Louisiana Official Moves to Ban Wearing Pajamas in Public
pajamas in public might be another fashion trend hip hop can take credit for… but it looks like the party might be over for residents of Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana, the Shreveport Times reports.
Michael Williams, a Caddo commissioner, is proposing an ordinance that will prohibit locals from wearing pajama pants in public after an incident at a local Walmart offended the official and other customers. Williams said one of a group of young men clad in pajama pants revealed his private parts, inciting the idea for the ban.
“If you can’t [wear pajamas] at the boardwalk or courthouse, why are you going to do it in a restaurant or in public? Today it’s pajamas,” Williams told the Times. “Tomorrow it’s underwear. Where does it stop?”
Underwear tomorrow might be a little extreme. But some residents are bothered by the idea of banning pajamas in public. Tracy Carter, a resident of Shreveport, told the Times she and her three young children wear pajamas in public often. “I can get out of the bed and go to the store, and they’re covering everything,” she said. “I’ve got a 3-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 12-year old to deal with.”
A major issue with the ordinance is defining what constitutes pajamas. Williams said a possible solution is specifying any item sold in the sleepwear section of department stores. He also suggested violators do community service rather than serve jail time.
The city of Shreveport, which resides in Caddo Parish, has experience with public dress code. The city instituted a no-saggy pants law, and reported 31 misdemeanor summons for locals wearing pants too low in 2011, according to police spokesman Bill Goodin.
Perhaps pants prohibition will continue in Louisiana, when Williams plans to poll his commission colleagues in February on the possible ordinance.
Do you agree or disagree with this?
17 Comments
these people priorities are all f’d up.
Hopefully this catches on. Nothin more triflin than wearing pj’s in public.
u sound stupid. dey takin wat little rights we got left we got.
Naw T you sound stupid. While this is another law that could of waited seeing all the real problems, and may even be put here to target minorities, I can’t say I’m mad. I get tired of seeing these trifling rachet *** hoes in the streets with pajamas on and a gotdamn scarf on their head and its 2 in the afternoon. Let em loose on em
This all got started in house party 2
Saw this Shorty in target the other day look like some pjs and no draws. …yo that *** was bouncing an jiggling all over the place.. I was even mad LOL.
Lmao @queso, I’m wit u homie LOL. I’ve seen a few youngins in the grocery stores during the spring & summer months with their pj’s on. Even tho I think its trife..the ones who had a phatty had me lookin like damn LOL
@B LMAO exactly
in public with no drawls son? “if the body’s right,then we good for the night. if the body’s cheesy,it ain’t pleasing me.”
@rasheed +1 my g
You might want to call this racist, but in reality, it was ignorant to wear PJ’s in public in the first place. However, on another note, aren’t there a lot more issues for politicians to take up? Like JOBS!!!
Land of the Free. Pajamas in public not my thing, but i can’t tell the next person not too. If dude wanted to pull his **** out he woulda did it no matter what he had on.
hood rats will now be offiacially leess visible
^^LOL amen to that cuz
Update!!! Just seen a phat booty broad with pajama pants on… Lets protest this proposed law
Ther goes the Hood Rats, young girls and PWT in the Wal-Mart late at night!
Not a racist act….I’m from Shreveport where this is taking place, the dude trying to get this approved is black, not rich black, but hood black… I agree it’s a right for ppl to wear whatever, but his idea is a good one……i was always taught there is a time and place for everything.