{"id":606,"date":"2021-10-04T20:10:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashareh.fit\/?page_id=606"},"modified":"2022-06-09T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T08:54:23","slug":"savior-and-sadist-cycling-panties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lala3xl.com\/index.php\/savior-and-sadist-cycling-panties\/","title":{"rendered":"Savior and sadist: Cycling Panties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"606\" class=\"elementor elementor-606\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c93707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c93707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d64c39\" data-id=\"71d64c39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de12be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3de12be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I participated in a call for contributions to a zine by a 2nd year student of Critical Fashion Practices in April 2021. I received the instructions below.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Hi Lianca,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Hope you&#8217;re doing well!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>I\u2019m writing this mail to invite you to join my research about women\u2019s safe space&#8211;this edition focus on women\u2019s insecurities indicated by a &#8220;reading&#8221; praxis of the panties.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>I attached the manifesto that I wrote for the proposal of Reading My Panties; I hope you can find resonance here; please\u00a0check the file attached.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>About the form:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>booklet(digital\/print)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>I plan to present the collective manifesto in a booklet that consists of 10 females who would like to share their struggles, stories, insecurities, etc., through their panties. I will share the outcome of it with you, no matter it will be digital or print.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>a manifesto (text)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>It will be an anonymous manifesto in\u00a0which you could share your observations, pop-up ideas, stories, memories, etc. Please feel free to choose your own narrative and the level of privacy.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Here doesn\u2019t have any limitations of length, format, tone; you\u00a0can choose the way that you feel comfortable. But it should be in English (otherwise I can\u2019t read haha) or have the English translation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Please put the text into the word file(.doc).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>documentation (images)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>I kindly ask you to document your panties in any way you want. For example, it can be embodied, represented, clipart,\u00a0re-edited, etc. You can choose your way to experiment with the visual materials.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Please send the images to me\u00a0<strong>as separate jpegs.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>no limitations for the amount, the more the better:)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>About time:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Would you mind send\u00a0me your manifesto\u00a0<strong>before 30 April<\/strong>? (Lemme know if you need more time)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>If you&#8217;re interested in it, please reply to this invitation;\u00a0please feel free to email me if you have any questions.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Wish you have a good day!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>&#8212;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Best regards,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Lu Lin\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 100px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator {\"opacity\":\"css\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/><!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 100px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My contribution<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":1} -->\n<h1>Savior and sadist: Cycling Panties<\/h1>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are my cycling panties. I wear a pair of these every day as I head off for work as a bicycle tour guide. I spend around 8 hours a day, 5 days a week on a bicycle seat &#8211; protective gear, like these panties, are important to prevent damage to my groin area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participating in cycle races in South Africa, the crowd always chanted: \u2018Hou bene hou!\u2019 (don\u2019t give up legs!) as you zipped past. Bystanders assumed that your legs were suffering the burden for trying to maintain cadence. INCORRECT. It is your ass and genitals that are under fire when bumping against the seat saddle. The best solution is to find a great saddle but, as anatomy differs from person to person, it requires a great deal of trial and error. A wise friend and fellow cyclist once told me: \u2018Finding a good saddle, is like finding a good lover. It\u2019s not a one size fits all situation\u2019. Swapping out saddles gets costly, so in addition, cyclists also invest in padded shorts to protect their fleshy bits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When working I prefer my cycling panties to the padded shorts, as I can wear them under any leggings or pants. We don\u2019t move fast when touring, so I don\u2019t work up a massive sweat (armpits excluded, they are smelly at the end of the day). Lycra is redundant.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If I don\u2019t wear the padded panties, weird things happen down there. Ever had the nose of the bike seat slip snugly into your vulva so you straddle that baby with camel toes dangling off each side? It\u2019s not an experience that warrants repetition. Padded underwear creates a protective barrier between you and the darned saddle. It absorbs some of the impact and prevents you from sliding back and forth chaffing from urethra to anus. But they are far from perfect.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ve had a wedgy right? Your underwear bunched up in your butt crack? Imagine a wedgy in the front. If the shorts are not fitted properly (I don\u2019t think I have ever owned a pair that was) the excess padding will lodge itself in that slit between your legs. Your butt also suffers but it\u2019s basically soft fatty cushions covered in durable epidermis, and then also covered by padded briefs. Way more conducive to cycling than the soft pink tissue between your legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The briefs are engineered to ergonomically fit the curves of your body. The seams, holding the padding in place, run across your belly, in-between your upper thigh and groin, over your butt crack and back. A shape that nicely outlines the most sensitive part of your body; an inadvertent bullseye beckoning: \u201cStrike here!\u201d. Why, for the literal love of me, would you put a seam on the\u00a0transitional ridge where leg\u00a0meets\u00a0pelvis an area that is perpetually moving and rubbing when peddling a bike? No one can fault the designers for not anticipating that folded fabric and soft stitches would turn into razor blades slashing your skin upon rotation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, forget about ever getting a Brazilian again. If you dare bring wax or a razor blade near your pubic region you risk ingrown hairs that combined with heat, moisture, pressure and friction turn into saddle sores. Even medical science struggles to prescribe preventative measures against these critters. Saddle sores can manifest as\u00a0hard painful lumps, fluid-filled cysts or abrasions\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0a little like friction burn. I\u2019ve even had blood blisters on my labia! The best solution is to just nurture your natural pubic hair and hope you find a lover that doesn\u2019t mind bush-bashing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those sadistic briefs are there to prevent numbness and swelling, but it sucks at preventing UTI\u2019s. That cushiony bit you lounge on is a breeding ground for bacteria. Ditch those panties and shower as soon as you get home from a workout. Frequent washing also reduces the lifespan. That $40-$70 investment was for comfort, not compound interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The folly we suffer for our craft is not unlike to folly we suffer to be female. My cycling panties are kind of an allegory for the pressure from society to be a stereotypical woman. It\u2019s suffering packaged as salvation.\u00a0The constant strive to be feminine, glamourous and fashionable.\u00a0\u00a0These societal expectations normalize acts of torture and humiliation &#8211; plastic surgery, dieting, keeping up with trends- and positions them as the answers to eternal fulfilment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When cycling, my shorts don\u2019t really make me faster. Will becoming the quintessential woman make me happier? 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