noob blocker wrote:
i love this shit wrote:Ha! Nice touch.
Well, it's true.
Sounds like they remind you of your inner struggles with your own sexuality. Why the hell else would someone's sexual orientation make you hate them? Do you hate men who like women with red hair? Do YOU logically decide who or what qualities to be attracted to? NO. Not in any demeaning way (because I don't have a problem with gay people), but methinks you are perhaps gay.
Your explanation makes sense.
Since I am male and have never rolled the waistband, does rolling the waistband actually keep the shorts from moving/riding? It seems as though the fabric could make it slick against the skin and move more easily.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Sir Lance-alot wrote:
Anyone who knows me knows I won't agree with flagpole unless he is 100000% correct beyond any doubt, and this time he is (as are the others who agree with him).
Ladies, get a grip for crissakes! You don't even know why you do what you do , or are being completely dishonest with yourselves, and that is embarrassing. While nearly all of you will admit you love fashion, apparently you can't admit you are slaves to it. Bunhuggers riding up your ass are more comfortable than regular running shorts or some sort of 'boy shorts' that cover more butt? Of course not, but you all (nearly all of you) fell for the bunhugger fashion move and made up all sorts of reason why you wear them :'they are more aerodynamic', 'they are more comfortable', 'I feel fast in them', etc. Bullshit to all of that. Other girls were wearing them, so you went along with the crowd. Period. And why did it start as a fashion in the first place? Because hot runners girls looked sexy in them, and thus got more attention, and viola, a trend was born!
And the now the same thing is happening with this "roll down your shorts" nonsense, and you are twisting yourselves like a pretzel trying to come up with some sort of utilitarian reason for why you do it. STOP IT! You do it because it is the "in thing", and it is the "in thing" because it looks sexy and gets guy's attention. End of story.
Women bitch and bitch that men don't respect them or take them seriously enough, but yet every time we try, ya'll jump on a fashion trend that renders you a piece of meat. Fine, have it your way. I'll watch beach volleyball to see the bikinis and I'll watch women's running to check out the bra and panties outfits you are in. But don't blame ME if I am more concerned with the skin you are showing than the times you are running.
Winner of the thread.
This thread is reminding me a bit of the Uggs threads.
A lot of old guys getting all self-righteous and pddly knowledgable about what teenage girls are wearing.
Do yourselves a favour, stop being so obsessive.
trollism wrote:
This thread is reminding me a bit of the Uggs threads.
A lot of old guys getting all self-righteous and pddly knowledgable about what teenage girls are wearing.
Do yourselves a favour, stop being so obsessive.
I thought it was a lot of old guys in favour of girls rolling down their shorts...
AdamLocked wrote:
Sir Lance-alot wrote:Anyone who knows me knows I won't agree with flagpole unless he is 100000% correct beyond any doubt, and this time he is (as are the others who agree with him).
Ladies, get a grip for crissakes! You don't even know why you do what you do , or are being completely dishonest with yourselves, and that is embarrassing. While nearly all of you will admit you love fashion, apparently you can't admit you are slaves to it. Bunhuggers riding up your ass are more comfortable than regular running shorts or some sort of 'boy shorts' that cover more butt? Of course not, but you all (nearly all of you) fell for the bunhugger fashion move and made up all sorts of reason why you wear them :'they are more aerodynamic', 'they are more comfortable', 'I feel fast in them', etc. Bullshit to all of that. Other girls were wearing them, so you went along with the crowd. Period. And why did it start as a fashion in the first place? Because hot runners girls looked sexy in them, and thus got more attention, and viola, a trend was born!
And the now the same thing is happening with this "roll down your shorts" nonsense, and you are twisting yourselves like a pretzel trying to come up with some sort of utilitarian reason for why you do it. STOP IT! You do it because it is the "in thing", and it is the "in thing" because it looks sexy and gets guy's attention. End of story.
Women bitch and bitch that men don't respect them or take them seriously enough, but yet every time we try, ya'll jump on a fashion trend that renders you a piece of meat. Fine, have it your way. I'll watch beach volleyball to see the bikinis and I'll watch women's running to check out the bra and panties outfits you are in. But don't blame ME if I am more concerned with the skin you are showing than the times you are running.
Winner of the thread.
Agreed. The most accurate part was when he was agreeing with me, but in all seriousness, a great post there Sir Lance.
I don't think that bunhuggers were/are a choice.
My DI school gives us a uniform and they are either bunhuggers or a bodysuit, yeah right, ever try to pee two min before a XC race in one of them? Everyone is also given half tights which many field events athletes prefer. Half tights come down to right above my knee, great for warming up under sweats but not going to cut it as a uniform. I wouldn't say I choose to wear bunhuggers but looking around Deena, Paula and such run road races in them. Personally I think they look better than rolled down shorts or worse boy shorts that are rolled to look like bunhuggers.
My opinion is in training wear what ever you like even if you think it's somehow "cool" to run in basketball shorts. However, racing is racing and I agree some girls think it's beach time. Looking around you will notice these are not the girls in the front of the pack.
As a woman, I actually agree somewhat with Sir Lance on this, but not on the shorts rolling issue. I consider myself to be a rational person and not a flashy dresser (all of my shirts reach all the way down to the top of my pants, and I do indeed wear a belt if I think my pants slip down a little when I sit, among other decencies), but I DO roll my shorts. For the exact same reason everyone has cited, they're seriously just more comfortable. The elastic doesn't rub against my belly, the shorts don't ride up etc.
In fact, I would say those that roll their shorts (just once, that's reasonable in my mind), are actually being more conservative, because if I buy shorts such that the built-in underwear fits me well (i.e. I wouldn't need to roll my shorts), the legs are so damned short that I feel like one of those British skanks going to the beach on vacation with their 0.5" inseam jean shorts hiked up their crack. So I buy a size up, to cover my butt, and as a result, have to roll my shorts. On the other hand, whenever I am issue shorts with those 3/4 splits, I always pin them closed, because I really don't like my as showing every time a breeze kicks up.
So, basically, yes, often times, we women are slaves to fashion. But hey, looking good feels nice. It doesn't mean we're sluts. I love running and I happen to also love the body that running gave me, and if I fits well in a bikini I can wear it if I please. Please don't try to tell me that guys don't buy clothes they think they look good in, even for running. Seriously... the speed suit? Sure, you can argue the functionality of it, just as we can argue the functionality of rolling shorts, but in the end, I could also argue that guys just know they look hot in them, using every justification you're using, and we'd be having the exact same argument.
Bottom line, some of what we wear is functional, a lot of what we wear is chosen so that we look good, but I just don't see the problem with looking good--it's not the moral equivalent of sleeping around, as much as you'd like to make it out to be.
Im rolling down my shorts this afternoon
in honor of the baddest runner that ever lived
going to target to rock the socks too
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40204000/jpg/_40204499_juantorena270.jpg
Wave if you see me, just dont be insulted if I dont wave back as its hard to do so when I'm taking 12 foot strides at sub 50/quarter pace.
I will however wave to your mom when Im done with her tomorrow morning, after she cleans my shorts and sox of course
Flagpole wrote:
txRUNNERgirl wrote:It has little to do with style or showing skin. Low-rider jeans went out of style a couple of years ago anyway. Chimpo is correct. Women are shaped differently than men (wider hips). So the shorts often ride up when the waistband isn't rolled down. The fabric is also more comfortable against the skin than an elastic waistband.
I'll just say I don't believe a word you just wrote. NONE of the college girls I ran with ever did that. No boy or girl when I was in high school ever did that. It is a current trend that I've seen just the last few years (meaning it probably started in California a couple years before that). Older women runners don't do that. It is not about function at all - solely style and personal comfort based on style.
I am a female runner that also studied apparel design and manufacturing in college for 2 years before changing to advertising. Despite any knowledge I think I have on fashion and trends, often I forget Flagpole is an expert on everything.
If anyone thinks Juantorena or whatever his actual name is wasn't doped to the gills is gd fool.
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
I am a female runner that also studied apparel design and manufacturing in college for 2 years before changing to advertising. Despite any knowledge I think I have on fashion and trends, often I forget Flagpole is an expert on everything.
You studied apparel design, have knowledge of fashion and trends and you dress like this? ....
http://www.tothetrials.com/?p=60buck up for beer wrote:
You studied apparel design, have knowledge of fashion and trends and you dress like this? ....
http://www.tothetrials.com/?p=60
That video is hilarious.
When I design a bunhugger that has a small flap in the front and a skirt like flap in the back making them both minimalist and modest at the same time, I will be famous beyond my wildest dreams.
