Fashion Literate: Pants on the Ground
Posted in Music, Television, Video on 17. Jan, 2010
Sometimes, a new bit of pop culture is so relevant, so new, so now, that it speaks to our children in a way that the classics cannot. I’m speaking, in this case, of Pants on the Ground.
Since American Idol contestant General Larry Platt unveiled his anthem of fashion-crankiness last week, it has “gone viral,” as the kids say. And if you don’t believe me, watch the original performance (1.5 million views), then check out the 2nd video below, wherein Brett Favre leads the Minnesota Vikings in a bizarre pregame ritual, complete with the appropriate dance moves. I think General Larry Platt is the new William Hung.
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You should not give your daughter money for her birthday. Give her a gift card that will just cover the cost of a classic movie on DVD. Then take her to the store and lovingly point out that all those Hello Kitty DVDs are a bunch of crap, and she would be much better off spending her gift card for a copy of Casablanca or Rocky III.