by Arlee Pearlswig
At school one day, the Superintendent of Henrico County Schools drives into the parking lot. He has arrived for an important meeting.
He steps out of his car, straightens his tie and walks toward the main office with a huge grin on his face and his pants sagging so that everyone can see the color of his underwear. His pants are so low that he has to squat a little to keep them from falling.
In the main office, the principal greets him. She, too, is sagging. Other administrators and teachers also sport this fad. It’s the style, and being in-style takes precedence over looking like a staff member by wearing professional clothing. They prefer to have “swag.”
Some towns have set fines for sagging, and others impose a jail sentence. Their reason? Indecency. Some feel the government doesn’t have the right to regulate clothing. Still, it’s hard to see how someone could consider a full-bottom display decent even if it is not equivalent to public nudity.
Undergarments are so named because they belong under your clothes. It’s like buying a jacket and wearing it under a long-sleeved shirt to keep it covered up. Doesn’t make sense, right?
If teenagers sag their pants as they get older, the habit might continue on the job. Sorry, guys, but I don’t think showing off your underwear counts as business casual.
Picture cooks and chefs wearing their pants to their knees, government officials sporting a sag and businessmen who think it’s everyone’s business to see what kind of boxers they’re wearing. As silly as it seems to visualize them that way, consider how it looks on you. Let’s be honest, if you continue this fad when you are an adult, you will look like our mind’s image of the Superintendent and principal sagging, which is laughable.
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