Who invented the male thong and why?

Answer 1

Some saddistic fashion designer. No one knows who because he (or she) would be hunted down.
Glad I don't have a reason to wear them.
--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 2

This has got to be the grossest invention ever.
I was on holiday in Spain about 10 years ago & a really fit looking guy walked passed. I saw the back view,and was put off thongs for life.
This man had the hairiest a**e I had ever seen !
To be honest, he was covered in hair from the top of his head to the back of his knees; with just the smallest peek at a bright pink lycra thong between his fur covered buttocks.

Answer 3

don't know when they came out with them, but the first time I saw them in the store and the first time I bought them was back in 1990. It was at K-Mart, so I figure that they were out already for a while. I can tell you why I wear them though.

I don’t wear thongs because of their looks or because I care about what fashion designers and fashion critics think that is “in” or “out.“ In fact, I agree with women when they say that boxers briefs are the best looking underwear for men. I would go as far as to say that there aren’t a lot of men that have the nice round butt to look good in them. Since I wear all of my underwear under my pants or shorts and I don’t walk around in my underwear, especially in public, I pick my underwear based on comfort and not what’s fashionable.

I wear thongs because of their unmatched support and because I personally think that thongs are the most comfortable type of underwear you can wear. Thongs give me the best support, in particular during sport activities, almost as if I was wearing a jock strap but a WHOLE LOT more comfortable. Once you have picked the right size and material and you’ve worn them for a little while, they feel so comfortable that you don’t even feel them.

I don't mean to discuss anyone, but for me, a huge reason why I love them so much is because they help prevent what I call “SBS” (Sticky Balls Syndrome), which is the sticky feeling that comes from your sweaty balls touching your inner thighs. I think that sticky sensation is very uncomfortable! With the right thongs, you don't suffer from SBS. I don't know how most guys can live with SBS. I guess they don’t know any better. I didn’t and I would still be in the dark it if wasn’t for an ex-girlfriend who literally made me wear them for a couple of weeks to try them out. All I can say is that once you go with no SBS for a while, you never want to go back to it.

Some people feel that men shouldn't wear thongs, but I don't see why not. People put too much importance on underwear. I guess that some people are homophobic and think that men who wear thongs are gay or feminine, as if the type of underwear you wear makes you more or less of a man. Dhaaa! I don’t suffer from homophobia, and I’m too secure about my masculinity and sexuality to worry about little stuff like that.

Ironically, there's a western gay bar by my home and you should see some of the guys that go in and out of that place. Some look gay (totally feminine), some like the average guy walking down the street, and some look all super, and I mean SUPER DUPER macho tuff guys wearing western outfits. I’m not talking about some skinny guys, I’m talking about some well build guys. Football player builds. They look totally, 100%, MANLY MEN…and yet, they are gay! Clothes, in particular underwear, DO NOT make a man!

Answer 4

Many fashion historians believe that the thong first appeared in the 1939 World's Fair. New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ordered the city's nude dancers to cover themselves and the thong was invented to just barely do the job.
Fashion designer, Rudi Gernreich has been credited with introducing the first thong bikini in 1974. Another reference states that thongs, originally called tangas, first hit the beaches of Brazil in 1977.


hope that helps!!!

Answer 5

it has been around a loooong time! Men probably did it to themselves, trying to show off as usual... way before McD's got to their "waste"lines....
The G-string or thong is probably the earliest form of clothing known to mankind; having originated in the warmer climates of sub-Saharan Africa where clothing was first worn nearly 75,000 years ago. Many tribal peoples, such as some of the Khoisan people of southern Africa, wore thongs for many centuries. Much like the 2000-plus-year-old Japanese fundoshi, these early garments were made with the male genitalia in mind.

Although developed for the male anatomy by primitive peoples, in the modern West thongs are more often worn by females. They first gained mainstream popularity as swimwear in South America, particularly in Brazil in the 1970s. In Brazil, where the buttocks ("bunda" in Portuguese) are especially admired and emphasized; it was originally a style of swimsuit whose rear area became so narrow that it would disappear between the wearer's buttocks.

The origin of the term "G-string" is obscure. The term is first attested in writings by Americans in the late 1800s describing the loincloth of Philippine natives. Others say the term is derived from the g-string on an instrument. The origin of the word "thong" is from the Old English thwong, a flexible leather cord.

Answer 6

The male thong was invented by someone who wanted to
cause males as much discomfort as possible without
actually cutting them.

Answer 7

Rudi Gernreich, an American designer introduced the first male thong swimwear in 1974- not sure what the history of the male thong is prior to then.

Answer 8

Hulk Hogan...or cross dressers, I don't think that male thongs were ever really supposed to be made but then some guy tried on a womans thong and just made the front bigger. Odd.

Answer 9

The male thong, affectionately referred to as the 'Banana Hammock' was invented by a gay man. Either that or a French man...which is essentially the same thing.

Answer 10

Who invented the female thong full stop.Some of them are like wire cheese cutters.Make visible panty lines fashionable I say.

Answer 11

Bernard Manning