Social impact of thong underwear

[2] According to feminist commentator Carrie Lukas, Lewinsky "with her thong-snapping seduction, forever changed the image of the D.C. junior staffer from aspiring policy wonk to sexual temptress.

"[5] In 2004, political commentator Cedric Muhammad wrote in essay The Thong versus the Veil, "We wondered at the end of the day, of the two groups of women most prominently featured on American TV these days, who gains more respect for their intellect and spirit – the Afghan woman who is so totally veiled that you can't even see her eyes or the Black woman in the R&B and Hip-Hop video who dances while wearing a bikini and thong?

[8] When discussing the trend of wearing thongs, Christian writer Sharon Daugherty commented in her book What Guys See That Girls Don't: Or Do They?

[9] This was followed by her observation that "the whole idea of wearing so that no panty line or bumps can show isn't substantiated" and that "the thong was created by fashion designers to arouse sexual thoughts".

"[26] A similar policy by Virginia FCCLA bans "skimpy bikini or thong type suits" for women and specifies "swim trunks" for men ("no speedos").

However, in 1997, an owner of a Fort Worth, Texas boutique noted that many high school girls wore thongs under their dresses when attending prom.

A high school first-year student living in the United States, writing in 2006, noted the mental difficulties of changing in a locker room where most of the girls wore thongs.

In one particularly infamous episode from the show Degrassi: Next Generation, the teenaged character Manny Santos dropped her innocent look by adopting a more risqué fashion sense that showcased an exposed rhinestone-studded blue thong over low-rise jeans.

Kaley Cuoco, portraying 17-year-old high school student Bridget, would reveal her thong in multiple scenes for the premiere episode of the 2002 show 8 Simple Rules.

"[49] In the 2003 film Thirteen, Evie Zamora, played by actress Nikki Reed, is portrayed as a free-spirited but troubled middle school student.

Evan Rachel Wood, who portrayed fellow middle school student Tracy Freeland, befriended Evie and quickly adopted her exposed thong habit.

Tracy's appropriation of this behavior is an important part of her character's transformation from being a mild-mannered honor student to a troubled teenager who steals and does drugs.

"[53] This controversy spawned a great deal of free publicity for Abercrombie, including a chain letter that received wide circulation.

[55] In 2007 British retailer Argos removed from sale its G-string panties and padded bras for nine-year-old girls, following negative response from the public.