Somebody's protesting too much
I waited next to a couple of kids in a fastfood line earlier. I say kids 'cause they were younger than me. They could've been in their early 20s.
Anyway, they kept laughing and talking about how "gay" something was. They were using the word as an insult, like fat, or nasty.
Funny thing is they were wearing those overly baggy jeans, and one of the guy's plaid boxers were showing - not a tough feat since the waistband of his pants was cinched at mid thigh. Every few seconds he'd tug at 'em to keep 'em up. And after one forgetful moment, the jeans dropped to his ankles. People laughed. His buddy pointed. It was funny and hopefully embarrassing to the butt-flasher.
So call it coincidence, but a buddy of mine at another newspaper came across this article from the Daily Mail in London and emailed it to me. The story and its theories are somewhat off the wall, but it carries enough humor to make you ask what is really "behind" the too-baggy jeans phenom: http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/clothes/story/0,,1667956,00.html
Maybe the baggy-wearers aren't tough macho guys after all. Maybe they're advertising, in a manner of speaking.
Anyway, they kept laughing and talking about how "gay" something was. They were using the word as an insult, like fat, or nasty.
Funny thing is they were wearing those overly baggy jeans, and one of the guy's plaid boxers were showing - not a tough feat since the waistband of his pants was cinched at mid thigh. Every few seconds he'd tug at 'em to keep 'em up. And after one forgetful moment, the jeans dropped to his ankles. People laughed. His buddy pointed. It was funny and hopefully embarrassing to the butt-flasher.
So call it coincidence, but a buddy of mine at another newspaper came across this article from the Daily Mail in London and emailed it to me. The story and its theories are somewhat off the wall, but it carries enough humor to make you ask what is really "behind" the too-baggy jeans phenom: http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/clothes/story/0,,1667956,00.html
Maybe the baggy-wearers aren't tough macho guys after all. Maybe they're advertising, in a manner of speaking.
posted by James Burnett at
11:04 PM
2 Comments:
I always thought it was a G thing. Guys got out of jail, where they wore ill-fitting clothes and no belts. Least that's how it was splained to me.
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Anonymous, at 9:23 AM
I know we wore some freaky stuff back in the 80s, but at least we managed to keep our clothes on (Madonna doesn't count)...when is this fad going to die out? It has definitely over-stayed its welcome and I don't think kids need to emulate jailhouse fashions...
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Anonymous, at 8:16 AM
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