Ozzie lady rants about activewear outside the gym “It’s like hello, can you see the shape of my (vagina)? I can, I can’t avoid it. It’s like a guy walking around in those tights and you can see their (penis).” https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/lifestyle/womans-rant-about-gross-activewear-trend-divides-social-media/

So the New York Post, in the USA, cares about what an Australian women thinks of other Australians shopping in Australia? Another example of US media's pearl clutching fascination with 'wardrobe malfunctions'. More misogyny about what women should or should not wear. Kids going hungry, people losing healthcare, and the news paper is reporting a camel toe sighting on the other side of the planet.

Athleisure new label for fashion style women been wearing for over 20 years. Only wearing loose sweater low cut tops. Comments always going to be defensive and negative. Remember in 90’s Modest females critical about leggings are not pants and should be fashioned accordingly just as pantyhose. Only allowed exclusive athletic activities, running, yoga and ballet. Many discovering women not into physical fitness wear leggings for a fashion statement. Early 90’s women would say leggings are more common as streetwear than gymwear which was true. Do watch reviews for leggings and most common question or fear is, are they squat proof. Find this confusing why it bothers women so much. it’s not like wearing leggings, panty outline isn’t visible. Thin fabrics of past cheap leggings were very sheer. As long thong matched the color of leggings wasn’t that big of a deal. Anytime today women purchases leggings they want to know if it’s squat proof or could be worn in the gym for leg day. Confused what’s big deal that when spandex fabric is stretched some skin tone on glutes can be noticed. What shame is that, unless you’re wearing lacy modest thong and panty. Which can be noticed regardless by outline no matter fabric sheerness. Today scrunch booty leggings is trending. Women enjoying how it contours their fat glutes. Some scrunchy leggings puckering in the butt crack. Which is gossiped as women enjoy one type of sexual activity. Making the leggings a sexual signal. Yet many women number one concern if the leggings are semi sheer. Always going to be negativity about leggings being gross depending who is wearing them. To fat or skinny gross, bad skin gross. Sweat stains for light colored leggings gross. So much neurotic behaviour among women with their clothes. Reason why so many women follow trends copy other with fashion styles they choose to wear. Many gals wear baggy sweat pants over their leggings or shorts. Only when they feel confident or want to be admired they remove the sweats. Using excuse of getting warm working out they can wear bra and booty shorts to regulate body temperature. As though they are cold blooded reptile.. Lol.. Yes I’m the only guy wears leggings to the gym by design has penis outline visible. 95% don’t care or look. Once in awhile gal is direct line of sight far away. She may express a smirk or smile. Even though i been recognized many times before. Assume gals enjoy sexualize their body wearing leggings short booty shorts and tight tops contour their full figure. Gals notice me doing the same can’t be upset or critical. Since we both fashion to accentuate are body attributes. We both might have days getting upset at ourselves. Only seeing other looking better in leggings than we perceive ourselves.

Either a women feel more self conscious or use it as motivator to work harder to achieve desired physique. When observing others in leggings. 

Exactly! It's not about reality it's about how someone feels! Someone fears seeing a camel toe or a penis outline so- CLICK!

So much of the secondary negative feedback we get or perceive about wearing a thong stems from what someone feels ( "there are families here who are/will complain")
One reason I posted about the article here is because there is some truth to the fact that the "high tech" fabrics cause such clinginess. Hey I'm not complaining! 

I don't give the article much credence. It's an opinion piece. It's click bait. It's foreign. It's not worth anyone's time here. It's all about our own individual confidence and those who don't approve of what they see, has the choice to close their eyes. I love wearing leggings. I love having a thong panty line. I love being a straight male and also empowered to feel sexy and comfortable. I wear a modest top to ensure I'm not flaunting but I put out a respectful vibe. I put out don't knock it till you try it vibes. I bet more dudes would embrace thongs and leggings if they tried them. The challenge is removing the association that these garnet are strictly for women.

I was getting an x-ray of my hips the other day young female x-ray tech said that my leggings were perfect for taking the x-rays. I told her that's pretty much all I ever wear and that I only put on jeans or slacks if I absolutely have to. She said that if more guys knew how comfortable leggings were there would be more guys wearing them. She said more power to guys who can rock a pair of leggings. A few days later I had was getting PRP injections into my glutes by a doctor that I've been going to for a long time. Because the injections were going into my glutes I wore a Joe Snyder Kini underwear. He has a new nurse whose in her 40's and fit. When he was out of the room she made a comment that she loved my tan and that I had a gorgeous skin color. From her viewpoint she could see my whole butt and couldn't miss the thong tan line. I thanked her for the compliment. :-)