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chris denholm

Chris, 23, has just started working at TheSite.org as Editorial Assistant after completing a degree in multi-media journalism. He likes puppies, enjoys long walks on the beach, and is a big rugby fan.

Chris has had enough of people parading around in public wearing saggy trousers, allowing everyone full view of their undergarments.

It's not cool, it's not 'hip', and it's not necessary. People who walk around in baggy trousers down to their knees with their boxers poking out cause me a great amount of distress. I've thought long and hard over this and now I'm going to tell you why it's wrong and shouldn't be tolerated. I have absolutely nothing against individuality, fashion trends, or underwear, in fact I'm a great advocate of all three. But when I'm walking along the street and I'm forced to look at someone else's Calvin Klein's protruding from their jeans, like a fish coming up for air, enough is enough.

This issue was first brought to my attention a couple of years ago when a friend from Australia came to visit me. I took him into town to show him the sights, promote British culture, and do a little shopping. We were queuing at a popular high street store to purchase some extravagant shirts that had caught our eye when this guy appeared out of nowhere.

A young man in his late teens stepped in front of us to jump the queue, and as if that wasn't rude enough, he was sporting a pair of ridiculously loose fitting jeans. The upper half of his buttocks was hanging out with only Daffy Duck boxers to shield our eyes from his bare flesh. In the short space of time we were forced to stand behind this fashion criminal, he pulled up his trousers eight times. On several occasions we saw his slacks slowly slipping and feared that they would inevitably succumb to the force of gravity and land around his ankles. Fortunately, he managed to save his blushes by impressively catching them before it was too late. It's positively infuriating to witness such an act when it was clearly obvious that both parties would have been more comfortable if he had worn a belt or trousers that actually fitted.

It appears as though I'm not the only person who's fed up with this sight.  A council in the US town of Louisiana has recently signed a bill making it illegal to wear trousers that show off your underwear.  Perpetrators will be given a $500 fine (£254) and constant re-offenders could land a six-month prison sentence. While I can't say that I completely agree with this severe punishment, I do believe that action needs to be taken. One penalty that I'm rallying is constant 'saggers' having to wear braces to keep their baggies bottling under their own weight. This will ensure that those who choose to wear MC Hammer-sized jeans don't need to fret about any freefalling, and passers by will not have to endure the sight of embarrassing underwear. Everyone's a winner.

Unfortunately, a close friend of mine (who will remain nameless) is a 'sagging criminal'.  He constantly defends his fashion vice claiming: "It's far more comfortable to wear loose jeans." I'm still not convinced and never will be.  Although I know we should all accept our mates' choices and stand by them in difficult times, you've got to draw the line somewhere.

And so, the lines have been drawn. You have been warned! Together we can rid the streets of this ridiculous fashion fad. Simply inform offenders that 'sagging trousers' aren't cool, they're not 'hip', and they're not necessary, so please don't wear them.

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