This Underall commercial (1981) reminds us that women are responsible for ensuring that they are pleasant for others to look at, no matter where they are or what they are doing (found here).
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gexx
ok… women’ s bodies being seen as public oogling property aside.
Why would you wear pantyhose when camping or hang gliding? I call this a general commonsense fail.
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Duran
Since when did marketing have anything to do with common sense?
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Libby
I heard that these were pulled off the shelf because they were found to be linked with an increase in yeast infections. Ugh.
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Linda
Oh, wow. I remember this commercial. I’d forgotten, but this brings it all back — I was *terrified* of panty lines.
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Elena
So, did lined skirts, half slips and similar articles of clothing get suddenly out of fashion, or what? Because I’ve never worn a skirt of a cloth so filmy that the panties would be seen through it and however so tight that the panties’ seams would be noticed.
(Okay, I don’t wear skirts that often. But the one I bought yesterday for a family event is a summer skirt with a lining)
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al oof
i always thought it was weird that panty lines weren’t supposed to be seen, but we also weren’t supposed to not wear underwear. i mean, i was a little kid then. but i still think it’s weird with the whole thong thing. i mean, they were created to eliminate panty line, but then it became attractive to show you were wearing a thong. thongs may be one of the least sexy undergarments i’ve ever seen.
but it always seemed to me, if you don’t want it to look like you’re wearing underpants, don’t wear underpants. easy!
oh, and i don’t know about underalls specifically, but i’m pretty sure all pantyhose are linked to yeast infections, but not in a way that would make the medical establishment try outlaw them like talcum powder crotch powder. any nonbreathable crotch (nylon underpants are no good either) is linked to yeast infections.
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