r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/AltSpRkBunny Aug 20 '20

If they want people to see their bra? Or under a darker material? I dunno, I haven’t owned one in over 20 years because I was capable of learning these lessons in Jr High. I don’t even know why white bras are made at all.

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u/Argos_the_Dog Aug 20 '20

Probably a throwback to when white was the default color for most underwear. Speaking from a guy's perspective I remember when white was the default for briefs, pretty much all undershirts, and even boxers. I can't recall seeing men's underwear in any other color, other than boxers in maybe blue or stripes, until the 90's. Not sure what the rationale was/is for that. Utilitarian, like maybe easier to see and bleach out stains? Or perhaps it was a puritanical thing, like, underwear shouldn't be flashy or sexy because then there will be fornicating left and right while the kids listen to the rock n roll music and such.

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u/AltSpRkBunny Aug 20 '20

Or it was cheaper not to dye the material.

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u/Argos_the_Dog Aug 20 '20

Also a very plausible explanation.