Pants Hang Low

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may not necessarily support lifestyle legislation — including state bans on low-slung, sagging trousers — but that doesn’t mean he thinks dudes should be showing off their skivvies.

On Saturday, MTV News’ own Sway led our exclusive interview with Obama in Henderson, Nevada, just days before Tuesday’s historic election. Armed with questions submitted by MTV viewers, Sway discussed a number of critical topics with the presidential hopeful, including California’s controversial Proposition 8 (the state ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage), education, gun violence and civil liberties. (Tune in to “Ask Obama” tonight when it airs on MTV at 7 p.m. ET, and on MTV Tr3s at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. ET.)

But he also answered a question from Eric, who lives in Huntington Beach, California, about lifestyle legislation like anti-sagging-pants ordinances, which have either been added to the books or are being considered in more than eight states (and has even inspired a song from rapper Plies). Eric wanted to know what Obama thinks of such legislation, and asked whether he feels those mandates intrude on civil liberties.

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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!