In Defense of the Thong!

In Defense of the Thong.

As many of you (who follow fashion trends) may know, for the past few years we've been bombarded with articles in magazines and fashion sites with titles proclaiming "The Thong Is Dead" and "Granny Panties Are In, Sexy Underwear Is Out.", while that may be true, the fact of the matter is that despite not being the go-to underwear for us women like it was in 2000-2003, the thong really isn't going anywhere and there are no signs of them sharing the same fate as the knickers and bloomers of the 1920s.


In fact, they're still as popular as ever. I wear them more often than not, many of my friends wear them, the department stores and lingerie shops still stock a variety. Since their first introduction in Europe in the 1970s, thongs have maintained their allure and status as the most daring underwear, hence why they've been so popular for so long.


But there are other reasons for their staying power, aside from their "taboo" allure.

(Remember: This is all subjective and represents my viewpoints, I'm just sharing my opinion.)

1. Thongs Will Always Be In Fashion

In Defense of the Thong!

Despite what the fashion critics say, they're still quite fashionable. What other panty goes along with just about every other piece of your wardrobe? Not many, aside from the new "seamless" panty. I can wear tight jeans and little black dresses without having to worry about the dreaded visible pantyline showing up and trashing my entire look, which can lead to major, public embarassment.

2. Thongs Are Really Quite Comfortable

In fact, thongs are the most comfortable panty you can wear. There's not much fabric to make you uncomfortable to begin with, your downstairs region stays cooler, panty ride-up and front wedgies are non-existant, and while wearing thongs made of cotton, there's almost no chafing what so ever. Compare that to fuller cuts that you have to pick out of your bum constantly and makes your vulve feel like it's trapped in the amazon jungle in the middle of summer.

3. Thongs Naturally Fit the Female Body

In Defense of the Thong!

Becuase of their inherit minimalism, movements are not restricted which makes them ideal for wearing under clothes whenever you workout, go jogging, play athletic sports or whenever you anticipate being active on your feet or not. That's mostly due to the fact that your butt is actually two really big muscles full of twitch fibers that your legs rely on for mobility (and also the reason why kicks are considered more powerful than punches), they flex and contract while we're active. Due to thongs being what they are- panties without back coverage- they allow our glutes to do what they're actually designed to do without constraint.

4. Thongs Are Cheap

Mostly, again, due to the lack of fabric. I can actually go to Walmart and buy a 5 pack for $10.

5.You'll Look Sexy When The Clothes Come Off

In Defense of the Thong!

One of the obvious pluses for wearing a thong is the fact that men love them and love seeing their girlfriends/wives wearing them. When he pulls down your pants or lifts up your skirt to see your bumbum in it's natural state, it drives him bonkers and that can lead to some really good things. It's almost a given that the sex that follows is going to be really hot and very kinky. In survey after survey, men list thongs and g-strings as their favorite kind of undergarment for one obvious reason- It's the most primal underwear, the most naked you will ever be while wearing something and that turns men on like nothing else.

The ONLY major drawback to wearing thongs is that they can become unsanitary if you wear the same pair for too long and you don't wash them. That's it, there are so many pluses to wearing them that it's stupid, hence they got so popular and there are no signs of them going the way of shoulder pads anytime soon.

I would love to hear some opinions and I hope you all enjoyed this myTake.

10 20

Most Helpful Guy

  • good job! don't listen to the fat/ugly women who will say they "just don't like thongs" because no guy wants to see them in one

    • Nice.

    • You have said in few words the most elaborate view.

Most Helpful Girl

  • Not a fan. They're uncomfortable. I'm much more comfortable in boyshorts. And those are sexier in my opinion.

    • Have to agree. Firm-fitting boyshorts are pretty much the most thing on a girl and they are comfortable for her. What could be better? Everyone wins.

    • @FakeName123 yesss. It's a win win!

    • Yeah I agree! Boyshorts on girls are the best to me. :P

    • Show All

Scroll Down to Read Other Opinions

What's Your Opinion? Sign Up Now!

What Girls & Guys Said

42 63
  • I agree thongs are the best, most comfy sexiest looking. They are cheaper but are also expensive if you think how much material you actually get

    • GeorgiaD2000 Precisely my girlfriend and her mom said so. Both did not wear any underwear except sexy G-string and Thong, especially at home movie around with nothing but Gstring or Thong, because live in tropical climate country.

  • Holy Christ, that was a nice article, but I need to change my boxers now! But my issue not with the panty-thong, keep shoving that fabric up your coose & crack ladies, it sounds lovely! And I'm sure that they clean right up in the wash! (Damn, I'm still looking for that "sarcastic font"... but I'm still not finding it!!)

    But my issue is with the thong-bikini! While the difference is debatable in many cases, God forbid "she" goes out in public wearing nothing but a bra and thong-style panties (or knickers for my friends across the pond!) Anyway, have you ever watched a chick wearing a (?) 'thinly-stranded in the butt-area' bikini? Have you watched her preform normal things/movements? I know you have! This chick I was with for a wile loved to wear her thong bikini everywhere we went, and who am I to argue! I'm not the jealous type, since about 17 or so years old, when I learned how ugly and dumb it was to be jealous!

    But, anyway, I walk out into the front yard one morning, and she's squatting down, doing one of her favorite things... planting flowers in the yard! So I sit back and watch the beautiful day and beautiful view of Ms. Thong bending over and squatting as necessary to plant her beautiful flowers. I'm probably 10-20 feet away, and you know what I realized on that fine spring morning? you can see nearly her entire butt-hole on either side of the dental-floss, which covers only what you might call the pupil of her (brown-eye)! Now, I can't say that it's doesn't interestingly getting a rise out of me, but doesn't this seem a bit extreme? I mean, yes it's "purdy" and all, winking back at me, but at some point are we just going to place a sticker the size of a hole-punched piece of paper over the entrance to here neither-hole and maybe an actual tiny piece of dental floss to cover the vaginal/urethral openings and just all walk around pretty much naked? Not that I think it's a bad idea, but I'm only curious when it became acceptable to see most of a woman's ass (or 'arse', for my UK buddies!) in public! I think it's awesome! But somehow I can't believe that that is really considered a bikini, and we can't walk around naked (so says the law, at least), so where do we (and why do we) draw the line? I'm torn! But she always perked me up with a little 'wink', so I never worried about it! Anyone else concerned or just loving it?

    Beyond that,... Thong-on, my pretties,... Thong-on!

  • I read what all the guys said here and read what all the girls said here., My question is for the girls here since I heard some did not know this. And it is do you girls know that they do make mens thongs and mens g strings for men? only thing different is they make the frount of mens thongs and mens g strings to hold guys in since us guys are not flat in frount. I heard that some girls dont even know that they make thongs g strings for men and think if they see a guy in thongs and or g strings it is girls. I think that is cause they dont seal mens thongs and mens g strings in ever store like they do girls thongs and g strings. And if some girls (not all girls say this) see a guy in a thong or g string they thing the guy is gay so not true if that was the case then a lot of girls would be gay. Let me see what you girls say to this before I say more
    l

    • I should have said in first opinion that I am a guy and I do wear mens thong and mens g strings

    • ryaninalaska907 I do especially Thong, Gstring one in blue moon..

  • Thongs have their place in my wardrobe, they're still not my number one panty of choice. Boy Shorts are my first followed by Cheekies then Thongs as long as the back strap is the wider style, I just can't stand the really thin strap. My guy loves seeing me in them too!

    • Tiny straps are so hot though 😊

    • SammyGurl I like seeing my girlfriend in G-string. She wear occasionally G-string when she going out, normally she commando with skirt and dress.

  • I came in for that ASS!

    noSkittles!!

  • I love thongs they show off the female form in all its beauty.
    However they have one huge down side.
    When a woman farts whilst wearing one , the high pitched whistling they make like a child with a a blade of grass between his thumbs and blowing. Lol

  • Yeah, I was hearing things were like out of style now? That blows my mind. I've been off the market for most of the last decade and it's pretty much all my girlfriend wears, but "back in my day"👴🏻 if you hooked up with a chick and she wasn't wearing a thong it was like "what fucking planet am I on?", haha. Like chicks owned things and period drawers, haha, and you'd only see the thongs on display. Only thing else I've ever seen was back in the mid-90s, girls wore the full backed ones with the string part on the sides connecting the front and back. Sisquo did so much for the women's underwear movement, especially from the perspective of us guys... what the hell is this world coming to? If things are out, then I just don't know what to believe in anymore...
    #NeverForget

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai1V7kaFBk
    • Thanks autocorrect, for changing "thongs" to "things"😒 #AlwaysProofread

    • I will never forget. This song almost made me a thong fan. ALMOST.

    • @CHARismatic110 He was like a missionary of ladies' undergarments😂 #NeedADruHillReunionTour #SomebodysSleepingInMyyyyyyyBeddddddd

    • Show All
  • Is there a type of underwear that you don't have to wash? Because I'd be really interested in that.

    • I mean... you don't really have to wash any... just strongly suggested

  • only two things would make this article better...
    -the admittance that "fat" people should go through an application process before purchasing thongs...
    -a picture of you in one. (you can make that one private :) )

    in other words... one hell of an article.

  • So many girls are thong haters, which is why I'm glad this article was posted. Plenty of people say that they aren't comfortable, which isn't true. Most of these people are either getting scratchy material or are getting them too tight. If you're wearing a thong that fits you, there's nothing better. I'm never having to pick my underwear out of my butt, it's sexy, goes with every article of clothing, and just makes me feel good. The fact that men like them is just a plus. I would wear them anyway. I only have thongs in my drawer, no granny panties to be found :).

    • 100% agree with you and I am a man and also wear them. My wife loves them.

  • Literally all I wear is things, simply because they are comfortable and you never have to worry about panty lines. The fact that my boyfriend likes them doesn't hurt either. Lol. I will say though that running or jogging in a thong is a very bad idea, it leaves chafing in an area you don't want chafing.

  • My ass swallows up almost any type of pantie. Thongs become g-strings with extra fabric which is extremely uncomfortable. I'll pass. Cheekies and boyshorts please.

  • Accurate!! I love my thongs (and my boyfriend does too). Only time I wear anything else is when I need to use certain feminine hygeine products that just do not stay in thongs.
    I also love this take for your use of the word 'bumbum'. Super sexy.

  • Most days i wear gstrings. only wear boylegs or similar when im doing any running or cardio classes or playing netball.
    I find them to be comftable for all day everday wear. Thats just my opinion.

    • And I lov that things like that are very sexy to

    • LaurenGrace I like your choice, what do you wear at home?

  • I've never understood the hatred for thongs. I don't wear them myself, but it's only because I don't think I'd look good in them. However, I always see people talking bad about them. I always think they look cute, and I'd wear them if I could. Also, any kind of underwear will become unsanitary if you wear the same pair for too long or don't wash them.

  • Sometimes I wear them other times not so much. I mean I like them, they make me feel good but they are annoying at times especially when they ride up. Which is why I don't wear them that much.

  • I love this take and totally agree although it does seem like boy shorts are becoming more popular, my thongs are definitely the most comfortable and versatile... And like you said, when the clothes come off, sexy. ❤️

  • I wear thongs of different kinds and I will never stop no matter if they are not fashion or anything else

    They are comfy cheap easy to pack and most of my boyfriends have found it nice

    • Sexy too right

  • They are completely useless. why would you wear them? women don't need underwear to hold things in place. They have bra's for that. But since you don't have things flopping around between your legs, you have no need for underwear. since it rides up your ass, and probably gets squished inside your pussy, other then being horribly uncomfortable, I just don't see a purpose. They are not "sexy" at all. and for virtually no fabric, the costs are absurd.

  • Thong Defense Fund!
    Donations accepted via PayPal

    • Stay tuned for our fundraising calendar!

    • @usbiv223 right? 😂

    • Yup. Interested models should apply via e-mail. A portion of the proceeds will go to the "never leave a thong behind on his bedroom floor" fund.

    • Show All
  • Show More (85)