I’ve never seen men’s underpants with pockets. But I’m also not researching the topic extensively, so it’s possible this is a development in undergarment tech that I’m not aware of.
They exist, I’ve seen them at the store. Here’s a picture:
I dated a girl once who was amazed by the “pocket” in my boxer-briefs until she found it it was actually just the weird hole thing they put in the front that acts as a fly.
I have a theory that that’s not actually what that’s for. Like, men’s briefs are sort of double-breasted, there’s one flap that comes from one side almost all the way across, and then another outside of that that goes from the other side almost all the way across. It’s not really positioned or shaped in such a way that makes digging your dick out for dick-related activities easy or comfortable. But it does make for a functional expansion joint that allows a 100% cotton garment snugly house a bulge that changes size and position throughout the day.
There often is a pocket-like area between the layers where they’re both attached to the sides down to the cross-ass seam, but I’m confident in saying men don’t store things there. You look REALLY STRANGE accessing that compartment, and objects placed there will rest uncomfortably against the scrotum, and come out smelling of taint sweat.
I once came across a pair of some kind of synthetic silk man thongs. That had three pockets. One for your junk, another for your phone and the third for your dick and balls.
They were like 90 dollars a pair.
I guess it’s for when you need to be sexy and functional.
Fucktional
One for your junk … and the third for your dick and balls.
It took me a moment to realize you first meant “junk” as in “belongings.”
My first thought was, ”His junk’s so big it needs two pockets? Brag.”
I think she found some sports underwear with a pocket to put a cup in
My swimming trunks has pockets. Does that count as underpants?
This just reminded me. I bought a skort a year or two ago because it had awesome pockets. I didn’t realize til I bought it, but it was technically a swimsuit bottom (albeit with a skirt much longer than I’d expect on a swimsuit.)
It has a pocket like in the comic - against the leg, normally hidden under the skirt portion. It also has a zippered pocket on one of the sides of the skirt fabric. These pockets are superior to those in any of my regular pants.
I’ll allow it. :) :)
No!
I have compression shorts that I run in that are the closest thing. Otherwise, if I’m just in underwear, or maybe a pair of gym shorts with no pocket, just throwing the phone in the waistband is sufficient. Just need something better for running.
Yep, just fold your waistband over your phone/wallet/whatever. Instant pocket
Picked up a pair at American eagle that did without even realizing it. Best pair of underpants
I wonder if it’s talking about the fold in the front to piss through
No, there’s boxers with pockets at the store. Hanes makes some.
Sure, sure, but women get two prison pockets.
With enough cleavage, women get other places to stash stuff too.
My Wife is notorious for boob dialing me.
May I request at least that money not be stored in any of these places.
Iv delt with boob sweat, ass sweat and unfortunately blood money in my time as a pizza boy years ago.
Women please don’t hide money in your bra/panties. It’s disgusting.
Men this goes for you too. Foot sweat money after you fish money out of your God forsaken sneaker is not appreciated
Wait, do people actually keep money on their shoes?
Concealment Crevices
A “cell phone” still sounds like something you’d have hidden up your bum to me.
Is she getting mixed up with the fly? I’ve never seen a phone pocket, or any pocket, and don’t quite see the purpose
They exist!
I see plenty of women wearing athletic shorts that have a large phone pocket.
I don’t think they’re overly common but she must be referring to men’s underpants like this:
That seam right down the middle doesn’t look like it would be comfortable
Yeah, but that’s the only way to get such hammock-like cupping around the boys. And apparently I don’t notice it. I had to check and it turns out all mine have them.
Damn the prison of gendered fashion. Get a utility belt
Truly the devil’s panties.
This is like the tap water of comics, yum!!!
edit: lukewarm tap water
I’ve started wearing molle pouches on my belt, so I have pockets wether I’m wearing pants or not.
I’m currently carrying 2 water bottles, my phone, my work phone, sunglasses, and several tools that I need constantly.
highly recommend, just wish they were available in fun colors and designs instead of exclusively tacticool bullshit.
I’ve seen a few molle pouches in bright colors, but not too many styles.
If you can sew, I think you could have a hell of a time on Etsy until Vera Bradley releases a Molle collection, lol.
I remember watching this TV fashion contest thing quite a long time ago. The host of this contest was this old, wrinkly French lady who was a long time veteran in women’s fashion (apparently).
So in the episode the upstart designers had to create… I think… Three fashionable pants for women. One of the contestants created all three of her pants with pockets, and I think one of them had some excessive pockets.
She was dismissed by the host immediately, before the model even wore any of the pants. Basically the episode was already decided, as that contestant got eliminated on the spot.
The reason? Well, that veteran fashion designer stated something along the lines of; “The female form is the most beautiful and powerful thing we have, and we can’t have pockets ruin that. It’s for women to accessorise with a handbag”.
This stuck with me for all these years, because I was so revulsed when I saw that. What a load of bullshit. A load of pretentious garbage.
Well now I have rage directed at some ancient French lady that I really don’t know what to do with.
She’s probably long dead. But her out-dated idealogies are probably still alive everywhere in fashion.
Not that I think she created that ideal. But she certainly did her part in propagating it.
Fucking scabs, I feel a similar sense of disappointment that I felt talking to women who said they didn’t vote for Kamala Harris or Hillary Clinton because their voices were too shrill.
Skill issue. Buy men’s clothes. Problem solved.
All clothes are gender neutral clothes if you’re not a little bitch about it.
Codpieces are not gender neutral. Wearing a codpiece is a statement about your gender, no matter what it is.
Skill issue
Okay, let’s see you wear a codpiece in a way that does not say “I have a penis and I would like to draw your attention to it” or “I may not have a penis and I have feelings about that.”
Why should women have to buy clothes that fit poorly and are uncomfortable just to get functional pockets?
Fine. Wear cargo pants and rock the Kim Possible look.
To tank sales of women’s clothing without pockets? 🤷♂️
And uncomfortable? Please. Our clothes are comfy af. Even when I order online, comfort is never a complaint. I’ve had problems with fabric, size, colour, stitching etc but never about feeling comfortable.
Old hag shouting at clouds.
Considering the amount of complaints about this issue, wouldn’t there be a screaming demand for them in clothing stores?
Old hag
What the fuck?
Female equivalent of old man shouts at cloud
Old hag sounds a lot meaner than old man
THERE IS! We complain and cry and scream but nothing is done because it’s rarely a woman deciding that. It’s men. The few that DO have decent pockets are always sold out.
And a woman is less sexy if you can see the outline of something in her fucking pocket, so of course, like always, a woman’s comfort must be sacrificed.
Then there you have a once in a lifetime opportunity to get rich. Go get and put your money where your mouth is.
I have a feeling that it’s not quite as popular as you might think.
Every woman I’ve ever known has complained about this when brought up.
Then fix it. Put your money on it if you’re sure about it. I know I’m not.
I’m not a woman and don’t have this issue. My wife and every woman I know does.
Then you dont actually believe it, and just want to complain.
Easy to say from behind a keyboard oh wise one.
Cope and seethe women!
What is up with the influx of misogynistic rhetoric on Lemmy lately? We don’t support that here.
Its tongue in cheeck. Of all the inequalities between women and men this is super low on the list. Have you heard how actual misogynists speak?
honestly, among other things, they say things like “cope and seethe” lmao
I get that you were being satirical but it didn’t translate well to me either haha
Thanks, I appreciate you starting from the understanding that their intent was to be satirical and then explaining why it did not translate well, rather than just loudly accusing them of being misogynistic. Yours is the only comment that reached my brain rather than causing it to reflexively react.
“Haha I was just kidding” is precisely what people say when called out on insults like this.
It’s not funny, and yes, it’s exactly the type of things misogynists say.
Funny how when there’s a thread about misogyny on Lemmy, the comments are full of guys chiming in about “never seeing it.” But when someone points out problematic comments in real time, the downvote ratio is always wack.
Which means guys are seeing it. Which makes it hard not to assume that, for many, the ignorance is willful.
If someone is unironically basing a sense of gender superiority on having pockets I feel bad for them.
Do you reject with equal vehemence the rhetoric advocating for violence in the comic in the last panel?
Burn it all to the mother-fucking ground!
What do you think she is suggesting we burn? Hint: it’s not men.
So it’s okay for her to advocate violence so long as it isn’t specific to men?
What’s the difference between this and the “kill it with fire” meme that’s been floating around for years? Have we really reached such a low point in public literacy that the use of hyperbole in a comic strip requires a disclaimer?
If I’m in my underwear I’m not thinking of putting my phone in a pocket.
Not having underwear pockets are the only reason I’m not in underwear all the time at home.
the elastic is stretchy enough i just stick it in my waistband if I’m home in my undies and for some reason can’t just use my hand to hold it or put it on a surface of some kind.
Yeah but it keeps sliding down bit by bit with every step.
Are we doing performative outrage over pockets on women’s clothing again? Cool, cool.
Women wear clothing that is more form fitting, and stuff in pockets deforms the figure. That’s why purses are a thing. If you are hellbent on big pockets sporting goods stores have hiking trousers with big cargo pockets.
Please tell me those are not a real thing.
Hi. Person who has identified male my entire life here.
I have no idea what this “cell phone pocket” in underwear thing is about. Sounds like lunacy to me.
That said, give pockets to women who want pockets. It is baffling to me that this is still a thing.
Lots of pants out there that have pockets. They often choose not to buy them. And when they do, they put nothing in them.
For what it’s worth, according to my wife and 4 daughters it’s because it’s because if you put things in your pockets like guys do, it ruins the lines and look. And according to our oldest daughter, it’s why cargo shorts and pants look bad on men. And should never be worn.
Those are definitely real. All my underwears (trunks) have 2 pockets each and I can put my phone in it. FYI, I’m from India
I don’t understand the use case. Do you often go around in only your underwear, over there?
I’ve been given gifts of underwear with pockets. They might hold one of the old style cell phones, at the peak of ‘small is best.’
