Has Saggin' Gone Too Far? the Baggy Pants Debate

How many times when you go to the mall, restaurants, or anywhere out in public do you see teens and young men with baggy pants? Their pants may be so low you wonder how in the world they keep from falling off! Recently saggin' was the topic of discussion on the Dr.Phil show: The Baggy Pants Debate.

The show was bringing awareness to the increasing controversy spreading across the United States on "saggin" and how baggy pants has been outlawed in 12 states. If caught wearing baggy pants in these states, you may be subjected to a $500 fine and even jail time. So if you or your teenagers like to wear the baggy pants with boxers hanging out, make sure their shirt is long enough to cover the underwear or you could be in trouble!

I admit that there have been times when I've been out in public and seen these extremely baggy pants my maternal instinct kicks in and I want to walk up and hike them up. But does it really bother me? Do I do a double take when I see this and do I find it offensive? It doesn't bother me at all. Each generation has their own "thing" with fashion and saggin' is what's in now. America is envied by so many other countries because of our freedom. If we start telling people they can't wear baggy pants, what will be next and where will we draw the line? It's not as though they are wearing the pants without underwear on underneath. That is something I would consider offensive and worthy of a fine.

Dwaine Caraway, the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem of Dallas, is against saggin' and he has created a campaign called Pull Up Your Pants that features a young person with baggy pants and the "Pull 'Em Up!" slogan. He is for the ordinances against saggin' and feels that by the youth keeping their pants pulled up they are respecting themselves and females of all ages. He also feels that the youth will be taken more seriously when going for a job interview or just in general.