Friday, September 05, 2008

Sagging Pant Phenomenom
My uncle told me years ago (he is now dead) that he,his brothers and friends used to sag their pants - inthe 1920's and 30's!
Yeah, and he told me it drove parents during that era crazy as well.
He went on to become the head of the european historydepartment at the University of Hawaii, was adecorated navy seaman and gourmet chef.
Who knows where the fashion "trend" (and I use thatterm loosely) originated from...
FINALLY, my son - who is 22 this week - got the messagethat the sag probably wasn't the best way to impressyoung women, and now does NOT wear his pants to showthe crack of his rear end.
For some reason, neither do his friends.
And, as a mom, I am glad my son no longer feels theneed to sag his pants.
LEGISLATING what people wear, however, is anotherissue, and it's something I am completely against.
What are people thinking?
Do we have so little to focus on that how people weartheir pants is something we want our legislators andlawmakers to add to their priority list?
How about we focus on global warming, the war in Iraq,feeding the hungry, ending child abuse, racism,discrimination; I could go on.
Next they will outlaw tye-dye t-shirts.
Geese!