The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #108664 Message #2277273
Posted By: Azizi
02-Mar-08 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: The Saggy Bottom Boys
Subject: RE: The Saggy Bottom Boys
Are there any videos, YouTube or otherwise, featuring this group?
Unfortunately, I'm too far away to check out the live concert :o) **
Btw, I like the name oombanjo even better than the name Saggy Bottom Boys...
I'm curious is that group name a play on words or does that group really "sport the sag"? {"sportin the sag"=wear really baggy, too big jeans without a belt which causes the pants to sag {fall down} and show the tops of their boxer underwear}
Here's a website with pictures of wearing sagging pants-those photos in that Cameron Diaz website really wouldn't be considered sagging pants where I come from {Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, USA}...
Btw2, for what is worth, I've read {somewhere} that sportin {wearin} the sag {sagging pants} originated among African American men who were incarcerated. This clothing style originated because people who were in jail or prison were often given pants that were too big for them-and they weren't allowed to wear belts on their pants. Therefore their pants hung down. As more and more men transitioned to the streets from jail, they brought this clothing style with them Wearing sagging, much too big pants became associated with hip hop culture {the gangsta rap part of it, more than other parts}.
In addition, there's a pratical aspect to buying pants too big. It saves money since you can grow into the sizes...But the style wasn't/isn't really about praticality-since practically speaking, it's hard to walk or run with pants on that sag. This style has been around since the 1980s and maybe earlier. My sons weren't allowed to wear pants that were two and three sizes too big for them. But still sometimes would "forget" to wear a belt and would use {gym/sneaker/tennis shoes} shoe strings instead of a belt. I don't know if that was part of the style in jail. But it does help keep their too big, baggy pants up.
Males sport the sag much more than females, since females are interested in showing off their shapes and you can't do that wearing too big, baggy pants.