Why must guys wear pants down at their knees?

Question

It really annoys me how lots of guys think girls actually like seeing that. of course, not every guy does that, but a ton of teenage guys do and they think they look sooooo goood!

and another question: how do they keep them up? By waddling like a duck?

Answer 1

Just another fad, like all the other stuff.  They only do it to get other people to talk about it.  

By this time next year, there will be another fad, instead of this one.

Answer 2

THESE GUYS ARE EMULATING CHARLIE FROM TWO AND  A HALF MEN. THE LOOK ONLY LOOKS GOOD ON SOME TALL MEN. IT LOOKS AWFUL ON ALMOST ALL MEN.

Answer 3

they just have a load in their shorts dear, they will waddle home to mommy to change them.

Answer 4

One of my pet peeves: getting flashed by a teenager who doesn't know how to wear the pants-around-the-knees look. The guys are wearing these crazy pants because their idols (hip-hop and rap artists) are doing it.  The look began in prisons, believe it or not.  The kids who dress this way think it looks cool, but "cool is in the eye of the beholder".  I don't understand why it's not a violation of public/obscenity laws, really.  

Most guys have a lot of trouble keeping their pants up. I have seen way too many teens walking downtown, holding up their pants so they won't fall to their ankles.  But I've noticed some wear a belt, and that helps the pants to stay in place.  The guys who do this also wear underwear that is "meant to be seen", so they actually go through a bit of trouble to find their "look". They wouldn't like it much if their "freedom to show their underwear" was taken away.  The people who are dressing this way call it "freedom of expression", and there are precedents.  What is different about this style is it is in some cases connected to gangs, and cities all over the US are trying to put a stop to gangs.  It's a huge controversy, but I'm on the conservative side: if you can't keep your pants above your toy, then you shouldn't be wearing them.

Answer 5

It's suppose to be a thug style of wear. But it all started from the prisons. A lot of people dont know this, but if you wear your pants like that. It means that you're available. Meaning that you might be the one in the cell with a boyfriend. It's not the prettiest of fashions, but it is a fashion. And it will go away. And to answer your second question. Yes. They waddle like a duck and hold their pants as they walk.

Answer 6

Umm, the same reason people in the 80's used to wear their pants up above their bellybutton. :d

ITS TEH STYLE WOOO

:o

By the way, waddling like a duck is option 2!

Option 1 is get a belt and put it as tight as you can where it is cutting off the circulation to the rest of your legs. Cutting off circulation to your legs isn't that comfortable, so...waddling like a duck it is.

Oh and to the person that said "this is a specific community fad" and the guy that said its thug wear.

Nuh Uh! Well, I used to think so as well, when I was in a predominantly Mexican school and everyone listened to Rap/Hip-Hop. Then I moved to a Huuuuge school and everyone was..The Emos, Goths, "Gangstas", Hard Rockers etc.

Answer 7

LOL they do waddle like a duck!

Answer 8

my brother does that, and he also walks around with his hands down his pants. it sickens me, but when i ask him why, he doesnt give me a straight answer.

it's f*cking nasty, and i dont think its attractive at all

Answer 9

kiwi this fad has been going strong for over 20 years

this is a specific community fad

its disgusting my city is actually working to ban sagging pants as its easy to conceal stolen goods or a weapon

plus  its borders on indecent exposure

not to mention tacky looking

they walk three steps hike up their too big pants walk a few steps repeat the process.

cant be comfortable to hike your pants up every few steps

Answer 10

Because they're weird...? I agree, no one wants to see that, and yeah, they do walk funny....

EDIT

big69panther- that's not true. It was started in prisons, yes, but because people were provided with ill-fitting clothing and also the lack of belts.

Answer 11

its the style. UGH. Everyone picks on girl styles so it's about time that someone talks about guy styles! Thank you.

making your legs look unusally short, yahh that's SOO HOTT

not

Answer 12

I think a lot of guys do this to fit in with other guys, and not because they think girls like seeing them like this.  OTOH, some guys do it to show their underwear or skin/butt, thinking girls like it (and some girls do).

A lot of guys look stupid doing this.  Sure, some use belts, but many do waddle like a duck or have to keep pulling/holding their pants up with their hands.  It's extra stupid when you consider that some of these guys think they're gangsta dressing this way.  What true gangster would dress in such a way that it interfered with their ability to fight or run?

Answer 13

It is the style. It has been the style of teens for over 10 years now. They will grow out of it when they become men.

I think it looks so trashy. If I wasn't afraid of being shot I would ask those boys if they need some money to buy pants their own size...  

Answer 14

I don't know why they wear their pants like that, but it's not a new fad and it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. I'll never forget when it WAS a new fad and I was watching an episode of "COPS" (COPS was new then, too). The cops were chasing a guy with baggie pants and he was out running them until his pants fell down and he tripped over them. I laughed until it hurt! Of course Mr. Droopy Drawers cried he was hurt.....dumbbell hurt himself and I think of that every time I see guys wearing their pants like that. In 20 or 30 years, when the arthritis sets into their hips and legs, they'll be sorry they walked so unnaturally just to keep their pants up.........