The Thong Goodbye

The Thon Sinks to the Bottom:

The news, toether with helpful photos, was all over the papers this week. It's the start of a "thon oodbye", said the Daily Mirror. "Bottom falls out of the thon market", reported the Sunday Times; without doubt, "thons ain't what they used to be", accordin to the Daily Express

The fall in popularity of women's thon-style underarments - sales are down 17% from 2003 - was not widely lamented. "There is a od, irls," sihed Amber raafland in the Mirror. "Women are finally turnin their backs on the most hideous piece of linerie since the chastity belt." The fashion for "this ridiculous excuse for a pair of knickers" had first beun in 1930s strip clubs, and then surfaced on Brazilian beaches in the 70s.

In 1997, however, it won fashion respectability when a ucci model wore one on the catwalk," said John Elliott and Sarah Keenlyside in the Sunday Times. Since then, "the thon's association with 'tabloid' celebrities has tarnished its imae", and it now accounts for only 23% of the women's underwear market, down from a iddy 31% at the end of 2003. They believed this was "part of a move away from overtly sexual clothin".

Do you aree that it is a hideous piece of linerie?  Yes, as a matter of fact, I do want your thon opinion.

Comments

[Heather]

I disagree. They are absolutely wonderful for those pants that show panty lines.

[christine]

Well, I agree with Heather, the only pair I ever owned I would only wear with my "thin" pants so as not to show any lines.

But I'm not a big fan of walking around with a wedgie all day...

[Mr. L]

Maybe I'm not a 'normal' guy, but I prefer a woman in panties to a woman in floss!!

[Melody]

I so agree. G-strings! I never owned a pair nor will I ever.

[thetorchsinger]

I love the g-string...I am very anti VPL...Visible Panty Line....
Long live the G-String!!!!!!!

[Mamacita]

Floss is floss. When you remove it from between your teeth, it's got 'stuff' on it. When you remove it from between your cheeks. . . . .

[Blond Girl]

woo hoo Mamacita!

Hidious, henious, horrendous. I probably misspelled all of them, but you get the idea. As for VPL, hasn't anyone heard of boy pants or hi cut briefs that cup your fanny below the "tight zone"? I don't suffer from VPL and I've never worn or will ever wear, a thong.

Thank you... I just had to get that off my chest! whoo!

[MissMeliss]

What Mamacita said, with this addition - to me, a thong will always be a SHOE.

[Paula]

I don't like 'em, but to each her own.

[Peaches]

Hideous. Totally hideous. In fact, to avoid panty lines I'd rather go commando than wear a thong. Nasty, nasty, nasty, infection causing rub rawwing thongs!!!! Hate 'em!

[Lynda]

Well, I am not opposed to people knowing I actually have panties... my goodness, if someone sees the "line" my panties make, I won't drop dead.

[J. Star]

Wait, butt-floss is going out? Lolz!

[Utenzi]

They look very silly and more to the point, very uncomfortable. Women can do weird things just to look the way they want to. I'm glad to see that at least in one small way they're going back to comfort--now about those pointy toed high heel shoes...

[Chris]

I hear they are great to wear. I personally have never tried wearing one. Why would anyone want a clear view of my cellulite?

[Destiny Anne]

i agree with blond girl. love the boy shorts, very comfy.

[MommaK]

Love them. I don't wear anything but ;)

[Thumper]

In my old, old mind, a thong is still footwear.

Either way, I will not wear it. Or them. The undies creep me out and the flipflops are just annoying.

[megan]

If I had a nicer bottom I might like it more, but they do make me feel sexy. I haven't worn one in ages. I prefer big white granny underwear ;)

[Kitty]

If I wanted cheesewire up my ass, I'd put cheesewire up my ass.

VPL isn't a problem, simply get rid of the P ;)

[reese]

Good RIDDANCE to those damn things. I only wear them when all the other undies need to be washed!

[reese]

oh, and what Kitty said. Just don't wear panties if you don't want a panty line. Thongs offer the same amount of, err, "protection" as not wearing underwear does. Admit it people--you wear the thongs to channel Tara Reid and Britney Spears at their trashiest.

[mean_girl]

I ONLY wear them when I don't want a panty line, and even then I usually opt for no undies instead.

[kenju]

I have never worn a thong (too old), but I tend to agree with Mamacita on this one!

[Pearl]

Goodness, what an outpouring of anti-thongness. :-o It's just a little cloth to dress up the short and curlies.

[ben]

It wasn't that long ago (in geological terms, at least) that bell bottoms and halter tops went out of style. Now look what's out there.

you wouldn't catch me in a thong, though :)

[Becky]

I could never get used to it. If I don't want panty lines, then I just wear nothing. I just never saw the point of bothering with the floss.

[Jennie]

To each his or her own, but when they are yanked up above the pants it kinda negates the "no panty line" thing. We saw this in church one day. Lovely. Nothing like starting a nice Sunday morning with a "prayer and a thong"!

[Leanne]

Thongs = Permanent Wedgie.

I hate wedgies!

[Amaya]

When I wear regular panties they end up in my butt anyway. I just wear the thong so it is already there, and it's so small that you can't even feel it.

[Chris]

Lack of comfort is one piece, visible lines when trying to be classy is another. Sill there is the issue of re-introducing bacteria onto the skin from the private area (yeast infections). Are there any good reasons why women SHOULD keep wearing panties!? After working in the retail world for many years I cannot think of one good reason why panties aren't something we wish we could dis-invent. The male dominated fashion industry has tricked women into beliveing that they are not fully dressed if they go without. Perpetuation of this has caused the chains to make billions of dollars off of a sliver of fabric that has no structural purpose (unlike a bra). Continueing to pay 10 or more dollars for a piece of cotton that costs 5 cents to make seems crazy. Makes sense on paper to lots of women, but getting past the classical conditioning part is an uphill battle.

[Sally B]

Thongs should be consigned to the scrap bin, I hate them and never wear them. I much prefer to go completely knickerless. No VPL showing and plenty of fresh air.

[eve cu]

people.if you dont want panty lines its called commando. simple. thongs give infections. i mean its a line going from your bum to your vagina...do not tell me thats not gross.

[MizzJayy]

uggh ! i hate thongss. I try to wear them !, belive me I do, but after a few minutes I hav to take them off. And it sucks coz all my friends wear thongs and they love them. I also cant wear tampons. I cant function well during the day, knowin that theres something up there.

[MizzJayy]

uggh ! i hate thongss. I try to wear them !, belive me I do, but after a few minutes I hav to take them off. And it sucks coz all my friends wear thongs and they love them. I also cant wear tampons. I cant function well during the day, knowin that theres something up there.

[amanda]

well i personally love thongs they make me feel sexy but its stupid to wear them so you can show them off !

[Chris]

In my mind the proper solution is to either a) not wear any at all, or b) move towards a line of women's pants, jeans, etc. that have a lining or barrier of some sort, sewn directly into the crotch of the garment.

[Bob]

Check out nundies.com. It's a new product used to line clothes for those times you want to go commando, but want to protect your clothing a bit.

[Stephanie A. Disler]

I have quite a few pair of thong style undies and I just like them. It's my choice and that is what it is there--choice and my husband buys different ones for me with sayings or ones he enjoys seeing on me so there are some other reasons there. I work, I am a mom, I do care how I look and I do care what my husband thinks---and that is all that really matters. I do enjoy going without and I have other styles I do enjoy wearing also. It's opinion and choice. They are not for everybody and not everybody likes them.