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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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KeepPumping · 04/07/2026 14:40

DimwittedSkater · 02/07/2026 19:48

Office wear! 🤣🤣

Yeah, some people really don't have a clue, do they. There was a thread on here a while ago about a woman who went into her office job wearing scrunch-bum leggings and a tight cropped T-shirt. 🤣

LOL, totally ridiculous lack of awareness, you wonder how some people get jobs at all.

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 14:51

MagpiePi · 02/07/2026 16:49

But when you see a thing you make an judgement and either disengage or don’t, unless you’ve got some kind of neurological disorder where you are unable to engage with anything you see. If you did you would never recognise a friend or be able to navigate through familiar landmarks because everything would be merged into one continuous blur.

I’m ND and I don’t actively take notice of people. I am sure I have probably been in the vicinity of someone who is dressed like that but didn’t register it for long enough for it to go into my memory.

I also don’t recognise people I know when I’m out and about unless I’m expecting them and can get lost in ‘familiar’ surroundings.

I am just not that interested in things that don’t concern me - I would recommend it.

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 14:55

DimwittedSkater · 02/07/2026 15:00

Exactly! Everyone has traces of urine and faecal matter on those cheeks. 🤮

I was in the unfortunate position of being right behind a pair of arse cheeks on an escalator recently and I caught a slight whiff of poo. I kid you not.

'I caught a slight whiff of poo'

No you didn't. Or, maybe it was your breath that you got a whiff of? Lots of people have terrible halitosis these days. Try a different diet would be my advice.

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 14:59

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 14:55

'I caught a slight whiff of poo'

No you didn't. Or, maybe it was your breath that you got a whiff of? Lots of people have terrible halitosis these days. Try a different diet would be my advice.

Or there may have been poo on the poster’s hand from not wiping properly.. 🤣🤣

salagadoo · 04/07/2026 15:23

rumblegrumble · 28/06/2026 21:40

I went to an all girl school and rolled up my skirt. I still wear clothes I think make me look nice, even when I know I'll only be with other women. I am really uncomfortable with accusation that every woman not wearing a baggy top, loose trousers and sensible shoes must be trying to attract the 'male gaze'. Maybe they think they look good, maybe they've been working out hard and want to show off a body they're proud of (body positivity, anyone?), maybe they're just copying their friends, maybe they're just really bloody hot and want to wear as few clothes as possible. I spend precisely no time wondering what men might think of me when I choose outfits. Nor when I dye my hair, go to the gym, put on a bikini, remove my body hair - or even wear high heels. The only women I ever hear talking about the 'male gaze' are women attacking other women and claiming they are trying to attract sexual attention. And presumably if they get sexually assaulted, it's at least partly their fault for wearing clothes men might think they look nice in. If they'd been wearing a nice comfortable, practical outfit of jumper, jeans and trainers, they wouldn't have attracted the 'male gaze', after all...

Terrifying.

I don't want to see too much of ANY person. Male or female. Not because I think they're asking for sex, because it looks dirty and sweaty and smelly and I don't want to be near other people's dirt, sweat or smell. Especially if they're sitting somewhere I then want to sit! I would object equally to a man's bottom poking out, and not because I thought he was dressing for the 'female gaze', nor because I was uncomfortably aroused or thought I might sexually assault him. I think social norms about acceptable dress is fine, I think claiming woman must only be wearing shorts because they're trying to attract men is revolting. The same was said about mini skirts. The same was said about calf-length skirts, and about showing ankles, and hair. That way burkhas lie - and that really is dressing for the male gaze.

You wrote a really long eloquent post about how you never think of men when you dress nor do other women and you wear what you like and so should all women and how offensive it is to say people dress for the male gaze….and ended up insulting people who wear what they like but at the opposite end of your acceptable spectrum. There are many women who cover up and it is absolutely NOT for the male gaze…there are some that maybe do just like let’s not be facetious there are plenty of women who wear revealing clothes FOR the male gaze. I’ve met plenty as have you. I’ve had friends when younger who to make themselves feel better dress up and go out and wear tight clothes and walk up and down streets because they want attention and to be checked out by men (and openly admit to doing that). But just the same way you don’t want to assume women wear short shorts for the male gaze do not assume women who cover do either. In fact many women feel incredibly uncomfortable at the thought of a man looking at their breasts or bums because men do do that! So maybe they want to have some control or empowerment over not allowing that??

Zippedydoobaah · 04/07/2026 15:39

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 14:55

'I caught a slight whiff of poo'

No you didn't. Or, maybe it was your breath that you got a whiff of? Lots of people have terrible halitosis these days. Try a different diet would be my advice.

Maybe some people have more poo sensitive noses than others and can smell trace amounts? There was a poster once who said she was on a date with a posh guy, had diarrhoea and when she came back to him he started sniffing and said "are you ok darling? You smell faintly of botty" 🤣

KeepPumping · 04/07/2026 16:03

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 14:55

'I caught a slight whiff of poo'

No you didn't. Or, maybe it was your breath that you got a whiff of? Lots of people have terrible halitosis these days. Try a different diet would be my advice.

What is the problem with the diet nowadays?

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 16:05

KeepPumping · 04/07/2026 16:03

What is the problem with the diet nowadays?

Nothing wrong with my diet but if the pp is getting 'whiffs of poo' wherever they go there may be something wrong with theirs.

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 16:06

Zippedydoobaah · 04/07/2026 15:39

Maybe some people have more poo sensitive noses than others and can smell trace amounts? There was a poster once who said she was on a date with a posh guy, had diarrhoea and when she came back to him he started sniffing and said "are you ok darling? You smell faintly of botty" 🤣

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KeepPumping · 04/07/2026 16:08

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 16:05

Nothing wrong with my diet but if the pp is getting 'whiffs of poo' wherever they go there may be something wrong with theirs.

Still not clear what you mean, is a certain diet causing people to smell poo that isn"t there, or their breath to smell like poo?

rumblegrumble · 04/07/2026 16:39

salagadoo · 04/07/2026 15:23

You wrote a really long eloquent post about how you never think of men when you dress nor do other women and you wear what you like and so should all women and how offensive it is to say people dress for the male gaze….and ended up insulting people who wear what they like but at the opposite end of your acceptable spectrum. There are many women who cover up and it is absolutely NOT for the male gaze…there are some that maybe do just like let’s not be facetious there are plenty of women who wear revealing clothes FOR the male gaze. I’ve met plenty as have you. I’ve had friends when younger who to make themselves feel better dress up and go out and wear tight clothes and walk up and down streets because they want attention and to be checked out by men (and openly admit to doing that). But just the same way you don’t want to assume women wear short shorts for the male gaze do not assume women who cover do either. In fact many women feel incredibly uncomfortable at the thought of a man looking at their breasts or bums because men do do that! So maybe they want to have some control or empowerment over not allowing that??

In fact many women feel incredibly uncomfortable at the thought of a man looking at their breasts or bums because men do do that!

I would argue that's still dressing for the male gaze, as it's still focussing on what men may or may not be thinking/seeing/judging.

And I certainly wouldn't suggest that no women ever dresses to attract male attention, I remember doing so myself on occasion! But even when young, free and single, the vast majority of my outfit choices did not include any concern about men's gazes, opinions, or behaviours. Even when I was wearing short skirts, hotpants or boob tubes.

Indeed, I tended to wear rather more clothes on dates when I was actually concerned with a male opinion... Left to my own devices, I wear what I like, which is sometimes short, sometimes long, sometimes baggy, sometimes skin-tight, sometimes skimpy and sometimes voluminous. I don't care at all whether anyone, male or female, stares at my body, has naughty thoughts about my body, or runs home to masturbate over their memory of my body. I'd obviously definitely prefer they did not tell me about it, but there's really nothing at all I can do about it, so why worry. There's plenty of porn involving nuns or burkhas, and in a society where seeing breasts, legs and bums is completely normal, it has been argued that covering yourself and leaving more to the imagination leads to just that - more imagining. (Hence the wearing less skimpy clothes on dates...)

Though it may not sound like it, I really don't judge on what other people wear - I'm protesting the idea that women would only wear hotpants because they're fixated on men, not suggesting that if women aren't wearing hotpants it must be because they're fixated on men! This is why I think you should never dress for anyone else - someone's always going to be disappointed...

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 16:39

KeepPumping · 04/07/2026 16:08

Still not clear what you mean, is a certain diet causing people to smell poo that isn"t there, or their breath to smell like poo?

Ok. I'll try again. A pp said they kept 'getting a whiff of poo' allegedly when walking behind women.

Now you know and I know that any whiff will not be coming from women around them and more likely be from the poster themselves. Hence my helpful suggestion to get checked for halitosis, leakage, maybe terrible flatulence if they have a bad diet? Do I need to expand on this anymore?

In summary, women in shorts don't stink of poo. The problem is more likely to be closer to home. I do hope that helps.

ThatSourGobstopper · 04/07/2026 17:15

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 12:22

No you wouldn’t have said that. Don’t be ridiculous.

Yes, I would have said that! 💩🩳💩 Shitshorts.

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 18:22

Anyone walking around with piss or poo around their arse needs to concentrate on their own habits frankly.

Unless you had your nose up the woman’s arse, it wouldn’t be her shit you were smelling.

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 18:24

ThatSourGobstopper · 04/07/2026 17:15

Yes, I would have said that! 💩🩳💩 Shitshorts.

It really is more likely to be the person smelling it.

I don’t believe you would have said that because people who say things like that never say that to people’s faces. Probably just as well because being punched in the face by a stranger is not something most people want 🤷‍♀️

Anarchy99 · 04/07/2026 18:25

By the way, if you don’t wipe your arse properly or your finger goes through the toilet paper and you don’t wash your hands, it really is more likely to be your own shit you are smelling 🤣

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KeepPumping · 05/07/2026 14:57

Gloriia · 04/07/2026 16:39

Ok. I'll try again. A pp said they kept 'getting a whiff of poo' allegedly when walking behind women.

Now you know and I know that any whiff will not be coming from women around them and more likely be from the poster themselves. Hence my helpful suggestion to get checked for halitosis, leakage, maybe terrible flatulence if they have a bad diet? Do I need to expand on this anymore?

In summary, women in shorts don't stink of poo. The problem is more likely to be closer to home. I do hope that helps.

Yes, most people in shorts are scrubbed up, on display, they don"t smell of poo.

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