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Underwear Laws
The Times Dispatch of Richmond, VA, reports that a Norfolk legislator wants you to pull your pants up.
A Norfolk legislator wants you to pull up your low-riding pants …
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“If you want to show your underwear in your private home, I don’t have any objections,” said Del. Algie T. Howell Jr., a Norfolk Democrat who has filed legislation that would levy a $50 fine on anyone who “exposes his below-waist undergarments in an offensive manner.”
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Some teen-agers and young adults have adopted a style of wearing pants belted so low their underwear shows, usually boxer shorts for boys or thong underwear for girls.
While the low boxers thing is certainly sloppy, it seems a bit silly to try to legislate this type of thing. Maybe parents should just act like parents and tell their kids “pull your pants up.”
Oh, and there’s the racial element.
Even so, the legislation could disproportionately affect young black men, said Willis.
“Legislators must also be careful that the law does not have the effect of discriminating on the basis of race. The hip-hop culture has certainly crossed racial lines in recent years, but it is still largely identified with African-Americans. Banning low-riding pants with exposed underwear is likely to have a disproportionate effect on racial minorities.”
While I think the argument that you can’t make a law about something if one race is impacted more than another is silly, I have to admit, I am with the ACLU on this one. Kent Willis, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia said the bill is:
“simply bad law-making.”
See somewhat related post: Parenting for Promiscuity.
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wn on Underwear in Virginia
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