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[[Image:Satin boxer shorts sag 01.jpg|thumb|A sagger with [[satin]] [[boxer shorts]].]] |
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'''Sagging''' is downright disrespectful, pick up your pants you young whippersnappers. |
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'''Sagging''' is a manner of wearing [[pants]] or [[shorts]] below the [[waist]], revealing some or all of their [[Undergarment|underwear]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher=BBC News |title=In pictures: Sagging pants |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/in_pictures_sagging_pants/html/2.stm}}</ref> |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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Sagging is commonly attributed in the media to have originated in the prohibition of [[Belt (clothing)|belt]]s for prisoners as belts could be used to commit suicide by hanging oneself, to strangle others, or to use as a weapon in fights.<ref name="t5">{{cite web |first=Niko |last=Koppel |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/fashion/30baggy.html |title=Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp |title=Sag Harbored |first=Barbara |last=Mikkelson |publisher=[[Snopes.com]] |date=October 15, 2005}}</ref> In the early 1990s, hip-hop artists popularized the style.<ref name="t5"/><ref>{{cite web |accessdate=November 21, 2008 |url=http://www.ctgia.org/ganginfo/frganis.html |title=Gang Identification |publisher=Connecticut Gang Investigators Association}}</ref>. |
Sagging is commonly attributed in the media to have originated in the prohibition of [[Belt (clothing)|belt]]s for prisoners as belts could be used to commit suicide by hanging oneself, to strangle others, or to use as a weapon in fights.<ref name="t5">{{cite web |first=Niko |last=Koppel |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/fashion/30baggy.html |title=Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp |title=Sag Harbored |first=Barbara |last=Mikkelson |publisher=[[Snopes.com]] |date=October 15, 2005}}</ref> In the early 1990s, hip-hop artists popularized the style.<ref name="t5"/><ref>{{cite web |accessdate=November 21, 2008 |url=http://www.ctgia.org/ganginfo/frganis.html |title=Gang Identification |publisher=Connecticut Gang Investigators Association}}</ref>. |
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Sagging is downright disrespectful, pick up your pants you young whippersnappers.
Origin
Sagging is commonly attributed in the media to have originated in the prohibition of belts for prisoners as belts could be used to commit suicide by hanging oneself, to strangle others, or to use as a weapon in fights.[1][2] In the early 1990s, hip-hop artists popularized the style.[1][3].
Controversy
In June 2007, the Town Council of Delcambre, Louisiana passed an indecent exposure ordinance, prohibiting people wearing trousers which show their underwear.[4]
In March 2008, the Hahira, Georgia City Council passed a controversial clothing ordinance, in the name of public safety, that actually bans citizens from wearing pants that are below the waist and reveal skin or undergarments. The council was split 2–2, but the tie was broken by the mayor.[5]
Benetta Standly, statewide organizer for the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stated, "In Atlanta, we see this as racial profiling... It's going to target African-American male youths. There's a fear with people associating the way you dress with crimes being committed."[6]
The interim police chief of Flint, Michigan ordered the arrest of saggers for disorderly conduct, though, as of July 2008, only warnings had been issued. The local chapter of the ACLU, saying that sagging does not violate the Flint disorderly conduct ordinance, has threatened legal action in response.[7]
References
- ^ a b Koppel, Niko (August 30, 2007). "Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail". The New York Times.
- ^ Mikkelson, Barbara (October 15, 2005). "Sag Harbored". Snopes.com.
- ^ "Gang Identification". Connecticut Gang Investigators Association. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- ^ Siddique, Haroon (June 14, 2007). "US town bans saggy pants". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
- ^ Fulton, Malynda (March 6, 2008). "Hahira passes clothing ordinance". Valdosta Daily Times. Associated Press. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ^ "Crackdown! - Cities begin to belt wearers of saggy pants — but do laws violate rights?". Associated Press. September 17, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ Bennett, Jessica (18 July 2008). "Fashion Police: Flint Cracks Down on Sagging". Newsweek. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
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