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Texas McDonald's Tells Patrons to Pull Up Their Pants
By Sarah B. Weir, Shine Senior Writer | Fashion – Fri, Oct 4, 2013 1:29 PM EDT
"No shoes, no shirt, no service" is a common rule posted outside many restaurants, but now you
can add saggy pants to the list of forbidden attire. At least two Houston-area McDonald's have
banned low-slung, baggy trousers. "The signs say, 'Pull your pants up or don't come in. Try to
have some decency and respect for others. No one wants to see your underwear,'" the manager of
one of the restaurants told Yahoo Shine (he preferred not to use his name). He added that the rule
doesn't apply to young children.
A spokesperson for McDonald's said that she had heard of the ban and that individual franchises
are free to impose their own dress-code policies. "It's our understanding [that the restaurants]
chose to do so of their own accord and to reflect what they feel is appropriate for their
community business," she explained via an email to Yahoo Shine. "We continually strive to
maintain a positive restaurant environment in which everyone feels valued and accepted."
While the trend might just be starting in Houston, Dallas City Council member Dwaine Caraway,
who once served as mayor of the city, has made it his personal mission to "stop saggers" since he
first ran for office in 2007. He said that in Dallas, the number of businesses, including at least 25
McDonald's, that have followed his lead "are too many to count, but not enough." Caraway has
been speaking out against men wearing pants that expose their underwear and hopes to spark a
national movement. "They show a tremendous disrespect for society, themselves, and especially
women," he told Yahoo Shine.
In July, when the New Jersey beach community of Wildwood banned saggy pants on its
boardwalk, it faced accusations of racism. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Bizzy Bone told the
Urban Daily, "Are they talking about black people? How can they do that? This is racist and
ridiculous." West Coast rapper The Game promised to reimburse the fines of the first five people
ticketed under the law. Caraway, who is African American, insists that its not about race. "All
saggers are not bad people. I'm not trying to stereotype anyone. It's an educational process." He
added, "You change the attitude of people and you have a better, safer environment in the city."
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Caraway even wants rappers like Kanye West and Jay-Z to back the anti-sag movement. "They
should be the ones out front; people like their music, so they won't suffer from encouraging fun,
clean, respectable behavior." He added that while Jay-Z might may wear saggy pants on stage,
he wears more professional attire "to the bank."
While some schools and businesses have sought to slap bans on other clothing, such as leggings,
skinny jeans, and T-shirts with offensive slogans, saggy pants are the most commonly targeted
piece of attire. In Texas alone, entire malls have banned people from wearing them, as has the
Fort Worth, Texas, public bus system. Recently, more than a dozen Houston-area apartment
complexes have instituted a fine of $100 or even eviction for renters who wear saggy pants on
the properties.
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