Activist Wants To Stop Men From Showing Their Underwear

[matcom]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gainesville's Public Safety Committee got an unusual request this week from a citizen: stop young men from wearing pants below the waist.

The chairwoman of the city's Black on Black Crime Taskforce took the matter before the committee Thursday. She said the trend of drooping drawers is a disgrace and sets a bad example.

The committee, however, said that the individuals were doing nothing wrong by showing their underwear and that it would be very difficult to tailor a statute to curtail the practice.

The community activist said she'll take her request to Tallahassee next.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/9382297/detail.html

[Orsino]

1. In an unrelated story...

...Congress votes to extend the war in Iraq as North Korea prepares for long-range missile test.

[Deep13]

2. Well, we all want that.

Of course seeing a dude with his pants around his ass and underwear showing is the closest thing we will get to an "Sorry, but I'm an idiot" sign.

[jrandom421]

4. And to quote Bill Engvall

"Here's your sign"

[jobycom]

5. I'd rather that than a guy in a 3 piece driving a Hummer. nt

[Deep13]

7. That's a different sign.

It reads, "I'm a self absorbed asshole who wants a bigger dick."

[jobycom]

9. Still, more an idiot that someone with slouching trousers.

[NewJeffCT]

3. I guess this is the most pressing issue facing Gainesville?

Must be paradise then.

[libodem]

6. Yeah, but....

what about those shameless hussies, with their thong straps hanging out above the waist of their jeans, and below a lumbar tattoo. Yeah, what about those 'nasty' displays. Gals, we must demand equal time on pissing off those legislating morality and decrying Big Government at the same time.

[dysfunctional press]

8. whale tails and muffin tops...

disgusting.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

10. They tries this in Virginia a couple years back

It made news around the world and the patron - Democratic Delegate Algie T Howell proposed the bill. It was dubbed the "Droopy Drawers" bill :eyes:

It even made the BBC:

"It's not an attack on baggy pants. It's not about Janet Jackson. It's not about Randy Moss," he said, referring to the American footballer recently fined for pretending to "moon" opposing fans.

"To vote for this bill would be a vote for character, to uplift your community and to do something good not only for the state of Virginia, but for this entire country," he added. of the bill became a laughingstock. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4249831.stm

[CBHagman]

11. Oh, include the women, too.

All the things we were told were tacky, in bad taste, embarrassing, inappropriate, or just plain stupid have become the fashion of the land. But I don't want to see people's boxer shorts, bra straps, thongs, naked spare tires, and bare buttocks during the course of a workday, unless I am employed in the medical profession or theatrical costuming (neither of which will ever be the case). Make it stop! :cry:

[Strawman]

12. If there's a better reason to jump for joy, who cares?

[Odin2005]

13. Just more people complaining about new fasions.

40 years ago people were whining about miniskirts.

[SteppingRazor]

14. .

:eyes:

[genie_weenie]

15. Relatedly, women must wear full ankle length

woolen swimming dresses which also go up to the neck and down to the wrists as well as covering the head hair from view.

Onward Christian Army!

No one must show their "dirrty" bits or unmentionables...