12.29.10 - 9:00AM
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Eliot Glazer

The Urkel Initiative -- Keep Your Pants On

urkel The principal at Westside Middle School in Memphis, Tennessee and I share something in common: confusion by way of saggy pants. Granted, Principal Bobby White is dealing with pre-pubescent boys rebelling through fashion, whereas I'm just boggled by where...things...hang.

Mere months after Urkelesque -- when our site was bombed by the 90s sitcom phenem himself -- Steve Urkel is making waves yet again, this time at Westside Middle School, where boys are "Urkelized" after being caught sporting pants slung so low that they expose way too much underwear. As punishment, the boys' pants are then hiked up high, a la Urkel, and "fastened with twist ties" before their picture is tacked onto the Wall of Shame. Teachers and staff get trophies for this. Actual trophies.

Let this be a lesson to all you young'ins in 2011: Moose knuckle is the new diaper sag.

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12.29.10

By GoingLikeSixty

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When the non-conformists are forced to conform against their will, isn't this bullying? I guess it's OK when the teachers bully the students and subject them to ridicule - prepares them for their life in the working world.

12.29.10

By dewfish

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This isn't bullying, it is a set rule with consequences. Bullying would select random people for no reason and make fun of them. This rule applies to everyone. I think its a great idea. I'm sure the school already had rules against sagging pants, but rather than suspend the kids or have them all hang out in detention, this is much more effective and allows the student to continue their school day. Also, the humiliation keeps them from wanting to do it again. great idea.

12.29.10

By GoingLikeSixty

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@dewfish: Bullying targets the weak and powerless by the strong and powerful. Bullies are not random - they target those that do not conform to some standard the bully has established. If they establish a strong, well defined dress code for all students as it mentions in the video, then I have no problem, but until then it's arbitrary enforcement based on observations. Goth? Body piercing? Bra straps showing? Cami-tops? These OK? Seems that the teachers are only targeting young men who are reflecting the current fashions of their role models.

12.29.10

By dewfish

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Did you read the article at all? No sagging is the clear-defined rule that everyone has to follow. No one is being singled out. Like you just said, the rule is clear and established in the video, therefore they are not bullies. You should be urkeled for your lack of reading comprehension.