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Police release sketch of suspect in
shooting of teen lesbian couple
Police in Portland, Texas, have released a sketch
(below) of the suspect in the shooting of a teenage
lesbian couple at a local park on June 22.
The sketch was developed based on an eyewit-
ness description.
The suspect is described as a white male in his
20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with a
skinny build and brown hair.
Nineteen-year-old
Mollie Olgin and her
girlfriend, 18-year-old
Kristene Chapa, were
both shot in the head
at Violet Andrews Park
in Portland, near Cor-
pus Christi. Olgin died
at the scene, while
Chapa remains hospi-
talized.
Some in the LGBT
community have speculated that the attack was a
hate crime, but police say there's no evidence to sug-
gest that the shooting was motivated by the couple's
sexual orientation.
Vigils for Olgin and Chapa have been held across
the country, including last weekend in Dallas.
Anyone with information about the shooting
should call Portland police at 361 -777-4444. Reports
may be made anonymously.
— John Wright
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Another homophobic anti-sagging
song unveiled by Dwaine Caraway
Five years ago, Dallas City Councilman Dwaine
Caraway got in some hot water with the LGBT com-
munity for using a rap song containing homophobic
lyrics to promote his anti-sagging pants campaign.
The original version of the song, "Pull Your Pants Up"
by Duncanville's Dooney Da' Priest, contained the fol-
lowing lyrics: "You walk the streets with your pants
way down low/I don't know/Looks to me like you're
on the down low. ... I think it's gay but some of ya'll
think it's cool/Waiking around showing your behind to
other dudes."
After complaints from LGBT groups, Caraway re-
moved a link to "Pull Your Pants Up" from his city
web page, and he said he asked Da Priest to remove
the anti-gay lyrics from an edited version of the song
— although it's unclear whether this was actually
done. Da Priest, meanwhile, apologized but added
that he views homosexuality as an abomination. Car-
away also suggested that the LGBT community
should pocket the insult in exchange for the greater
good of a society free from sagging pants. "All of our
toes may get stepped on when we are at war," Car-
away told Dallas Voice at the time. "We are at war
collectively against disrespect. So we must fight col-
lectively together."
Five years later, as you may have heard, Caraway
has relaunched his war on sagging pants, with a
summit being rescheduled for sometime later this
year. And guess what? He's again using a song by
Da Priest to promote the crusade. And guess what
VIGIL FOR MOLLIE AND KRISTENE | Members of the LGBT community gather at the Legacy of
Love Monument in Oak Lawn on Saturday, June 30, for a vigil for Mollie Olgin and Kristene Chapa, the
teen lesbian couple shot in Portland on June 22. For more photos, go to TinyURL.com/bnkh7zu.
else? The new song, "Pull 'Ern Up," also contains ho-
mophobic and otherwise offensive lyrics. This time,
Da Priest is going after not only sagging pants, but
also "skinny jeans" and men who wear "women's
jeans." Here's a sample verse from "Pull Em Up":
"Man, those jeans are for girls, why'd you put 'em
on?/Did she say when she took 'em off that you
could put 'em on?/1 don't know, bro/Like I said be-
fore, I don't know, looks to me you're on the down
low/Makes you look suspect, makes you look real
odd/Makes it difficult for you to get a real job."
And here's the chorus:
"These boys let their underwear show/Pull 'em up,
pull 'em up before your pants hit the floor/These boys
got their pants on the ground/Pull 'em up, pull 'em
up, like a fool with your pants on the ground/These
boys got skinny jeans on/Pull 'em up, pull 'em
up/These boys got women's jeans on/Pull 'em up,
pull 'em up/These boys got pants too tight/Pull 'em
up, pull 'em up/Yeah ..
We've left a message with Caraway's office to find
out whether he is indeed expanding the anti-sagging
campaign to include skinny jeans. We'd also like to
know what the councilman's official thoughts are on
the so-called "down low."
Of course we'd like to talk to Da Priest, too. We
want to ask him precisely what degree of tightness
he considers appropriate for our pants — and, how
exactly does one go about "pulling up" skinny jeans?
We'll let you know what we find out. In the mean-
time, listen to the song at TinyURL.com/7uzxsoj.
— John Wright
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Wright, John. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 2012, newspaper, July 6, 2012; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth308874/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.