“The Thong is Dead!” — or so says Cosmo in their February issue. The barely-there underwear — elevated to the status of cultural obsession by pop star Sisqo's 2000 hit “The Thong Song” — is uncomfortable to wear and has lost its aura of sexiness, according to the publication. With cool girls these days favoring curve-enhancing "boy-shorts," is this the end of an era?
A cultural moment has passed: The thong was "the perfect (the only, really) appropriate lingerie" for those boom years defined by "bottle service, botox and upskirt photos on TMZ," says Sarah Hepola at Salon. "But the recession put a damper" on America's "pole-dancing bacchanal," and that's been bad news for this "skimpy, silky triangle of fabric" beloved by "exhibitionists" everywhere. "RIP, the thong."
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