obnoxious.

Yep, around here, all of the wangsters...seem to have a massive chip on their shoulder. They're (at least where I am) usually scrawny white kids from the 'burbs. Nobody takes them seriously--the white people don't like them because they act 'ghetto;' the black people don't like them because they're white posers. Nobody takes those fools seriously. That's why they're always looking for a fight...and why they try to act tough. In reality, they're morons. The vast majority of these twits would shit their pants if they were to find themselves in some of the more "interesting" areas of town

[smileyeagle1021]

The vast majority of these twits would shit their pants if they were to find themselves in some of the more "interesting" areas of town

I've found the best way to navigate the interesting areas of town is to look and act like a professional. The criminal underclass knows the cops will actually put effort into finding the perpetrators of a crime against a well to do citizen where they wouldn't give a shit about two gang bangers killing each other (hey, less work they have to do later on down the road)... also, no matter how terrified you are, don't let it show, and of course, when possible, be armed (even if it is only pepper spray).
Of course, the best advice is to just stay out of those areas altogether, but that isn't always possible.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Why the rage? Because we're tired of looking at other people's underwear.


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This.

Underwear in public can get you arrested. Unless, evidently, you are walking around holding your junk like a toddler who just discovered his wee wee. Then it's apparently okay to go around with your ass out.

So, indecent exposure=arrestable offense.

Indecent exposure while seemingly beating off in public = legit fashion statment.

Got it.

Wait...what?

[Kaibutsu]

The Origin of Saggy Pants

I'm honestly surprised nobody either knows the origin of the saggy pants phenomenon or has picked up on the pure hilarity of it. Let me explain...

I'm a former Correctional Officer and can tell you with full authority that style of dress [and most popular so-called urban styles] originated in prison.

Why? I'll tell you.

Saggy pants in prison meant that you were somebody's property and were available for rent. Oh yea... that. Thing is, the young guys usually do a relatively short amount of time, so they get out of prison but still have that jail mentality and dress about them.

Someone on the outside asked about it and they claimed that's how they dressed to be 'all hard in the joint' when in reality it was 'hard joints all up in them'. People on the outside don't know any better and start dressing to emulate that false bravado.

Remember the bandana tied up on the front of the forehead look? The one Tupac sported? Yea... that meant you were somebody's bitch too.

[DrFaroohk]

I already posted that earlier. Got shot down. Apparently it's even on snopes as an urban myth. I was hoping it was true though and it very well could be.

[Andara Bledin]

Here's the link to the Snopes article.

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[DrFaroohk]

I for one am going to continue spreading the rumor, however. Not everyone is up on snopes and other urban legends and they might believe it. If I can get just one little punk to stop wearing his pants like that because of the rumormill I can see it being worth it.

[Andara Bledin]

Oh, good.

So use and support bigotry in an effort to try to stop stupid fashion sense.

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[DrFaroohk]

Bigotry? Its just a funny story. Besides, it COULD very well be true anyway. Snopes is not the end all to urban legends, and this one is a little more subjective. Say you're a badass gangbanger drooping your pants, and you know that it really DID come from gay sex a long time ago, but are you going to admit it? No. YOu're going to make up something else and say "Oh, it's because of _____, not gay sex."

[Bloodsoul]

Um.. I guess I'm the only one who came in here thinking it was a campaign aimed at getting more women to wear bras. Oops.

Well, with that out of the way, can I blame Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes for all of this? I recall him saying something, like.. "what's the point of wearing my favorite, rocket-ship underpants if nobody ever wants to see them?"

[AdminAssistant]

Um.. I guess I'm the only one who came in here thinking it was a campaign aimed at getting more women to wear bras. Oops.

I would be in support of that as well.

LOL, I didn't even mean to do that. But seriously ladies, keep the fun bags above the waist and the location of your nipples a secret, please.