The Right to Wear Underwear
Who would have thought that the right to underwear would have to be earned? Well, about 200 staff members of a Hindu Temple in Southern India did.
About 10 years ago, Sabarimala Temple installed a dress code barring staff from wearing underwear. The reason? Well, apparently, it is the second busiest temple next to Tirupati in Southern India and therefore has chronic theft issues with the donations given to the temple. Nearly 50 million Hindus and tourists visit during the special Hindu pilgrimage season.
The temple received more than $18 million last year in donations, and many donations are made in silver, gold, diamonds and other precious currency other than cash. The staff who works in the strong room where the donations are kept were only allowed to wear a basic sarong called a "mundu."
The Human Rights Commission stepped in and won the staff their right to wear underwear again. New modern technology has now been put in place like x-ray machines to prevent future theft and allow the 60 on-duty staff to wear underwear.
This got me thinking; What underwear would be the most appropriate under a sarong? My guess would be cotton panties and cotton boxers for their breathability and comfort. Though performance fabrics like Micro modal could be a good choice as well.
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It’s interesting that you remarked “cotton panties and cotton boxers” - did you mean this as a means for gender identity? This begs the larger question: As a “voice” for Herroom, you must notice that many of your customers are men buying “womens” lingerie for their own wardrobe… but I have seen no comments in your blog history about this practice. Do you have an opinion or have you heard things about this over the years? I am now in my 50’s, but it seems that many more men are coming forward with the fact they prefer womens lingerie for a variety of reasons - sexual tittilation or gratification being only a very small segment. What do you think?
Comment by Mikki
June 17th, 2008 @ 6:43 am
Hello Mikki - You are correct. We do see many men buying lingerie for themselves from HerRoom.com. This is a very unique market, and quite honestly, I don’t know how better to handle it than we do. We have a great document that we send links to when asked. Here it is:
http://www.herroom.com/LingerieForMen.htm This document helps men fit into women’s lingerie. We also post reviews of items that come in from men. I was hoping this would satisfy this market, but you tell me.
Comment by Tomima
July 17th, 2008 @ 10:16 am