I think a distinction needs to be made here between finding thongs uncomfortable and writing them off self-righteously as either promiscuous or merely for fashion's sake.

Regular panties, for me, are hell. One side always, -always- wedgies in. For them to be wide enough, I get diaper butt. For them to be low enough, they might as well be compressed into a thong. So no thanks; I'd rather leave my diaper-wearing days behind.

Were any panty-wearers mildly offended by that last line? That's how us thongers feel when you compare our picture of comfort to dental floss. To each her own.

...I liken thongs more to slingshots. Sounds cooler. And if you ever get in a bind, well.. you're armed. What else is great about them? They hardly take up any space in the washing machine, and they hang-dry in mere hours, so you can go through as many pairs as you like without wasting resources.

Oh, and about the 'women's sanitary products don't take up much space in landfills compared to other packaging' argument--yeah, you'd rationalize it that way, wouldn't you? But after cleaning washrooms for a few seasons, I have to disagree. Most of our garbage ends up being sanitary products and packaging. Truckfulls daily, for just 1500 campsites. that's less than 10 000 people, so less than 5 000 women--and many of them aren't of fertile ages. Emptying those bins is absolutely revolting and completely unsanitary. I never could have conceived of this before working there--I go through maybe 8 tampons a month, and I don't buy the kind with applicators. Even then I was thinking, "I need to cut back and get a cup or something." The same volume could be doubled by just one maxi-pad.