Annual Boys Boxer Run? Why is this Accpetable for Guys, but Not Girls? High School?

[Anonymous]

Do girls need more privacy then boys? So at my high school it's an annual tradition at the end of the school year for the graduating senior boys to do a 'boxer run' through the school. Where essentially the graduating boys strip to just their boxers or briefs and run through the school, the girls cheer them on and at the end squirt them with water guns.

Every year the guys strip down to their boxers/briefs, while the girls remain fully clothed and cheer them on. I attached two videos of this years event, In the video you can see the boys running in their boxers while the clothed girls cheer and at the end squirt the boys with water guns.:

YouTube.com/watch?v=bisjT-xDXmo

YouTube.com/watch?v=vsUx9QPXb4M

I can't even imagine girls stripping to their underwear and boys cheering as they run and shooting girls with water...nor do I think the parents or school officials would allow it. Yet it's perfectly fine for the boys to strip to their boxers or briefs and run around in front of clothed 14-18 year old girls?

Why? Do teen girls need more privacy with their bodies then teen boys? What do you think about this tradition? Do you agree that it's a fine/fun tradition for the boys to strip to their underwear and run while the girls stay clothed and watch or no?

[Anonymous]

lol It looks like a pretty fun tradition. Yes girls need more privacy, they're more modest, especially at that age. Guys on the other hand don't care about stripping down in front of others. And plus, if the girls stripped they would be seen in a sexual way or as sex objects...whereas the guys are seen as comical/funny. I have to admit, it's one thing to have a bunch of teen boys in their boxers in front of girls...that's seen by everyone as funny...but having the opposite wouldn't really be appropriate.

Plus, girls, even 14 year old girls, know that boys wear boxers or briefs...why does it matter if she sees her male classmates in their underwear? I mean yeah she'll know which guy prefers what kind of underwear...but that's about it. It's a harmless fun tradition.

So yeah I would say having the boys strip and run is fine...but the girls, especially at that age, should be watching/cheering only, not participating.

[Asker]

Thanks. Agree. It is one thing to have a teen in his boxers in front of girls, but your right...it wouldn't really be right to have the girls stripping.

[MrOracle]

Obviously, this is a double-standard. No one is offended that guys are asked to do this, but many would be offended if girls were.

Life is full of double-standards, though. Men and women ARE different, and have different needs and wants and insecurities, and double-standards reflect that. Some people who think "equality" means "exactly the same" will get bent out of shape about it, but most double-standards exist for good reason.

Yes, some double-standards are in men's favor, but some, like this one, are in women's favor. That's okay; on the whole, they balance out.

[Asker]

Thanks. So overall you agree with it being only the guys stripping down while the girls watch? Like you would feel it is inapproproaite to have young girls stripping in front of their male classmates? As a guy, would you be willing to run?

[MrOracle]

Yes, I'm fine with it, and yes, I'd run with them if that was my school's tradition.

"Fair" isn't always RIGHT. I don't think it's "fair" that only the boys do this, but it's still probably the right decision. I don't think a tradition needs to be discontinued just for political correctness.

[Asker]

Thanks. Yeah I think it probably is the right decision as well to have the guys strip to boxers and run with the girls watching. With something like this I say to myself if I had a son and daughter...how would I feel? And honestly I don't think I would really mind if my son told me he was running around the school in just his boxers...I'd probably laugh. But there's definitely no way at all I would ever want my daughter to strip in the middle of the school...I would find that inappropriate.

[BrookeAZ]

It's an odd tradition, but I kinda wish my high school had it. There were plenty of guys I would have loved to have seen running around in their underwear. Seems like one of those societal stereotypes. I mean, are they forced to do it? If it were voluntary, I'm sure at least some of the girls would do it. But if you forced the girls to do it, there would be some kind of outcry over how they're being objectified.

[Asker]

lol Nothing wrong with a little eye candy for us girls right!? :) Of course it's voluntary, but it;s always been tradition that just the guys strip to their boxers/briefs and the girl's always stay fully clothed and cheer the guys on. I know as a girl you mention you would love checking our your guy friends in boxers, but If you were a guy yourself would you be willing to run? lol

[Anonymous]

At my school the entire senior class puts on bathing suits (bikinis for girls) and run through the lunch period on the last day, across tables and whatnot to the pool where we jump in and have a massive pool party. It's kind of the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Because girls bodies need more privacy

[Asker]

Thanks. I agree. So overall do you think it's an okay tradition? Like it's fine for the guys to strip down and the girls to watch? But it wouldn't be appropriate for the girls to strip down as well or instead?

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah makes sense

[Asker]

Just to clarify, which part makes sense? And do you mind me asking about how old you are?

[TonyWilliams]

Seeing girls strip down makes guys erect and distracted so it's not a good idea.

[NalleBabyBoysss]

But what if boy only have briefs? will he be excluded than? like if i was in your school i would be pissed off! I'm does not use to this kind of things i live in sweden we share the same bathroom boys and girl, we should not be treated differently because of gender that's so old thinking

[aMuse]

I'm sure all the guys at that school would love to see hordes of girls running around in their underwear and be able to squirt them with water guns. Guys pay cover charges to get into parties with scantily clad women with wet t-shirt and booty shaking contests.

[aMuse]

Guys do cheer them on by the way... Take pictures and all that stuff. lol

[aMuse]

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[front2back]

If you let girls strip down and run in there underwear in the school, every parent in a 20 mile radius will have a heart attack and report to the local authorities about how "violated" and "exposed" their poor daughters were.

Besides, I wouldn't mind running in my boxers, I have a good amount of muscle mass and a nice package. I would just be "advertising".

[Asker]

lol True. So you think it's a cool tradition? So you agree that the girls should keep fully clothed, but it's fine for the boys to strip to their boxers/briefs while the girls cheer them on? And you would have no problem running in just your boxers in front of your clothed female classmates?

[front2back]

I have no problem, since I a m a wrestler. I have to strip down in my underwear in front of people all the time. It is an okay tradition, my school's tradition is...nothing. I do think girls should be allowed to have their own thing like a bikini beach volleyball game or something.

[Asker]

But as a wrestler do you strip down in front of female classmates? And alright...so you think the girls should have a tradition as well, but they shouldn't be stripping down and participating this one like the boys do right?

[sluggofacepoojohnson]

Most definitely a 5 star question. This is simply because of old traditional gender roles and the double standard. Maybe one day this will change but still a girl is to be respected, protected and hold onto her innocence while a male is to revel in their sexual prowess.

[Asker]

Thank you. So overall you agree with how it is? As a guy would you be willing to run?

[sluggofacepoojohnson]

I probably would be a good sport about it. I of course see the double standard yet still would be hesitant to let my daughter do the same thing. Ehh society is messin us all up huh

[Asker]

Thanks. Yeah I think it probably is the right decision as well to have the guys strip to boxers and run with the girls watching. Like you mention, I honestly don't think I would really mind if my son told me he was running around the school in just his boxers...I'd probably laugh. But there's definitely no way at all I would ever want my daughter to strip in the middle of the school...I would find that inappropriate.

[sluggofacepoojohnson]

Weird that we both would be OK with being hypocrites lol

[Asker]

lol I'm not sure if it's really being a hypocrit? I mean we both know that when the girls see their male classmates in just their boxers/briefs they find it to be comical and funny and that's about it...but if it was the other way around the guys would be seeing the girls as sex objects and trying to grab them and stuff...plus afterward they would probably try to talk each one into sleeping with them. So I'm not sure it's really hypocritical? It's just girls find it funny, guys find it sexy.

[sluggofacepoojohnson]

I did not like using the word hypocritical but could not find a better word. Gender roles have biased our feelings for what is acceptable for females and males. Also men are more visual then women that is why it is sexual for men to look and funny for women to look.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's appropriate for either sex to run through a school's halls in their underwear, let alone with the opposite sex watching. Call me a prude if you must, but I think people should have more modesty than that.

[Asker]

Do you mind me asking about how old you are or an approximate age range?

[Opinion Owner]

24.

[Asker]

Thanks. So as a guy you would definitely never run? And just out of curioisity, do you feel that overall girls need more modesty/privacy then guys?

[Opinion Owner]

I wouldn't run in it. I agree that girls need more modesty/privacy than guys.

[Asker]

Thanks. So if the tradition is continued, you would say it should only be the boys stripping to boxers/briefs while the girls watch correct? The girls should only be watching right? You don't find it at all fun/funny to have the graduating boys in their boxers/briefs?

[Anonymous]

For the most part, girls are taught to be ashamed of their bodies far more than men are.Young girls are more critical of their own bodies than anyone else. Girls would never do something like this, because of the higher amounts of fear and shame.

[Asker]

Thanks for your reply. So in your opinion should girls be given more privacy/modesty? And as a guy, would you be willing to run?

[UnoriginalUsername]

That sounds really odd and inappropriate. File a complaint if it bothers you. I would. I hate anything that lacks equal treatment.

[Anonymous]

Because girls want more privacy. Most guys could honestly care less.

[Opinion Owner]

I wouldn't be too interested in seeing a bunch of guys run around in boxers but girls I wouldn't mind watching

[Opinion Owner]

In this age of political correctness, "equality for all" and other liberal ideologies its considered "unequal treatment" for guys to run around half naked and not allow the girls too. I'm sure some feminists out there with a sexist chip on their shoulder would get mad that girls cannot do the same but I think it would be a bit humiliating for most girls to be pressured into this so it wouldn't be right. Guys naturally give their peacock shows so it doesn't really bother most at all.

[Armeniangirl]

you should be happy seeing all the boys half nude