I've got a friend who says that male hip hop fashion makes these adult men look like five year-olds raiding their father's closets, and I agree with her one hundred and ten percent.

I realise that looking like you don't care is a big thing when you're young - I went through my fair share of feelings that way too. It doesn't make you look tough either; just bummy, like you can't be bothered buying something that fits. The extra-long t-shirts look like nighties, and the hoodies make me wonder if any of you have washed your hair this week.

Never mind the fashion alone, the entire hip-hop/gangsta/whatevah thing has to go. The sloppy speech, the sloppier clothing, suburban youth pretending to be hardened street thugs, all of it needs to take a flying leap off into oblivion.

Do us all a favour.

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Addendum: Oh, and while you're at it ... all the residents of Hamilton who think wearing pyjamma pants outside the home is a good idea - I'm here to tell you it's not. Not sexy, looks like crap. Please put on a pair of jeans.