Pants!

Let us all talk about underwear. The joy of fabric on bums, elastic around waizts, or lace on rude bits. Boxers, knickers, briefs, thongs. Let's talk about pants!

I like pants. As an item of clothing, they manage a rare feat of being intrinsically funny and sexy at the same time.

For proof of funny, the word pants itself can be used. There are not many words that would have small children laughing when shouted at loud volume across a crowded room. Pants can.

For sexy, I point all boys upwards and all girls to this picture. In a way, the underwear is sexier than what is underneath. They are the tease, the allure.

They are also our secrets. We only show our underwear to a trusted few. Without alcohol or ill-fitting trousers involved, we would never consider showing strangers the colour of our pants. It's the reason for changing rooms in clothes shops. Seeing someone in pants is not a right, it's a privilege.

We all wear them. They come in all shapes and sizes. You can even buy them in supermarkets now. Pants are a way of life!

So why, when I was wandering around clothes shops with Emma, did I feel embarrassed when looking at the selection of knickers? It felt naughty, like I was a dirty boy who was witnessing the forbidden. What kind of society encourages this behaviour?!

I say we stand up and throw off our shackles! Pants should not be a dirty word (It can still stay funny)! We need to embrace our pants and proclaim our love!

Viva Pants!

:D

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