Why do Westerners use coloured underwear?

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The discussion centers around the cultural differences in underwear choices and hygiene practices between Westerners and Muslims, with a particular focus on the use of colored underwear. A Saudi commentator humorously critiques Western practices, questioning the logic behind preferences for colored underwear while drawing parallels to the traditional use of black headscarves in Muslim culture. The conversation veers into topics like circumcision and its alleged link to reduced susceptibility to HIV, referencing a study that suggests circumcised men may have lower infection rates. Participants express skepticism about the validity of such studies due to their design limitations. The thread also touches on personal hygiene practices, with some light-hearted banter about the use of unconventional materials for cleaning. Overall, the discussion reflects a blend of cultural critique, humor, and serious inquiries into health-related topics.
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Why are muslim headscarfs almost always black? Because they don't wash their hair? Sounds like the same logic lol.
 
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Perhaps it's a good sign - they have run out of sensible things to argue about!
 
mgb_phys said:
Perhaps it's a good sign - they have run out of sensible things to argue about!

They did that 1400 years ago.
After that, they have been squatting around, creating, for example, 70 divine rules governing urination and defecation..
 
Circumcised people are less susceptible to AIDS? :confused:

He'd hate my underwear as the washing powder I use has turned them from the colour black when they were new to brown. Most people I know seem to think that's amusing for some reason.
 
hey, I wear tighty-whities!

bow down before me, you filthy westerners!
 
Not before you show us the superiority of your manner of defecating..
 
I whipe my arse with pages of holy script, does that make me a bad person?
 
So begins the great "boxers vs briefs" Jihad
 
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Kurdt said:
Circumcised people are less susceptible to AIDS? :confused:

Actually, there was a recently publicized study that did indicate that. It's not a definite given, because it's epidemiological, not a controlled, double-blind study (that would be really difficult to design..."No, don't look down, you can't know which treatment group you're in!"), but that was the conclusion...well, HIV infection was less prevalent in circumcized than uncircumcized men in a particular population that was studied.
 
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Moonbear said:
but that was the conclusion...well, HIV infection was less prevalent in circumcized than uncircumcized men in a particular population that was studied.

Thats what I was thinking and why I'm suspicious. But I do realize that experiments in this area are hard to design and if it turns out there is some truth then it would be interesting find out why. It seems unrelated to what is the normal transmission of the disease. Anyway miles off topic.
 
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The proposed mechanism is that men with intact foreskins suffer more microscopic tears in the skin during sex than men without.

- Warren
 
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Why does this thread even exist?
 
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I'm suffering microscopic tears of any number?
 
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cyrusabdollahi said:
I whipe my arse with pages of holy script, does that make me a bad person?

that makes you clean:smile::smile:
 
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