New York Pushes For Ban on Sagging Pants

March 18th, 2012 - By MN Editor

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New York will join Florida, Georgia and South Carolina in the fight to ban the sight of men’s underwear showing on the street. NY State Senator Eric Adams is pushing for the ban  and he doesn’t have to look far for supporters. Adams says his Brooklyn district is “ground zero” for the sagging epidemic and has heard from many who are tired of seeing the style.

In an effort to curb the free showing style, campaigns such as “Stop The Sagging” were created to encourage  young men to not show their behinds on the streets. Now the effort is willing to take it to the next level with a legal ban. Read more…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/kayla.esbjorn Kayla Ancrum

    Its not even that popular of a style anymore. I honestly haven’t seen someone sagging really deep for like maybe a year or so. And I’m not from some small town, I live in the heart of Chicago.

  • Hmmmmm

    I hear all of the comments in regards to this style choice and I get the many folks who do not like it. But here’s the thing if you claim to be a free-thinking, modern-day woman (or man) and all advocating for all things free for your sister folk: If they can do this to young men they will be coming for you and your low-cut dresses and tight jeans that show off your back tattoo and new underwear. 
    Perhaps not this year, or in five, but they will come for you as well. Lets be real, lot of what women wear could be considered tasteless depending on who is looking. A lot of women’s fashion influenced by seedier elements, just like sagging….but you would flip out and be waiting for the war cry of another Beyonce anthem if someone told you you could not wear them. 

    It may be tacky but what these young men do in their jeans is no more about you than your boob-revealing dress is them. 

    • FromUR2UB

      Ohhh, but this should apply to women also.  No one’s trying to see their behinds either.  An inch of breast cleavage is not a big deal.   But when women are walking around with literally half of their breasts exposed, it wouldn’t hurt them to cover up some more. 

      This is not mere “fashion”.   This is about people having become so crass that modesty and decency are foreign concepts to them.  Someone walking around with their butt out, is as offensive as someone farting in a restaurant.  It’s vulgar, completely unnecessary, and an assault on the senses.

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