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Garry is a young black professional, Florida State and UNC Law grad, and attorney currently residing in Miami, FL.

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Are your Pants Sagging?

August 31st, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

If they are check out this NY Times article, you may go to jail or get a fine. Here are my brief thoughts on the issue:

1. unless you are somehow compensated financially to wear your jeans below your waist, it’s probably not a good idea.
2. Fred already discussed du-rags; they are not fashion; they are not “ybp.” In my opinion, neither are sagging jeans.
3. Even if it is an expression of the community you live in or come from, ponder if it does anything to actually BUILD that community or the image of it? sag-pants.jpg
4. True, it may be self-expression and probably should not be criminalized (I mean, there are some daisy dukes, halters and hot pants that are MUCH more indecent), but on some level there is something unseemly about it. Or maybe insensitive. I generally am not interested in seeing random people’s boxers.
5. Yes, there is also a profiling issue related to this, too. But, does that change whether it is a good idea to draw attention to yourself in this manner?
6. Creativity and Individuality: good
7. Projecting or reinforcing negative images: not so good.
8. Expecting to be treated like an M.B.A when you are dressed, at best, for a slumber party: not the wisest expectation.
9. Being aware of the image you are projecting: good.
10. Waiting for the penalty of law to rise above typical behaviors: not so good.

I recognize the argument that button-down shirts, flat-front pants and other tailored looks might play into notions of selling out, yuppie lifestyle or denying your roots. But, so long as suits, cuffs and polished shoes provide me JOBS that pay me MONEY that I might use for CHARITY and free me on WEEKENDS to volunteer in MY COMMUNITY, you are going to be hard-pressed to make me feel bad about that.

Plain and simple: Don’t be common!

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