Insulted, but didn't have to defend myself...

[elkdoc]

It's not well-known, but the fashion of wearing pants down past the belt-line comes from American prisons. Wearing pants that low indicates that the prisoner is "owned" by another, so hands off.

In short, the look could be called "Sweetheart of the Cell Block." "F----T," indeed.

Now that was funny indeed.

[MACKAY]

It's not well-known, but the fashion of wearing pants down past the belt-line comes from American prisons. Wearing pants that low indicates that the prisoner is "owned" by another, so hands off.

In short, the look could be called "Sweetheart of the Cell Block." "F----T," indeed.

I love it ... I have a 18 year old son who thankfully never thought it appropriate to wear his pants around his knees, but did go for the baggy pants with the baseball cap bit for a while. I didn't agree with it, but then again my parents didn't agree with my combat boots, jeans and flannel shirt and/or a concert t-shirt (complete with mullet hair cut) when I was his age either.

Surprisingly when he started working and meeting non-high school type giggle girls he suddenly became very fashion conscious

He has a few friends who do deem it necessary to swagger about with pants pulled low and act like 'hip-hop gangsters' ... can't wait to mention this one next time they are all over playing x-box together.

BTW: My son told me most of them think it is cool when I wear my UK or SW kilt, just that they personally would not wear one because of what others might say ... I wonder what they will think after I tell them about the prison connection

[Doc Hudson]

It's not well-known, but the fashion of wearing pants down past the belt-line comes from American prisons. Wearing pants that low indicates that the prisoner is "owned" by another, so hands off.

In short, the look could be called "Sweetheart of the Cell Block." "F----T," indeed.

Thanks Ug!

You can bet you bootie I'll be using that one!

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Nice restraint!!! I've just never had anyone vocalize their stupidity like that. We've all seen the "looks" and heard the whispers though.

On the way home from a huge concert that we had last night, we stopped at a shop for a road coffee. I just KNEW that this town wasn't prepared for men in kilts!

Sure enough, virtually every guy in the joint (fresh out of his pick-up truck) had to give the look. In their defense, not one of them was stupid enough to say anything.

Their women, on the other hand, looked jealous of the fact that we owned something other than denim and a Jerry Springer t-shirt.

I could swear that I saw Skoal-rings in the back pockets of the women.

[Riverkilt]

Good Point UB,

The difference is that these teen guys just let the pants sag low. They keep their boxer shorts high.

In prison, the punk look is to have no underwear showing. What you see is the prison jeans worn as low as they'll go with "reverse cleavage" or "plumber's butt" showing.

At the prison's I've worked it didn't mean the guy was taken, it meant he was available - for a price. Sort of like a street hooker on the prison yard.

Hey, maybe somewhere, some way, some state dept. of corrections will issue kilts as standard issue prison wear instead of jeans....naaa, too much freedom....

Ron

[Casey]

To me the important part of the encounter was the fact that the women knew what the kilt was about.