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Bums hanging out of the bottom of teeny tiny shorts

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Noodleschicken · 28/06/2026 20:42

Don’t know if this really AIBU or a question!
AIBU to think that shorts have become way too short ?
I have seen a LOT of girls in shorts today - with their bum cheeks hanging out the bottom ! Personally I wouldn’t let my daughter out like that. And I wouldn’t were them myself (I would give everyone nightmares !).
so what’s the consensus on bums hanging out of shorts ?

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NoSausage · 28/06/2026 23:50

DallazMajor · 28/06/2026 23:48

I mean what if you sharted?

How often do you shart for this to be a legitimate concern 🤣

DallazMajor · 28/06/2026 23:48

I mean what if you sharted?

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 28/06/2026 23:48

I don't get it either but it makes me feel old tut tutting at it. Id imagine it would be a bit of pressure on young girls who don't have the body to pull it off. In warm weather or if you're doing something active then sure why not but every weekend... doing normal activities... I don't know, I don't quite get it. It certainly doesn't look that appropriate for young teens. My sons female friends have been dressing like that going to school discos from age 13 on

u3ername · 28/06/2026 23:47

I normally don’t care but I was shocked today by an obese young lady who had A LOT of uncovered bum right in front of my car window in an Aldi car park for some time (I was waiting for dh with dc in the car).

She was wearing something supposedly like a scort but it was ridiculously small and tight and I will indeed have nightmares as will probably my dc.

It was public indecency. But who to report to and what could they do?!

Human evolution has officially turned into regression.

KeepPumping · 28/06/2026 23:45

Strawberriesandcaviar · 28/06/2026 23:32

😂😂😂😂

Cheeky.

huffdragon · 28/06/2026 23:44

nomas · 28/06/2026 21:49

The 1970s one show buttocks too.

People upthread said they wore even shorter in the 70s.

They really weren’t.

Teenageboymum · 28/06/2026 23:42

Completely irrelevant but… my knickers cover more than that 🤣

NoSausage · 28/06/2026 23:42

My2cents1975 · 28/06/2026 23:35

I agree with the pps pointing out that it is a public health issue. When these kids sit down in public goodness knows what they are picking up...fungi, parasites, bacteria, or viruses.

And with the rise in homelessness and cost of living issues where personal hygiene is an issue, I dread to think of the germs just waiting for the right bum to latch onto.

Good on the staff for disinfecting that stool for the next person!

Also, ding ding ding for blaming the homeless AND cost of living crisis for fanny germs in one post.

Outstanding efforts. Truly. 🤣

durdledoris · 28/06/2026 23:41

Yes l have got knickers bigger than the shorts my teenager wears but l'm sure my mum didn't approve of what l used to wear at that age either

NoSausage · 28/06/2026 23:40

My2cents1975 · 28/06/2026 23:35

I agree with the pps pointing out that it is a public health issue. When these kids sit down in public goodness knows what they are picking up...fungi, parasites, bacteria, or viruses.

And with the rise in homelessness and cost of living issues where personal hygiene is an issue, I dread to think of the germs just waiting for the right bum to latch onto.

Good on the staff for disinfecting that stool for the next person!

What are these special germs and fungi that only jump up your tiny shorts amd through your knickers but don't transfer between people on public toilet seats?

LittleWaterRabbit · 28/06/2026 23:38

Wipeywipey · 28/06/2026 23:35

People do (shockingly) wear fewer clothes when it is hot.
Let's ban topless men first.

Nah I’d rather not see a sweaty smelly arse crack thanks

LadyWhistledownsSocietyPapers · 28/06/2026 23:37

VanessaFence · 28/06/2026 23:18

I was one of those girls in the 2000s with jeans cut so low you could almost see pubes and a boob tube. I was only 13 so I didn't realise it was supposed to be sexy, I just thought I looked cool. But my mum said it was unbearable walking next to me as older men would be staring and ogling the whole time.

I feel a bit sad now thinking about how naive I was and how "male gaze" I looked.

I'm always amazed when women say "if I had the figure I'd wear that too". There's absolutely no way I'd want to go back to wearing tight, uncomfortable clothing and getting cat called by some sweaty old pervert.

This is exactly my point. Young girls don't realise that there are so many awful men out there (I know I didn't!), they think they're just following the latest fashion trend. I had grown men cat calling me when I was 14 and in school uniform never mind my bum showing. Also, if my sons had decided to wear what's basically a pair of small pants outside at that age I'd feel exactly the same. I actually think people would be more outraged, but it's as if because it's young women it's totally fine.

Not sure how you can police what age you are allowed to sell certain clothes, though. I also feel it's mostly crop tops for summer in shops for pre teens too which my daughter hates. But they're 'fashionable'. Until there aren't any perverts who like looking at teenage girls, I don't think this is a trend that should be encouraged for young teens.

NoSausage · 28/06/2026 23:37

Love the trend.

Its at least practical in the sense of shorter shorts being cooler than long shorts, whereas cleavage has no practical benefits.

So my opinion is m that if you don't have a gripe with cleavage, you cant have a gripe about cheeks. Noone is wearing them in the office, are they? Unlike cleavage 👀 which is outdated in my opinion.

My2cents1975 · 28/06/2026 23:35

I agree with the pps pointing out that it is a public health issue. When these kids sit down in public goodness knows what they are picking up...fungi, parasites, bacteria, or viruses.

And with the rise in homelessness and cost of living issues where personal hygiene is an issue, I dread to think of the germs just waiting for the right bum to latch onto.

Good on the staff for disinfecting that stool for the next person!

Wipeywipey · 28/06/2026 23:35

LittleWaterRabbit · 28/06/2026 23:31

Heatwave so need to have your sweaty arse out?

People do (shockingly) wear fewer clothes when it is hot.
Let's ban topless men first.

Chatterlyssecret · 28/06/2026 23:33

Not a good look when their tampon string is visible.

Gettingbysomehow · 28/06/2026 23:33

Nobody wants to see bottom biscuits.i would wonder why they were doing it especially very young teenagers.

Strawberriesandcaviar · 28/06/2026 23:32

OonaStubbs · 28/06/2026 22:26

There needs to be a massive crackdown on this sort of thing.

😂😂😂😂

LittleWaterRabbit · 28/06/2026 23:31

Wipeywipey · 28/06/2026 23:18

Loving all the comments suggesting women wear these for men only - erm, there has been a heatwave going on, it is summer... But no, can't be the only reason, right? The lesbians are clearly not really gay either.

Heatwave so need to have your sweaty arse out?

LittleWaterRabbit · 28/06/2026 23:30

PinkPonyCIub · 28/06/2026 23:20

No different to wearing bikini bottoms

But these people are wearing them out and about town, you dont wear them to do shopping or get on the train, or do you?

Wipeywipey · 28/06/2026 23:24

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 28/06/2026 23:22

Surely very tight jeans or shorts where the outline of the genitalia is clearly defined?!

I grew up in 1970s/80s-my the jeans were so tight you could almost see if they were circumcised,

Lot of budgie smugglers whenever we go to Italy and France, walking around shops with towels over their shoulders too.

KeepPumping · 28/06/2026 23:23

ThatCyanCat · 28/06/2026 22:23

Yes. I think a lot of people think we mean hotpants and Daisy Dukes, but we don't. We don't even mean hotpants that show an inch or two of cheek. Honestly, I defy anyone to see what we're talking about in a high street or cinema or train station nowhere near a beach and not have at least some internal reaction. And it's common enough that it's obviously an intentional fashion. I didn't care about scrunch bum leggings (they're ugly but so what) but no, it really is a new thing to have naked arses out in the street. And I really hope it fucks off quickly.

It is a cult, it is social media driven, it is all about attention like "likes" on a platform, there is very little individuality to it, it is like drones or worker bees just following a pattern, there is no celebration of the body here it is just about attention and for many people now lack of attention completely negates any feeling of worth or personality they have it seems?

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 28/06/2026 23:22

GrillaMilla · 28/06/2026 21:19

I'm glad someone has mentioned this.
I cringe seeing women and young girls showing the shape of the most intimate part of their body in public, why would you want to do that??

What's the male equivalent of this, oh there isn't one. Funny that.

Surely very tight jeans or shorts where the outline of the genitalia is clearly defined?!

I grew up in 1970s/80s-my the jeans were so tight you could almost see if they were circumcised,

PinkPonyCIub · 28/06/2026 23:20

No different to wearing bikini bottoms

Illegally18 · 28/06/2026 23:19

PintofFizz · 28/06/2026 21:58

I remember the 1970s.

These were 1970s hotpants. VERY different.

Exactly. They were very different. Shorts can be very attractive even short shorts, but bum cheeks hanging out.... The ugliness.