- People do not notice
- If they notice, they do not care
- If they care, they are too polite to say anything
Welcome to Geraden's Blog.
Men,
as well as women,
wear nylon legwear (tights and pantyhose)
for a number of reasons.
Fashion, warmth, comfort, athletic performance, healthy legs
or just because they feel good to wear.
This is not a fetish site. There are plenty of those around and you will find them easily enough without my help. There are not all that many 'clean' tights/pantyhose sites, and most of them have links from this site. I have been told - and who am I to disagree? - that this site is a resource which many have found useful.
This site is for the men who wear (or who would like to), and for the womenfolk who refuse to be swayed by myths and prejudices and therefore support, accept and understand their men's clothing choice. It is also for the womenfolk who do none of those things, in the hope that they may come to understand, accept and support.
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RecommendedLegwear4men
This is the place in Europe to get
tights that are made for men. Carries the full Activskin range, as
well as ranges by European manufacturers, including the new men's
range by Gerbe. The customer service is excellent. Activskin The classic, pioneering manufacturer of tights made specially for men. 'These are not your mother's pantyhose!' Also the US distributor for Gerbe.
For US and world-wide customers, this is where to go! Another excellent customer service site. LAUF The Delphi Forum: Legwear as Unisex Fashion
A good clean forum based in the USA for discussion of male hosiery. |
WikipediaThe Wikipedia article called Pantyhose for Men was started by my friend Harisnya. He kindly asked me to help him with it. E-MancipateHarisnya's great campaigning and resource site for male legwear, e-mancipate.net InterestingPolitical Correctness, the Origins of Dr Vernon Coleman's thoughts on why men wear Transactional Analysis - the psychology that makes sense to ordinary people. See also here. Ladylike - advice for women with cross-dressing partners (Please note - in posting this link I am not suggesting that men are cross-dressers simply because they wear tights.) Geraden's Champion - Bob Savage / Kim Novak song, based on the original 'Geraden' . More LinksMore on Geraden's LINKS page |
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Latest Entry
Tights and Asperger's
by Geraden
I have had this piece in draft form for a long time, and I have at last decided to release it. Regular readers will have noticed that I have been much less active on the blog recently than I was, and some may have wondered why.
I am not going into all the details, buy the last two years have been eventful ones in my personal and work life. During that time I have had some surprises, both pleasant and otherwise, and I have learned quite a lot about myself and other people. There may be some connection between that and the topic which I am raising in this article.
Briefly, there is a line of thought that goes something like this:
- One of the reasons that people give for wearing tights is simply that they feel comfortable to wear (of course you have to wear tights of the right size and of good quality, otherwise, as women are fond of saying, they are far from comfortable!) Part of the enjoyment of wearing tights comes from the soft, silky feeling of the fabric.
- Men wearing tights is not socially acceptable: it can be seen as a form of inappropriate behaviour. Those who indulge in such inappropriate behaviours are concerned with their own gratification rather than respecting the views and wishes of other people, particularly those who are close to them.
- Both of these traits (liking for particular types of fabric and having inappropriate behaviours) are characteristic of autistic persons / persons with Asperger's Syndrome.
- So, particularly if one has other reasons to suspect the presence of autism or Asperger's, it is reasonable to account in this way for a man's liking for wearing tights.
I am not saying whether I agree or disagree with any of this, or even how sure I am about it. What I would like is for readers will give their views. If you have any relevant knowledge, personal or otherwise, please comment!
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