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"That's Not Hip-Hop, That's Flip Flop"

Oct 26, 2007
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That's the message being advertised on billboards around the southern sectors of Dallas, TX. The billboard campaign got underway this week here in Dallas. The message, put simply - PULL UP YOUR DAMN PANTS!. The Dallas City Council, Deputy Mayor Dwaine Caraway along with Rapper Dooney "Da Priest" hope that the Anti-Sagging pants billboards will help curtail (pun intended) all the asses sticking up out of the back of young men's pants. I think "saggin" is most prevalent in the African American community, however I've also seen Caucasian, Hispanics and Asian boys and young men doing what I have termed as "waddling" (walking like a duck, in effort to keep your pants from falling completely down) in the malls and elsewhere around Dallas with their pants damn near starting under their butt! This practice of saggin has also been adopted by the skateboard community - not cute on them either.

The "Pullem' Up!" Campaign has three main slogans:

"Don't Be Lame Elevate Your Game"

"Represent Yourself Like You Present Yourself"

That's Not Hip-Hop That's Flip Flop"

I understand what the Hip-Hop culture is about and can appreciate it. I actually enjoy some Hip-Hop artist's music. I consider myself to be an open minded Generation Xer - but this mess is ridiculous and offensive to me. But why were the billboards just put up on the south side of town?

Dallasbillboardcampaign

I say plaster these babies up every where. They need to go up in suburbia where the middle class and rich white kids "sag" in their glorification of the Hip-Hop culture too. This is not strictly a "black thing"

I wonder if the young men wearing their pants in this manner understand what has been said to be the origin of "saggin?"

Somebody needs to fill them in that sagging stems from being in the prison population. It was a way of letting the the other inmates know you were available for sex. Yeah, man-on-man, gay sex. Now that might not be so appealing to some. Whatever the case, true or not please educate yourselves. This is NOT a good look people!!!

Not just in Dallas, other cities around the country are also trying to stop this inappropriate behavior. Some have even been successful in passing ordinances that will allow them to issue tickets to saggers.

For right now Dallas is hoping the billboards will be enough....doubt it, but this is a great start!