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When it comes to divas with no pants

Jill

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Is the politically correct term “pantless,” “pants-free” or “de-pantsed”? Alternately, do we just like the sound of the term “sans pants”?

Please advise.

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28 thoughts on When it comes to divas with no pants

  1. “De-pantsed” implies that something or someone made them go without pants where they once had worn pants, eg. My manager made me stop wearing pants in my music videos. “Pants-free” implies that it was a thought-out personal choice. I like “pants-free” for that. “Sans pants” seems neutral, if you don’t know why there are no pants. “Pants-less”…sounds like they want and don’t have any pants.

  5. How about we just say “so and so was seen walking around in what appears to be underwear” it’s one thing when performing, but entirely another just when walking around day to day. But “Sans Pants” sounds good.

  8. Pants-free sounds good. I also like “pantanistas,” for they are rebelling against the tyranny of pants.

  12. My husband’s best man is known in their circle of friends as the King of No Pants. Surely, there is room for Divas of No Pants.

  15. Sans pants gets my vote. With Derby Nationals this past weekend, women’s sports were on the mind. One of my former teammates of my preferred women’s sport (which everyone wants to know why, at 35 years old, I am still playing as if I am a teenager instead of a serious adult who is supposed to grow up and stop having fun) took up derby a few years ago when she moved to a place where she couldn’t find team for our game. I asked myself why I stuck with the one we played together, as derby seems like so much fun. The #1 reason I could come up with was pants. I like to wear them when I play. In fact I wear two pairs – spandex, then sport-appropriate. Do not have small thighs, do not like chafing. Also do not think I want clever sayings on my butt for spectators to read.

  16. Isn’t the insistence on naming the “condition” of not wearing pants just pathologizing something that isn’t by necessity especially odd or abnormal?

  19. Sans pants is good, but coming from the UK when I see that I’m gonna think the subject is without underwear. 😀

    N

  20. I just read the post and comments totally not understanding, until I read Jemima’s comment. Can you tell that I am a Brit 🙂

  22. Yeah, I find it extremely odd and sexist that singers and dancers are wearing leotards and dance outfits. How long has that been going on?

  23. Sans-culottes? Someone might think we were making a political statement. Damn unfashionable commoners agitating for equality.

  24. Since “pants” is the word for “underwear” in some countries, it might be best to avoid the use of that word or get the wrong impression. :O

    But I think “sans pants” sounds like a font.

  28. hey earwicga, it was exactly because of that I pointed out trousers. Pants is a plural of short breaths, obviouslu, or it’s the present 3rd person of the verb to pant. I’m from mainland Europe, but I’m rather more oriented towards British than American English. Spellcheckers hate me 😛

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