Purpose…meaning…underwear

Once upon a time in a land called the United States of America if someone told you that they see you’re underwired you were embarrassed. As I was sitting at a transportation stop that has minimal traffic I saw four young men in the matter of 5 minutes casually walking down the street with their plaid, blue, red and green underwear showing. And three of these youths, I don’t know how the pants stayed at the below the posterior position without walling to their ankles. For some reason they believe this is the “style”.

I have long held to the position that the word under held the definition of underneath something. Hence the definition of underwear would be underneath something that you are wearing, such as other clothing, and not exposed for the world to see your “style.” Let us now visit where this fashion trend’s origin is rooted and its REAL connotation.  

The origin of this fashion statement is embedded in the prison system. When inmates wore their pants in this fashion it was at statement to other inmates that they are available for intimate relations with fellow inmates. Young men is this the message that you want to express to others of your gender? Parents is this the desired statement that you have for your maturing men, that you have been entrusted to instruct toward being a productive person in society? Youth, men and parents this fashion trend makes a statement. Is it the statement that you want to present to the world?