No more plumbers crack

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44

Thanks for saying what I was thinking. This look started in Harlem in the 60's because poor inner city kids had to wear clothes handed down from their older siblings. It became popular in the 90's when hip hop stars started doing it to show how they were "keepin' it real". Hip hop artists set trends in the inner cities, then all the white kids from the suburbs want to show how "ghetto" they are so they start doing it. It's ridiculous that anyone thinks this "look" is cool or makes them more attractive to the opposite sex. This all started because people couldn't afford to buy clothes for all of their kids, so they had no choice but to wear clothes that didn't fit. The only good thing about this look is that it makes it harder for these idiots to run from the cops. And Spence, this is not racial profiling because it is directed at the white who dress like this as well. Also, I understand that most of these kids dressing like this are probably good, law abiding kids. But, they look like criminals, and that's what people are going to think they are without getting to know them. I guess I'm just a little old fashioned, but my son will not be allowed to dress like this when he's old enough to pick out his own clothes. To me, it just makes kids look like thugs.

Somebody said that look started in Harlem. That look started in prison. That's right folks, america's imprisoned populace started that trend. They are not permitted belts behind bars, and they don't exactly fit inmates for prison rags, its more like give and go. It spilled over into the urban ghetto where those most likely to be locked up resided. The same goes for oversize white T shirts we commonly see as well. That's how it broke into pop culture gentlemen.

There is a rumor that the look started in the 80's in prisons, but it was around way before that in Harlem and also in the Hispanic neighborhoods in L.A. Tough guys think that it's cooler to look like an inmate than to look like a poor person. It's all about the "I'm really, really tough" image they thing they are portraying. As far as prisons, they do take your belt so you cannot use it to kill yourself. But, they have different size pants and most inmates wear them to fit at the waist. Prisoners who wear their pants baggy and low are letting others know that that area is open for business, so to speak. It is strictly a homosexual invitation if they wear loose pants, and the prison administrators usually try to prevent that. If you have ever been to a large prison, you will see that prisoners have pants and shirts that fit. This is another way to try to keep everyone looking alike in those places. Remember that everything you see on t.v. is not always accurate.

[tattoobob]

What do Plumbers have to do with this, Don't group us all in one
I for one never show ass crack when at work, out back at the pool
well that's a different story