Natasha Reid

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  Natasha commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  The Racial Undertones of Baggy Pants Laws

  Does anyone really understand where the baggy pants syndrome came from? It came from prison because prisoners are no allowed to wear belts and if your pants are too big and those are the only ones they have when you arrive, oh well. When we allow our children to emulate these negative stereotypes, freedom of expression is not the issue here. Everyone talks Constitution but do yo really understand it. You have the right to free speech as long as your free speech does not impose on the freedom of others. The same goes for self expression. Until a child turns 18 and has the right to vote, your parents are your constitution and what they say goes. End of story.
  Why is it okay for our inner city youth to copy negative stereotypes and we pass it off as freedom of expression but when they display their true creativity and artistry, their respect for themselves and country or anything positive, NO ONE is yelling from the roof tops "You go brother do your thing!" We have turned into a society of backward thinkers that believe a little wrong is alright.
  We need to stop, put a belt on, pull our pants up and face up to this - no one wants to see those Calvin Klein's on our behind.