Quote From: susielriesfirst of all the baggy pants style comes from the prisons where the ''female'' or receptive male wears his pants like that to show he is ready to submit to a homosexual act. so why anyone would want to emulate that i can't imagine...secondly there is a law against indecent exposure...you might not like your gran's ugly sweater but it is probably covering up her bosom. you might not like a man's pinstripe suit, but you can't see his butt... when i see morons wearing the baggy pants i have 2 thoughts....is he gay? and where is a cop when you need one!?
You are correct about the baggy pant fad and prisons. And according to our local police, the baggy pant style got really popular in the early 90's (on the streets) because it was used as a way to committ thefts, mostly petty thefts. The inside large pockets ends were cut and the pocket worked as a slide that went into the underwear. I have personally witnessed this a high school in the mid 90's when I was teaching fulltime.
Regardless of how and why it started, you won't see too many of these baggy pants kids going to college or being hired by employers who pay more than minimum wage. It's a BAD fashion statement, but it needs no regulation. TASTE shouldn't be regulated!
