# So what kind of shorts is real man supposed to wear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773 "2010-06-03T14:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/41 "2010-06-03T18:19:03Z")
Real men wear whatever they damn well please. And they take the resulting ridicule like, well, like a man. Cite? Google “Rugby Shorts”. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/42 "2010-06-03T18:28:12Z")
You guys are nuts. Blue jean shorts are as timeless as regular old blue jeans. [Levis](http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4043049&cp=3146842.3146845.4011526) sells them, Old Navy sells them, Ralph Lauren, [Lucky Brand](http://www.luckybrand.com/221-Slim-Straight-Cut-Off-Short/LBM00223,default,pd.html?cgid=mensShorts&selectedColor=460)etc. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/43 "2010-06-03T18:30:48Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > IMHO, real men do not request fashion advice. > [@Sunspace](#): > > _Real_ men don’t follow styles. They create them. These. Real men don’t think about what other people think about their clothes. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/44 "2010-06-03T18:31:01Z")
So? There’s someplace to buy every hideous item of clothing known to man. That’s how people wind up owning and wearing them. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/45 "2010-06-03T18:57:18Z")
You want to keep your jorts, just move to the Florida panhandle. Women here will still think your tractor’s sexy. Well, _I_ won’t, but there are plenty who will. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/46 "2010-06-03T19:01:05Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Holstered phone + jorts + mullett FTW!!! [Tumblr: Image](http://30.media.tumblr.com/8SSCHLfDSq2u5er3Xah17Igfo1_500.jpg) Woah, I thought he was manipulating two little action figures as he walked along. I could have sworn the first one was Obi Wan Kenobee. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/47 "2010-06-03T19:08:46Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > So? There’s someplace to buy every hideous item of clothing known to man. That’s how people wind up owning and wearing them. Yeah, but it’s not like the only place you can get them is Sam’s Club, Walmart, and Fleet Farm. They seem to still be a staple at most trendy teen stores, Gap, Hollister, A&F. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/48 "2010-06-03T19:09:38Z")
My husband wears shorts kind of like [these](http://imagecache.asos.com/inv/S/71/710/571353/Black/image1xl.jpg) on hot summer days (all five of them). I suspect those of you who say real men don’t wear shorts just don’t have the legs for them. 🙂 He absolutely refuses to wear sandals, though. Or dance with his arms over his head. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/49 "2010-06-03T19:10:58Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > I’m with you! There’s a reason my interest in NBA games has waned since the [Larry Bird](http://www.memoram.com/old_LarryBird.jpg) days. > > The collective disdain for shorts on men confounds me. I don’t mind at all when the weather turns warm and the UPS and FedEx drivers who deliver at work switch to shorts. There are places and occasions where I find shorts, even denim ones, on grown men perfectly acceptable. Some of my inlaws host a barbecue every summer. Most of the men wear shorts. None of them look ridiculous or out of place. I do agree that too tight and too long are both detractors. Yeah. I could understand the disdain if somebody takes a pair a scissors and makes their own blue jean shorts with the frayed ends at the bottom. But I seriously don’t see what’s so tacky about your typical Levis or Ralph lauren type of jean shorts. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/50 "2010-06-03T19:13:38Z")
If you don’t mind looking like a doofus, carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/51 "2010-06-03T20:10:53Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > Yeah. I could understand the disdain if somebody takes a pair a scissors and makes their own blue jean shorts with the frayed ends at the bottom. But I seriously don’t see what’s so tacky about your typical Levis or Ralph lauren type of jean shorts. Ralph Lauren Jean shorts for men? From when, 1990? I haven’t been to the Gap or A&f lately, but I had no idea they still sold Jean shorts. They are the object of universal ridicule where I’m from. University of Florida fans [love them](http://www.gatorswearjeanshorts.net), though. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/52 "2010-06-03T20:12:58Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > This straight girl is looking for real men to go back to jogging shorts. I miss your legs, guys! **sob** [Obligatory link to Tom Selleck rocking the shortie shorts](http://www.chimpsahoy.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/images//2007/09/selleck_shorts.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/53 "2010-06-03T20:19:13Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > There are places and occasions where I find shorts, even denim ones, on grown men perfectly acceptable. > [@Manduck](#): > > Holstered phone + jorts + mullett FTW!!! [Tumblr: Image](http://30.media.tumblr.com/8SSCHLfDSq2u5er3Xah17Igfo1_500.jpg) Uh, okay…not _those_ shorts. He’s just ruinging it for the rest of you. > [@Shakes](#): > > Yeah. I could understand the disdain if somebody takes a pair a scissors and makes their own blue jean shorts with the frayed ends at the bottom. But I seriously don’t see what’s so tacky about your typical Levis or Ralph lauren type of jean shorts. Now, looking at that photo, and some of the ones in the jorts link I can understand how people might arrive at the conclusion that jeans shorts are awful. Also, someone who’s seen such an infraction in person might not want to bother differentiating. “Jeans shorts are awful” is an easier position to stick to than “Jeans shorts are awful, unless the guy’s legs are tanned, and the shorts aren’t too tight, or too loose.” It doesn’t leave room for trifling debate. I should also say that me not minding something in no way makes it fashionable. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/54 "2010-06-03T20:42:23Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > You guys are nuts. > Blue jean shorts are as timeless as regular old blue jeans. [Levis](http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4043049&cp=3146842.3146845.4011526) sells them, Old Navy sells them, Ralph Lauren, [Lucky Brand](http://www.luckybrand.com/221-Slim-Straight-Cut-Off-Short/LBM00223,default,pd.html?cgid=mensShorts&selectedColor=460)etc. They still sell shit like [this](http://www.wigwarehouse.com/Boycut-p/helws88a.htm), but that doesn’t mean you should buy it and wear it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/55 "2010-06-03T21:02:38Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Those of you men that shrug and say “meh, I’ll wear what I want”- yes, that is your right. However, we _will_ be pointing and laughing, and we _will_ be posting your picture on websites so that the rest of the world can join in. Know that. Real men don’t give a shit about your sissy gossip. > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Real men don’t wear shorts. We wear pants. > > Edit: And we drink beer while we do it. Real men don’t drink beer. We drink whiskey. Beer is for bathing. Water is for ballons that get thrown at people wearing jorts. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/56 "2010-06-03T21:37:48Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > [Obligatory link to Tom Selleck rocking the shortie shorts](http://www.chimpsahoy.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/images//2007/09/selleck_shorts.jpg). I can almost see him winking at me! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/57 "2010-06-03T21:58:46Z")
> [@Tahssa](#): > > Real men don’t drink beer. We drink whiskey. Beer is for bathing. Water is for ballons that get thrown at people wearing jorts. You fool! You put _bleach_ the balloons that you throw at people. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/58 "2010-06-03T22:20:29Z")
Anything that is comparable to what was worn by either the Brits or the Afrika Korps in WWII should be manly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/59 "2010-06-03T22:45:19Z")
I rock shorts all of the time… its far to hot here in the A to walk around in some jeans… You nancy’s need to do some standing calf raises… and squats so your legs will be worth lookin at… ``` and jean shorts are fine as long as its a darker denim and its baggy and reaches your knee.. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/60 "2010-06-03T22:47:31Z")
What’s hot this summer in NH for mens shorts for men and women also this year are the return of the Bermuda shorts. I have a Liz Claiborne pair with a very faint plaid print in pastels pink and beige. Men are also wearing plaid Bermudas this year and already have seen them about town. They seem to be gaining on the cargo’s but at Bobs the military print cargo’s are a big seller. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773.md?page=4)