An Asinine Arrest
I am not a prude by any means. But I am tired of looking at fluffy midriffs, hiney cleavage and thong strings. Low rise pants and skirts coupled with tummy-showing tops expose a ton of rippled flesh, especially when one is bending over.
My guy friends tell me that even they don’t think this is an attractive look. A few years back we’d call this look the refrigerator repairman style of dress.
Yet a recent walk through the mall, even in this colder November weather, indicated that young women especially -- are wearing jeans that barely cover their pubes, and flashing upper bun bumps and multicolored thong strings all over the place.
Today, you can see more flesh at the mall than Grandpa did on his wedding night.
Apparently it’s all good if a woman is showing her butt to the world, but not if it’s a man.
At a nearby mall, a man was arrested for indecent exposure for bending over to look at various items and in the process, exposing his upper buttocks and thong string, according to the local newspaper.
He says he was just shopping.
They say he was purposefully lifting up his shirt and bending over with the intent to expose his upper derriere and underwear to the eyes of female shoppers. The paper also reports that the man’s thong appeared to be “women’s underwear” as it was described as a black, sheer thong.
Wow. I feel for this guy. He not only has to prove he was just wearing his typical low rise jeans, bending over to try on a pair of shoes with no intent to shock or titillate – he’s also got to stand up for his choice of underwear and prove that even though his thong was made out of a transparent black material, it was indeed sold in the men’s department and not purchased at Victoria’s Secret.
What is the deal with this important news article? Why can’t a guy wear the same type of clothing that women are wearing?
Is a guy’s ass more indecent than a woman’s ass?
Cleavage is cleavage, thong strings are thong strings. How is it that “man butt display” gets you handcuffed and booked while “female butt display” gets you a wink and giggle?
I am not a prude by any means. But I am tired of looking at fluffy midriffs, hiney cleavage and thong strings. Low rise pants and skirts coupled with tummy-showing tops expose a ton of rippled flesh, especially when one is bending over.
My guy friends tell me that even they don’t think this is an attractive look. A few years back we’d call this look the refrigerator repairman style of dress.
Yet a recent walk through the mall, even in this colder November weather, indicated that young women especially -- are wearing jeans that barely cover their pubes, and flashing upper bun bumps and multicolored thong strings all over the place.
Today, you can see more flesh at the mall than Grandpa did on his wedding night.
Apparently it’s all good if a woman is showing her butt to the world, but not if it’s a man.
At a nearby mall, a man was arrested for indecent exposure for bending over to look at various items and in the process, exposing his upper buttocks and thong string, according to the local newspaper.
He says he was just shopping.
They say he was purposefully lifting up his shirt and bending over with the intent to expose his upper derriere and underwear to the eyes of female shoppers. The paper also reports that the man’s thong appeared to be “women’s underwear” as it was described as a black, sheer thong.
Wow. I feel for this guy. He not only has to prove he was just wearing his typical low rise jeans, bending over to try on a pair of shoes with no intent to shock or titillate – he’s also got to stand up for his choice of underwear and prove that even though his thong was made out of a transparent black material, it was indeed sold in the men’s department and not purchased at Victoria’s Secret.
What is the deal with this important news article? Why can’t a guy wear the same type of clothing that women are wearing?
Is a guy’s ass more indecent than a woman’s ass?
Cleavage is cleavage, thong strings are thong strings. How is it that “man butt display” gets you handcuffed and booked while “female butt display” gets you a wink and giggle?
posted by mary bishop | 9:06 AM
14 Comments:
This had me laughing, thank you for this!! Reminds me of the guy that used to go for a run on 2nd Avenue (upper east side) wearing a hot pink thong as his bottom covering.
We call the butt crack thing, norge from an old Saturday Night Live skit, but then I date myself.
And I'm with you on too much skin exposure!! I'm all for the low-rise jeans, the high waisters cut me right off but I'm also ALL about wearing something that comes to my hips.....no shorty styles for me. Same thing with the undies!! There are tons of styles of low-rise thongs, panties and the like. If you can't wear your undies below your hips than you probably should be wearing your pants their either.
It's a sexist world and that's all there is too it. Women's nude body parts are appealing and it's always been distasteful for a man to show himself in the same way. It fits my stereotypical image of a gross unappealing hetro male. Ball scratching and disgustingly juvenille in their adoration of women.
Wow, I can hardly top Acumamakiki's comments. I only wear low rise pants but definitely keep my butt crack and panties from showing by wearing longer tops and low rise panties. And, I agree that hetro men's butts aren't usually too hot. They are kind of hairy and flabby and gross for the most part.
My guy friends tell me that even they don’t think this is an attractive look. A few years back we’d call this look the refrigerator repairman style of dress................
Mb, I suspect they are giving you the PC answer.
I am a guy.
I am attracted to seeing a naval, the small of a womans back and a lil tiny bit of a thong sting hangin outta her jeans.
I suspect that I am not in the minority.
I am being honest. Although men may tell their wives and girl friends they do not approve, The cash registers I suspect tell the real story.
I love the female body.
The down side that I do see to the latest trend is the effect on poor tenage kids trying to study.
When I was in school it was extremely hard to concentrate when dress was conservative. The hormone level had my mind racing with just a top button un bottoned on a blouse.
Now when girls are dressed like porn stars, A kid does not stand a chance.
I believe it is only going to get more revealing.
A month ago I was at an automotive swap meet. It was at a huge fairgrounds with camping allowed.
There was a motel across the street for those who did not have campers.
My 15 year old son befreinded a girl who was the daughter of some racers we know. At the end of the evening son filtered off with said girl and a few others to walk across to the pool, hot tub area. I was not concerned because my boy is typically reserved. About 2 hours later I was concerned. It was 1 in the morning. The girls mother was with our group and did not seem bothered by the lack of our kids presence. When I was finally to the point to where I was gonna go a knockin on some doors they reappeared. Daughters hair was wet as if showered or bathed.
It was revealed to us by the chaparrone of the excursion across the road that son and girl were in the hot tub together. Son had the girls jeans on and she had her underwear on.
When questioned about said incident she said "MOM" My underwear have more material than my bathing suit. Would you rather that I had that on?
With the lack of concern over her skin showing or her moms, I think she may have long term life consequenses that nobody today was thinking or cared about.
I immediately thought she probably will end up pregnant or in trouble before her graduation. If my kid is alone and in a hot tub at 15 years old, then what happens when she meets a guy who has her drinking, or other outside influence. If I assume she is promiscuous then doesnt every man she ever meets?
I surely do enjoy the show when it comes to revealing clothing. The anonymity makes it all the more "sexual" or "enticing"
When I know the girl and care about her or think about the long term outcome is when it looses that lustre or sex impact for me.
Men are not buying the underwear and dressing the girls, but we are the reason it happens.
Women need to just start growing enough hair on their asses to make an indian blanket. This trend would take its place in history along side the Edsel.
As usual great post, You use humor to get me pondering lifes events.That is what I enjoy about your site! Jeff
I argue Equal protection damnit! Either nobody shows their thongs or everyone can. Liberty grants our right to freedom of sexual choice, why not underwear choice?
And may I just mutter on the side, I HATE low rise pants and I haven't been able to get a pair in about 4 years that fit that WEREN'T stupid low-rise pants. So I spend all my time hauling my pants up because I can't stand exposing myself. (And they're designed for belts to never ever work as support, only as a flashy accessory.) I say we take it to the source and ban the fashion industry. Burlap sacks for everyone!!!!
Interesting comments one and all. AMK - I'd have loved to have seen the hot pink thong guy -- he must have been something else. Love the word norge, can I adopt this word for butt crack too?
Michelle, I wear low rise also but like you, manage to keep my underwear and butt cleavage private!
Jeff, you gave me a lot to ponder in your response. I worry about young teens today and what they are exposed to. I can barely watch the videos on TV, some are just plain crude.
Echrai - I'm for equality too- and when it comes to butts, give me mine naked rather than a peek at part of the crack!
Naked or nothing (is this redundant?) ha!
I can't believe how atrocious my spelling was, sheesh! The thong dude was really great. He wore scarves and bright colored sweatshirts and he had his hair dyed platinum.
Please take norge, it's a good name for the crackola.
I just want to second what Jeff said. Everything except the bit about the girl in her underwear probably being promiscuous.
That assumtion is likely good parenting, but it isn't fair. And it certainly doesn't put accountability where it belongs.
I've always wondered about this in-equality. If womens bodys' are so beautiful than why do men get to run around with no shirts?? I say we all should get to go topless. Not that I would but I would like the choice.
I like low-rise jeans but when you buy them 3 sizes too small then it starts to look gross and I find myself trying to read all those tattoos just above the buttcrack because I'm curious. Then I feel embarrassed when I'm busted looking at some womens butt when I was really just checking for lint. No just kidding. Gross. I'm sick of the look. I predict that people will start putting clothes back on to be different and stand out. The trend has got to go the other way otherwise we'll just be naked.
I was gonna say that this was a double standard that I would stand behind, (cuz, hey, I don't want to see any guy's ass) but I was just complaining about low rise jeans last week. When jeans are more revealing than lingerie, they're not fit for public display.
Norge is adopted AMK - now and for all time. A norge is adorable on a baby but not such a treat on adult bodies (for me that is...)
Sylow - okay so two men are norge-lovers so far....When exactly did asses become so popular? What happened to boobs and legs?
Dashababy - I have lamented the "women can't go topless" theory of what is okay in society. Since men have nipples and women have nipples, the lewd part can't be nipples -- so it must be the fat deposits under the skin of women's chests that have to be covered up. So could a really flat chested woman go topless without being arrested? I wonder.
Great line Metro about jeans being more revealing than lingerie...I personally don't want to look at butt cracks everywhere I go. A friend's elderly mother used to say when we ran into each other at local stores etc "Hey it's you, well kiss my hairy Irish ass." She was not PC in any way. But when I think of norges I think of this lady now deceased-- and her hairy Irish ass.
She was a pisser. She'd been an alcoholic and was forbidden to drink - but she managed to stockpile non-alcoholic beer and she'd tell me it took her all day of drinking to get the tiniest buzz from these 1 percent alcohol beers.
Here's to you Mickey. We miss you around town! (off on a tangent, I know...)
Summer - I'm looking for a factual and comprehensive book on matriarchies...do you have any recommendations?
I really hate to admit that i know this, but i'm sure he could prove there to be thongs like that made for men.
Don't ask me how i know.
W - a quick google brought me to this site with plenty of sheer black thongs to choose from: http://www.abcunderwear.com/sheerunderwear.html
For men, I forgot to say that part...
I got a pair of mens g-string underwear as a christmas gift once from my sister-in-law.
I think she was just testing my mother's pacemaker.
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