Sagging pants on guys is a fashion trend that has been increasingly criticized, so much so that many cities have passed laws against the practice.

Some say pants shouldn't be sagged because they weren't meant to be worn that way, but is this statement valid?

Denim jeans were first widely worn in the United States by railroad workers who needed tougher clothing, so does that mean that only people who lay railroad tracks should be allowed to wear jeans?

If so, wouldn't it be fair to ban girls from wearing sunglasses on top of their heads rather than over their eyes, guys from rolling up long-sleeved shirts and everyone from wearing flip-flops on cold days?

By doing these things, people are making conscious decisions not to wear specific articles of clothing the way they were intended to be worn -- just like guys who sag their pants.

Also, there's the indecency factor. A lot of people don't want guys to sag their pants because they see the style as distracting.

I can see where these people are coming from, since some guys go too far and expose their butts and underwear, but there are many other fashions that are equally indecent and distracting.

I hate seeing butts and boxers when people go overboard, but honestly, there are a lot of things I don't like that I see a lot more often. Girls showing too much cleavage, mothers who don't put bras on their young daughters at swimming pools and women who haven't gotten the memo that cellulite and miniskirts don't mix are examples that come to mind.

Why haven't these "styles" been attacked? Aren't they equally indecent? Aren't they equally distracting? Frankly, aren't they equally disgusting?

So why the double standard? Why punish some and not all?

I don't see why guys shouldn't be allowed to sag their pants at least a little if they aren't showing anything private. Why shouldn't they have the right to wear their clothes the way they want to -- especially when they keep it in good taste?

Yes, to many people, sagging pants might be a bit weird, but to some guys, it's a personal thing. How would you feel if someone told you that you couldn't wear Sperry Top-Siders? They are deck shoes, and people usually aren't sailing when wearing them. Furthermore, how would you feel if someone told you t you shouldn't wear a yellow rubber band on your wrist? They help raise cancer awareness.

Though it may not be for as worthy a cause, sagging one's pants is definitely a legitimate means of expression. Whether a guy means to do it as a representation of hip-hop culture, the punk scene, or because it looks better than the alternative (like me), the bottom line is that the way one wears his clothes is not only about covering up, but expression -- making a statement. Interfering with this is not only unnecessary, it's unreasonable.