Yes. I’m actually convinced that all gangsta fashions are secretly started by clever law enforcement. Saggy pants make the wannabe muggers fall over when they try to escape, and holding their guns sideways makes it harder to aim if they try to shoot someone.
I read the thread title to Mr. S, and he said, “Shoot the moon, eh?” I love that man. 
Yeah, but I don’t see people in bathing suits on the subway often, and I think really high heels are just as stupid. But I do get a laugh out of the guys who can’t actually climb stairs without shuffling like a penguin.
Now me, I of course wear baggy pants because I’m so terribly well-endowed. My manhood swings around by my knees, dontcha 'know. YMMV. 
I don’t understand the anger, either. I find the saggy pants phenomenon amusing, myself! It is just a funny visual image.
Nothing exactly new, either.
Any of you remember that subset in school, the hoods? A lot of those guys wore their Levis so low that the crotch hung down around their knees, although the legs of the pants weren’t quite so wide. I still occasionally see those ducktailed guys in their sixties and seventies wearing their pants like that.
US gangsta chic seems to have a certain following in NZ among young folks from the lower socioeconomic bracket (like many in the area I live in).
Getting off the bus a few weeks back two young Polynesian guys were shuffling along the footpath, no laces, pants crotch at knee level, boxers showing, sunglasses hanging below their chins and, just to top it off, sideways turned baseball caps.
I carefully put on the most neutral expression possible and tried so very hard not to become incapacitated with laughter.
It’s not even cool amongst that group to wear sagging pants anymore- at least with the younger guys. You almost never seen teenage boys/ college aged guys wearing super baggy pants anymore. Tight pants are in- just watch some rappers on TV sometime.
This happened not just in Memphis, but in my old neighborhood (for somewhat broad definitions of neighborhood). My father still lives nearby. I’ve driven down that street twice this week.
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What about the female version of this (low cut, skintight jeans, with exposed thong)?
Much better scenery, IMHO!
It takes a while for new fashions to make their way to the antipodes. 
And some people hang onto “their look” for a lifetime. Guess they aren’t just doing it to go along with their crowd but have found something that suits them.
Think how convenient low slung pants will be in the nursing home. The staff will love it.