# Do College Cheerleaders Not Wear Panties... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878 "2009-10-31T20:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/41 "2016-01-23T02:55:24Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > They are significantly thicker and much more opaque. Don’t ruin my fantasy, please. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/42 "2016-01-23T13:10:28Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > They are significantly thicker and much more opaque. Huh. I’d never really considered thickness or opacity to be defining characteristics of underwear. As a dude, all my underwear has always been opaque, whether boxers, briefs, or boxer briefs. And I’m pretty sure I’ve at least seen panties that weren’t translucent, no matter how much my horny teenage self wanted them to be. I just thought spankies always had short legs, not just leg holes. And that they were specifically designed to never show any buttcheek, no matter what the athletic position. But I’ll gladly admit I’m no expert on women’s clothing. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/43 "2016-01-23T18:33:57Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Huh. I’d never really considered thickness or opacity to be defining characteristics of underwear. As a dude, all my underwear has always been opaque, whether boxers, briefs, or boxer briefs. And I’m pretty sure I’ve at least seen panties that weren’t translucent, no matter how much my horny teenage self wanted them to be. > > I just thought spankies always had short legs, not just leg holes. And that they were specifically designed to never show any buttcheek, no matter what the athletic position. > > But I’ll gladly admit I’m no expert on women’s clothing. Panties are going to be made of thin cloth so as to minimize panty line/wrinkles under clothes. Spankies don’t need to do that. Thicker cloth is generally more discreet, just in terms of how it falls–two t-shirts might be technically opaque, but the one with enough structure to stand on it’s own, as opposed to clinging, is going to be much more like clothing. Spankies are not panties. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/44 "2016-01-23T18:36:22Z")
Cheerleaders get too much press, female volleyball players are where the action is at. Hot athletic college age girls wearing skin tight short shorts, tight fitting tops and knee pads jumping around. I would take that over a cheerleader anyday, not that either is offering. ---
**Author:** ![Lungfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@Lungfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lungfish)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/45 "2016-01-23T21:14:39Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Cheerleaders get too much press, female volleyball players are where the action is at. Hot athletic college age girls wearing skin tight short shorts, tight fitting tops and knee pads jumping around. I would take that over a cheerleader anyday, not that either is offering. Since you like volleyball I suggest you watch beach volleyball. Hubba-hubba ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/46 "2016-01-23T21:29:19Z")
I has assumed they did, I haven’t seen evidence to the contrary, but if they didn’t it would explain the popularity of college football. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/47 "2016-01-23T22:52:38Z")
On a related note… At colleges that have bagpipers in their band or that otherwise have bagpiping, do the pipers go the traditional route and wear kilts with no underwear? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/48 "2016-01-24T00:17:51Z")
I think it depends on the exact uniform. At my high school, the danceline, twirlers, and cheerleaders all had uniforms where the skirt was directly attached to what’s effectively a thicker leotard. The entire outfit was one piece. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878/49 "2016-01-24T15:39:23Z")
I must say, I felt compelled to explore every search term suggestion and disgusting link in this thread, twice.😃 I really have nothing to contribute _ducks head and quickly shuffles out the door_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878.md?page=2)