YES
from members:
Should
Jennifer Skinner
Memphis, TN
It's very inappropriate. A person
who has their
pants down has no
respect for themselves or others.
legislate
government
“appropriate”
Brian Doherty
Simi Valley, CA
Today's generation
likes to wear baggy
clothing displaying
their undergarments,
which tends to
offend others.
dress codes?
Baggy pants that show a glimpse of
boxer shorts or thongs are coming under
fire in many parts of the country. Earlier
this year, several towns and parish governments in Louisiana effectively banned them
by passing ordinances that carry fines and
jail sentences for exposing undergarments
in public. Similar laws were proposed in
Atlanta; struck down in Stratford, Connecti-
cut; and are being mulled in Dallas.
Proponents of these laws say that
outfits that expose underwear are less
about fashion than they are about embracing lewd behavior and disrespecting
time-honored notions about decency. Critics argue
that it’s not up to government to dictate fashion and
that such laws are discriminatory because they target
fashion practices arising out of the black youth culture.
What do you think?
Phyllis Olshewski
Rocky River, OH
Proper dress in public is a must. No belly
buttons, no butts.
Dress the way you
want at home.
NO
from members:
Willis Gibbs
Myrtle Beach, SC
If the government
were to fine or
arrest these "offend-ers," they would
have to fine or arrest
nursing mothers.
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Maurice Opperer
Salt Lake City, UT
It is up to individual
adults or a child's parents, not the government, to set fashion
standards. Good taste
cannot be legislated.
Find out more about this topic on the Web:
• www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1662461,00.html?imw=Y
• www.csmonitor.com/2007/0918/p09s02-coop.html
• www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/29/opinion/garver/main3215590.shtml
Katherine Holbrow
Hancock, MA
Fashions change
quickly. There were
similar fines for
women wearing
pants 100 years ago.
