NO SAGGIN'

For my act of resistance, I decided to raise the awareness of the origins of saggin'. I have always been disturbed when I hear people say that saggin' came from men who got "taken" (if you don't what that means...ask somebody cuz it's too inappropriate to post on here) in jail. FYI saggin' originated during the times of slavery. Wearing your pants up over your butt was a sign of respect, prestige, and social class. Slaves were forced to sagg their pants because it kept in a lower class than whites, and it kept them from being able to run away. This was true for men, women, and children. Over time, slaves adapted to this and learned to use clothing lines as belts so that they could be comfortable and able to run away to gain freedom. If a slave was ever caught doing this, the punishment was brutal torture and death. Slaves would be lynched to death for wearing their pants above their butts. For a person, especially black, to sagg thier pants, they are giving off a sign of self-disrespect and lower status in my opinion. Why would you do something that people fought, struggled, and suffered to not have to do? Blacks went through so much to be able to wear their pants above their butts, and it seems like all of that struggle and suffering was for nothing because people, blacks, still sagg their pants.

For my act of resistance/awareness I made flyers and handed them out to people on the street and at Oak Creek Mall in Chicago, Illinois. I also told people at the mall and at King about the origins of saggin' (above). Most of my reactions were positive. I got alot of people who said, "Wow, I didn't know that," "Really," "Interesting," and "I wish more young men knew this, then maybe they would dress more appropriately and presentable," among other things. However, many of the young men I gave flyers to and spoke to about the issue said things like "And so," "Yeah whatever," "That was then, this is now," and "This isn't going to change anything," among other things. I noticed that the boys I talked to at King still sagg their pants except one boy. I don't know what grade he is in or his name because I just randomly stopped him in the hallway and told him about the issue. Everytime I see this boy, now, he is not sagging his pants.

I really wouldn't do anything differently with this project, overall. However, I might construct a solid speech about it and/or make a little more public than I did.

Just as a side note....saggin' spelled backwards.....How far have we, blacks/humans, really come?

SAGGIN
NIGGAS (sorry if this is too inappropriate or too much to handle for some)

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