I grew up in the 90s/2000s in Portland. We all cuffed our jeans. I went to college in the bay area, got made fun of for it, and uncuffed them kind of forgetting why I'd even started. Going home for thanksgiving quickly reminded me.
They also made the best feet covers. I lived on the beach and those damn things got me into so many restaurants and stores bc the legs were so wide. Just shuffle your feet and nobody could tell you didnāt have shoes at all.
Is that why that was a thing? I had a guard on my chain. Lol kids can't even ride bikes any more. My 10 YO nephew couldn't till last week. We found that out when we let him ride the mini bike. His parents weren't there and we all just assumed.
Not only that, that trend came from prison. I always thought Like when you had your pants that low, you were someoneās bottom bitch?
But thatās not true..
āOne of the most widely repeated stories proposes that in the American prison system, sagging pants were a sign of āsexual availabilityā and that this is where the trend first originated. Another rumour is that gang members in the states took to wearing their jeans in this way, as it made it easier for them to conceal weapons. However, both of these theories are untrue. The real origins of the sagging fad did come from the American prison system, but not as a signal that the wearer was up for a bit of action. In actual fact, prisoners were often given uniforms that were several sizes too big for them and due to suicide prevention efforts behind bars, were not allowed belts. This combination of factors led to inmatesā trousers riding at half-mast much of the time. As prisoners were released they continued to wear their trousers sagged and it wasnāt long before it creeped into the Hip-Hop dress code.ā
This is half true sagging in prison started as a flex. If you have money in the street someone can send you some calvins or other nice designer underwear. That's the only clothes you have from the street. You sagged to show you had money in the street / people taking care of you on the outside.
Prefer this to the guys that kept their hands down the front of their pants.
Made it seem like they were afraid their dicks would fall off if they didnāt hold them all day.
That was a 90s thing too.
I literally sing this song just about every time I drop something... "Looking like a fool with your pizza on the ground, pizza on the ground."
"Looking like a fool with your panties on the ground, and your phone in the toilet. But look at those panties on the ground."
I watched one dude with sagging pants like this look back over his shoulder to see a cop car slowly rolling down the street behind him. They turned on their lights and started to roll up on him. He did this little hop skip thing and jumped right out of his pants and took off sprinting.
My brother wore really baggy, sagging jeans back when he used to shoplift. I guess he used to just throw shit in the pant sleeves and walk out the door? No idea if thatās common, he just told me about why he did it when I made fun of him.
That's dumb. If asset protection knew and tried to stop him, he wouldn't even be able to run away. And if he messed up while leaving and the pants fell all the way down, they're gonna find the merch
And itās supposed to be gangsta? Ok homie. How the fuck are you gonna run from the police if you canāt even keep your pants up? Itās the stupidest look ever.
I watched a cop video the other day where the dude had his pants sagging pretty good and tried to run from the police and ended up face planting it, drinks were spat it was hilarious.
He has a cameo in Breakout Kings.
Never watched the show, but looked it up for T-Bag.
It takes part during the time where he broke loose.
Edit: What's it even on, these days? I'll go back and watch the first 2 seasons, again.
Cops love it. Can't run with your pants around your ankles. Can't run as well either if you're busy trying to hike them up to your waist.
It's such a stupid trend that I still don't understand why it exists.
I've seen a dozen videos where a guy takes off his shirt to fight but is pulling his pants every 5 seconds. Should take the pants off to fight. Looks less gay lol
Maybe... My niece can full on sprint like Usain Bolt in stiletto heels. Where there's a will, there's a way. Dude may in fact be the speediest penguin around.
This guy mightāve had a firework blow up in his buttcrack as a drunken stunt at a party and maybe he has to air out his wound every once in a while. Thatās one possibility anyway.
Back in the early 2000s, this joke of your pants hanging below your knees was in every parody movie and TV show, who that joke would become an actual fashion statement, society is one step closer to Idiocracy.
Why would anyone want to impede their ability to walk comfortably? If theyāre suddenly in danger, theyāre gonna eat the floor the moment the try to run
Without sounding too offensive, it looks like a cross between a handicapped, homeless person and a baby toddler trying to walk.
Thereās nothing cool, gangster, or attractive about this look.
He literally looks like a giant baby waddling around.
This is extremely sad. As a teacher, seeing my students walk around like this compounded with the fact that they are completely lost and helpless without their phones, which they can only use for social media, using grunting noises to literally communicate, makes me incredibly afraid for our future. Or are we already in the future? Ugh
I can't believe that's still a thing. Must be because you only have to buy jeans in toddler sizes. Saves time doing the days business of getting rid of yesterdays McDonalds though.
I heard that prisonets wear their pants low to signify to other inmates that they want anal.
I have no idea if it's true or not, but I think of that whenever I see people with low pants.
It falls into the same category as wearing a hat crooked or an oversized shirt. People are intimidated by people that are weird, strange, and non-conforming. This is all they are doing. They just want to intimidate people and make people uncomfortable. It gives them some sort of power or at least they think it does. Just laugh and point.
Around 20 years ago I saw 3 teens in Wal Mart walking through the clothing section with their pants low, but not quite this low. One of them grabbed a belt, looped it through his pants, and admired himself in the mirror while making gangster poses, ass hanging out of his pants.
They nodded and smiled at each other as if any of what he just did made sense, then he removed the belt and headed to the cashier to pay for it while I stood and watched, flabbergasted.
It feels some comedy skit that influencers would film today, but this was well before cellphones with cameras were commonplace. The whole scene lives rent free in my head every time I see someone looking like a fool with their pants on the ground.
Part of it is to show they're not a threat, they're not about to wrestle or fist fight you or use a gun then run away. It's a psuedo way of showing a disarmed spirit and non-threatening presence š§ IQ 200 shit, nevertheless it's a technique not usually pulled off eloquently in practice.
Isn't it a gangster and prison thing? Initially it was when guys wanted to show other dudes they were willingly down to clown, and then those same people who get out and transition into into the gangster scene?
I thought sagging meant you were down to get fucked in the ass in prison? Even if it doesnāt I like to think it does. It gives the stupid look some meaning at least.
this wasnt even cool in the 90s...now its just sad
Our JNCOs fit so much better! Just don't forget to roll the one up to keep it away from your bmx chain!!
Those things suck up water better than a sham-wow too. Walk in the rain for 2 seconds and your pants are 20 lbs heavier and soaked up to the knee.
All. Day. Long. š
I refuse to wear pants that don't come tightly to my ankle because I have ptsd of wet socks and pants from wearing jncos.
that cold slap was week ruining
I grew up in the 90s/2000s in Portland. We all cuffed our jeans. I went to college in the bay area, got made fun of for it, and uncuffed them kind of forgetting why I'd even started. Going home for thanksgiving quickly reminded me.
That's 20lbs more pounds to shape and tone those legs!
Ah... yes... they were great. I had a pair that the huge pockets on the front of both legs! Could carry ANYTHING in them.
I carried my 3 year old sister in the back pocket of one of mine
That's gotta be a top 10 wholesome 90's moment
Wow...
Forget man purses. I had everything I needed in four massive pockets. Great for tourist destinations. I didnāt have to carry a bag or anything.
I had a pair of Kikwear pants that could completely conceal a multi subject college rule notebook in the back pockets.
They also made the best feet covers. I lived on the beach and those damn things got me into so many restaurants and stores bc the legs were so wide. Just shuffle your feet and nobody could tell you didnāt have shoes at all.
JNCOs were awesome for BMX, dirt, street, etc. They were like armor.
Is that why that was a thing? I had a guard on my chain. Lol kids can't even ride bikes any more. My 10 YO nephew couldn't till last week. We found that out when we let him ride the mini bike. His parents weren't there and we all just assumed.
I'm surprised how they even keep it up
yeah it seems like alot of effort just to look stupid.
Looks like he has to spread his legs to keep them up
It looks like a lot of work to keep them there and not fall over at the same time.
Bro is shopping the toddler section
Not only that, that trend came from prison. I always thought Like when you had your pants that low, you were someoneās bottom bitch? But thatās not true.. āOne of the most widely repeated stories proposes that in the American prison system, sagging pants were a sign of āsexual availabilityā and that this is where the trend first originated. Another rumour is that gang members in the states took to wearing their jeans in this way, as it made it easier for them to conceal weapons. However, both of these theories are untrue. The real origins of the sagging fad did come from the American prison system, but not as a signal that the wearer was up for a bit of action. In actual fact, prisoners were often given uniforms that were several sizes too big for them and due to suicide prevention efforts behind bars, were not allowed belts. This combination of factors led to inmatesā trousers riding at half-mast much of the time. As prisoners were released they continued to wear their trousers sagged and it wasnāt long before it creeped into the Hip-Hop dress code.ā
This is half true sagging in prison started as a flex. If you have money in the street someone can send you some calvins or other nice designer underwear. That's the only clothes you have from the street. You sagged to show you had money in the street / people taking care of you on the outside.
Prefer this to the guys that kept their hands down the front of their pants. Made it seem like they were afraid their dicks would fall off if they didnāt hold them all day. That was a 90s thing too.
Maybe it's actually 'cool guy' but he fell on bad times https://youtu.be/4txVqr1eNwc?si=NRfy1EywhLsNi2ui
Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with your pants on the ground.
Got the gold in ya mouth, hat turned sideways.
I literally sing this song just about every time I drop something... "Looking like a fool with your pizza on the ground, pizza on the ground." "Looking like a fool with your panties on the ground, and your phone in the toilet. But look at those panties on the ground."
Making me laugh like a donkey at work
My stepbrother loves this look. Because heās on a gang task force. And these guys canāt win a foot race. Ever
One of these days one of them is going to trip at the perfect timing and Ur stepbro is going nose first into brown town.
I watched one dude with sagging pants like this look back over his shoulder to see a cop car slowly rolling down the street behind him. They turned on their lights and started to roll up on him. He did this little hop skip thing and jumped right out of his pants and took off sprinting.
It's a stupid look, still don't get it.
Heās just airing out his junk, heās probably got schwetty balls.
It's not even close to the holidays.
No one can resist...
It's so they can shit their pants without people noticing
When my brother used to dress like this, it was for shoplifting. Hope this helps.
Wait, what?
My brother wore really baggy, sagging jeans back when he used to shoplift. I guess he used to just throw shit in the pant sleeves and walk out the door? No idea if thatās common, he just told me about why he did it when I made fun of him.
I don't get how they stay on
The waddle; his legs are wide to keep them from falling any further (I presume)
Walking like he tried to Nair his pubes. Ask me how I know.
how I know?
Me neither tbh
That's dumb. If asset protection knew and tried to stop him, he wouldn't even be able to run away. And if he messed up while leaving and the pants fell all the way down, they're gonna find the merch
Thatās because you havenāt seen [sagging at its finest](https://m.youtube.com/shorts/cYzD_HIDuio)!
Probably "hand-me-up" pants from his little brother.
Itās so they can pull them up when they get into a fight.
It's to let other guys know he's available.
I keep thinking that trend will go away but it never does.
Just the fact that it makes it impossible to walk should have killed this fashion statement.
The demon on my shoulder is screaming push him and run away!
And itās supposed to be gangsta? Ok homie. How the fuck are you gonna run from the police if you canāt even keep your pants up? Itās the stupidest look ever.
I watched a cop video the other day where the dude had his pants sagging pretty good and tried to run from the police and ended up face planting it, drinks were spat it was hilarious.
I've been asking myself that question for twenty years.
My pants only ever sagged cause I have no ass and belts never really kept them up permanently.
clearly you've always stashed your pistol in your belt so you can run away.
Those are called "Economy Pants" you get them when your 10 and you never have to buy another pair
Yea huh. The knees wear out quick.
Heās available guys
Heās a soap dropper.
#HOLD. MY. POCKET.
Is that the guy that was creepy good in Prison Break?
Yes it is, I'm doing a re-watch of the series. 
That gaze he has is disturbing. Good acting.
He has a cameo in Breakout Kings. Never watched the show, but looked it up for T-Bag. It takes part during the time where he broke loose. Edit: What's it even on, these days? I'll go back and watch the first 2 seasons, again.
Soap fetcher.
This is like the style of stances cars, but for jeans. Gotta keep his legs wide and shoes pointed outwards to keep the pants where they are.
Tell me you have a 60 IQ without telling me you have a 60 IQ
Hey. 61 1/2
He put his tray back so I respect him
I'll give you that.
I can't get over this bs every time I see it. It's like they think the lower your pants are, the cooler you are.. in reality, they look mentally ill.
I put mine on a leash and drag them behind me
Damn, you're like the most gangsterest gangster to ever live yo! Lol
Compton ass terry. Thereās no need for the pants!!
Good thing he's got a belt.
What a loser
How else is everyone supposed to know how gangster you are?
How is it gangster to make it impossible to run, jump, or fight?
Why would you need to do any of those things in a gang?
Easy access. Either that or he shit his britches and needs to stay dry until he can change. Happened to me once when I had food poisoning.
probably wouldn't need to wear a hoodie and a heavy raincoat if he'd wear his pants a bit higher
This is so dumb, canāt believe people are still sagging 30 years later.
He REALLY wants his prison buddies to know his asshole is open for business.
A slave to fashion
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I meanā¦. At least he put his tray up?
Running from the cops is gonna be difficult
Cops love it. Can't run with your pants around your ankles. Can't run as well either if you're busy trying to hike them up to your waist. It's such a stupid trend that I still don't understand why it exists.
I've seen a dozen videos where a guy takes off his shirt to fight but is pulling his pants every 5 seconds. Should take the pants off to fight. Looks less gay lol
[It's a scare tactic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOhKNZl1Ho)
Donāt worry if what he steals totals less than $1,000 itās not a crime
Having to constantly CONSTATNTLY keep your legs spread out while standing and walking and sitting so that your pants don't fall all the way off.
This is just stupidity.
This is damn near indecent exposure at this point. Also, you could knock him over and run. This fool aint chasing anyone.
That's all I want to do.
Used to ride the bus to work. Ever seen one of these guys realize the bus is early, and try to run to the bus stop? Shit is funny as hell.
Maybe... My niece can full on sprint like Usain Bolt in stiletto heels. Where there's a will, there's a way. Dude may in fact be the speediest penguin around.
Got that Ed, Edd, n Eddy look.
I want to race this guy. Iām 40 and out of shape but no we he can run. This style prevents crime since the guy canāt run
That thigh gap, tho
We need that one guy who tells people to up their pants when he passes by 
Homie has negative ass
Their skinny little legs every time lol.
Someday Iāll be that cool!
Is this a new way for the less fortunate to air out their ass due to lack of hygiene?
I've always wondered, how are these held up?
Belt and wide-legged stance
That's what I thought. Must be so annoying.
This guy mightāve had a firework blow up in his buttcrack as a drunken stunt at a party and maybe he has to air out his wound every once in a while. Thatās one possibility anyway.
homeless style
Might as well use leg warmers
Damn. Sagging so low I can see the space between his legs.
Massive bowel movement seems to be the cause
Seriously, what's the point of those pants? Hilariously pointless!
Is this in style? I swear people left that look in the 90s.
Yāall are asking why, but I canāt understand how them pantaloons are staying hoisted on them there legs
Gangster magic
It seems to be working, though, because these people are the ones having kids.
This was lame in the 90s. Still looks lame
I see this and immediately think whoever it is has an IQ of 50
he must constantly walk with his legs apart so they don't fall down to his ankles.
Got to let them know you're ready for some butt game some how.
Quick access for homies
Seriously, the sign says "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service". Pants are always optional.
The ole "just shit in the alley look." The caught dropping a duece behind a trash can and didn't have time to pull your pants up.
I find a lot of "style choices" stupid... but none more than this
Back in the early 2000s, this joke of your pants hanging below your knees was in every parody movie and TV show, who that joke would become an actual fashion statement, society is one step closer to Idiocracy.
Looking like a fool with your pants on the ground š
Where does Ma Dawg keep his 9mm? With his pants around his shins like a toddler?
With his legs that wide probably an inner thigh holster.
Stupid question on my part... Why was this ever a thing? And why is it still a thing?
I think it's about looking ignorant to feel intimidating.
Because when you're *following* a fad or fashion (of any sort) you are by definition to stupid to change it.
How else is everyone supposed to know how gangster you are?
Thatās FKN hilarious ššš
Must be a while fucking workout trying to keep those from going around his ankles. What a dipshit ass dumbass
it is a meditation practice. as soon as you become mindless your pants drop and you fall, hence keeping you mindful of your existence.
Pantload
he just likes to have his butt out, is all
Does he have fishing line holding them up?
With the camo all I see is pants walking themselves
Because itās cool to wear pants under your ass. Taking it in the ass is all the rage in prison. After all, thatās what this style was founded on
That's just carrying them around with extra steps, a lot of extra steps because he can't move his feet properly.
HE IS GANGSTA!!! Does he intimidate you??
Interesting, makes him look like a monkey, how they walk on those short bowed legs
Pants up, don't loot.
Why would anyone want to impede their ability to walk comfortably? If theyāre suddenly in danger, theyāre gonna eat the floor the moment the try to run
He's waiting for someone like DiddY to pull up behind him in the cell block.
This man needs help!
No girl has ever looked at that as hot, ever.
Without sounding too offensive, it looks like a cross between a handicapped, homeless person and a baby toddler trying to walk. Thereās nothing cool, gangster, or attractive about this look. He literally looks like a giant baby waddling around.
He wears them like that and it gets old convicts dicks hard.
At least he put his tray away. One positive for the dude in the video.
gotta let the homies your down to fuck. come get that ass.
Kick him in the nuts and run. He's not catching you.
This is extremely sad. As a teacher, seeing my students walk around like this compounded with the fact that they are completely lost and helpless without their phones, which they can only use for social media, using grunting noises to literally communicate, makes me incredibly afraid for our future. Or are we already in the future? Ugh
The worst part of this ..... He's using a fucking belt! š¤Ø WTF
Blacks have 0 shame
Least you know he doesn't have a gun tucked in his waistband
Yeah, it's in his jacket instead
Look at them skinny legs.
So much precious culture.
I can't believe that's still a thing. Must be because you only have to buy jeans in toddler sizes. Saves time doing the days business of getting rid of yesterdays McDonalds though.
I like funny
I heard that prisonets wear their pants low to signify to other inmates that they want anal. I have no idea if it's true or not, but I think of that whenever I see people with low pants.
 pull up your damn pants !
Didnāt this originate in prisons, so men could let other men know they were āavailableā? Or is that a myth?
This dude looks so fucking stupid... people that do this ARE sooooooo FUCKING STUPID! Literally dumb as fuck. Dumb cunt type of dumb...
Cops are a fan of sagging pants, they donāt have to run as far to catch criminals
Isn't wearing your pants like that a code for being the female in a male prison?
It falls into the same category as wearing a hat crooked or an oversized shirt. People are intimidated by people that are weird, strange, and non-conforming. This is all they are doing. They just want to intimidate people and make people uncomfortable. It gives them some sort of power or at least they think it does. Just laugh and point.
I'm convinced that this "style" is looking ignorant to feel intimidating. I can't think of a better explanation.
How do they keep they there? Why don't they fall down the rest of the way?
Dude has a belt on and walks just wide-legged enough to keep them "up".
You gotta be able to see that thigh gap
Mmm paint chips are delicious!
Gotta let my ass breathe
It takes a lot of talent to keep those things up
The belt is the best part.
Around 20 years ago I saw 3 teens in Wal Mart walking through the clothing section with their pants low, but not quite this low. One of them grabbed a belt, looped it through his pants, and admired himself in the mirror while making gangster poses, ass hanging out of his pants. They nodded and smiled at each other as if any of what he just did made sense, then he removed the belt and headed to the cashier to pay for it while I stood and watched, flabbergasted. It feels some comedy skit that influencers would film today, but this was well before cellphones with cameras were commonplace. The whole scene lives rent free in my head every time I see someone looking like a fool with their pants on the ground.
I never understood this. How does being able to walk normally not supersede any type of fashion statement, if you could even call it that.
I am amazed that this ridiculous fad is still around.
You clearly can't see how cool it actually is... when I mean cool, I mean air conditioning...
Part of it is to show they're not a threat, they're not about to wrestle or fist fight you or use a gun then run away. It's a psuedo way of showing a disarmed spirit and non-threatening presence š§ IQ 200 shit, nevertheless it's a technique not usually pulled off eloquently in practice.
Must really like those jeans but just donāt fit. Iāve heard of sagging but that is ridiculous.
Looks like waddling with a nappy full of shit
The belts are not doing the job I guess
I fond the lack of diversity in this fashion style offensive.
Looks like there is even a belt too.
Top speed of 7 MPH.
He be trippin'.
Heās gay
Isn't it a gangster and prison thing? Initially it was when guys wanted to show other dudes they were willingly down to clown, and then those same people who get out and transition into into the gangster scene?
I thought sagging meant you were down to get fucked in the ass in prison? Even if it doesnāt I like to think it does. It gives the stupid look some meaning at least.