Newsflash, Ladies: LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS.
I’ve had enough. I will not stand for it any longer.
This post is dedicated to my little sister, S. Lin, J. Chang, and all the other women(1) who believe that leggings or tights are a suitable alternative to pants. I assure you they are not. Please stop wearing them as such.
Lindsey Lohan, American Apparel, and prostitutes have pushed the “leggings as pants” agenda. Suddenly, our society feels like these entities are appropriate role models and women everywhere follow suit. Think about that for a second. Do you want to be like Lindsey Lohan? Do you want to look like a walking American Apparel ad? Do you have sex in exchange for money? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions–please leave my blog immediately and do not return.
As tightsarenotpants.com points out:
Sure in the context of sports, ballet, hair metal, and Renaissance fairs, tights(2) function as suitable leg coverings, but still–they are not pants.
No. These are not activities that transform tights into pants; these are historically accepted acts of PANTLESSNESS.
They go on to reiterate that tights as pants leave absolutely nothing to the imagination and, you know what? Those are things I have definitely never imagined and I’d rather not know about.
The only time I would find this remotely acceptable is if you are either a 6 foot tall model trying to advertise your body and further your career or a prostitute working in the cold of winter. Then, and only then, would I allow for this–and that is only because if you are either of those things, you have social problems far greater than your appearance.
I hate to break it to you, but you a not a 6 foot tall model and I am glad to tell you that you are not a prostitute. Please stop wearing leggings as pants. You wearing leggings as pants would be the equivalent of me wearing a white, soaking wet Speedo and going out in public. That’s much more than anybody needs to know about me and that’s more than I have the right to force upon others. It’s gross. It’s class-less. And it is just plain and simple ugly.
Please. Stop. Doing. It.
Now, while I joke about your trashiness or whoring, know that I still love you very much. I do not think less of you are a human being. And that’s not easy for me, because I believe pants are important. Still, please reconsider this absolutely ridiculous fashion trend.
I know you’re going to tell me about how warm they are, but you know what else is really warm? Pants. Real pants. Sweat pants. Any sort of pants.
I know you’re going to tell me how lazy you are, but trust me when I tell you that most people have to put in a lot of effort to look that bad.
I know you think it’s cool because Lindsey Lohan and American Apparel told you so and I could never compete with that kind of influence, but for the love of all that is good (and fully clothed), think about that for a bit.
Next time you decide to go out looking like that, just ask yourself, “Would I go out wearing this same exact outfit, minus the leggings?” If the answer is “No, because I will be exposing way too much of myself”, then PUT SOME FREAKING PANTS ON! Or get a longer shirt. Preferably the first.
Again. Please. Stop. Doing. It.
[For more information on what I am talking: please see leggingsarenotpants blog or tightsarenotpants.com.]
Footnotes:
haha..nice! i agree…that has become trend. i dont think leggings keep you warm and it’d be really weird to see a girls butt or something else in just tights..i would feel embarrassed for myself it that was all that was covering everything waist down. i only approve of leggings if you wear something pretty long that can cover your WHOLE behind…not half or part.. haha. but quite an interesting blog you have here.