LAist: why I hate white pants

guest

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:54:10 -0800

Malingering you must be overweight or obese and old. (now I will see a post saying you are a size 4 and 21) LOL... I have seen many girls with white pants in Italy but some in the us too. Its hard to see them here as most girls are obese like the lard mountains you pictured above show. But if your thin the look looks great with thongs black or white not circus i mean leopard panties though, in short its a very good look i wish more size 0 to size 8 would wear. Not lard mountains.

guest

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:04:52 -0800

Why does it seem like only overwieght or totally our of shape women wear these pants? i don't think i've ever seen a fine ass in these type of pants.

nikki

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:48:27 -0800

malingering, i'm not gay, but i'm so in love with you. (i like cats, too).

malingering

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:18:37 -0800

I don't know... I'll check Caribbeanist to see if I can find anything.

Lena

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:24:38 -0800

Sorry to say it, but I was just in the Caribbean, and tons of men and women on the resort were wearing white pants, and most of them looked good. Toned, tan, tasteful...yummy. I didn't see any shite like the pics you posted. Maybe West Coasters are just clueless about the white?

Zack Danger

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:58:53 -0800

You have just scratched the surface... I work as a parmadic, and it amazes me just how many nurses at the hospital insist on wearing white scrubs. Aside from working in one of the dirtiest professions... you can see EVERYTHING. I swear I can even make out the writing on the tag of the underwear.

pinkimartini

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:05:08 -0800

And this is why we don't own white pants or shorts - they just don't look good at all.

Suze

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:22:42 -0800

Why do people get mad at you? You are only telling the truth. Over the age of 2 - white pants look good on NO ONE.

kiran

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:00:41 -0800

I need a coffee table photo book of your posts. theyre brilliant.

Malingering's Dad

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:42:55 -0800

My mother made me where white jeans when I was young (Blue jeans were banned from school at the time). Now I understand why my mental health development was stymied at a young age. Thanks for the post.

bbd

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:41:46 -0800

you've probably heard the saying relative to the people that are upset with what you say "illegitimi non carborundum" (don't let the bastards grind you down) I love reading your stuff, and enjoy seeing the world through your eyes.

malingering

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:45:24 -0800

One time I wore light gray pants to work. I don't know what I sat in, but I sat in something at work. This woman came up to me and said "did you know there's something on your pants?" and I said "yes" and she said "Man, you must be so embarrassed." I said "I wasn't, until now."

Mushroom

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:39:34 -0800

Much like Spandex, white pants are a privilege, not a right. And I can think of one person (a sister-in-law) who wore white pants the day Aunt Flo showed up for her regular visit... there are just some things you can't hide or take back after they've happened. (Am told she tied her sweatshirt around her waist to get around the rest of the day.)

Kinky Puddin'

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:19:37 -0800

Clothing manufacturers are misogynists. Deven, Missing the Jesus Clam

wskrz

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:01:26 -0800

I worship at the Church of Malingering - Master of the Universe! Elise, even if some of these ladies don't have any friends to offer advice, maybe we should start up some kind of a charity to buy mirrors for these poor unfortunates. I think the manufacturing of white jeans is sponsored by the detergent and bleach companies. Why the hell would you want to wear something that is so prone to stains?! Are you going to maintain a five foot spill-free perimeter around yourself and never sit down to maintain the stunning whiteness of your pants?

Danielle

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:48:53 -0800

Thank you! can we be best friends?

Marshall

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:09:19 -0800

Once, in a moment of unthinkingness, I bought a pair of white jeans. Thankfully, I realized my mistake and never wore them. I have no idea why anyone would want to wear white - I can't relate to the panty-vision, but they pick up dirt and stains like nothing else.

Sydney

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:53:38 -0800

White pants that were lined and fitted (but not too tight) wouldn't be so bad. And nude underwear is great.

malingering

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:24:21 -0800

Back in 2002 I went to Italy and everyone was wearing white linen pants, so I bought a pair, thinking I would be so cool like the women in Rome (you know the saying). Upon my return to the US, my sister and I were in Vegas, and I proudly pulled out my white linen pants (cool yet chic, I thought) and put them on. My sister said "I'm not going out with you looking like that." I asked her if it was that bad. She replied, "well, I know that if you were walking in front of yourself and saw yourself from behind, you would point and laugh." Okay. Enough said. Back to the jeans.

cheriekeane

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:59:34 -0800

Malingering is L.A.'s Fashion Enforcer. She knows of what she speaks. Honestly, the last thing I do when I walk out of the house is check my rear for visible panty lines. If I see any, then my pants are too tight and I resolve to either get rid of them or lose those last 5 pounds I've been trying to lose for 5 years.

callie

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:41:12 -0800

And also - why don't women seem to know they should wear nude underwear under white pants...not white?

callie

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:38:57 -0800

I LOVE the look of white pants when they are done right (i.e., when you can't see things you shouldn't EVER see on strangers), but it is impossible to find a pair of pants where you can't see the front/back pockets or the underwear. Why don't clothing companies make white pants that work? Well, I've seen white pants that are all the things we want...but they're upwards of a few hundred dollars.

elizabeth

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:10:43 -0800

I love that the ads coming up at the top of the page are for girdles and personal ads featuring BBW.

tony

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:06:03 -0800

i think these women are a form of exhibitionists. they want us to see their junk. so when i pass by i stare and say DAY-UM and see if they frown at me. they never do.

hc

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:01:00 -0800

The only thing worse that white pants is white linen pants. I've never seen a pair of white linen pants I couldn't see through. You might as well forgo the pants altogether.

S

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:46:12 -0800

You, Malingering, summed up almost every reason why I never wear white pants, with the exclusion of the dreaded, glaring red stain that I've had the horrible displeasure of seeing on people. That, however, goes for most light-colored tight pants.

timmay!!!!!

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:43:33 -0800

i recommend no pants.

William

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:30:53 -0800

You're so mean, malingering. You should be more sensitive to people who have no decency and don't think they should restrict themselves to clothes that suit them or that people would want to see them in. hahaha ... really though, I want to catch you taking pictures of these people at the Grove and wherever else you prowl.

ninja rad

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:24:58 -0800

*bows to the master of the world* you are just like she-ra - and i love you for it!

L.A. auto insurance

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:21:36 -0800

And that is the same reason i love white pants....but only for girls.

Angel G

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:12:30 -0800

All hail the Master of the Universe. Don't worry about the cat lady remark...everyone knows they get the most action.

Elise

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:02:41 -0800

Don't these girls have any real friends? Women of the world need to unite and tell each other the truth when another one asks, "Do I look good in this?"