Strange fad in th USA

[Knildon]

Do people in other countries see this (I call it strange) fad where guys wear their trousers below their butts and their underwear shows?
I was at the grocery store today and overheard a fairly loud conversation between two people about this very subject. One person was telling the other that the guys that do this are really gay and they are advertising to other gays that they are available.
Makes sense to me and also reminds of a story/joke that was going around in the 50’s. I guess I’m telling my age!!
There was a guy walking backwards on the sidewalk with his sex organ hanging out of his pants. When asked what he was doing, he replied that he was trolling for queers (gays in this age). Sounds like the same theory to me.
[FONT=&quot]Anyhow, is this a trend in other countries throughout the world and if so what do you think about it?

Don
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[Groundrush]

I believe this type of behaviour may have originated in prisons where men would advertise themselves to being available to other men by allowing their trousers to drop below the waist.

 

[AnthonyGerrard]

Do people in other countries see this (I call it strange) fad where guys wear their trousers below their butts and their underwear shows?
I was at the grocery store today and overheard a fairly loud conversation between two people about this very subject. One person was telling the other that the guys that do this are really gay and they are advertising to other gays that they are available.
Makes sense to me and also reminds of a story/joke that was going around in the 50’s. I guess I’m telling my age!!
There was a guy walking backwards on the sidewalk with his sex organ hanging out of his pants. When asked what he was doing, he replied that he was trolling for queers (gays in this age). Sounds like the same theory to me.
[FONT=&quot]Anyhow, is this a trend in other countries throughout the world and if so what do you think about it?

Don
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IN this country I would say it seems to be a gangsta wannabe type fashion, though this then moved into the indy geeky look. Prison getup, to gansta get up to skinny, pasty faced middle class kids.

Possible - I'd love to know the truth of its origins.

 

[RainLover]

Do people in other countries see this (I call it strange) fad where guys wear their trousers below their butts and their underwear shows?
I was at the grocery store today and overheard a fairly loud conversation between two people about this very subject. One person was telling the other that the guys that do this are really gay and they are advertising to other gays that they are available.
Makes sense to me and also reminds of a story/joke that was going around in the 50’s. I guess I’m telling my age!!
There was a guy walking backwards on the sidewalk with his sex organ hanging out of his pants. When asked what he was doing, he replied that he was trolling for queers (gays in this age). Sounds like the same theory to me.
[FONT=&quot]Anyhow, is this a trend in other countries throughout the world and if so what do you think about it?[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Don[/FONT]

Down here we have young girls that wear very short skirts, bikini tops and little else.

We call this type of activity "good".

You can have your Pig's Ears and we will just have something "good" to look at.

 

[Brianwarnock]

I have heard that it is based on the prison regulation of not allowing belts and thus trousers slipping down the waist, it was then taken up by youths as a sign of their street cred .

I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this.

Brian

 

[Brianwarnock]

Down here we have young girls that wear very short skirts, bikini tops and little else.

We call this type of activity "good".

What do you mean by very little else, no under wear or tights?

Very short skirts and tights are common here. It is not always good as that depends on the legs and cheeks.

Brian

 

[dhop1990]

It is an odd style. Living in the USA myself, it doesn't happen as often among adults unless they come from certain backgrounds. It's a matter of cultural influence, people just follow the crowd, even in smaller community fads such as this.

I would say this is something that is more common in more juvenile crowds and crowds that prescribe to a scene where wearing very baggy jeans is "in".

This is nothing new, it has been around since the 1990s. Go to youtube and find some Tupac videos. From experience I would say this trend is much more common in hiphop fans than say database management professionals.

 

[kevlray]

Fortunately some businesses and communities have banned baggy pants. My wife and daughters (teenagers) think it is disgusting to see someone's underwear in public.

 

[Vassago]

It doesn't affect me or what I wear or do, so I could care less. Most swimsuits nowadays show much more skin than the underwear they show, but we don't complain about that. Who cares?

I say live and let live, really.

 

[scott-atkinson]

What happened to Straight Cut Jeans too...

The only jeans I see when I go shopping for my children, are jeans in the shape of an upturned letter 'U'

Surely they make the wearer look like they have been riding a horse all their life...

 

[Fifty2One]

It is just the uniform look of younger folks these days. Every generation seems to have regrettable fashion statements with the intent of proving the wearer is an individual and independent rebel just like the rest of their generation (and like a lot of us were back in the day).

 

[scott-atkinson]

It is just the uniform look of younger folks these days. Every generation seems to have regrettable fashion statements with the intent of proving the wearer is an individual and independent rebel just like the rest of their generation (and like a lot of us were back in the day).

That is very true, Im a Rave child from that era, and I can remember wearing a Mustard and Purple coloured jump suit and I thought I looked the Business... oh dear...

Luckily no pictures exist...

 

[MrsGorilla]

Luckily no pictures exist...

What a pity! Hahahaha....

I think it would make for a very interesting conversation piece!