Men in
Tights......and garters
by Wonderbra Girl
Sitting
comfortably against the cushioned interior of my
seat, I listened as the conversation about my
friend's cousin passed over my ears. However,
when he started talking about her idea's for the
fashion world. "She's decided that if she's
going to break into the fashion industry, she's
gotta have a niche. She's got two already. The
first is lingerie for men-"
"What?" the voice from the back of the
car said, expressing all the surprise in my head.
"Lingerie
for men- she thinks men should have lingerie
too."
"Um.
I'd have to agree-" the voice said, "I
would want my man to wear lingerie..."
Lingerie
for men. Humm, let me think. Yes, yes, O.K..
There is no way I would want my guy wearing
lingerie. Joe Boxers, of course. Silk, even. But
lingerie, the word itself implies femininity.
Especially because I have a soft spot for men who
work out, I think "The Game" in a pink
baby doll with white ruffles. For some, that
might do it. But, somehow, that just doesn't work
for me.
Though
I'm sure she's got something different in mind, I
think she'll lose a majority of this gender
oriented society in the sales pitch.
Of
course, all for social change. I suppose I could
see how having a man in lingerie could be,
empowering. Letting the man look his best,
setting the mood. Still, somehow, with the gender
roles so affixed in my head, I can't see desiring
to see a man in much of anything,
remotely..."nightly fashionable",
beyond silk pajamas.
I
have little problem in seeing a man in a skirt.
As a columnist for my school's paper pointed out,
logistically, it makes more sense for men to wear
the freer skirts, and let the woman wear the
pants, so to speak. However, if we start wanting
men in lingerie, we have to ask ourselves, what
next? Tummy tucking pantyhose?
Perhaps
this is because I've never had a relationship
where I would was in the position of trying to
make myself sexually appealing, or wanting the
other person to oblige me. Still, maybe if I was,
I could see it. I did find Kevin Costner hot as
Robin Hood, in those cute little green
leggings....
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