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Dooney Da Priest thinks you might be gay if you wear saggin’ pants. Or listen to Coldplay.

On Friday (Feb. 12) the Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO) began its campaign to encourage young students and adults to put an end to the popular fashion trend of “saggin” by pulling up ...

For Trevor Smith, saggin’ pants are merely a fashion statement. Others, however, worry that it perpetuates racial stereotypes, may have roots as a gay male signal and could lead to health ...

It’s well known in the Black community that certain styles of dress, particularly styles created by us, are stigmatized as “thuggish,” “ghetto” or otherwise unbecoming. For example: Around the time ...

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Patrons drink at downtown nightspot Bentley’s Beer Garden. Credit: Instagram / flashlucich After an activist accused San Antonio nightspot Bentley’s Beer Garden of calling out Black customers with its ...

We have it from Montesquieu—a philosopher much read and admired by our Founding Fathers—that “Fashions are an important subject.” I was reminded of this when I read about attempts throughout the ...

Earlier this month, the Emperor Valley Zoo had taken the decision to ban entrance to patrons with sagging pants. While some have applauded this ban, others have decried it as an infringement upon the ...

Also, saggin' is nothing new. Long-time observers of urban youth culture can recall seeing examples of saggin' at least 20 years ago. In those days, saggin' was linked to prison culture and the fact ...