No more baggy pants: Trend on the verge of being outlawed
Lashuntrice Bradley
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: Lifestyles
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Anthrax, botulism, cholera, hepatitis, and baggy pants: All epidemics.
Wait, baggy pants? Has wearing them really become so widespread? For the past couple of years different states have taken that notion into consideration.
On August 23, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta city councilman, C.T. Martin, proposed an ordinance that would make baggy pants that show boxer shorts and thongs illegal.
Martin states that baggy pants are an epidemic that is becoming a major concern around the country.
"Little children adopt it, thinking it's the 'in' thing," Martin said. "I don't want young people to think that half dressing is the way to go."
Brandon Flowers, 20, a junior cardiopulmonary science student from Vero Beach, agrees with Martin.
"I have friends that wear baggy pants," Flowers said. "I think they need to wear a belt or pull them around their waist."
Flowers said he liked Martins' ordinance, which proposed that people who wear baggy pants and expose their underwear should be fined. He said this ordinance is also seen in his hometown.
"I had a friend in Vero that got a ticket for wearing his pants below his waist," Flowers said. "I didn't object to it at all."
However, not everyone feels the same way as Martin.
Savin Burns, 20, a junior animal science student from Tampa does not see a problem with baggy pants.
"I know a lot of people that wear baggy pants," Burns said. "But it's up to them to wear what they want to."
Burns is happy that he can wear whatever he wants and there is no law against it, but he also does n0t feel that the trend has reached epidemic proportions.
"Not an epidemic, but a fad," Burns said. "Because, like hairstyles, clothes are going to change."
Kurt Kedroe, 22, a second year graduate finance student from Miramar feels the same way.
"I see it as a style people choose to do," Kedroe said. "It is very prevalent."
Kedroe feels comfortable wearing what he wants and believes others should feel comfortable doing the same.
Wait, baggy pants? Has wearing them really become so widespread? For the past couple of years different states have taken that notion into consideration.
On August 23, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta city councilman, C.T. Martin, proposed an ordinance that would make baggy pants that show boxer shorts and thongs illegal.
Martin states that baggy pants are an epidemic that is becoming a major concern around the country.
"Little children adopt it, thinking it's the 'in' thing," Martin said. "I don't want young people to think that half dressing is the way to go."
Brandon Flowers, 20, a junior cardiopulmonary science student from Vero Beach, agrees with Martin.
"I have friends that wear baggy pants," Flowers said. "I think they need to wear a belt or pull them around their waist."
Flowers said he liked Martins' ordinance, which proposed that people who wear baggy pants and expose their underwear should be fined. He said this ordinance is also seen in his hometown.
"I had a friend in Vero that got a ticket for wearing his pants below his waist," Flowers said. "I didn't object to it at all."
However, not everyone feels the same way as Martin.
Savin Burns, 20, a junior animal science student from Tampa does not see a problem with baggy pants.
"I know a lot of people that wear baggy pants," Burns said. "But it's up to them to wear what they want to."
Burns is happy that he can wear whatever he wants and there is no law against it, but he also does n0t feel that the trend has reached epidemic proportions.
"Not an epidemic, but a fad," Burns said. "Because, like hairstyles, clothes are going to change."
Kurt Kedroe, 22, a second year graduate finance student from Miramar feels the same way.
"I see it as a style people choose to do," Kedroe said. "It is very prevalent."
Kedroe feels comfortable wearing what he wants and believes others should feel comfortable doing the same.
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