Right here in Baton Rouge, the AP reports that a Louisiana State Senate panel rejected a bill on Tuesday that would make it a crime to wear one's pants too low, even as towns around Louisiana have been banning saggy pants from their streets. Sen. Derrick Shepherd's bill would have made it illegal to wear, in public, clothing that "intentionally exposes undergarments or intentionally exposes any portion of the pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks or genitals." Violators would have faced a fine of up to $175 and eight days of community service.
Sen. Yvonne Dorsey said she disliked the look of baggy pants but wanted to defend the public's right to wear their clothes as they wish. "When we begin to take the freedom of speech away ... I think we're doing something that's just not right," said Dorsey, a Democrat.
I totally agree with Sen. Dorsey. It's an eye sore, but where do you draw the line? Do you fine the women who proudly display a "camel toe" or the man who's jeans are so tight there's no hope for him to ever produce children? What about the repairman who can't work unless his crack can breathe? Though we may not love the look, these clowns have the right to look foolish. Just train your boys better...and your girls.
At 33 years old, I don't find a man or boy with his pants hanging below his waist very alluring at all. I honestly don't understand why anyone would want to walk around holding their pants up. What happens when you need to use 2 hands to do something? Do you sacrifice the pants or the ice cream cone? Something has to give...right?
The funniest thing I've ever seen was a young man walking down the street with his pants sagging and he had the nerve to have DINGY underwear on. Sooooo not cute!
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