Tyler Ragans
AP Lang
Final Exam "rant"

The definition of the word 'shorts' is defined as a garment that is knee high, formerly worn by men, that is meant to cover undergarments. In order to prevent embarrassment, should a standard pair of trousers fail us, there was an additional brilliant item invented known as the belt. It was created to avoid having our pants or shorts fall down, because wherever you're from, butts are not attractive and no one wants to see them. So why some people insist on showing off their underwear or butt cracks completely baffles me. Sagging shorts and pants are not even vaguely handsome, surely people must understand this. They achieve nothing but looking foolish and lazy, for they have absolutely no sexual appeal whatsoever. Unless being a slob is suddenly handsome -- it wasn't last time I checked. I cannot see how or why anyone would ever find this fashion attractive. It's indecent and only reinforces the stereotype that young people are lazy and careless. The whole point of underwear is that it stays under one's clothes. Having it on display is usually a sign that your clothes are too small, which isn't a problem anyone should wish to accentuate, let alone make a style from. Men have tormented us before with bad fashions. We've witnessed men in tights, the socks and sandals combo, but believe me when I say that we've never seen a mistake on this level before. True, there was a time when men wore stockings, but at least they wore then with confidence, a quality that seems to be sadly lacking when sagging jeans showing your boxers are considered the norm. Perhaps guys do it as a statement of individuality, flying in the face of conformity, but I'm afraid this is a poorly thought out master plan, given that individuality requires something unique to be present. The sagging trouser is moving throughout the world like the plague, a ridiculous style that is more than an eyesore. Being an individual is not about following what everyone else is doing, however it is about being brave enough to hold onto your values when everyone else dresses like an idiot. It's also just offensive. The days when I could sit, quite innocently, minding my own business without being plagued with the various styles and colors of different individuals boxers are over. Please, baggy pants-wearers pull yourselves together and pull your legwear up. You're not individual and I'm quite fed up with it.