# Underwear question 2 - for the girls **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125 "2003-07-03T22:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![margin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/21 "2003-07-05T15:10:59Z")
Isn’t this the female version of that ‘let-your-boxers-show’ thing? Vive la fashion victim, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/22 "2003-07-06T02:22:02Z")
Just one more dumb kid thing. The one’s who can think will learn to outgrow it. Hell, I used to wear blush with sparkles. And I’m a guy. It was the 80s. And it got chicks. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/23 "2003-07-06T11:14:48Z")
Am I the only girl who just says, “Screw the damn underwear!” in pants like this and goes commando? HELLO! Join the party. ---
**Author:** ![juji\_mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@juji\_mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juji_mojo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/24 "2003-07-06T13:47:44Z")
I am not a hipster jean type woman (even non pregnant) and fortunately my husband agrees the look is kind of trashy. He doesnt like what used to be our favorite pub because he “prefers his beer without bellybuttons” the last time we were there, he said to me in an undertone after the waitress left “How much are the nachos if I dont see her ass crack?” Yay. I married the right guy. ---
**Author:** ![juji\_mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@juji\_mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juji_mojo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/25 "2003-07-06T13:50:10Z")
Oh and if I wore hipster jeans… I would make sure my underwear covered what it needed to, and wasn’t visible. but thats me. Im a prude. ---
**Author:** ![Bandanaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Bandanaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bandanaman)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/26 "2003-07-06T14:08:55Z")
It is a ridiculous fashion, and I’m supposing somehow it was inspired by the “show your boxers” trend that for some reason has been popular amongst the young 'uns these days. I saw a guy walking down the street the other day, shorts almost down to his knees, yanking them up every other step. HEY DUMBASS!!! Wear your clothes like you’re supposed to, and they aren’t a problem. ---
**Author:** ![chestnutmare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@chestnutmare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chestnutmare)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/27 "2003-07-06T15:42:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Audrey Levins \* > \*\*Am I the only girl who just says, “Screw the damn underwear!” in pants like this and goes commando? > > HELLO! Join the party. \*\* Are you serving drinks at this party? I am sooo there ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/28 "2003-07-06T16:03:16Z")
Um. Am I the only one here who thinks that hipster jeans only make your hips look wider and your legs look shorter, and thus should be eliminated as a class? ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/29 "2003-07-06T17:02:55Z")
Whoa, **Audrey Levins** , I cannot imagine how painful it would be to not wear anything underneath a pair of jeans. I need to protect my sensitive area from that crotch seam in pants. Yikes, just thinking about it makes me cringe :eek: ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/30 "2003-07-06T17:14:33Z")
No, **!ceQueen** , you’re not the only one. Not to mention the fact that if your hips aren’t rock-solid, you almost invariably get that bulge over the waistband even if you’re not chubby at all. And in some people they even produce the dreaded Back Fat. Why on earth people insist on wearing things that make them look short, fat, and dumpy when they aren’t, I’ll never understand. Am I the only person in the world who, if a fashionable type of pant is cut a way that’s unflattering to me, either finds another brand in which that style works on me just does without? ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/31 "2003-07-06T17:54:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Audrey Levins \* > \*\*Am I the only girl who just says, “Screw the damn underwear!” in pants like this and goes commando? \*\* Nope you’re not the only one! I sometimes do too. And if I DO wear a thong the only person who sees it is my boyfriend. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/32 "2003-07-06T17:56:11Z")
Ewww, commando in jeans. Do you get blisters? ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/33 "2003-07-06T18:01:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by !ceQueen \* > \*\*Ewww, commando in jeans. Do you get blisters? \*\* No, its really comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/34 "2003-07-06T19:13:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\*Just one more dumb kid thing. The one’s who can think will learn to outgrow it. > > Hell, I used to wear blush with sparkles. And I’m a guy. > > It was the 80s. And it got chicks. \*\* So were you in Flock of Seagulls, or Poison…? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/35 "2003-07-06T20:16:56Z")
JC, The Metal Years. Now on Lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/36 "2003-07-06T21:49:59Z")
I frequently go commando in all kinds of pants, including jeans; sometimes I just can’t be bothered with underwear. And no, I’ve never gotten blisters, **!ceQueen.** Nor is it painful or chafing. Nor are there any panty-lines or visible thongs to worry about. The only kind of underwear that’s an absolute _must_ for me is a bra; the rest is negotiable. 😃 **CrazyCatLady,** you have a point; I don’t wear the ultra-low hipster jeans. Old Navy makes a happy medium that’s dropped waist, but not ultra-low. Nothing is less flattering on me than a pair of pants that sits on my natural waist, so that’s not an option…but I don’t want to have to shave, either, just to wear a pair of pants. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125/37 "2003-07-07T00:47:45Z")
I think it’s slutty too, then again I’m 43 maybe I’m just from an older generation. This week I was at a concert and the woman in front of me was wearing a thong and low cut jeans. I guess that was the point, but thru the whole concert not only did she get giggles and stares, but I couldn’t help but think she doesn’t look cool-she simply looks like someone who just got a massive wedgie and she isn’t going to take it out. Yikes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question-2-for-the-girls/186125.md?page=1)