# Is this supposed to be Sexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201 "2001-07-20T16:02:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/1 "2001-07-20T16:02:31Z")
What the heck is up with people wearing socks in porno movies? Is it supposed to be a turn on? Now those ridiculous 23 inch stiletto heels don’t work for me, but I can see why they might be put in there, but socks? I can’t believe that they have anything to do with hygeine. With all those bodily fluids flying all over the place, I would think that the LAST thing to worry about would be some kind of floor-borne fungus. Come on, now. Is it some kind of rules like restaurants, “No shirt, No socks, No getting serviced?” Enquiring minds want to know. P.S. I know this is more of a question, but if this thread doesn’t drop like David Caruso’s career, it could get a little blue. If a Mod (or a Rocker) wants to move it, please do. P.P.S. Replace all instances of “I” with “This friend of mine” and add “I’m told” at the end of all places where first-hand knowledge of “those” movies is shown, 'cause I never watch that kind of filth. . . Uh-uhhh . . . No way, Jose . . . . Never. . . . . Really . . … . . ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/2 "2001-07-20T16:23:34Z")
Maybe their feet are cold. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/3 "2001-07-20T16:28:00Z")
Maybe the socks just accentuate their nakedness. Sheer nakedness is primal, natural, innocent. Partial nakedness is naughty and forbidden. The clothing just makes the naked parts seem more naked, exposed, vulnerable. Yeah, I’m sure that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/4 "2001-07-20T16:29:17Z")
I didn’t know the Red Hot Chili Peppers did porn. I’d imagine that it could be kinda scratchy and slightly painful if things got really intense. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/5 "2001-07-20T16:40:34Z")
Maybe they are trying to imitate real life. I often leave my socks on. Of course, I don’t get attacked by hot women in copier rooms or have sex on my desk with secretaries, but that is beside the point. Or maybe there really is a white tube sock fetish movement out there. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/6 "2001-07-20T16:43:10Z")
I think that sometimes (at least in my porn collection), the little white anklets are left on as a way of making the ‘actress’ look like a little innocent schoolgirl, much akin to the 35 year old models who wear pigtails in the hardcore photos and then call themselves ‘barely legal teens’. I have a couple of German movies though with no socks, which is nice, until they start smearing their bodies with Nutella. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/7 "2001-07-20T17:19:54Z")
**Mouthbreather** Whasssup with the Red Hot Chili Peppers reference. Color me confused [Homer Simpson]Nutella . . . MMMMMMMMM (Slurpy drooling sounds)[/Homer Simpson] ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/8 "2001-07-20T17:22:28Z")
Just socks and nothing else is the single least unsexy outfit it is possible for a human male to wear, unless it’s just socks and a wifebeater t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/9 "2001-07-20T17:31:23Z")
The Chile Peppers reference is in because they are (in)famous for playing whilst wearing nothing but tube socks over their members. :yawn: ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/10 "2001-07-20T17:38:25Z")
The only thing less sexy than the actors who wear socks are the ones who wear watches. What, you have an appointment and want to make sure you finish up? Socks _and_ watches rates a -10 on the SexyMeter. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/11 "2001-07-20T18:31:42Z")
Uh \*\*jarbabyj[b/b]? That ain’t nutella! _runs screaming from the room_ ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/12 "2001-07-20T18:54:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > The only thing less sexy than the actors who wear socks are the ones who wear watches. What, you have an appointment and want to make sure you finish up? > > Socks _and_ watches rates a -10 on the SexyMeter. Ah, but _where_ are they wearing the watch? > [@](#): > > _From [BBC News](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1441000/1441898.stm)_ > > One teenager was quoted as saying: “Putting a watch around your penis before sex means the radioactivity of the dial kills off sperm.” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/13 "2001-07-20T18:55:05Z")
_Comes back into room. Sees bizarre coding error. Frowns._ Oh hell. Where’d that extra “b” come from? Musta been aliens. With socks on. Rotten aliens with socks. ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/14 "2001-07-20T19:09:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*Just socks and nothing else is the single least unsexy outfit it is possible for a human male to wear, unless it’s just socks and a wifebeater t-shirt. \*\* Wrong-o, bub. A hat, and that’s it. The sock thing may be to keep clean. If you’re prowling around a soundstage in bare feet, the soles will get black and won’t look nice on film when you lie down. Socks might minimize this. Still doesn’t explain why you don’t take them off for the scene. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/15 "2001-07-20T20:05:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don Jaime \* > Still doesn’t explain why you don’t take them off for the scene. \*\* As Seinfeld said, crouching tends to lead to “bad naked.” ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/16 "2001-07-20T21:40:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don Jaime \* > [BThe sock thing may be to keep clean. If you’re prowling around a soundstage in bare feet, the soles will get black and won’t look nice on film when you lie down. Socks might minimize this. Still doesn’t explain why you don’t take them off for the scene. \*\* But wouldn’t the soles of the socks get dirty, and look bad on film? ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/17 "2001-07-20T21:45:15Z")
Oh wait, I didn’t see your last line, the “that doesn’t explain why they wear them on film.” Nevermind. . . ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/18 "2001-07-20T23:27:44Z")
What I will never, eeever get is the wearing of shoes on the bed. Socks are cool, especialy the pink ones with the bunnies on them…oops!! I said too much. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/19 "2001-07-21T01:59:28Z")
Maybe it’s to turn on the guys who are watching them the most… you know, the ones with the classic “masturbation sock” lying next to the bed? Something that hits a little close to home 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Schwanzong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Schwanzong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schwanzong)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201/20 "2001-07-21T02:11:38Z")
But some of those people are so fucking ugly you wish they’d put a sack over their heads! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-supposed-to-be-sexy/73201.md?page=2)