The conservative Democratic blogger in New York City writes about New York State Sen. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn), who is targeting the pants-sagging trend popular with many young men: "Cool in sentiment, but will it work? Highly doubt it. First, there's the fact teenagers especially, don't like to be told what they can and can't wear, much less how they should wear it. Secondly, while Adams' message (on each ad is the slogan 'Raise your pants, raise your image.') is correct in every sense of how you represent yourself being a direct reflection of how outsiders see you, this stuff starts at home. So if parents aren't putting a stop to the baggy-pants nonsense, how's a political [person] supposed to do it? Third, as much as I hate to stereotype the genre, hip-hop has to (and will) get part of the blame here (although it should be noted that most experts on urban culture agree that the baggy-pants trend started beh[i]nd prison bars, not wih rap music) what with today's rap artists continuing to milk 'gangsta' images, kids will feel free to continue to emulating them. Last, if Senator Adams really wants his campaign to succeed, clearly he's going to have to put in a call to Larry 'Pants on the Ground' Platt -- I mean who better to get out there and demand that kids pull their pants up? Really now."
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