OK, so I know I'm going out on a limb here, but bear with me. First let's take a look at this similar scenario being played out in two very different places.
A law that landed a Florida teenager in jail for having sagging jeans that exposed his underwear is unconstitutional, a judge has decided.
Never mind the fact that walking aroond with your Calvin Kleins showing is about as classy as having a car on bricks in front of your house, what the fuck does the Constitution have to do with punishing teenagers who think it's cool to walk around dressed like a mentally subnormal gangbanger who can't operate a belt?
Look again at the picture at the top of this entry. I know what you're thinking. Pull 'em up you tool. Sometimes the law needs to save us from ourselves. Contrast the above with this charming story from Uganda:
Uganda's ethics and integrity minister says miniskirts should be banned - because women wearing them distract drivers and cause traffic accidents.
I agree! Who hasn't nearly mowed down half a dozen pedestrians because they were distracted by the ...um scenery. He goes on to say,
"What's wrong with a miniskirt? You can cause an accident because some of our people are weak mentally," he said.
He's right. Most of us are weak mentally. We can't trust ourselves to keep our eyes on the road. Nanny state, did I hear you say? Pah! What we need is more restrictions on what we wear, not less. Hats off to the Ugandan Ethics Minister and a question to the US government - Where's our Ethics Minister?
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