What's All the Fuss?

What's All the Fuss?

Good day, dear readers. I hope this blog finds you doing well and enjoying your pretties. I got to thinking about the difference between men’s underwear and women’s panties. Even the very name suggests a sharp distinction – for men it is underwear and for women it is panties. Everyone knows men wear underwear, not panties. Although, women can refer to their underclothing as underwear instead of panties. It smacks at that same double standard that allows little girls to do typically guy things, like climbing trees and playing ball, but a little boy can’t play with dolls.


Men’s underwear is a rather boring topic – you can wear tighty-whities, or boxers. Hmm, not much variation there. I don’t know the reasoning behind the design of tighty-whities, but they look like a medieval torture device to me. I haven’t worn any in the last 35 years or so. I tried boxers a few years ago, just out of curiosity. I found the lack of support unsettling, and at the end of the day I took them off, only to discover that my skin was puckered around the waist line from the elastic waist band. I donated them to a charity thrift shop.

 


I suspect the reason men’s underwear is so limited can be summed up in one word; stereotyping. If a man wants to wear women’s panties, the almost immediate response I get is 'obviously he’s not straight' The reality is that the large majority of cross dressers are straight and in a relationship with a woman, according to every survey I have read.  To have a feminine side is not an issue of sexual preference. It is an issue of sensing oneself as more than a binary male.


In recent years, the men’s underwear industry has experimented a bit with design and type of material, but you won’t find lace or bows on those “underwear”. Oh no, that would be as bad as a little boy playing with dolls! So, while they have experimented a bit, onward still they trudge with very limited choice.

 


Contrast the boring sameness of male underclothing to the amazing world of women’s panties. The colors, styles, type of material – what fun! Until I discovered XDress and Body Aware, I wore women’s panties and enjoyed discovering all the styles to find out what worked and what didn’t for my particular form. The only drawback is that the gusset is cut for a woman’s physique and is too narrow to support the needs of a man. It was a good day when I stumbled across a men’s lingerie boutique called XDress. Wow! Panties actually designed for men! I’m sure by now I qualify for the status of Preferred Customer.  Why, they even have bras designed for men. Who would ever have thunk it? Many years past, I had a choice of tighty-whities or….thighty-whities. Now, for many years, every morning is fun – what pair of panties shall I wear today. It is fun every day!

In years past, before the advent of the internet, I thought I was alone in this. If you are in my age group (as in cross dressing before the internet) I’ll bet you thought you were the only one too. If anyone discovered I was wearing panties, they probably would have hidden their children from me.

 


Well, we do have an internet now, and the fact that there are boutiques such as XDress and Body Aware certainly does away with the notion that there are only a few of us strange men who like to wear panties and bras. They wouldn’t have been in business for over 20 years if that weren't true. No, we aren’t just a few. We are the folks that like lace and bows and satin. I have an idea – remember when the feminists had bra burning parties? Why don’t we have a tighty-whitie and boxer burning party?


So much for my thoughts. I’d love to hear what thoughts this article might have stirred up for you. Let me hear from you. In the meanwhile, enjoy those panties!


Fond regards,

Angie

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55 comments

Andrew and Stevie, you are so much fun! I love your enthusiasm for what we all love. White lace panties, Andrew? I love it! Stevie, wearing a jacket and panties and bra! Awesome! You both make me smile. I’m sitting here wearing lacy black panties and bra (from Xdress of course) and have loved feeling both all day. Like Stevie said, “wear something pretty.”

Fond regards,
Angie

Angie

Hi Andrew (and Angie and everyone)
Today I wore aspirts jacket so I was able to wear a bra and panty set that’s see thru and oh so sexy
I’ve felt all day with “our” little secret!
Wear something pretty today

Stevie

Hi Angie and everyone!Thanks for your kind words!I’m at work now and I’m wearing my cute white lace panties!I absolutely agree that my panties make me happy! Have a nice day every day with your amazing and magnificent lingerie!

Andrew

Welcome to our little sorority, Andrew. Andrew and Stevie, I love your exuberance and enthusiasm for our difference from the boring norm of men’s underdress. Every day is an adventure when you get dressed in the morning! Hmm, what panties to wear? Hmm, what bra to wear? Hmm, maybe a cami too today? What fun it is! As Stevie said, wear something pretty today!
Fond regards,
Angie

Angie

Well, the comments are flowing and the blog is active which is great; kudos to Angie again and XD and BA.
What I am learning from all of you is that we are not weird perverts or disgusting! We are different from the so called norm BUT we are ourselves and there is nothing wrong with being yourself and liking what you like.
Freedom to be yourself feels so good and this site helps promote that which is sooooo cool
Wear something pretty today- I am !

Stevie

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