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Ms. Pahis-Cykiert
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Ms. Pahis
Research 101
15 March 2018
Freedom of Stylistic Expression and Systemic Consequences
The issue of self-expression through fashion becomes increasingly complex when
considering how appearances can be used as a means to justify systemic racism. In the book, The
School Uniform Movement and what it Tells Us about American Education, David L. Brunsma
exposes the history and motivation of sagging one’s pants, including how sagging is tied to an
individual’s personal identity and style that does not need to be limited to a particular ethnic or
racial group. He goes on to explain how sagging evolved into a national trend that ushers in a
plethora of different views as to why individuals choose to participate in this fashion movement.
Niko Koppel, in the New York Times article, “Are your jeans sagging? Go directly to jail,”
debates the controversy surrounding sagging pants. He writes that behind sagging pants is “a
larger issue of freedom of expression and the questions raised when fashion moves from being
merely objectionable to illegal.” The article expresses how the fad of sagging began and how
many communities claim that sagging pants is a criminal offense. It is important to consider that
freedom of expression is a civil right in the United States, and the backlash against sagging pants
may be racially motived because of the style’s link to Hip Hop. Although individuals should
have freedom of choice in in matters concerning personal style, boys who sag their pants face
discrimination based on negative stereotypes. As a result should not wear saggy pants in a
professional setting.