# Why do women wear shirts that don't cover their stomach, then pull them down **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796 "2006-04-30T01:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/81 "2024-09-11T05:08:51Z")
Hey bro, I know that this thread is almost two decades old, but I thought that I could add in movies or clip shows. These are the best time capsules of the 2000s, and they have the short shirt problem that you discussed about in this thread. It was not that uncommon to see shirts riding up to expose belly buttons in those movies. Here are some examples. These are all the end of youtube links since I can’t embed them in the post _Kill Bill_ fight at around 0:18 ?v=kgRlzeYc1nk&t=58s At around 0:08 of _Anger Management_ ?v=iOYE\_Y8H1\_g At around 0:20 and 0:30 of this clip of _John Tucker Must Die_. ?v=RsmcYTQsgIM Even the early 2010s has the shirt riding up moment, like around 0:20 of this clip from _Grown Ups_ ?v=wZl5uWOpepU ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/82 "2024-09-11T05:24:44Z")
Hey bro, I know that this thread is almost two decades old, but I thought that I could add in movies or clip shows. These are the best time capsules of the 2000s, and they have the short shirt problem that you discussed about in this thread. It was not that uncommon to see shirts riding up to expose belly buttons in those movies. Here are some examples. These are all the end of youtube links since I can’t embed them in the post _Kill Bill_ fight at around 0:18 ?v=kgRlzeYc1nk&t=58s At around 0:08 of _Anger Management_ ?v=iOYE\_Y8H1\_g At around 0:20 and 0:30 of this clip of _John Tucker Must Die_. ?v=RsmcYTQsgIM Even the early 2010s has the shirt riding up moment, like around 0:20 of this clip from _Grown Ups_ ?v=wZl5uWOpepU ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/83 "2024-09-11T08:59:40Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > They all secretly want to be **Jean-Luc Picard** I see that the proper response was given 18 years ago. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3ar-eJwgTsM/maxresdefault.jpg "Every Single Picard Maneuver - A Complete Compilation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ar-eJwgTsM) ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/84 "2024-09-12T20:56:16Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > They all secretly want to be **Jean-Luc Picard** > > I see that the proper response was given 18 years ago. > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ar-eJwgTsM](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ar-eJwgTsM) How do you imbed the videos into the reply? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/85 "2024-09-12T21:34:15Z")
There is a whole thread in ATMB about ways, but for some reason It has never been a problem for me, I just paste the URL in. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/86 "2024-09-12T22:00:28Z")
For some inexplicable reason, women’s shirts are really short, and it’s hard to keep them in place. I’ve been wearing a lot of men’s shirts since the pandemic, and one benefit is that i can tuck them in and they stay tucked. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/87 "2024-09-13T01:39:15Z")
My shirts shrink, but they shrink s l o w l y. They start out fine. And they’re fine for awhile. Then they’re okay, but I remember them as fine and when I have to do a tug down, it feels like an aberration. Then they’re almost okay, and I’m pulling them down several times a day. But I remember them as okay and they’re not old enough or worn enough to toss. And then . . . then they slowly shift to the back of the drawer, to be worn less often. And I feel bad about that. I start wondering if clipping fishing weights to the bottom hem would keep it in place. ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/88 "2024-09-13T01:42:20Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > There is a whole thread in ATMB about ways, but for some reason It has never been a problem for me, I just paste the URL in. I tried to post a youtube url, but it comes like this. “An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post” Who do I have to contact for this issue? ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/89 "2024-09-13T01:47:45Z")
Issue fixed ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/90 "2024-09-13T01:48:13Z")
> [@Cool](#): > > Who do I have to contact for this issue? See that thread in ATMB. Nobody on this board is able to fix it, but there are workarounds. ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/91 "2024-09-13T01:49:37Z")
Ok, I saw it and found that you have to put a slash at the end of the link. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/92 "2024-09-13T02:05:49Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Forget? Don’t think so. That trend was the sluttiest, most brazen form of (attention) whoring known to man. I loved it. > > I’d never approve of anyone I cared about wearing such a fashion, but God bless the sluts that did. The only more potent form of male gaze-control would be a pair of naked breasts. I’m not alone, trust me. This is just gross misogyny. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/93 "2024-09-13T02:13:53Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > This is just gross misogyny. True, but they last logged on about 7 years ago and so will probably never see that criticism. (Really though you’re right, that’s a fractally misogynist post). ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/94 "2024-09-13T02:19:32Z")
At around 0:30 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/V-x9i7xhtpc/hqdefault.jpg "Kill Bill 1- Beatrix Kiddo's revenge on Vernita Green") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-x9i7xhtpc) ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/95 "2024-09-13T02:29:54Z")
I had no idea how old that was. It was in recent posts; it must have been resurrected. There were more pretty offensive posts after that one so I didn’t read it all. I rarely do that. ☺ ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/96 "2024-09-13T02:36:44Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/H6Y2GNQfNo4/maxresdefault.jpg "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) - You Work for Me Scene (5/6) | Movieclips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Y2GNQfNo4) ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/97 "2024-09-13T02:38:49Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RsmcYTQsgIM/maxresdefault.jpg "John Tucker Must Die (1/3) Movie CLIP - Gym Fight (2006) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsmcYTQsgIM&t=5s) ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/98 "2024-09-13T02:40:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pflhWQakJuE/maxresdefault.jpg "Grown Ups/Best scene/Adam Sandler/Kevin James/Chris Rock/David Spade/Rob Schneider/Jamie Chung") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflhWQakJuE&t=7s) ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/99 "2024-09-13T02:41:44Z")
At 0:08. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iOYE_Y8H1_g/maxresdefault.jpg "Anger Management: Love Declaration at the Yankees Game (HD CLIP)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYE_Y8H1_g&t=9s) ---
**Author:** ![Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796/100 "2024-09-13T03:59:31Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I see this all the time. A woman will wear a shirt that only comes down to her belly button and then she will spend a good deal of time adjusting her shirt, trying to pull it down to cover her stomach. > > Why do women do this out of curiosity, because why wear a shirt that doesn’t cover your stomach if you are constantly trying to stretch it so that it does. Are women’s shirts nowadays designed so that women can’t buy or find shirts they like that aren’t short cutoffs? Are they ashamed of their stomachs? I do not get this behavior. I actually wanted to update this thread since I posted movies from the 2000s. These are all time capsules of fashion from that era. I initially could not embed the youtube videos. I had to work around and post them in different replies from post #94, and post #96-99 Post #94: _Kill Bill_ fight at around 0:30. That is when Uma Thurman’s shirt rides up to expose belly button Post #96: Sandra Bullock shirt rides up at around 1:24 of a scene from the movie _Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous_ Post #97: At around 0:20 and 0:30 of this clip of _John Tucker Must Die_. The actress is Arielle Kebbel Post#98: Even the early 2010s has the shirt riding up moment, like around 0:06 of this clip from _Grown Ups_ Post #99: At around 0:08 of _Anger Management_. Actress is Marisa Tomei. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796.md?page=6)