Pants Hang Low

Since the advent of the zoot suit in the 1930s, teenagers have bucked traditional dress codes.

Fads have come and gone, parents have made fusses and schools have passed rules to ban certain styles, but one fashion trend — one that started in prison where inmates aren’t given belts — could carry a stiff fine and jail time in certain cities across the nation.

It’s the sagging of pants, and it’s dropped to all-new lows with some male teens, who cinch their pants around their thighs, leaving their buttocks exposed.

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BAKER — The City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1 in favor of a sagging pants ordinance.

Council members A.J. Walls, Jimmy Pourciau, Fred O. Russell and Carlon “Frank” Simpson voted for the measure while Charles Vincent cast a no vote, saying the ordinance possibly infringed on First Amendment rights and specifically targeted youths.

The new law passed by the council makes it unlawful for any person to appear in public wearing pants below the waist that exposes skin or undergarments.

Any person convicted for violating the law can face fines ranging from $100 to $250 and one to four days of picking up trash or performing community service, depending on the number of offenses.

Vincent, a history professor at Southern University, said that after talking to many of his students, he believed baggy pants was mainly a trend or fad that will eventually go away.

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Mae Davis is a regular at Athens City Council meetings. She has brought problems to the council concerning her Brownsferry Street neighborhood, such as overgrown lots and young prostitutes working the streets.

At Monday’s meeting, Davis was unusually quiet. When asked by Council President Johnny Crutcher if she had anything to bring to the council, she said, “If you can do anything about those sagging pants, I sure would appreciate it.”

Davis was referring to a style of clothing worn by many of the community’s youth in which trousers or jean are worn low-slung and appear to barely remain about the hips. Often the style leaves undershorts exposed. To finish up this News Courier article, check it out HERE!

FORT WORTH – The “Pull ‘Em Up” campaign to combat sagging pants could be coming soon to police car bumpers and recreation center walls.

Mayor Mike Moncrief suggested Tuesday that the campaign – active in Fort Worth since at least January – should be expanded to include bumper stickers on city vehicles as well as signs at places where youth gather.

“Wherever they go with their pants down around their ankles, they’re going to see signs that say ‘Don’t do that,’ ” Mr. Moncrief said. To take a look at the rest of the AllHipHop.com interview click HERE!