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EdgarAllenPwn @ 3/10/2008 12:44:51 AM

« chinook : Out of curiosity, what part of Canada are you from? An adventure to a white castle would be an adventure indeed if you are from Prince George or somewhere.

I'm from St. Catharines, near Niagara falls.

restlesschicken @ 3/9/2008 11:55:20 AM

i have a story to share ...

i've seen a good share of pant-saggers in my middle- and high-school years (and that was many years ago; why is this still popular?), but i will always remember this one group of kids ... all black, i'm loathe to admit, but thankfully they didn't represent all the black kids throughout the school. anyways, this group would sag everything they'd wear. even gym clothes - no matter how tiny and skinny you were, the school would make sure you were given a set that was two sizes too small (humuliating for me, being a plus-size kid, but i really pitied the obese kids, especially when swim class came around...). this group of kids scuttled like bugs, but acted like it was the cool thing.

then, one day, one of the groupie's gym shorts actually feel down to his ankles. he didn't even pause .. he kept right on walking the hall to the gym, with the class behind him staring at his linin red boxers. IT WAS COOL TO LOOK LIKE YOU GOT PANTSED. i never thought of it then, but now i wish i had the balls to run up to him from behind and sexually assault him. "what? he was offering. it would be rude to refuse." that would land me in expulsion at least, but i'd have the chance to express my opinion on the fad. i have a hundred more ways to get myself intentionally expelled from that school, anyways.

chinook @ 3/8/2008 11:58:17 PM

« EdgarAllenPwn : I am Canadian, and wanted to try Whitecastle (horrible, but thats another story) so when I went to Cleaveland, I set out to whitecastle. Little did I know, it was in the ghetto (being a 'Goth', ths was VERY scary). Well, back to the story- I saw a guy with his pants, literally down to his knees? He walked like a penguin!

Out of curiosity, what part of Canada are you from? An adventure to a white castle would be an adventure indeed if you are from Prince George or somewhere.

craziesean @ 3/8/2008 11:57:03 PM

I grew up a skater but God in all his glory blessed me with a nice round irish bottom. so sagging my pants was not an option. on the other hand my pants have an odd way of just coming right off anyway, usually when I'm drinking. does that count as sagging them?

EdgarAllenPwn @ 3/8/2008 11:53:10 PM

I am Canadian, and wanted to try Whitecastle (horrible, but thats another story) so when I went to Cleaveland, I set out to whitecastle. Little did I know, it was in the ghetto (being a 'Goth', ths was VERY scary). Well, back to the story- I saw a guy with his pants, literally down to his knees? He walked like a penguin!

tchengrox @ 2/4/2008 6:43:54 PM

« 2manyusernames : "I am not comfortable" that is even less of an excuse to dictate what they should wear (not that you are advocating that, I know).

I would think (but I could be wrong) that the percentage of kids wearing such fashion choices that are in gangs is very very small.

You don't like teaching kids with their underwear showing and I can understand that.

Still previous generations didn't want to teach boys with long hair, girls wearing mini or even micro skirts, tube tops, boys with earrings, boys with facial hair, boys and girls wearing blue jeans, etc, etc, etc.

I'm probably setting myself up here, but I believe that school is these kids' job. I know they will never remember what a gerund is, or why a story has certain elements, but they will remember some of the life lessons about how to treat others and following the norms. I understand about fashion and what's cool and what's not; I'm not looking at stifling individual creativity. However, if a policy is in place, whether it's to curb gang activity or respect others' vision, it needs to be adhered to.

Gang affiliation is a major issue in my school with clothing being the main way to express that affiliation.

tchengrox @ 2/4/2008 6:35:13 PM

« imnotyoo : You should add this one to your hallway playlist.. you might need to bleep a bit, but they're high schoolers, I'm sure they say much worse.

I love this video; however, I couldn't play it for my students. I know most say much worse, but I have some students whose parents would have me fired for bringing it into the classroom...even though the message is good.

blurmore @ 2/4/2008 4:52:06 PM

I REALLY hope the sent home a permission slip before allowing children to attend that "assembly". If my son's school made him sit through that brainwashing mess...I swear I'd put him in...like Catholic school or SOMETHING. That was awful.

2manyusernames @ 2/4/2008 3:54:13 PM

« tchengrox : I agree to a certain extent. What kids wear out in public is certainly up to them and their parents; however, in my work environment, I am not comfortable seeing a guy's striped boxers or tighty whiteys. I'm also not interested in seeing the "string things" that the young ladies wear. Also, it has become an issue with gang affiliation.

"I am not comfortable" that is even less of an excuse to dictate what they should wear (not that you are advocating that, I know).

I would think (but I could be wrong) that the percentage of kids wearing such fashion choices that are in gangs is very very small.

You don't like teaching kids with their underwear showing and I can understand that.

Still previous generations didn't want to teach boys with long hair, girls wearing mini or even micro skirts, tube tops, boys with earrings, boys with facial hair, boys and girls wearing blue jeans, etc, etc, etc.

tchengrox @ 2/4/2008 3:38:54 PM

« 2manyusernames : I've said it before, but I'll say it again. We don't get the pants down and crooked ball cap thing (and I do mean we) but then our parents didn't get our clothes, hair styles either. Our grandparents didn't get the styles our parents chose. Our great-grandparents didn't get... etc, etc.

Plato's father probably hated the way Plato wore his toga.

Heck even now we laugh at the styles of previous generations. The 70's seems to be a particularly popular decade to laugh at.

Getting upset about a generations choice of clothing seems to be a waste of time. It also seems like it will be repeated by every generation.

I agree to a certain extent. What kids wear out in public is certainly up to them and their parents; however, in my work environment, I am not comfortable seeing a guy's striped boxers or tighty whiteys. I'm also not interested in seeing the "string things" that the young ladies wear. Also, it has become an issue with gang affiliation.

SpamTrap @ 2/4/2008 1:52:04 PM

« imnotyoo : You should add this one to your hallway playlist.. you might need to bleep a bit, but they're high schoolers, I'm sure they say much worse.

Blast! again a few minutes late.

2manyusernames @ 2/4/2008 1:51:12 PM

« larknet : I am not a hip-hop or rap fan, but this one has a good message aimed at peers. I never could get the pants down, crooked ball cap thing.

I've said it before, but I'll say it again. We don't get the pants down and crooked ball cap thing (and I do mean we) but then our parents didn't get our clothes, hair styles either. Our grandparents didn't get the styles our parents chose. Our great-grandparents didn't get... etc, etc.

Plato's father probably hated the way Plato wore his toga.

Heck even now we laugh at the styles of previous generations. The 70's seems to be a particularly popular decade to laugh at.

Getting upset about a generations choice of clothing seems to be a waste of time. It also seems like it will be repeated by every generation.

imnotyoo @ 2/4/2008 1:45:04 PM

You should add this one to your hallway playlist.. you might need to bleep a bit, but they're high schoolers, I'm sure they say much worse.

chinook @ 2/3/2008 6:05:54 PM

Oh my! That's both hilarious and brilliant!

I am forward this to all of my teacher friends right away... as well as to my little bro (who thinks wearing his pants around his knees is stylish, or something).

larknet @ 2/3/2008 6:01:02 PM

I am not a hip-hop or rap fan, but this one has a good message aimed at peers. I never could get the pants down, crooked ball cap thing.

tchengrox @ 2/3/2008 5:36:06 PM

As many of you know, I work in a junior high school. I tell my students that they don't want to know what kind of undergarments I wear, and I certainly don't want to see theirs. I might have to get this as an mp3 and play it in the halls as I have to police the kids' clothes.