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December 07, 2009
not everything can be removed gracefully
Maybe I don't pay as much attention to these things as I should, but until I clicked on Glenn Reynolds link, I hadn't really heard of "Spanx" (which sounds vaguely sexual as well as vaguely violent, in a sexual sort of way) -- and thus never considered whether the product might mean the end of the sexual revolution, as Corky Boyd wonders. Noting a Wall Street Journal piece describing "Spanx" as "a $76 piece of flesh-toned underwear that extended from the bottom of her bra to mid-thigh" designed so fiendishly that there is "no graceful way of taking the thing off," Boyd expresses optimism: The world has come full circle. Will this dampen the sexual revolution? It's doubtful anything can. And I hope not.I hope not too! As a supporter of sexual freedom between consenting adults in whatever form it might take, I staunchly oppose any and all forms of undergarments which complicate or thwart attempts at removal. It's dehumanizing to treat human beings as if they're consumer goods in tamper-resistant packages designed never to be opened. The whole thing reminds me of LBJ's famous remark about pantyhose back in the 60s. Men quickly came to see tights as a contemporary version of the chastity belt, while women discovered that you can't do a strip-tease in them, at least not smoothly. The very word "pantyhose" began to evoke derisive, even scatological, reactions. "Wage and price controls," president Lyndon Johnson is reputed to have said, "will do to the economy what pantyhose did to finger f---ing."I think history reveals that in matters of sex as well as matters of economics, people tend to find ways of working around whatever obstacles are placed in their path by those who want to thwart them -- whether government controls which would thwart the American free market, or restrictive underwear which would thwart the sexual revolution. In both cases there might be no graceful way of taking these things off, but that doesn't mean they can't be removed. What I can't figure out is what motivates their reactionary inventors. posted by Eric on 12.07.09 at 07:41 PM
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Oh I can imagine a huge market for them. As Americans get fatter they'll want to pretend they are not when they are out. It is just the next step up from whalebone corsets. Maybe these look more natural. Probably this way if someone puts their hand around your waist while clothed they won't know you are wearing something holding your gut in. I bet these will be marketed for men soon too. Ok yeah, I just googled "spanx for men" and they are out there. Of course when you finally decide to get naked with someone, what will the two of you say when you are both wearing these? Let's keep the lights off? Man I just lost 40 lbs this year and am on my way lower. It's much more rewarding to do it the hard way, and you feel better too. I can't imagine wearing one of these, I'd feel too self-conscious and worried, not feel good. plutosdad · December 8, 2009 10:25 AM Post a comment
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