00:00So I wear underwear. I'm wearing it right now.
00:02Are you wearing underwear?
00:03Apparently not everyone wears underwear.
00:05So I asked my fellow R29ers if they wear underwear
00:07and what their thoughts are about going commando.
00:10I go commando.
00:11I do not believe you should go commando ever.
00:14I sometimes go commando.
00:16I would never go commando.
00:18I take any opportunity I can to go commando.
00:21Supermarket, commando.
00:22Gym, commando.
00:24Music festival, boom, commando.
00:25I am against going commando.
00:28Who are you against, Josh?
00:29I have a list.
00:30In a poll conducted by Vanity Fair in 60 Minutes,
00:3225% of people admitted to going commando.
00:35At least sometimes.
00:36The idea of like not covering that.
00:41If you're wearing a skirt,
00:42it's like that can go in so many directions incorrect.
00:45I kind of feel like you should be wearing underwear 90% of the time,
00:48especially if you're wearing dresses and underwear skirts,
00:50because you know, anything flies up.
00:51I am certain someone has seen some things
00:54they maybe weren't expecting to see.
00:56Specifically going up the subway steps in the summer,
00:59the way that there's some kind of wind tunnel that happens
01:02that some scientists could probably explain better.
01:05For me, it all depends on the outfit and the occasion.
01:08Like a short dress or skirt every time I'm wearing underwear.
01:11I'm not a crazy person.
01:12I go commando mostly when I'm going out
01:15and I'm wearing like tight clothing
01:16or like I wear bodysuits a lot
01:18and I just don't wear underwear with bodysuits
01:20because I don't have time for that.
01:23People go commando because they want their vagina to breathe
01:27or whatever it may be.
01:28That's for them. It's not for me.
01:30Long dress, like a maxi dress or a really tight dress,
01:34no underwear. Get it out of here.
01:36I usually will go commando the morning after activities with gentlemen.
01:44I think there's definitely a connection in some people's minds
01:46between going commando and how promiscuous you are
01:50or maybe being labeled as slutty or easy or something
01:53and that's bullshit.
01:55I don't think if someone likes to go commando,
01:57I don't think that makes them a slut.
01:58I don't think it makes them easy.
01:59For me, it's about looking good and feeling good
02:02and, you know, they don't really make thongs that want to like fit my ass.
02:07So sometimes you just need to get creative.
02:11Breathability, liberation, room, I guess, to move around.
02:15Genitals and zippers don't mix.
02:17I typically only wear underwear if I know that it's coming off later on.
02:23I'm one of those people who actually has like a pair of emergency underwear
02:26that I just walk around with all the time.
02:28Just because like I'm a woman, things can go wrong.
02:31But I also have like floss and a toothbrush.
02:33Jeans can cut your crotch.
02:35Guy or girl, it's a rough fabric.
02:38It's not meant to be engaging with the most sensitive part of your body.
02:42If you're a woman, you'll notice some secretions on your clothing.
02:45That's a natural part of being a woman.
02:47But you're gonna have to wash your clothes way more often.
02:49That's terrible for water conservation.
02:51It is sometimes uncomfortable to go commando,
02:54not necessarily physically, but more the fact that you just know you are.
02:59And I think there is a bit of conditioning that that's gross
03:03or that you're supposed to, you know, cover up.
03:06My partner does go commando pretty frequently.
03:10And she knows that I do as well.
03:12People go commando for breathability, comfort,
03:14and sometimes when they just don't want to do their laundry.
03:17But other people go commando to avoid those pesky panty lines.
03:20It's just fashion, darling.
03:22Like, I went commando on my wedding.
03:24100%.
03:26Don't tell my mother.
03:27I did not wear any underwear when I went to prom.
03:31It wasn't until I was getting ready to a bunch of my friends,
03:33you know, as you do before you start going to a big event.
03:36And a bunch of my friends were like, no, we totally see, like, all your underwear.
03:39It was, like, cutting into, like, my hips and everything.
03:42So one of the girls suggested that I just don't wear underwear,
03:45which is something she regularly does not do.
03:46I would say my friends probably don't know that I go commando.
03:52I wouldn't say my underpants situation
03:56is something that comes up in conversation that often.
03:59At one point, I was getting, like, yeast infections and other types of things,
04:02and I wasn't understanding why.
04:04And my OB-GYN had told me that sometimes it is generally just because you need to leave,
04:09let that whole area breathe.
04:11It's true.
04:11Lots of underwear are made of non-absorbent material,
04:14which isn't ideal for breathability.
04:16But that doesn't mean you have to go to the extreme and wear nothing.
04:18Try fabrics like cotton, which really lets that air flow.
04:22I definitely think that it's important to let your nether regions breathe from time to time.
04:28All of my girlfriends and all of my coworkers here at Refinery29,
04:32sometimes they don't wear bras, and it's amazing.
04:34They feel great.
04:34Same thing for a man.
04:35Let your girl breathe sometimes.
04:37Give her some air.
04:38Let her, you know, get the breeze in there.
04:40I do think there's a time and a place where going commando is appropriate,
04:42and that's under a nice terry cloth robe.
04:45Maybe you do need to breathe down there.
04:47I don't really know.
04:48Consult your doctor.
04:50But if that's the way you live, that's okay.
04:53I'm not saying we can't be friends, but I am going to question your every move.
04:58Give yourself a chance to just kind of hang out within.
05:03Whether you're for or against, you just keep doing you, boo.
05:06Keep rocking those granny panties, thongs, boxers, briefs, or just your plain old bottoms.
05:12See you next time.
05:13Mhm X.
05:14You
