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Dooney Da Priest thinks you might be gay if you wear saggin’ pants. Or listen to Coldplay.

On Friday (Feb. 12) the Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO) began its campaign to encourage young students and adults to put an end to the popular fashion trend of “saggin” by pulling up ...

For Trevor Smith, saggin’ pants are merely a fashion statement. Others, however, worry that it perpetuates racial stereotypes, may have roots as a gay male signal and could lead to health ...

Dooney Da’ Priest says he’s sorry, but is he really? Da’ Priest, a 28-year-old rapper from Duncanville whose real name is Duwayne Brown, apologized this week for what some are calling homophobic ...

It’s well known in the Black community that certain styles of dress, particularly styles created by us, are stigmatized as “thuggish,” “ghetto” or otherwise unbecoming. For example: Around the time ...

We have it from Montesquieu—a philosopher much read and admired by our Founding Fathers—that “Fashions are an important subject.” I was reminded of this when I read about attempts throughout the ...

Earlier this month, the Emperor Valley Zoo had taken the decision to ban entrance to patrons with sagging pants. While some have applauded this ban, others have decried it as an infringement upon the ...

Re “Saggin’ pants,” by Mark Anthony Neal (Nov. 7): Mr. Neal says the mainstream public equates saggin’ (pants that “sag” to show their butt) with criminality. Then he asks if saggin’ would be seen as ...