Where Have All the Granny Panties Gone? by Djuanna Brockington
By Djuanna Brockington • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Free Flow Friday, Musings of a Mid-Life Diva •
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Where to start.
Sometimes ideas get in my head and won’t go away until I write about them. This week it’s Granny Panties. This post was supposed to be about gratitude, but I have to do what the Muse says or she’ll bug the hell out of me for weeks.
So during the 90s, Americans finally got on board with the idea of thongs. Brazillian women had been wearing them on the beach since the early 70s, but our Puritanical foundation would not let us acquiese. That is, not until Victoria’s Secret and Frederick’s of Hollywood began to market them as items that would increase our “sexiness” quotient. Even then, thongs were mostly considered stripper attire. Sure, they could be found in a wedding trousseau here and there but they were for fast women.
And then came the war against visible pantylines. Someone discovered that the best way to beat the VPs was with a thong. And many of us bought in. Myself included.
And I loaded up on them.
And wore them regularly.
No problems.
And then I started working from home. Where I don’t wear professional dresses, slacks, or skirts daily. I now live in jeans, shorts, and yoga pants. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this.
So, I was looking for a pair of granny panties the other day to wear because I wanted comfort. And I couldn’t find a single pair. Sure, there were bikinis and tangas and thongs. No granny panties. So I headed to Target (cause really, who needs expensive granny panties?). Lots of boy shorts, not granny panties.
I’m just looking for some full coverage comfort for the winter.
For now, I’ll have to make due with the boy shorts.
Anybody know where all the granny panties have gone?
Djuanna Brockington
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Djuanna Brockington is is a Southern Diva who knows about mid-life. Once she hit her 40s, life as she knew it no longer made sense. What she wanted and what she was experiencing, both personally and professionally, were not matching up, so she started seeking change. Be careful what you wish for. After 19 years of service, Djuanna left full-time employment in the public sector for life as a consultant and writer. When she is not chasing the dollars to pay the bills, she is enjoying her family and friends, reading whatever she can get her hands on, and working on that elusive novel. Visit Djuanna on the web at http://www.divafictionbytes.com
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You can purchase granny panties at K-Mart, Wall-Mart… pretty much all the marts. I should know, ’cause I could never ride on the thong train. I spent the better part of my childhood trying to keep my panties out of my backside, so to buy panties to specifically go in there seems, well, unnatural.
LOL Julia! Girl, I hadn’t thought about the Marts.
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Yea, I know bout some bloomers, too. JCPenney catalogue, and Roamans catalogues online, hanes.com, but definitely at Kmart and Wal-mart.
LOL! I never got into thongs either, but I prefer bikinis to granny panties, myself. Bloomers just don’t make me feel sexy and they make my already big butt look even bigger.
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I love this. As I have gotten bigger..thongs are no longer comfortable. I love Boy shorts. they are as close as I get to the granny panties these days. My Target also carries a line of briefs by fruit of the loom that work for that time of the month.
I don’t like thongs. I did wear one under my wedding dress because I had to, or all my guess would have seen my lines. And there was no way I was going commando. I wear thongs once in a blue moon when necessary. I personally love shear bikini panties. They provide coverage for my entire butt. I don’t haven’t worn any granny panties in a long time.
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Like the others I never bought into the thongs. Thongs to me are something you wear on your feet to the beach. I get my “fitted” panties at Lane Bryant or Macy’s on sale.
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I had to pick up some granny panties for my mom. I found some at Wal-Mart. I had to really look though. Target is out of the equation. LOL
I wear Jockey’s love them…they have bikinis, hipsters, boy cut, briefs/granny panties…which I’m just not feeling…lol….but I love their hipsters.
WalMart has granny panties… I buy them on occasion. But I have found out with the last couple of guys I was involved with…
when they want some, they grab the waist bands of the panties and jeans or pants - and snatch them down in one swoop, lol!!! They had no clue what type of panties I was wearing, lol!!
But I also have hipsters, boy cuts and some thongs.
Lisa rotflmao…too funny.
but it is sooooooooo true. With the last guy I was like WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER TO BUY THESE SEXY PIECES???!!!
Lisa, Lisa, Lisa…..ROFLMAO
I’m a boy shorts kinda woman. But the last pair of granny panties I purchased were at Walmart.
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I never joined the thong bandwagon. A sister is about comfort! Granny panties are still out there, it’s just sad you have to look a little harder for them. Just like you have to look harder for non low riding jeans. I guess butt exposure is in these days!
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I got Hanes granny panties at my Target.
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Whatever happened to “Luv Pats”. Those stretchy, non-pantyline leaving Granny Panties? I can’t find them anywhere.
I have to agree with Julia. Panties in my butt? Not comfortable at all! I am probably the only one of my friends who still wears, buys and looks for granny panties. I love boy shorts, but I wear those in the house more so then outside. And Toni, the low ride jeans … I thought that it was me. I hate seeing so much ASS. I think that people have mixed sexiness with trash and look what has happened. Low ride jeans are like white tees in the hood. Infestation! My Targets carry Hanes. I love them. I’m not really a fan of the Mart’s, but I will go in there and they do carry then.
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