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Sagging

by: Deidra Robinson

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What is sagging?

Wearing pants or shorts that are too big

Fashion trend that reveals underwear

Trend is mostly seen on men, but some women also sag

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What is the origin?

Widely known that sagging originated in the prison system

MYTH: sagging was a sexual sign sent to other prisoners

FACT: sagging was a result of prisoners not being allowed to have belts

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Setbacks to sagging:

A person’s walk

Being prejudged by strangers

Missing potential job opportunities

Possible trouble with the law

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Problems with the Law

Sagging pants have been against the law in Delcambre, Louisiana

Mansfield, Louisiana charges saggers with a $150 fine or 15 days in jail

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Sagging Chart (Flint, Michigan)

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Celebrities

Sagging is very popular due to celebrities and the media

Hip-hop artists began wearing oversized clothing in the 1990s

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Works Cited "Angry Man Shoot Teen In The AS$ Over Sagging Pants Extreme_sagging_pants –

FreddyO.com." FreddyO.com - Celebrity Gossip and News Daily. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://freddyo.com/angry-man-shoot-teen-in-the-as-over-sagging-pants/uncategorized/attachment/extreme_sagging_pants/>.

ATLien. "Atlanta Suburb (Jonesboro) Bans Saggin’ Pants Celebrity Saggers (Who’d Get A Ticket?)." StraightFromTheA [SFTA] – Atlanta Gossip, News & Entertainment. 10 Aug. 2011. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://straightfromthea.com/2011/08/10/atlanta-suburb-jonesboro-bans-saggin-pants-celebrity-saggers-whod-get-a-ticket/>.

Calypso, Anthony. "What's behind the Sagging Pants Trend?" TheGrio | African American Breaking News and Opinion. NBCUniversal, 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.thegrio.com/health/whats-behind-the-sagging-pants-trend.php>.

Koppel, Niko. "NY Times Advertisement." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. The New York Times Company, 30 Aug. 2007. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/fashion/30baggy.html>.

Mister Leroy. "Memphis Teen Shot in behind over Sagging Pants." Mister LeRoy's Fashion News. Blogger, 6 Oct. 2010. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://misterleroy.blogspot.com/2010/10/memphis-teen-shot-in-behind-over.html>.

Naik, Abhijit. "Sagging Pants History." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. 22 Sept. 2011. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sagging-pants-history.html>.

"Urban Dictionary: Sagging." Urban Dictionary, December 4: Honey Badger Limit. Urban Dictionary, 20 June 2011. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sagging>.