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The photo isn't me, but the guy in the photo posted that photo on a website and the other users began to completely gang up on him, making fun of him, calling his shorts like "little gay short shorts" or telling him to "go back to the 1970s with those short shorts" and stuff like that.
And then it hit me... oof... all of my shorts are that exact same length, too. Does that mean people are constantly talking shit about me behind my back in regards to my shorts? This does not bode too well for me. Lol.
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Are you serious? Mine are shorter than that.
I mean what can I say. People can be stupid I suppose.
It also depends on your frame of reference.
Compared to tiny 1970s or 1980s shorts? The shorts pictured are long as fuck.
Compared to the oversized fashions of the 1990s or early 2000s? The shorts pictured are short as fuck.
In the same vein probably depends on your generation. Short shorts for a long while used to be considered for old people, but now lots of younger people have started to wear short shorts, sort of starting the cycle all over again, lol. Soon enough long baggy shorts will be for old people.
But yeah. Glad to hear you wear your shorts shorter! I often go shorter than that myself for swimming or exercise.
No, it's just that, what you're wearing are shorts! What people in the `90's wore were NOT shorts. If anything, they were flood pants! Waders. And they were so incredibly huge, a family of 5 could live comfortably in them and still have room for teepee guests!
The old people shorts were a bit longer, just above knee length. My guitarist used to wear them in the late `80's and he was only 18 or so.
Ah. Hear hear. Not sure I can disagree with anything you're saying. I've definitely heard the "flood pants, wade pants" comparison several times before. But the: "they were so incredibly huge, a family of 5 could live comfortably in them and still have room for teepee guests", okay, that's actually really funny and creative as well!
Women's fashion have the right idea when it comes to this. Full length equals pants. Above the knee equals shorts. Knee-length... equals long shorts. Below the knee but not proper full length pants... capris.
For men's fashion for some reason they skip capris altogether and it's either just full length pants or "shorts," even if those "shorts" go to mid-calf or longer, when they should just be called capris instead.
Sometimes long shorts for men are referred to as "man-pris" but the term is usually used ironically, unfortunately. But still. "Man-pris" or another name should be the official term for men's "shorts" that aren't actually shorts.
Thanks you! It just came to me at the sperm of the moment.
Or, if they're loose and just below the knee, Coulats.
Back in the early `60's, guys wore very short shorts! These days, girls wear them and call them, "boy shorts".
No problem!
Coulats is also another very good one, haha.
And ah... maybe THAT'S why they're called "boy shorts" in the first place, LOL.
Literally too. I thought you were just exaggerating for comedic effect, but I literally Googled just "boyshorts" and the first result that came up for me literally said: "Feminine underwear would usually follow what was trending with masculine underwear, and that's exactly what happened with boy shorts, and it's why they have their name."
Another point against below the knee shorts, I think it looks rather ridiculous in the summer when I see a couple and the woman is wearing shorts that barely cover her butt while the man is wearing mid-calf length shorts that only slightly don't touch his ankles.
Like come on dude! Why are you so afraid of showing a little knee and/or a little thigh? Do you SEE how much leg your girlfriend is showing? She isn't gonna be offended if your shorts don't cover your knees. She isn't gonna be offended by 1 inch of your thigh showing.
Most girls I know love shorter shorts on guys anyway. Not booty shorts short, but like mid-thigh length shorts. They hate long shorts on guys as much as we do. Lol.
I'm sure it is! Look at some of those old surf movies, "Beach Blanket Bimbo" or whatever they were. Frankie was always wearing those boy shorts. Moondawggie was wearing more of what you've got on in the pictuire. Thery were called, Baggies. Now, Baggies are something you sell marijuana in.
I know! That always puzzled me, too. She's comfy hardly wearing anything at all, just a 3-piece bikini: 2 bottle caps and a cork, and he's wearing last summer's tent and sweating his nuts off!
See this guy singing and playing bass? Those are the kinds of shorts my uncle Howard used to wear 65 years ago. In fact, John looks and dresses a good bit like Howard. (I'm good friends with John's sister.) https://youtu.be/knYKd6fC_Ms?si=dSPkgrQ2Kl62Ma4L
Maybe guys should regularly shave their legs to keep from being embarrassed.
I was working at a print shop about 12 years ago and, one day, I was just being silliy and hiked my shorts up as far as they would go. The waste band nearly covered my tits and I looked quite silly with my long arms hanging way down p[ast the hem of my shorts. some people got sickend by the look of my thighs! WHY? It's just the skin on my legs!! It's not like I've got my plonker flapping in the breeze!! It's perfectly okay with girls have their entire ass sticking out when they wear those things that look like they're flossing their crotch!!
Back in the mid `80's, I used to wear shorts that barely covered my as cheeks and nobody but my older female relatives said shit about it!
One night, I was wearing those shorts and a t-shirt just walking down the street listening to my Walkman not bothering anybody! Suddenly, a cop car shows up from out of nowhere! They grab me, toss in the back of their car for about 5:00 and I can hear them reporting on the radio saying, "He fits the description but he's not carrying a gun!" Where the fuck am I supposed to be carrying a gun in THESE shorts, sherlock? I wanna know, who else in this town looks like ME? I've got long hair to my waist, wearing those clothes a couple teeth missing since I was 13 and I'm 6' 9"!! I WANNA MEET THIS GUY!1
About 30 years later, i'm on my way home from the print shop, I stop at the goodwill to buy a used laptop (they had a crew there that fixed them) and I'm 2 blocks from there waiting for my bus home to help mom make dinner (she just had a stroke a few years before) when this cop car pulls up and they start questioning me! 3 more cop cars show up! Turns out, some guy that LOOKS LIKE ME just stole a big screen t. v. from someone's house near there! They brought a witness and had m, e stand in front of the car to see if they could ID me. They promised me a ride home after detaining me for 2 hours and then they all took off and I had to wait another half hour for the next bus!!
Ah yes. The shorts in those old surf movies were definitely attractive, haha.
And yup. That's an accurate description of men's vs women's clothing alright, haha. Aka, women's clothing looks way better, lol.
As for that video of the guy singing and playing bass... those shorts seem somewhat long, but only by a little. They stop slightly below his knees. If they were in the middle of the kneecap at least, they'd be good. But preferably showing some thigh too. Lol.
Shaving legs huh... hmmm... I sometimes am kind of embarrassed to admit this for fear or judgement, but I actually shave my legs too! I like to make them really nice and silky. I'm also somewhat of a softer guy in general. Not necessarily stereotypically gay or anything, but I have no facial hair, I have soft skin, soft legs, soft arms, etc... and I shave all my body hair off. Lol. Women have said they like my "pretty boy look" as they call it. And my girlfriend definitely LOVES it. Lol.
As for the experience at the print shop... YIKES. Some people really just need to fucking chill!
Yeah, the '80's were a better time on that front, eh? I'm somewhat surprised it was your female relatives instead of male, since women tend to usually like shorter shorts on guys.
And holy shit... that cop... damn... sorry you had to go through that. That's so lame.
But 6'9 with long hair to your waist? Sounds kind of hot, by the way. Not in a gay way or anything, just a compliment male to male, and I think women would also like it.
I think that tall people with long legs look the absolute best in shorter shorts, honestly. Some people (male or female) might be like "no no no no I'm way too tall those shorts would look WAY too short on me!" But they say it like it's a bad thing... LOL. Almost seems like a flex.
And long hair to the waist I think looks amazing on both men and women. I personally prefer it over short hair, at least.
Nothing to be ashamed of. runners and swimmers shave theirs. I've shaved mine for at least 20 years. I need to to be able to play drums the way I do. Playing double bass drums, pants were too confining and restrained me from doing what I wanted to do. I'd get leg cramps. Shorts were okay but, eventually, they'd start cutting off the circulation in my legs at the hips where my legs start. I tried unitards but, they were VERY expensive. Tights were pretty expensive, too plus, I needed something to hold them up (they don't exactly make them for people my height) and, besides, my toes would blow through a pair after just 2 or 3 gigs. At $11.00 a pair, I just couldn't afford that. And they were on the thick side so, they made my legs sweat and I'd be soaked after a gig. Especially adding arm sweat to it. Next up, pantyhose! These worked great! Thin enough to not cut off my circulation and also to not make my legs sweaty, thin enough to dry the leg sweat almost as soon as it appears, only $3.00 a pair so, MUCH more affordable and, they actually lasted 3 times as long. They stretched a bit easier so, they fit better and then I had to shave `em because hairy legs look like shit in pantihose (I've seen a few women with hairy legs wearing them! NOT a pretty picture!! And, I had to ditch the t-shirt because it'd get soaked real fast and, any time I did a roll around the toms, my left arm would rub across my chest and the shirt would roll up real tight and I couldn't drum and unroll my shirt every few moments! So, leotards fit the bill. My arm slid right across them as they were skin tight. They soaked up all the sweat and kept it from getting on my arms. That stopped the blisters from the sweat being thrown to my hands making it impossible to hold my sticks! The leo also helped me stay cooler and held up the pantyhose. But, I also needed SOMETHING to cover my crotch so, very loose-hanging scooter skirt!
My fans DEMANDED that I wear the skirt once they saw me do so!! It was like Angus Young wearing his school boy outfit! If it wasn't there, it just wasn't an AC/DC show! The skirt also freed my legs a LOT and soaked up more of the arm sweat! If it's good enough for Ben Hur and Caligula, it's good enough for me!!
Another guy here at GAG also shaves off all his body hair.
I've had girls in the audience tell me they wish they had my legs! I wish I had their legs!! Preferably wrapped around my waist or face!
Yeah! I know! The guy that ran the cutter AND my boss both thought it was hilarious when I'd do that! "The pants that ate Fred Mertz!"
Most of my relatives on mom's side were pretty religious and thought it was obscene for me to wear short shorts. It was perfectly fine when I was about 4 years old!
Well, at least in the 2nd incident, the cops were pretty nice to me. The two that first spotted me were pretty cute coppettes and, after a few minutes, we got on nicely together once they figured out I wasn't a threat. I was thinking of asking one of them on a date!
https://youtu.be/OBQntMWFpIE?si=LFsJBVIi6MLxxfpT
Well, thank ya! I wish I could get girls to say stuff like that.
I used to know a few people that had hair to their ankles! Two guys were twins, last I heard, at least one of them was running The Nyambingi Club in Morgantown. Another friend had long hair to his ankles but, after his brother died of cancer, he kept his head shaved in honour of his brother. and a girl I used to know had hair to her ankles. She also had DDD cups!
In today's "political" climate, you can pretty much wear anything you want. I saw a girl on a golf course the other day, she dropped her short shorts and ran around on the green bottomless in front of several male golfers, none of whom said a damn word about her! She even held the pin for them as they made their final shots. Then, she did a couple of cartwheels and trotted off the course.
Oh, yeah. The longer the hair, the better! I just can't get mine to grow past my waist. Shaved it back in `89, haven't cut it since and it just never gets any longer.
They look fine to me
Glad to hear, and thanks! Lol.
Nice to finally get an opinion on this question from a woman (at least as of writing this you're currently the first and only woman).
It's good to get opinions from both genders, but honestly opinions from women matter more to me as I'm usually trying to impress women more often than men. Lol.
Also helps that you're relatively close to my age, as I usually seek out to impress women my age (20s) more than older.
So yeah. Basically I wanna look good for women close to my age, so your answer is the most meaningful thus far, lol.
Not too short but a little yeah
By that I assume that middle of the kneecap length shorts are the general consensus for men's shorts length, right?
You said they're only a little too short, so I assume you don't believe shorts should be well past the knees, but that they should at least be touching your knees. If I'm getting that right.
Correct. It should be touching your knees
Ah, makes sense, lol.
If I'm dressing purely for comfort I can keep the "short shorts," but if I'm actually dressing to look good and fashionable then I should wear slightly longer shorts, knee-length ones.