Read more baggy pants stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3035/baggy-pants.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:52:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52304/saggy-pants-debates-just-hot-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLegal battles against sagging pants are being waged across the US at an absurd rate, writes Greg Beato in Reason . Detractors argue that exposing large “swathes of underwear” should be banned, particularly because the style emulates prison attire and to wear them is “to embrace criminality.” “I certainly respect the...http://www.newser.com/story/52304/saggy-pants-debates-just-hot-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 1:51:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42693/can-obama-end-brotherhood-of-the-sagging-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFashion experts have their eyes on Barack Obama with a burning question: Can he inspire the young men of America to pull up their pants? The president-elect himself has said it's time to end the low-ride movement, and some have trotted out the (disputed) comparison of JFK single-handedly killing the...http://www.newser.com/story/42693/can-obama-end-brotherhood-of-the-sagging-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Nov 2008 11:20:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/25336/louisiana-pockets-ban-on-droopy-drawers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA proposed ban on saggy pants didn’t fly in Louisiana, where a Senate panel rejected the legislation as a violation of freedom of speech, reports the Times-Picayune . “This is a situation that is disgusting and needs state attention,” insisted the state senator pushing the bill. “I have the right to...http://www.newser.com/story/25336/louisiana-pockets-ban-on-droopy-drawers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Apr 2008 10:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5816/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-town-outlaws-saggy-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Louisiana town has taken a stand against saggy pants: starting tomorrow, anyone whose underwear shows will be hit with fines or jail time. And those who want to argue will just have to zip it. "Pull ‘em up or pay up," warned the police chief of Mansfield, population 5,...http://www.newser.com/story/5816/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-town-outlaws-saggy-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Aug 2007 6:56:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3107/bottoms-up-la-town-gets-down-and-dirty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn Delcambre, La., showing your skivvies is about to come with criminal consequences, thanks to a new ordinance that prohibits residents from wearing low-hanging pants. Saggy-trousered offenders may be fined $500 and risk 6 months in jail. “They’re better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress,” the...http://www.newser.com/story/3107/bottoms-up-la-town-gets-down-and-dirty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Jun 2007 18:20:44 CDT