i saw a bit of an episode of degrassi (a really horrible show) and this fifteen year old girl was wearing a studded thong that was pulled over her hip bones. of course, this made her the most popular girl at school, leaving in her wake a trail of boys with their proverbial tongues hanging out.

this scene made me recount what i’ve seen in real life within the course of a few days: one (1) red thong sticking out the back of some girl’s pants at the bus stop, two (2) thong sides coming out of the top of some preteens’ jeans, and one (1) full-out butt crack, sans thong. that makes four (4) unwanted viewings of what’s going on underneath girls’ clothes.

i’m not sure why thongs are so appealing to guys (and girls). they are uncomfortable and intrusive. they are what my sisters and i refer to as “butt-flossing”; and, if i may continue with the dental analogy, there’s worse things down there to floss than just plaque (naw mean?). i can understand if people use thongs discreetly to get rid of underwear lines when they wear tight-fitting pants, but to openly flaunt the use of a string rubbing against your cornhole? i don’t think that’s such a great cause for celebration.

addendum: “hello, moon” — a great article about america’s, and equally canada’s, obsession with low-rise pants. (link from soo.)