Saggy Pants Prompt Teacher to Call Police

[Feuer Frei!]

Seriously, what the Blazers?
This is bizarre:

The saggy pants saga knows no bounds in San Francisco -- and, apparently, has yet to end.
This week, a San Francisco high school teacher in the Sunset District called police to intervene in a dispute with a student, who "became belligerent and took a fighting stance" after he was told to pull up his pants, according to the San Francisco Examiner. (http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/law-and-disorder/2011/08/student-s-sagging-pants-squabble-teacher-calls-san-francisco-police-h)
Police responded to the 2100 block of 24th Avenue at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. San Francisco Unified School District's Lincoln High School is nearby. Lincoln High is the alma mater of Deshon Marman, who catapulted to national attention in June when he was kicked off of a US Airways flight at San Francisco International Airport for allegedly failing to follow flight crews' instructions to pull up his pants.
Marman was arrested, but was not charged with a crime after the national outcry. He has sued the airline, which has failed to apologize, (http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/peninsula/2011/07/deshon-marman-sue-us-airways-after-saggy-pants-arrest) and which allowed another passenger, a white male, to fly wearing purple lingerie. Marman, a student and football player at the University of New Mexico, is black.


SOURCE (http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Saggy-Pants-in-Sunset-School-Causes-SF-Teacher-to-Call-Police-128463368.html)

Sounds like he's a known trouble maker.
Aaand, a man wearing purple lingerie? :haha:
Bad news reporting, why mention defendant is black?

[Stealhead]

Maybe the kid wants to be plumber when he finishes high school and was merely practicing the Plumbers pant sag. Must have been an interesting fighting stance one hand at least holding up the pants.

I say let them wear the pants the nature of the style of wear hinders the bad ones from doing what ever it is they plan on doing so in that light it is a good thing.

[Armistead]

I understand each generation of youth have their own style, but I've never understand saggy pants. I've seen them at the mall where teens constantly have to pull them up so they don't fall down. What's funny is watching cop shows and seeing these crooks can't run because their pants are falling down...

[Stealhead]

So true though that it but one of many styles you will see I see just as many teenage boys wearing "skinny" jeans which look equally ridiculous personally I disagree with places banning certain dress styles all together so long as the person is not exposing themselves though some saggy panters are showing their skivies most of them seem to wear a pair shorts "under" the pants so in that case I see banning that as unfair then you are just banning something because you do not like it.They should nab ones that actually are grossly exposing their under wear though but if they go after pant saggers they should go after anyone else who is purposefully exposing their under wear as well.

As for schools that is a different story personally I think schools should all require uniforms.

[Anthony W.]

What they don't realize is that sagging was how you used to show that you were gay and up for - stuff I vomit over.

[Stealhead]

That is an interesting one.I would think that a person that was gay they would probably go to a place where other gay people socialize.Further more we are all adults here and we know in a basic sense what two consenting adults attracted to each other regardless of sexual preference are going to be doing behind closed doors.You seem to put alot of thought into such matters.

Do those of us who are not gay need to wear an arm band that says "not gay not thinking of gay actions"?

You could in the presence a gay man and never know if his personality did not meet the stereotype of the girly voice limp wrist.

[Sailor Steve]

What they don't realize is that sagging was how you used to show that you were gay and up for - stuff I vomit over.
Maybe in your neighborhood. I've never heard of that one. Saggy pants are a "tough guy" thing everywhere I've been.

[Anthony W.]

I was forced to put a lot of thought into it when a gay guy was overtly hitting on me at the mall one day - while I was with my (now ex) girlfriend.

@Sailor Steve

I heard it originated in prisons

[Sailor Steve]

I heard it originated in prisons
So did the term "punk".

[Feuer Frei!]

Maybe in your neighborhood.
:haha: sorry, couldn't help it.

[Stealhead]

What you may not know is that in prisons there is something called "situational homosexuality" look it up but do not ask any ex con about it because they will probaly not like it very much.Some cons of course do not take part and others are purely homosexual.

So because one gay person hit on you that had saggy pants that means that saggy pants are a sign of being gay what if he had been riding a unicycle then that would mean that all gay people rode unicycles.

Rather strange that a gay person would hit on you in the first place when he sees you with a chick seems that would be an obvious sign that you are heterosexual unless you display no affection with your girl friends or display any body language that implies you are together.Maybe you are unaware of your local "sign of gayness" dress code and he got confused:hmmm:

Most guys that I know if they got hit on by a gay man they treated it the same way they would a hit from a woman they are not attracted to and don't put anymore thought to it.

[Tribesman]

I was forced to put a lot of thought into it when a gay guy was overtly hitting on me at the mall one day
Did he pick you up on his gaydar?

Is there any particular reason why "I put a lot of thought into it" is often part of a statement that shows no real thought.

[Sledgehammer427]

I have a couple pairs of ill-fitting pants, but, they are oil stained. My so-called "mechanic pants." they are the most comfortable pants in the world...

and I wear a belt :stare:

Now, in regards to the situation, I don't understand why anyone would take offense to being asked to pull their pants up. if someone told me my pants were falling off my bum, whether or not it was part of my style, I'd do it. Whats style anyways? You don't have to go out in a 3 piece suit every day (I would if I could) but, at least you can pull up your pants and save yourself some trouble...

[Anthony W.]

So did the term "punk".

Don't go out of your way to tick people off (like it appears you just did).

Isn't that the definition of a punk?

[Tchocky]

http://i.imgur.com/tYyxg.jpg

[Anthony W.]

http://i.imgur.com/tYyxg.jpg

Mind=blown

[Tribesman]

Don't go out of your way to tick people off
:har::har::har::har::har::har::har:

Blimey even Sailor Steve earns the wrath of aw.

Isn't that the definition of a punk?
So to maths geography history economics and politics can we now add english?:hmmm:

[AVGWarhawk]

@ Sailor Steve:
It's apparently a sign of being tough or G-Money or other street cred nonsense that goes on.

@Anthony:
I also have heard it did originate in prison. The implication was something to the effect of liking other men in a intimate way shall we say. :hmmm:


I don't think Steve was pissing off anyone. :03:

[Tribesman]

Not really AVG if you go for the original it meant whore and if you go for the original American use it meant rotten timber.
Now a couple of hudred years later it got some new meanings, but the word certainly didn't originate in prisons

[AVGWarhawk]

Not really AVG if you go for the original it meant whore and if you go for the original American use it meant rotten timber.
Now a couple of hudred years later it got some new meanings, but the word certainly didn't originate in prisons

I was not talking about the word I was talking about the pants dropped in the back thus showing the Hanes underwear and or bum. I have heard wearing pants in this fashion originated in prison.

[Tchocky]

I was not talking about the word I was talking about the pants dropped in the back thus showing the Hanes underwear and or bum. I have heard wearing pants in this fashion originated in prison.

When you're in a holding cell, the police take your belt and shoelaces off of you. Hence, baggy :)

[AVGWarhawk]

When you're in a holding cell, the police take your belt and shoelaces off of you. Hence, baggy :)


Excellent point sir!

[AVGWarhawk]

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

[nikimcbee]

I have a couple pairs of ill-fitting pants, but, they are oil stained. My so-called "mechanic pants."

So we can call you "gangsta sledge" from now on?

[Sledgehammer427]

So we can call you "gangsta sledge" from now on?

Whatever suits your fancy, I prefer "the fixer" :D

[Sailor Steve]

Don't go out of your way to tick people off (like it appears you just did).

Isn't that the definition of a punk?
Only in recent slang. Originally it was a prostitute, going all the way back to shakespeare, but the earliest 20th-century reference was to a prison "bride", which is why I used it in that context.

As for ticking people off, I wouldn't have to go out of my way, as you seem to be extremely thin-skinned.

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp
The most intriguing aspect of the "trolling for gay sex" rumor lies not in its veracity, but in its acceptance as gospel by those who encounter it and who are then moved to pass it along to others.
Some people are always ready to accept explanations they like for things they don't.

[AVGWarhawk]

Some people are always ready to accept explanations they like for things they don't.


Too true!

[Stealhead]

I was not talking about the word I was talking about the pants dropped in the back thus showing the Hanes underwear and or bum. I have heard wearing pants in this fashion originated in prison.


To the extent that is popular on the streets I don't think so.I have an uncle that was a prison guard in the 70s to mid 80s and he said that he never saw any inmates have their pants saggy to any where near that extreme(also this was a violation of the dress code anyway).I also work with a guy that served 10 years in Alaska State prison for murder(the victim had raped the guys sister and he beat the guy to death on the street) he was in during the 1990s and he also says that he knew no inmates that wore saggy pants.Also most prisons have strict dress codes and wearing pants saggy is a violation.I think it came from street gang members sometime in the late 80s or early 90s and got spread by 90s "gangsta" rappers (even though most of these guys are really upper middle class) and from designers who make clothes in the "urban" style.I bet they make a lot of money as well seeing as baggy pants wearers also need super long t-shirts to complete the "look".

Most people in jail/prison wear slide style sandals with socks all the time and many people on the street wear slide style sandals with socks but no one says that comes form prison though I would find that claim to be much more plausible.Of course as Salior Steve said "Some people are always ready to accept explanations they like for things they don't."

[Anthony W.]

I have nothing BUT ill fitting jeans...

Because every time I get a new pair, I shrink :/

And I have no idea how to shrink denim...

[Stealhead]

Wash them in hot water then as soon as the washer stops put them in the drier at the highest setting.That wont last forever though.Just buy jeans that fit or buy a belt.

You do not wash your own clothes?If you did you would know what shrinks clothes.

[Anthony W.]

Wash them in hot water then as soon as the washer stops put them in the drier at the highest setting.That wont last forever though.Just buy jeans that fit or buy a belt.

You do not wash your own clothes?If you did you would know what shrinks clothes.

Generally the lady that comes and helps my grandmother just does all the laundry while my grandmother is asleep

[FIREWALL]

So true though that it but one of many styles you will see I see just as many teenage boys wearing "skinny" jeans which look equally ridiculous personally I disagree with places banning certain dress styles all together so long as the person is not exposing themselves though some saggy panters are showing their skivies most of them seem to wear a pair shorts "under" the pants so in that case I see banning that as unfair then you are just banning something because you do not like it.They should nab ones that actually are grossly exposing their under wear though but if they go after pant saggers they should go after anyone else who is purposefully exposing their under wear as well.

As for schools that is a different story personally I think schools should all require uniforms.

The whole thing gets to much Hype and Type imo.
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What they don't realize is that sagging was how you used to show that you were gay and up for - stuff I vomit over.

A little self serveing me thinks. You came up with this kinda quick. :yep:
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http://i.imgur.com/tYyxg.jpg

:har::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:This should be in some kinda Clothing Commercial.

" So poor the two brothers can only afford one\1 Pair of Pants As they grow so, do the pants and one\1 Tee-Shirt same reason. :haha:

And I'm not laughing at poverty.

[Blacklight]

Do these kids today realize that the "Saggy Pants" fad started in prison where inmates used to wear their drawers low to display that they were um... owned.. by another inmate ? Shortly after, it became a gang-banger style because to a certain segment of the population, going to prison is a badge of honor and is something to be admired. :nope:

[Krauter]

To be honest I don't even understand how its a desirable fashion or comfortable at all (yes I understand that it originated in prison... which says something else about the younger generations of today..)

Whenever I see one of these clowns walking down the street I can't help but laugh.

If they want to look like the retarded scum of society that they appear to be, I say let them.

[Sailor Steve]

Do these kids today realize that the "Saggy Pants" fad started in prison where inmates used to wear their drawers low to display that they were um... owned.. by another inmate ? Shortly after, it became a gang-banger style because to a certain segment of the population, going to prison is a badge of honor and is something to be admired. :nope:
Did you somehow manage to miss the entire part of the thread where that was already mentioned, discussed thoroughly over several posts and pretty much disproved? You should read the thread before posting. :nope:

[Penguin]

Only in recent slang. Originally it was a prostitute, going all the way back to shakespeare, but the earliest 20th-century reference was to a prison "bride", which is why I used it in that context.


That's why I still call myself a learner. I didn't know the history of the word, to me it always meant as a worthless person, which fits to the original meaning, as a whore or a prison bride are on the lower end of the status ladder.

*friendly rant*
and thank you for destroying my favourite music genre :wah:, now I isten to hooker rock :O:

[Sailor Steve]

That's why I still call myself a learner. I didn't know the history of the word, to me it always meant as a worthless person, which fits to the original meaning, as a whore or a prison bride are on the lower end of the status ladder.
I didn't either, until I followed AVGWarhawk's link to Snopes, and then did some research on my own.

*friendly rant*
and thank you for destroying my favourite music genre :wah:, now I isten to hooker rock :O:
Huh? What? Never heard of it. Don't blame me for your perversions!
:rotfl2:

[Jimbuna]

I give thanks to God for my 'sheltered' upbringing :doh:

[AVGWarhawk]

I give thanks to God for my 'sheltered' upbringing :doh:

Thank the Lord my parents required I wear proper clothing that was not ill-fitting and a good belt to keep my pants in the correct position. I will not, however, thank them for the darn Hush Puppie shoes I was told to wear to school. Stupid half-moonie shoes. :stare:

[Jimbuna]

Thank the Lord my parents required I wear proper clothing that was not ill-fitting and a good belt to keep my pants in the correct position. I will not, however, thank them for the darn Hush Puppie shoes I was told to wear to school. Stupid half-moonie shoes. :stare:

LOL...you and me both :DL

[AVGWarhawk]

I was anything but sporty in these Hush Puppies...

http://cache-images.pronto.com/thumb2.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.pronto.com%2Fim ages%2Fproduction%2Fproducts%2F3e%2F57%2Fzapp6e463 ac9f77e301d07ca2e42daa4-1279272195_480x360.jpg&wmax=180&hmax=180&quality=80&bgcol=FFFFFF

:shifty:

[Jimbuna]

LOL....can't find a suitable picture but mine were as 'bad' :DL

[AVGWarhawk]

LOL....can't find a suitable picture but mine were as 'bad' :DL


Jim, I had a color section with these shoes. Either black or brown. :shifty:

Eventually I convinced my mom that everyone were tennis shoes. :doh:

[Garion]

Back in the 60's I had a pair of Clarks 'Pathfinder shoes, with animal track soles and a compass in the heel.' Oh and a Johnny Seven Gun.

I was the bees knees :O:

Cheers

Garion

[Jimbuna]

I remember the velcro fasteners....until I learnt how to tie a shoelace :DL

http://www.kidsshoes2u.co.uk/lg_images/Froddo_Black_Boys_School_Shoes.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

Velcro is now left to the younger and older of or society. The young who can't tie yet and the old that can not reach the laces long enough to make the knot!

[danasan]

Well, every generation has it's own disease. We had those boots in blue, like the group KISS had in the late '70s. :haha: Anyone remembers that?

http://www.metal4bremen.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kiss2.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

I was listening to KISS when I was in 6th grade. I went to their concert. My brother still listens to KISS! :DL

[Feuer Frei!]

My brother still listens to KISS! :DL
He's not alone, they are amazing.

[Jimbuna]

Velcro is now left to the younger and older of or society. The young who can't tie yet and the old that can not reach the laces long enough to make the knot!

Well I'm fast heading for the latter category.....again!! :DL

[AVGWarhawk]

He's not alone, they are amazing.

I tell you what, best concert I have been too. Large, loud and flame pots. makes for a great show. :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Well I'm fast heading for the latter category.....again!! :DL


I got a pair of velcro sneakers and my kids were embarrassed for me. They said that is for old people. Oh well...if the shoe fits, wear it as they say. :DL

[Armistead]

I was listening to KISS when I was in 6th grade. I went to their concert. My brother still listens to KISS! :DL

KISS was my first rock concert, I think 1980

[danasan]

That is all fine. I listen to KISS as well. But anyone boots like Kiss had?:D:O:

[AVGWarhawk]

KISS was my first rock concert, I think 1980

I started to listen to KISS in 1977 when KISS released Live in Japan.

[Sailor Steve]

Velcro is now left to the younger and older of or society. The young who can't tie yet and the old that can not reach the laces long enough to make the knot!
Hey! Quit talking about me!

And I'm so old I considered KISS to be young upstarts. Still can't stand 'em.

[Jimbuna]

Hey! Quit talking about me!

And I'm so old I considered KISS to be young upstarts. Still can't stand 'em.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1311/men1411.gif



:O:

[AVGWarhawk]

And I'm so old I considered KISS to be young upstarts. Still can't stand 'em.

Like'em or hate'em, they are a very successful band. :DL

[MH]

Hey! Quit talking about me!

And I'm so old I considered KISS to be young upstarts. Still can't stand 'em.



Coming to get ya:-?

http://static-l3.blogcritics.org/09/07/07/108035/twisted-sister-1.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Like'em or hate'em, they are a very successful band. :DL
So is Lady Gaga.

[Feuer Frei!]

Coming to get ya:-?

http://static-l3.blogcritics.org/09/07/07/108035/twisted-sister-1.jpg

Dee Snyder, Twisted Sister!
I would guess :hmmm:
Awesome band as well.
Ah, I just love my 80's metal. :rock: