a peek inside the fishbowl

1 | Jenn

October 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 pm

My teenage boy seems to have a phobia of either his underware showing or getting pantsed. Is that even how it is spelled?Anyway, one of my motherly naggings is telling him to loosen the belt a few notches. * I’m trying to convince myself to pick my battles*

2 | Ginger

October 2nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm

When I was teaching, sometimes I had the urge to walk up behind one of those boys and just yank. I always wondered if one time of having your pants yanked down in public would cure the problem of wearing your pants too big/too low.

Of course I never did it.

3 | James Bow

October 2nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Well, you _could_ run up behind the guy and pull his pants off and run away. It’s not like he’s going to be able to chase you with his pants around his ankles.

;-)

4 | LO

October 2nd, 2008 at 7:58 pm

Please do!
:)

5 | Vanessa

October 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 am

hahaha… I love it! I work in a high school… I tell them ALL the time… usually I try to be subtle by saying “Hey…is that Spiderman on your underoos?” and other times, I just say “Oh… I’m getting to know you far too well.. could you please pull your pants up?”

6 | andrea

October 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 am

I am *most* tempted to do it while we’re driving through our neighborhood. My finger practically twitches near the power window switch … it would only take two seconds to roll it down, stick my head out the window and yell: HEY YOUR PANTS ARE FALLING DOWN!

7 | Jennifer

October 3rd, 2008 at 9:32 pm

It sounds similar to my urge when I see some idiot cruising around with a convertible with the music on loud enough to be heard several blocks away. I’ve always wanted to walk over with a smile, lean across the driver and turn off their %#$@! music.

8 | Scatteredmom

October 4th, 2008 at 11:04 am

I work in a high school and have to see this every single day. I’ve asked boys why they wear them like that, and they say, “it’s comfortable.”

I’m not sure the boy that I saw running to the bus with his pants practically at his knees struggling to hold his books would have agreed.

At least they don’t wear thongs like the girls.

9 | andrea

October 4th, 2008 at 11:09 am

Interesting info:

“The origin of saggy pants is up for debate, but many believe it’s an evolution of ill-fitting prison garb. Since belts are often banned in the big house and uniforms aren’t tailor-made, pants would sag. Former inmates might have brought the fashion to the streets. Experts said the fashion caught on among young black men in the hip-hop culture of the 1990s, with young rap duo Kris Kross taking the trend to an extreme by wearing clothes both loose and backward.

Other subcultures — including skaters and punks — joined in, and the sagging phenomenon was born. “I believe that the kids that are buying the clothes are completely unaware that it’s related to prison fashion,” said Myra Walker, a professor of fashion history at the University of North Texas. At the trend’s ultimate, men’s pants sag below their bottoms, which gives the wearer a distinctive — and coveted — halting gait.”

(Seattle Times)

10 | J.

October 7th, 2008 at 11:57 am

I think that they should at least put funny underwear. At least give us something to look at :)

11 | Freakazojd

October 13th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

*Sigh*…I know. Could you maybe tell my 26-year-old brother while you’re at it? It drives me CRAAAAZY!!!! (As a small “in his defence”, my brother is 6’7″ and has a hard time finding pants that are long enough, but STILL. Worst trend-that’s-not-disappearing-fast-enough EVER.)