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Do you wear your father's underpants?

Asked by SmashTheState (14245points) March 20th, 2012

My father wore briefs. I was raised in briefs. I wear briefs. The thought of wearing boxers, boxer-briefs, or – God forbid – thongs, fills me with nameless dread. It got me wondering whether I have been conditioned by a childhood of brief exclusivity into an unthinking brief chauvinism, and whether others have a similar experience.

Do you wear briefs, boxers, boxer-briefs, thongs, or possibly go commando? And, to the best of your knowledge, does or did your father also do the same?

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cookieman's avatar

I never thought about this but, turns out, you’re right. My father was brief wearer as am I. I’ve never actually tried anything else.

rojo's avatar

I have swung both (or all) ways, exept the thong, at some time or another.

Dad was a brief man as far as know and always white jockeys..

Ela's avatar

Great question and interesting theory.

I can say with all certainty that I do not wear my father’s underpants.

wundayatta's avatar

I go elephant.

You do not want to know what that means!

But it has nothing to do with politics, even if my father was a Republican.

SavoirFaire's avatar

My father wore briefs, which is what I wore until I was around 13 or 14. Since then, I’ve worn boxers. I also wear boxer briefs under my gi when doing martial arts.

serenade's avatar

Dad’s a tighty wighty man and still rolls/folds his briefs and undershirt into one package. No doubt this is due to his military upbringing and early career.

I wore white briefs until late high school (I think) when I discovered boxers. As Louis C.K. has considered extensively, boxer briefs are the holy grail for the fat man. I don’t imagine switching to something else anytime soon.

Now, I can’t even imagine wearing white underwear. That just seems like an exercise in futility and defeatism.

Sunny2's avatar

I don’t think my father would let me wear his underpants. They wouldn’t fit anyhow.

ragingloli's avatar

eww.
The only used underwear i use are from japanese school girls.

downtide's avatar

My father wears y-fronts, which I haven’t seen in shops for years. Whatever else he wears I have no idea and I’m not gonna ask. My first choice is boxer-briefs, my second choice is briefs. I dislike loose boxers.

SuperMouse's avatar

I do not wear my father’s, or my mother’s underpants, I blazed a trail in that area.

I have three sons and (I only know this because I am the one who buys the underpants) one wears boxer briefs, one wears briefs (like his father), and one wears boxers. They might make interesting subjects should someone decide to consider the father/son underpants connection for further study.

SmashTheState's avatar

@SuperMouse Which son is closest to his father emotionally? And is the middle son the son who wears boxer-briefs?

Ron_C's avatar

My dad wore those loose boxer shorts that almost reached his knees. I wore brief until I discovered boxer briefs, They are very comfortable and not baggy. Best of both worlds.

likipie's avatar

XD ok that’s definitly not what I was thinking when I saw this question. I am however relieved that it’s not what I was thinking in the first place!

SuperMouse's avatar

@SmashTheState, the oldest wears boxer briefs and he is the closest to his father emotionally. The middle wears briefs like his old man and the youngest has insisted on boxers from the day he made the switch from diapers.

tranquilsea's avatar

My hubby is a boxer brief guy but both my sons are boxer guys.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Oh good grief, no. Definitely not. <shudder> Nor do I wear my mother’s.

AstroChuck's avatar

Well, not literally. But I do wear briefs exclusively, just as he does.

rooeytoo's avatar

I wish they made boxer briefs for women, they look comfy with no elastic digging in!

linguaphile's avatar

Do we women emulate our mom’s undies? I don’t… She wears pillowcases.

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