Men Have Dangly Penises, Yet Women Get Skirts — Where’s the Logic in That?

Logic aligns with men wearing skirts, yet we gave them up. So why did pants become the norm instead?

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I’ve always thought why is it that men, the ones with inconvenient dangly bits, are the ones wearing pants? Wouldn’t it make more sense for us to wear loose and breathable clothing and the women wore tighter clothing?

It doesn’t really make sense, yet this is what we accept as a society. The answer lies not in logic, rather it lies in tradition and conditioning. We have been conditioned from a very young age to accept that skirts belong on women and trousers belong on men.

But if you think about it, men have the most to gain from skirts or at the least looser clothing. So why do we continue to choose tight fitting pants when we could adjust our clothing choice in pursuit of comfort and practicality?

For Most of History, Men Wore Skirts. Then Society Flipped the Script.

Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000). Credit: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Scott Free Productions.