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This is the surprising reason why women's panties have a bow tie on the front

Have you ever wondered what is behind the decorative bow tie in women's underwear?

A useful supplement for gender distinction - here's the full story behind the bow

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Before wondering about the bow of the bow tie, did you even notice that in front of (almost) all the women's underwear there is a decorative bow bow tie?

We are so used to him that for a moment we did not stop to think why he is there?

Whoever drew our attention to him is a Reddit user who raised the question in the women's forum: "Why do so many underwear have this little movie up front? Where did the tradition come from?".

In Screen Shot they decided to investigate the matter in depth and found that there are some hypotheses for the existence of this tiny bow tie, with what started as a useful plugin now becoming a symbol of gender distinction that helps manufacturers profit at the expense of the consumer.

Here are the reasons for its existence:

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In the past

Women's underwear was first introduced during the Renaissance.

They were mainly used for maintaining hygiene, but also warmed women in harsh weather conditions.

In addition, underwear used to save women the "embarrassment" if they fell off a horse.

It is assumed that at that time the bow tie that adorned the panties had a practical purpose.

If we go back to the medieval period, you will also find similar films in vintage underwear for men.

The film is actually meant for tying, to prevent the panties from falling on days when the elastic panties have not yet been invented.

One article on the subject of Bardit: "As for its roots, the bow tie dates back to pre-elastic days, when the bottoms were held in place with a piece of ribbon threaded through the top of the lace. The little bow tie is where we used to tie this ribbon."

In addition, hundreds of years ago people lived without electricity and many were forced to dress by candlelight or in complete darkness.

Mostly these were the women who tended to dress before dawn to perform the household chores.

So they used the bow tie to identify which direction they should wear the underwear.

HistoryExtra added that during the Middle Ages a woman wearing underwear with a ribbon was perceived as a strong woman but also as a prostitute.

That is, as one who sleeps with anyone on days when women were allowed to sleep voluntarily with a man only if they had the intention to marry and have children with him.

The website reads: "Pants and panties were considered a symbol of masculine power. The women who wore them were considered harsh wives trying to usurp the authority of their husbands, or women of low morals."

An old post on Reddit dealing with the bow tie:

What is the connection between the papillon and the feminist theory of the "male gaze" (Photo: ShutterStock, Yevhen Prozhyrko)

And today

In the AskWomen forum, there have been claims that the papillon film, which used to be useful, is now only a decorative element to make a clear distinction between women's underwear and men's underwear, with the prevailing opinion being that the film is perceived as feminine. Lingerie companies use this concept to earn more. Suppose in a family with two children, a sister and a younger brother, the parents will not agree to transfer the big girl's panties to her younger brother because they are decorated with a bow tie with the female connotation - so they will have to buy the boy boys' panties separately. Conclusion: Many companies benefit financially from the old gender distinction.

In addition, in some countries a bow tie on panties symbolizes high quality of the item and is often added to hide small flaws - which is why bras also tend to adorn bow ties.

Another reason for the existence of the bow tie, it is assumed, is precisely what is called in feminist theory the "male point of view", which presents and represents women as a sexual object for the enjoyment of the heterosexual male viewer.

Think about it - in most cases the bow tie is located just above the female genitalia, between the woman's exposed skin and what can no longer be seen - and attracts the man's attention and captivates him.

It has a symbol of passion.

This theory was previously confirmed by the French psychologist Ludwig Bailard-Robert in an interview with Bazafid.

In other words, these bow ties represent the desire of women which is commemorated by our society for the purpose of pleasing the male sex.

Many surfers (and especially surfers) were surprised by the variety of reasons for the existence of the bow tie: "I always wondered why they were there. I thought they were pretty stupid and learned to ignore them. Interesting to find out what their original purpose was," one article added: them".

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