Sheep.
Sagging pants. It's still around. Are you aware of this? I have seen it, but it's never occurred to me how long it's been in style. I think I first heard about it when I was in seventh grade. I'll admit that I did it... for about five minutes. It immediately became obvious how unbelievably stupid this concept was. My mobility was seriously compromised, everyone walking behind me caught a glimpse of tighty-whities (I converted to boxers later*), and I was pulling my pants up every thirty seconds.
So my foray into middle-school-coolness was over before it even began. Instead of falling into the "in" crowd on this front, I chose to follow a different, goofier crowd which did things like, and this is entirely true, suggest that the Spice Girls were hot and talented. As you can imagine, it was a sad time in my life. Adults balked at this new trend. As I recall, my high school principal made putting a stop to this a high priority. This was far more important than trivial matters like violence and drug usage on the school grounds. Contrasting this with the Columbine shootings a few years later really puts things in perspective. Ironically, the people targeted by the Columbine shooters more than likely would've been sagging their pants at the time, so my high school principal may have been smarter than I have been led to believe.
Twenty years from now, when it's customary to wear glossy, skin-tight pants, our children will marvel at how lame we were. I'll defend our actions as best as I can. After all, social trends are a force beyond anyone's control. Now if you'll excuse me, I think Spice World is about to air on TBS.
*I knew you were wondering about that. Aren't you glad I shared?
So my foray into middle-school-coolness was over before it even began. Instead of falling into the "in" crowd on this front, I chose to follow a different, goofier crowd which did things like, and this is entirely true, suggest that the Spice Girls were hot and talented. As you can imagine, it was a sad time in my life. Adults balked at this new trend. As I recall, my high school principal made putting a stop to this a high priority. This was far more important than trivial matters like violence and drug usage on the school grounds. Contrasting this with the Columbine shootings a few years later really puts things in perspective. Ironically, the people targeted by the Columbine shooters more than likely would've been sagging their pants at the time, so my high school principal may have been smarter than I have been led to believe.
Twenty years from now, when it's customary to wear glossy, skin-tight pants, our children will marvel at how lame we were. I'll defend our actions as best as I can. After all, social trends are a force beyond anyone's control. Now if you'll excuse me, I think Spice World is about to air on TBS.
*I knew you were wondering about that. Aren't you glad I shared?
posted by Antonio at 10:54 AM
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