Comments on: The Psychology of Baggy Pants http://moorethoughts.com/2007/08/13/the-psychology-of-baggy-pants/ Conservatism, Freedom, Capitalism Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:46:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bob Carr http://moorethoughts.com/2007/08/13/the-psychology-of-baggy-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-143416 Bob Carr Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:03:12 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/08/13/the-psychology-of-baggy-pants/#comment-143416 Just a thought: Maybe its because over the years liberal views in middle and high schools have taught children to embrace upon urban impoverished giving them credit where credit wasn’t necessarily due. Hence middle class have taken those teachings and began to identify with the poor and troubled. Result? Because of an inability to dress larger families properly the younger urban children (especially boys) had to wear hand-me-downs that really didn’t fit well and were torn in the knees type thing. This began an identifiable trend as a certain counter culture. Call it anything from rebellion to a statement of identity. All teenage generations want their own identity that differs from their parents generation. That identity can include things like clothing, music, and street parlance. I also think the dress is a flag that relates to gang psychology. The style personifies generational anger within itself (intended or not). It all goes hand in hand with most hip-hop rap, dance styles, uncontrolled foul language (including girls), certain wearing of baseball caps, hand/finger symbolism and other traits that would separate generations. Of course I don’t think the liberalization of the media and the onset of the internet has helped much. I guess it was no different for teens in the 60's who threw long hair, head bands, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, and drugs into their traditional big band parents shocked faces. The 70's did it with Disco, the 80's with New Wave and the 90's to present with Rap. Unfortunately, Rap has a reputation of containing dangerous messages. In the end the question of the ages still stands. Where does it go from here? Just a thought:
Maybe its because over the years liberal views in middle and high schools have taught children to embrace upon urban impoverished giving them credit where credit wasn’t necessarily due. Hence middle class have taken those teachings and began to identify with the poor and troubled. Result? Because of an inability to dress larger families properly the younger urban children (especially boys) had to wear hand-me-downs that really didn’t fit well and were torn in the knees type thing. This began an identifiable trend as a certain counter culture. Call it anything from rebellion to a statement of identity.

All teenage generations want their own identity that differs from their parents generation. That identity can include things like clothing, music, and street parlance. I also think the dress is a flag that relates to gang psychology. The style personifies generational anger within itself (intended or not). It all goes hand in hand with most hip-hop rap, dance styles, uncontrolled foul language (including girls), certain wearing of baseball caps, hand/finger symbolism and other traits that would separate generations. Of course I don’t think the liberalization of the media and the onset of the internet has helped much.

I guess it was no different for teens in the 60’s who threw long hair, head bands, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, and drugs into their traditional big band parents shocked faces. The 70’s did it with Disco, the 80’s with New Wave and the 90’s to present with Rap. Unfortunately, Rap has a reputation of containing dangerous messages.

In the end the question of the ages still stands. Where does it go from here?

]]> By: Ron Hickman http://moorethoughts.com/2007/08/13/the-psychology-of-baggy-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-143229 Ron Hickman Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:59:47 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/08/13/the-psychology-of-baggy-pants/#comment-143229 Sarah, Very funny discussion on baggy pants and '80's hairstyles. Maybe you could help me figure out the psychology behind my parachute pants? Sarah, Very funny discussion on baggy pants and ’80’s hairstyles. Maybe you could help me figure out the psychology behind my parachute pants?

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