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Sagging Pants
"If we sag, it doesn’t mean we want to be a thug or a rapper; if we “dress for success” it won’t make us become doctors or lawyers."
By Rachel Cruz
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Sagging pants, a style popularized in the early 1990s by hip-hop artists, are becoming a criminal offense in a growing number of communities. Youth Radio’s Rachel Cruz says this violates her right of freedom of expression.
I have noticed my waist line get closer and closer to my feet each year. I remember when I wore my jeans over my bellybutton. Now they ride just below my hip bones. Teenagers are known for leading rebellious lifestyles. So now a new Atlanta Public School policy tells teens to pull up their pants or get suspended. But I think teens are probably just going to keep on “sagging” --- which is when you have your pants hanging down below your waist line…just above your privates and showing your underwear.
Across America, some cities have new laws that ban sagging while many others are considering it. These laws are quite ridiculous. They attempt to restrict our constitutional right of freedom of expression. If I want to show you my underwear, it may offend you… but it’s my right.
Maybe looking at someone else’s rear end with their underwear sticking out above the pants is not a fantasy of yours. If we sag, it doesn’t mean we want to be a thug or a rapper; if we “dress for success” it won’t make us become doctors or lawyers. A person who sags is someone who is free...free from adults who have to follow a dress code everyday at work.
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