Sorry about trampling on your rights but I am happy to hear about this

[Maraya1969]

new ordinance in "somewhere I can't figure out right now" that is going to ban the seeing of the underwear because your pants are down your ass.

I hate seeing boy's asses hanging out of their pants and if I am being discriminatory like someone just said I would be than so be it. I am not a perfect ACLU member.

Just wanted to share to hear other's thoughts.

[BOSSHOG]

1. I offer no opinion on the ban but

isn't it sad that 99% of all bodies should be clothed at all times and it is not the 1% who choose to show theirs in public.

[mdmc]

2. I can top that my friend

Atlanta is trying to ban visible undies.
Peter Vallone in NYC is trying to stop pervs from looking up short skirts of women walking down the metal stairs at a near by subway.

So in NYC, they are trying to ban peeking, but are not trying to ban short skirts.

Anyone have updates from the rest of the world?

[donheld]

12. Teacher, teacher, I declare. I see someone's underwear.

Might be red might be white, might be full of dynamite!

[Mojorabbit]

3. It is about ten thousandth on my list

of things to worry about. There is so much that needs fixing first. Every generation has expressed itself via clothing. Mine was hip huggers, bell bottoms, hot pants, & miniskirts, and there were efforts to ban those then too. Waste of time and energy.

[madokie]

4. then quit looking at boys asses hanging out of their pants

whats so difficult about that, Oh ;-)

[Maraya1969]

9. You know maybe it is because when I was married I had a stepson

who walked around like that all the time. He also broke into my computer on a regular basis and got into porn sites and basically the kid just made me want to gag and then break his neck. He was around 15 when all of this was happening and I was disgusted beyond words.

I don't remember how I felt about those ass pants before then.

I still think they are gaggy but I guess people should have a right to wear whatever.

[rawtribe]

5. Damn hippie get a hair cut!

:hippie:

[hfojvt]

6. there are alot of things that alot of people hate

most of those biases should not be proscribed into law, but if they are, I really hate hearing Led Zeppelin on the radio. Let's get the Led out!!

Also, why do you think you are seeing a boy's a$$ when you are seeing his underwear? Most of the underwear I see does not look all that different than my dad's 'swim trunks'.

[Maraya1969]

13. OK you got me there. You do see the underwear not the ass.

:P

[Karenina]

21. Being an old lady with some teenie friends

allows me to get away with little tugs thigh-high as I ask innocently, "Do these things actually stay UP???" :evilgrin: It's GREAT FUN!!! :rofl:

[Maraya1969]

25. Do you tug down and they freak out? That would be kind of funny.

[Karenina]

30. YUP! Und YUP, it's GREAT entertainment!

My kids wore those excuses for clothing and I know EXACTLY where to tug to create insecurity without causing CHAOS! :rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

If the kids know I'm quatschin' in die (but it MIGHT be der due to da in) Küche with the Parental Units, they KNOW to tighten their belts a notch before entering! :rofl:

[Zavulon]

7. I understand your feelings on this and basically agree with them, but

if I had any power to ban stuff I don't like there would be a lot of unhappy people out there.

For example, I would make it illegal for anyone who is not legitimately retarded to wear a baseball cap sideways, because those who do look REALLY retarded to me - and every time I see some moron with a sideways cap on, I want to slap it off his head. Since I'm not allowed to assault people, they shouldn't be allowed to look like mentally-stunted fuckheads. Wear the cap straight or not at all.

I'd also ban open-toed shoes, tank tops (I don't want to see your armpit hair, and if you're overweight I definitely don't want to see your flab), those stupid "half pants / half shorts," off-color sports merchandise (example: green Red Sox hats, pink Yankees hats and so on), and the list coulg go on for a long time.

People who wear baggy pants look like assholes, so let that be punishment enough. Better to have a few laughably stupid-looking assholes wandering around than have a bunch of stupid asshole bureaucrats decide who can wear what, because this could very well be only the first step.

[Colorado Progressive]

17. ROFLMA you just made my day!!!!!!nt

[sandnsea]

8. I prefer boxers to thongs

I really dislike tattoos. I can think of lots of things people do that I don't like looking at. People should look the other way if they don't like what someone is doing to their body.

[hfojvt]

14. and I infinitely prefer

this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tywEnVjPUUQ

to the 'thong song'

[TahitiNut]

15. I dunno. A California license plate above a strip of anal floss seems very popular.

At least the boxer shorts don't usually have tobacco stains. :shrug:

[sandnsea]

28. Seven Day Shit Pants

That's what my dad called them (he has passed). I wish I could remember the little ditty he had that went along with it, but my sons never let their boxers show when Grampa was around.

[RandomKoolzip]

10. Ummm.... I think we can all agree that we, as enlightened, liberal

Americans, can condemn some cultural phenomena as being "stupid" or in poor taste without parlaying that disgust into the realm of legislation, right? That's MY problem with it - people are trying to turn a semi-consensus opinion into legislation.

I mean, what's next? Banning Carrot Top performances?

[Hissyspit]

38. Can't legislate taste.

Almost every American would be in prison.

[AlCzervik]

11. i'm not for the ban at all. Who gets to decide what's offensive?

[FredScuttle]

16. Exactly

I wonder what we look like to the low-hanging pants crowd.

[spanone]

18. maybe we should have a National Dress Code, that would be lovely

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[Colorado Progressive]

19. I would prefer a banning visible buttfloss eeewwww NT

[Starbucks Anarchist]

20. I hate that style, but I'm against banning wardrobe choices.

[Arkansas Granny]

22. My daughter once told my son that she saw more of his

underwear than she did her own.

As for myself, as long as they don't have butt crack showing, the underwear doesn't really bother me.

[EVDebs]

23. Hmmm. Plumber's Crack vs. Whale's Tails eom

[Dervill Crow]

24. My honor student son wears saggy britches.

It's a small imperfection. His teachers all seem to love him, and he actually hangs out with his teachers after school and during his lunch time. He tells me about conversations he has had with his teachers about politics and ecology. This amazes me because he tends to leave the room if I turn on CSPAN and gets irritated when I yell at the Sunday morning news shows. He also campaigned for Kerry.

Other than his politics and his droopy drawers he's pretty conservative. He was horrified when I got a tattoo when I turned 50.

If he is still dressing like a homey when he turns 18 I'll start worrying.

[bob4460]

26. It is all in the eye of the beholder. You should not be able to

legislate points of view,it IS un american, But americans have been doing it for years.

[lligrd]

27. The Underwear Doesn't Bother Me A Bit

and I am quite awed by how they remain erect with their pants around their knees. Quite a talent. I can't believe people get upset ubout things like this when we have illegally invaded a country and are on a killing spree.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

29. I dress modestly

if someone else chooses to dress in the manner described, they should be aware of possible consequences--like tripping over their trousers. :) Seriously, I think that teens who wear this style should be aware it is not a good idea to wear it to, say, a job interview or church.

[dbt]

31. Sorry, parents who don't like saggin, but you'll never get this past that

pesky First Amendment.

[KG]

32. that's all this country needs, another law against something.

yep, we sho nuff be livin' in the land of the free!

[CT_Progressive]

33. Its perfectly legal to be in public in your underwear.

Underwear is not some special classification of clothing.

You could walk around in public in your underwear if you wish, and no one can say anything about it, so long as you are not exposing your genitals, butthole or (for women) nipples.

Just FYI, the ban is useless and illegal.

[Fla_Democrat]

34. As a member of the construction community

I have to ask...... is our right to show a "plumbers crack" protected? :shrug:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

35. If I were a person this applied to I know what I would do in protest

Just wear the underwear and not the pants.

So long as the flap in the front is stitched closed to prevent any peek-a-boo moments, that would be perfectly legal and quite a funny way to teach people to be careful what they wish for.

[skygazer]

36. While we're at it, let's outlaw yellow sunglasses

I hate yellow sunglasses. Oh, and shirts with really stupid slogans on them. Not all slogans, just the ones I think are stupid.

My thought is that when you start legislating chickenshit like this, you just make it that much more cool to do. I agree it looks stupid as hell. But last I know, looking stupid wasn't a crime and it seems pretty stupid to make it one.

[Hissyspit]

37. I am disgusted when men's suspenders are visible!

They're clearly meant to be kept inside the jacket.

Also, Mary Hart's voice should be outlawed. ...and John Tesh's music.