Thread: Is this really suppose to be cool?

Originally Posted by MeadHallPirate

ahoy Traveler,

i felt the same way when i used to lifeguard on Long Beach Island and see all these really o'erweight people in thar bathin' suits...but public decency be damned, i had to live and let live.

we ought to do the same and let folks dress in the manner that gives'm joy and mirth.

aye.

- MeadHallPirate

I feel for you on that one man, nobody should be forced to endure seeing folks in swim gear when they really shouldn't even be...worse yet, the thought that you may have had to one day give them mouth to mouth - no wonder you went from lifeguard to pirate.

Originally Posted by MeadHallPirate

i don't see them low hangin' britches as a big deal, to be honest.

i don't have a problem with lasses with really low cut jeans, so low that they have to sorta apply thar cutlass to wear'm proper. i didn't have a problem with pierced youths outta Seattle with thar psuedo punk meet slacker look durin' the grunge phase....nor did mowhawks cause me distress durin' the punk era.

I didn't really think you were old enough to take issue with mowhawks during the punk era.

I'll say the same thing about sagging pants as I did when I was fifteen. It's pretty fucking stupid. Of course, at least back then, I don't remember it being as bad.

Originally Posted by Traveler

Kind of disagree on the Gucci thing, its well made and fashionable enough, though the workmanship could be better. Its good looking stuff though. Indifferent on JPG as i don't know enough about the label/his ranges.

ahoy Traveler,

well, what we have here, essentially, be a racially based thread (all due respect to Mrs. M, imma not tryin' to start a quarrel) that be kinda hypocritically sexist.

this be a phenomenon that started in prison and was adopted by the hip-hop crowd 'o folks. folks might not like it, i can understand that it be foreign and theatenin', just like punk, grunge or goth fashion kinda estranges folks. the thing is, this reminds me 'o the Newt food stamps comment...why single out a fashion trend that revolves primarily around black youth?

i mean, ye can't see nothin'...'tis boxers. ye could make a stronger case fer tight fittin' jeans that clearly delineate the heft and girth 'o a man's penis.

tell me, matey, does this image fill ye with outrage and indignation?

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- MeadHallPirate

Not quite as much, but only because i can't see as much on that one. I think if it basically looks indecent, it shouldn't be worn out in public, but that's down to one's interpretation of what is decent and what isn't i guess. I had no idea about the tradition of where this all started (thanks, to you and Fish for the background information), but i'm not sure i see it as a racially motivated thing...if whites did this i would not think much of them either - and if it is because of the prison tradition, to take that out onto the streets shows a complete misunderstanding of what society is all about imo. A lot of those folks need a better upbringing, if that is the case.

Originally Posted by Traveler

Not quite as much, but only because i can't see as much on that one. I think if it basically looks indecent, it shouldn't be worn out in public, but that's down to one's interpretation of what is decent and what isn't i guess. I had no idea about the tradition of where this all started (thanks, to you and Fish for the background information), but i'm not sure i see it as a racially motivated thing...if whites did this i would not think much of them either - and if it is because of the prison tradition, to take that out onto the streets shows a complete misunderstanding of what society is all about imo. A lot of those folks need a better upbringing, if that is the case.

ahoy Traveler,

lol matey, ye can keep goin', but i have ye beat on this debate...let us continue, i just rolled me a fatty and i be in an easy goin' mood. avast ye!

do ye feel outraged when yer watchin' yer family football fare on sundays and ye have to see this...i mean, this is pretty public, 'tis on national TV on sunday right after church, all across our land.

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imma make an arguement that this be far, far more profane that seein' a few inches 'o a swabby's boxers.

- MeadHallPirate

True - and you're right, on that aspect of it, you got me beat on this thread!

But cheerleading outfits again, don't show indecency, per se. If they were walking out and about on the street like that, i wouldn't see it as out of bounds as its an actual outfit...however, if they were out, dressed like this:



Then it would be out of line...its kind of the tough part of legislating morality/decency i guess.

But i guess you delve even further down as to what is seen as a legitimate (fashionable) and suitable sense of outdoor dresswear...

Originally Posted by fishjoel

What's even more hilarious is that the trend started in prison where one inmate would be done with his bitch and the bitch would have to wear his pants like that to demonstrate that he was available.

Unfortunately we cannot legislate away stupidity, but the more we can make the source of this trend known, the less guys will want to follow it. Until then, it provides a quick visual guage of probable IQ for hiring and/or determining what businesses and/or places to frequent. (Hmmm... IQ isn't quite right - sort of a mix of IQ and manners?)