Im cool with pants saggin.

[Spent Brass]

I've come to the conclusion after a few recent excursions to the "hood" that I am cool with people sagging their pants. I may even appreciate when the homeboys show off their boxers (no homo). Because I realized that they are advertising that they are not armed or that they can't get to their piece very quickly. Just reassures me that I probably have a leg up on most of the homies showing their azz to the world.

 

[Andrew50300]

I still don't get how that works. Are there some sort of hidden suspenders they wear or something? Safety pins maybe?

 

[chad]

I still don't get how that works. Are there some sort of hidden suspenders they wear or something? Safety pins maybe?

Nope, either their wangs hold it up, or they walk around with their hand on their crotch.

 

[S&W4ME]

Nope, either their wangs hold it up, or they walk around with their hand on their crotch.

Wangs hold it up..... dude that pretty

 

[762NATO]

Good point, Spent.

If only these guys knew where this came from.....

 

[AK shooter]

Good point, Spent.

If only these guys knew where this came from.....

They don't care.

 

[jmanrogers]

 

[ericlosh]

That sir, is funny.

 

[762NATO]

Did you draw that?

 

[anakha]

 

[#1bambam]

So what is the meaning of this?

 

[highstandard40]

So what is the meaning of this?

I've heard that this started in the prison system. It was a way to advertise that you were "available to be serviced".

 

[Yrdawg]

This cultural phenomenon was started in the prison system and has its roots in prison culture.

Prisoners are given generic sizes of pants to wear -san belts, so they don't decide to off themselves - with those sizes too big for the wearer drooping past the waist.

Hip-Hop culture adopted this styling and it was soon a trend among youth across the country


and it made it easy to do a little game of hide the boudin while standing in line for chow

 

[charliepapa]

and it made it easy to do a little game of hide the boudin while standing in line for chow

I think I made this face when I read that.

 

[Spent Brass]

I really want to start carrying some of those little black jack fire crackers around with me. The little red ones that sound like a .22 going off. Then set em off behind people with their pants super low and see if they can run or if they trip. Call it Hood survival practice.

 

[JWG223]

I have some theories on why some aspects of Black culture are they way they are.

Rims/chrome on cars/etc.---My Theory:

Blacks could not always afford cars, in fact, it is a somewhat "recent" thing, historically. The same can be said for shoes, as well, although that came about a bit before cars. They are just acting like "young money" in that they want to show the world as well as solidify their personal place as one in which THEY CAN afford a car/shoes, so they buy the most gaudy example/modify in a gaudy way, so that others are sure to see and take notice of their affluence/rise in society.

I have noticed that a lot of middle-class blacks will purchase pre-owned cars that were usually associated with rich older whites, such as jaguar, AMG Mercedes, etc. as well.

I think it is a knee-jerk reaction to their social position being elevated in the latter half of the 20th century.

The sagging? "Looks tough"=associated with prison/hiphop/whatever.

Anyway, just my take on it, after thinking about it for a while.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I've come to the conclusion after a few recent excursions to the "hood" that I am cool with people sagging their pants. I may even appreciate when the homeboys show off their boxers (no homo). Because I realized that they are advertising that they are not armed or that they can't get to their piece very quickly. Just reassures me that I probably have a leg up on most of the homies showing their azz to the world.

I've had the same conversation and completely agree. I'm a big fan of saggy pants. Not only do you know they aren't packing, if you had to get physical their ass would be on the ground reeeeal quick like. Especially when they combine the saggy pants with the laceless shoes.

 

[moe24]

I run a few urban clothing shops for faimly and I can tell you that the saggy jeans and oversize shirt style is dyeing out in the city,we sell a lot off straight leg 501 levis and medium-large shirts.Our Houma and kenner locations on the other hand do good with the big sizes.

 

[Spent Brass]

I run a few urban clothing shops for faimly and I can tell you that the saggy jeans and oversize shirt style is dyeing out in the city,we sell a lot off straight leg 501 levis and medium-large shirts.Our Houma and kenner locations on the other hand do good with the big sizes.

I have been noticing more and more of that. I heard it called "geek-chic" straight leg skinny jeans, button up short sleeve shirts, fake glasses. More crap to show off, but significantly more socially acceptable.

 

[nickatnite]

I'll be the first one to say that I'm not...

The reason why is that they keep buying the size clothes I can wear.