I've read discussions around here that indicate there might be a generational divide between those of us who suffered but endured for 50 years, and our relative newcomers. I saw a post on FB earlier claiming that Raquel Welch auditioned for the Maryann character on Gilligan's Island, and the first reply to the photo attached was, "She's wearing panty hose"
When I was growing up, respectable women not wearing slacks wore panty hose. Hell, L'eggs and their packing and marketing probably made some people a fortune. Hane's was a huge brand. Panty hose were as mainstream as anything you could imagine. My professionally employed wife (married 1986) wore panty hose with her skirts every day, and as a dancer, she had pretty good gams. (Not that kind of dancer, perverts.)
I remember clearly the first professional woman I saw wearing a skirt and no hose, and I remember thinking, "What the fuck?" She was albino white, kind of bow legged, and her legs were not particularly attractive. I've since gotten used to it, but it's significant that I remember the moment
I'm just interested in the opinions and comments of others in this bubble, even though I expect the usual suspect's dismissive trolling. There was a change in our culture, and I'm just curious.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard:
My daddy, he disowned me
'Cause I wear my sisters clothes
He caught me in the bathroom
With a pair of pantyhose
My basketball coach he done kicked me off the team. For wearing high heel sneakers, and acting like a queeeen.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
They’re really a ridiculous concept when you look at them objectively. What are they even for? Camouflage for ugly legs?
They're a nod to America's neo-puritanical roots. I think.
That said, they did serve as "camouflage for ugly legs" well, and I kind of miss that. Some women should not be walking around barelegged. Many more shouldn't be wearing those yoga pants either. There should be a weight/size limit.
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