I just read an article about an art exhibit in Poland called, “From Pantaloons to G-Strings.” The show displays women’s underwear from knickers to thongs and creates a visual timeline of undies. What’s cool about it is the tidy whitey’s change just as the woman’s status has changed. It’s interesting because I never thought about my unmentionables like that. Through out history women have been growing and moving forward just as our underwear has. Undies went from being huge uncomfortable sheets to sexy silky lingerie. Now a days it’s acceptable for a chick to bare it all. We see it on TV, magazines, and on bulky billboards day in and day out. Though not all of us approve of, we tolerate it. As apposed to past times when it was looked down upon for a girl to show her socks.
Men’s undergarments haven’t changed much compared to the female taboos that sit beneath skirts and pants. But I feel like I should start raising certain questions. Girls have come a long way from the unutterable kitchen, but is there a line? Is watching women dance around in G-Strings covered in pudding (MTV) helping us? In my opinion I would say no. Yes we have the freedom to do so, but I think there should be some responsibility, right? It would be completely different positions it guys were whiping out the speedos every music video or commercial. But they’re not, most of the time it’s the chicks that are dancing around like pets.
Uber-Nifty Underwear

By jak_pins64 - Posted on March 4th, 2008
Tagged: men and women gender differences



women have moved from the kitchen into the bedroom. now instead of being regarded as houswives who can at least be repected for doing something important, women are sexual objects to desire but not respect. Seriously, do the topless girls in teen movies really think anyone looks for their names in the credits?
Seriously, do the topless girls in teen movies really think anyone looks for their names in the credits?
They do get looked up in the credits so they can be looked up online.
Women weren't respected in the kitchen - not typically, anyway. And women have always been in the bedroom, even before they were in the kitchen. I think things are actually somewhat better now because it IS possible for a woman to be sexual AND to be intelligent, wise, confident, and respected. While at other times (and still today, but thankfully more infrequently, at least in Western society), if you got pregnant out of wedlock - no matter the circumstances - you could be killed. Now it's not exactly approved of (and it shouldn't be, imo, unless the partner is committed utterly despite not being married) but you don't usually hear of women being murdered for it in the US.
I heard about a woman auditioning for a play who got naked on stage just to get to casting director's attention.
I wonder what the future will show us style-wise. Will we become even more skin-baring, or revert to clothes that start covering the body more?
I personally think if it's okay for women to be slutty on TV and media, men should be the same way. At least then the argument can be seen from both perspectives!
Men on TV (and in popular culture in general) are actually often just as slutty as women. But people don't recognize it as sluttyness because they think men can't be sluts, just studs.
Underwear fashion is silly. It's supposed to be something you wear UNDER your clothes, you don't show it to people unless it's your lover, who shouldn't care what type of undies you're wearing anyway, but rather what's underneath them. XD
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