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Do you think thongs are sexy?

Asked by Val123 (12734points) December 21st, 2009

Never fails. You’ll be in a nightclub somewhere, and some chick will have on a short shirt, and low slung pants, proudly displaying a good part of her thong. Please! It is so gross and crude and not sexy IMO. An innocuous panty line would be in much better taste.

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Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

I think the reasons vary – I usually don’t wear underwear so that’s that.

Lightlyseared's avatar

No, thongs are not sexy.

SirGoofy's avatar

Not by themselves.

Val123's avatar

@Lightlyseared I don’t think so either. I don’t know why some women seem to think that they are.

shilolo's avatar

Let me voice the alternative opinion. Yes, I think they are sexy on the right person and at the right time. By on the right person I mean someone with the physique to pull it off (pun incidental). By at the right time, I mean in privacy, and not glaringly obvious as you described. So many people (women and men alike) don’t understand that hiding the “goods” is so much sexier than being entirely too revealing. Like playing “hard to get”, only with clothing.

gemiwing's avatar

The idea of a piece of fabric (no matter the cut) rubbing all over someone’s ass or crotch does nothing for me.

The person is sexy to me, not the underwear.

eeveegurl's avatar

I only wear it with certain dresses where it’s necessary, but usually, no. Too uncomfortable. ugh.

CMaz's avatar

I do not like when they are outside the pants.
That is just slutty. ;-)

Val123's avatar

@eeveegurl I can understand some women putting up with the discomfort only so that they won’t show a panty line. Nobody know they’re wearing one, so that’s a different type of situation. (WHY do we women put up with some much discomfort in the name of fashion? Why don’t the men do that???)

MrItty's avatar

Thongs are not sexy. Naked female asses are attractive. Thongs are what are worn to basically let the ass be naked while not violating local law. Thongs worn as underwear, thus having the ass covered anyway, are idiotic.

shilolo's avatar

@Val123 Well in our defense, we often have to wear neckties, which aren’t too comfortable.

Val123's avatar

@shilolo That’s true…but so much of what women have to go through is down right painful! High heels and stuff….

Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

@Val123 hey I’m all for men wearing thongs AND neckties…really just thongs and neckties, thanks.

Val123's avatar

@Simone_De_Beauvoir Laughin out loud here! Thanks! :)

stratman37's avatar

The part of the thong that show over the top of the low-slung jeans is known as WHALE TAIL.

Val123's avatar

@stratman37 Yes, I learned that just today, as a matter of fact. But….why “whale” tail? Why not something a bit more flattering (although the thong showing is anything but flattering) like…..Cat Tail?

deni's avatar

i dont think its sexy when theyre sticking out. that looks trashy. but they can be sexy, but other types of underwear can too.

shilolo's avatar

@Val123 A whale tail and a whale tail (marginally NSFW).

Val123's avatar

@shilolo Am I going to be shocked and dismayed if I open dem links????

Sueanne_Tremendous's avatar

Not sexy. Not comfortable. Not practical. Not cheap. Not in my drawer.

NadaNormal's avatar

On the right butt they are great, most often they are on the wrong butt

Lightlyseared's avatar

@shilolo I think “hiding the goods” is sexy because it leaves it all to the imagination and the imagination is always better than reality.

ItalianPrincess1217's avatar

I’m not a big fan of thongs (especially the ones that hang out of a girl’s pants). They’re ridiculously uncomfortable. I tend to wear those cute boy short panties like this.

Zaku's avatar

I don’t like thongs at all.

UScitizen's avatar

On the right person, YES!
On the wrong person… eck…

icehky06's avatar

It depends on the occasion:
work- normal
night club- iffy
school- granny panties all the way
Nevertheless thats my catch on it..what evs

Sueanne_Tremendous's avatar

Big fan of Italian Princess’s choices in pantie

sjmc1989's avatar

99% of the time I wear panties similar to what @ItalianPrincess1217 showed, but I will wear a thong if I’m on a mission to get laid and I’ll wear lingere such as this I actually own this one it gets the job done :) They are just way too uncomfortable to wear all day!

filmfann's avatar

My daughters don’t refer to them as thongs or whale tails.
they call them Butt-floss.

Val123's avatar

@filmfann Best answer! To me they’re just GROSS!!!

chou199015's avatar

they look right on some people yet they are so uncomftorble…and too much hard work…

Blackberry's avatar

Only on women with big butts.

shilolo's avatar

@Val123 I’m sure you already checked them out, but if not, you won’t be too shocked. One is an actual animal, the other, the example that you seek.

Val123's avatar

@shilolo Oookay! I looked. That is SO tacky. What makes any girl or woman think that it looks “good”?

shilolo's avatar

@Val123 Hey, I have no idea. Maybe it’s a generational thing and you (and I) are getting “old” ;-) I just wanted to give you insight into the rationale behind “whale tail”.

Val123's avatar

@shilolo Well, I for one am glad they have a name for it that certainly doesn’t indicate that it’s sexy, because it’s not. And I don’t think it’s age related, because the vast majority of the people up there agree that it’s not sexy!

shilolo's avatar

What? No muffin top with a whale tail and a tramp stamp? The trashy trifecta?

Hey, can I copyright that slang?

stratman37's avatar

It’s only a matter of time with the googlers we have in here…

Haleth's avatar

@shilolo @stratman37
here. And I also found a tattoo of a whale tail. Gross.

sjmc1989's avatar

@Haleth I’m sure her Mum and Dad are so proud!

Val123's avatar

@sjmc1989 It was probably Mum and Dad’s idea, so’s they could prove to their kids what cool, hip parents they are.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

Thongs aren’t sexy when seen through or poking out of clothes.
Thongs are super sexy on a woman with a fantastic ass, wearing not much else.

stratman37's avatar

@Haleth – quick, pass the eye bleach!

eeveegurl's avatar

on the tangent of VPL, my boyfriend thought it’d be really hot if I would just straight up take my underwear off to avoid the VPL and share with him. But that’s not happening.

Val123's avatar

@eeveegurl Yeah cuz….I mean…we have….leakage and…sheite….that they don’t care about until…...48 hours later when…well, I just would think thongs would worsen the problem, or at least…not help any! But…that’s just me.

stratman37's avatar

Ban Buttfloss!

Val123's avatar

I wonder if any girls that wear thongs thinking that they look sexy are reading this!!

Silhouette's avatar

Sexy is all about subtlety. It looks desperate and needy to me. Like an ugly girl at last call, all anxious and willing.

Val123's avatar

@Silhouette I so agree. Where did this “Dress like a slut” fashion come into being and WHY?

Dr_Lawrence's avatar

Thongs are not clothing!

They are certainly not sexy on anybody.

Thongs are merely butt floss!

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Val123's avatar

@RebeccaSJ Personal preference between two adults in private is one thing. Does you boy friend think it’s sexy when other women display the fact that they’re wearing thongs, in public?

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