Sagging is a manner of
wearing trousers below the waist, hanging below the waist area and therefore
revealing much of the underwear. Sagging is predominantly a male fashion.
An individual that
participates in the practice of sagging may be referred to as a sagger.
It is said that
"sagging" started in prison because prison uniforms weren't tailored
to each inmate. There were only a couple of different sizes and no belts were
allowed because they could used as a weapon.
There is also some evidence
that a male showing his underwear-covered buttocks in prison was, at one point,
linked to a desire for sex, or a mark that a prisoner was "owned" by
another prisoner, sexually. Whether this kind of showing one's buttocks has any
relation to sagging is unclear. The prisoners also needed to develop a signal
that would go unnoticed by the guards.
Somehow this became a 1990's
fashion trend. Very interesting how such a mark of shame became a fashion
statement.
Just thought you might want
to know.
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