Pants on the ground

[riverbend]

A few years ago a guy sang a song for his American Idol audition- "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground. You lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground!"
SO true!

YES! That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the thread title.

Posting the video for posterity's sake: http://youtu.be/tMwhl4IrPNc

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

My daughter had a teacher who kept fabric belts in her classroom made of bright pink and purple girly materials with princesses and unicorns on them. Any boy who was "sagging" got a lovely new belt.

 

[SallySkelington]

My daughter had a teacher who kept fabric belts in her classroom made of bright pink and purple girly materials with princesses and unicorns on them. Any boy who was "sagging" got a lovely new belt.

Sadly this thread, for whatever reason, has me thinking of Squirrels in My Pants from Phineas and Ferb.

 

[AustinTink]

YES! That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the thread title.

Posting the video for posterity's sake: http://youtu.be/tMwhl4IrPNc

Yep, that's where the title of this thread came from. I sing that song in my head when I see some weirdo with his gross rear on display.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

If I tried to wear my pants like that, I'd take 2 steps & they'd be around my ankles. Never understood that trend.

 

[ColoradoDisneyFreaks]

I don't remember where I read it, maybe here? But there was a story about a VP at a school who used to tell the boys that if they could beat him down the hall in a race, without using their hands on their pants, they could keep them down, otherwise they had to pull them up. I guess even giggling maniacally didn't stop that VP from winning those races.

I always laugh when I'm walking around downtown during the day and see guys who are walking across the street or running to catch the train or the bus and they've got their hands tight on their waistband trying to keep their drawers from falling down around their ankles!

 

[Andtototoo]

Ugh, I'm so thankful we live someplace where nobody does that. Granted, we see it when we go places closer to Philly, but out in the suburbs where we are it just doesn't happen.

We live in the burbs too, but 2 months ago, my dd and I were stopped at a light in town and watching some kid trying to negotiate his way across a crosswalk -- negotiate, because his pants were so low and he needed a hand to hold them up, but he was also trying to carry a large box. We were laughing so hard. Then the light changed and he tried to hurry, his pants fell down and down he went, box and all. Yeah, we laughed even harder.

 

[Kies99]

I don't think of this as a fashion trend. I think of it as a "dumb-a**" trend (pun intended).

 

[lustergirl]

Urban legend. It was not to indicate "willingness", but rather because prison clothes fit badly.

http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp

coupled with the fact that they aren't allowed belts so their pants sag

This don't bother me as much as the new trend of wearing skinny jeans. They are so tight and look ridiculous on people.

 

[Belle0101]

And it's not just the top of the underwear anymore. It's the entire bum. It's disgusting.

That's what we get to see here too. They actually wear belts, it's just that the belt, and jeans, only go up as far as the BOTTOM of the bum. I guess it's not enough that the world sees their boxer covered bum but now we get to see their fly too. I hope to never see a wardrobe malfunction.

And lest we not forget the ladies - still seeing low rise jeans, really really low rise, and thongs here. I was at a basketball game Saturday night and the lady seated directly in front of me stood up and then bent over to pick her purse up off the floor. I wish she would have picked her purse up before she stood up. I haven't seen that much butt crack since my diaper changing days!

 

[ashley0139]

coupled with the fact that they aren't allowed belts so their pants sag

This don't bother me as much as the new trend of wearing skinny jeans. They are so tight and look ridiculous on people.

Really? A normal pair of pants bothers your more than seeing the entirety of someone's underwear? Wow. Also, skinny jeans are not a new trend.