For reasons I won't go into here, I find myself visiting our local high school on a daily basis. And since I realize adolescent males are among the most homophobic beings on the planet outside of closeted rednecks and fundamentalists, I've come to realize these kids need correction on a couple of matters.
1. First of all, the pants around the knees shit has got to stop. Understand something: I grew up in the '80s, which - next to the '70s - were the height of unfortunate fashion trends. Shoulder pads, parachute pants, and camouflage were the rule of the day. But, and here's the key, all of it was functional. You could still run from danger without having to hitch your trousers up every third step. Our clothes may have been ugly, but none of it would get you killed.
And that's not even my point. I'm led to believe that the reason this trend started in the first place was because pimply dorks whose most heinous transgression to date was setting mailbox fires wanted to emulate prison folk. Seems you guys were informed that baggy pants were all the rage in the joint, because they took your belt from you. Well, I have it on authority from two unrelated sources (both of whom have been in prison, natch) that this is not the case. Apparently the only guys wearing pants that sag to their calves in stir are the ones who...how do I put this delicately...don't mind deliveries to the rear. The "hard" cons you so want to emulate keep their dungarees cinched tight at the waist.
2. I'm not sure where you got the idea that "teabagging" was something normal straight men do to each other, but let me assure you this isn't the case. I'm speaking specifically to the young man I saw run up to a supposed friend and straddle his shoulder while rubbing his crotch against the other kid's neck (all while yelling "teabag!" of course). If this is a manifestation of your own latent sexual desires, knock yourself out, but don't be surprised when someone you play that trick on in the future responds with an elbow to the solar plexus.
And just when I thoughtI was finally figuring out the male species...
Apparently I was very mistaken.
(Just in case you haven't seen the journal of the American english teacher in Japan, go to http://www.outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html)
"Bigu dikku." Priceless.
And just when I thoughtI was finally figuring out the male species...
I'd love to say we grow out of that shit, but...meh.
"Seems you guys were informed that baggy pants were all the rage in the joint"
Originally parsed as "all the rape in the joint".
If and when I have a son, if he ever jumps on anyone in front of me and yells "tea bag," he's out on his ass. I hate to sound like a cranky old man, but that's just wrong.
Mostly they look like they've shit their pants.
I am apparently grossly misinformed about the actual definition of teabagging. It was my understanding that this was an action that would not be possible while wearing pants, baggy or otherwise.
Stage 3: More sleeveless "Metal Up Your Ass" Metallica '85 Tour T-shirts!
OMG! I was just thinking of Metallica yesterday, trying to remember what their pre-sellout big label albums were. And I got stuck - and then remembered Metal Up Your Ass.
Thanks for the confirmation on the low slung baggy pants thing. I knew it was about the dudes on the receiving end in prison. A friend of mine was riding the bus and witnessed the following:
A guy crossing the street - his pants fell down halfway across the street, he fell, and his groceries went everywhere. He had to scramble to pull up his pants, gather his groceries, and then get on the bus. Once on the bus, he had to sit there and get clowned by all the other teenagers on the bus who saw the whole thing.
Wish I coulda seen it myself.
Well, on the more feminine side are the *ass-cracks* of all the pudgy-but-think-they-are-foxes girls in the ultra-low rider jeans. But I *heard* that the pant manufacturers are upping the waistline for this new season...but still don't expect those *cracks* to dissappear anytime soon!
Hahahahahhahaha... and Thanks for the laugh!
Wow, maybe Japan isn't that different after all. Did you hear any screams of "KANCHO!"?
(Just in case you haven't seen the journal of the American english teacher in Japan, go to http://www.outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html)