Cameltoe

A cameltoe

For comparison: toes of a camel

Cameltoe or Camel Toe (English literally for "camel toe") referred to in the English vernacular deformation of the clothes in the step in women's pants , which can occur at very closely or casual clothing worn and a "W" is like.

history

The deformation, known colloquially as cameltoe, occurs when the fabric of the clothing slips between the large labia of the woman and reveals the contours of the pubic cleft . The cameltoe effect is favored by tightly cut garments with a seam running in the middle, such as hot pants , jeans , leggings , briefs and swimwear or sportswear. Likewise, there are special clothes like catsuits without step fodder that were worn among other female pop stars especially in the 2000s.

Cameltoes are often considered a fashionable faux pas and are occasionally discussed in consumer magazines and the tabloid press, provided they are shown publicly by celebrities or if they want to help avoid them. The predominantly female US hip-hop group Fannypack dedicated a song to the subject in 2003 under the title Cameltoe .

In the meantime, the term has also become known in other countries outside the United States and found its way into their everyday language, including in the German-speaking area.

In 2005, in the film The Weather Man by Gore Verbinski, the term camel toe was thematized in an ambiguous sense.

underwear

So-called cameltoe guards - a kind of panty liner - are offered to prevent the labia from showing through clothing. A gusset that has already been sewn into the intimate area of the underwear is also generally to be avoided .

In the Asian region in particular, underwear with sewn-in silicone cushions is sold in the form of vulcan replicas that are intended to reproduce such an effect and were initially marketed as party pants . According to a report by Stern in 2017, they would stand for a “new, more openly lived femininity”. The times in which "women had to be ashamed of a pubic area that was unfavorably depressed by their clothing" are over now that celebrities such as Miley Cyrus have shown their femininity. A warning was given in this regard - also from a feminist point of view - against an increase in surgical interventions, such as the reduction of the labia .

literature

Tristan Taormino, Karen Green (Ed.): A girl's guide to taking over the world: writings from the girl zine revolution . 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. St. Martin's Griffin, New York 1997, ISBN 0-312-15535-2 , pp. 74 (English).
David Mansour: From Abba to Zoom. A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th . Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City (Missouri / USA) 2005, ISBN 0-7407-5118-2 , p. 64 (English).
Aaron Peckham: Urban Dictionary. Fularious Street Slang Defined . Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City (Missouri / USA) 2005, ISBN 0-7407-5143-3 , p. 70 (English).
Jonathon Green: Cassell's Dictionary of Slang . 2nd Edition. Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London 2005, ISBN 0-304-36636-6 , p. 236 (English).

Web links

Commons : Cameltoe - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b The future belongs to pensioners. Cannot live and cannot die , report by Andrian Kreye , Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 66, March 20, 2006, culture section.
↑ camel toe in the Oxford English Dictionary (English); accessed on August 27, 2018.
↑ Miaow! , The Guardian, November 27, 2007; accessed August 28, 2018.
↑ Kelefa Sanneh: Fashion Tip in Rap For Brooklyn Girls , The New York Times, May 23, 2003, accessed August 27, 2018.
↑ In July 2007 , for example, Zeit editor Michael Bahnerth used the term “cameltoe bikinis” to describe tight-fitting female swimwear in a report on a Turkish luxury hotel. The pool of sins , article by Michael Bahnerth, Die Zeit , No. 30, July 19, 2007.
↑ Memorable quotes for The Weather Man (2005) on IMDb : The overweight girl Shelly is referred to in her school by the - sexistically meant - nickname Camel Toe , but justifies this to her father Dave Spritz with the "advantages" of real camel's feet: "Because , camel toes are tough. They can walk all over the desert and all the hot rocks. I'm tough. "
↑ Brenda Strohmaier: "A little hint is more attractive" , welt.de of April 10, 2016, accessed on August 21, 2018.
↑ When labia become a fashion trend Stern.de of March 22, 2017, accessed on August 21, 2018.

[süddeutsche-1] The future belongs to pensioners. Cannot live and cannot die , report by Andrian Kreye , Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 66, March 20, 2006, culture section.

[2] camel toe in the Oxford English Dictionary (English); accessed on August 27, 2018.

[3] Miaow! , The Guardian, November 27, 2007; accessed August 28, 2018.

[4] Kelefa Sanneh: Fashion Tip in Rap For Brooklyn Girls , The New York Times, May 23, 2003, accessed August 27, 2018.

[5] In July 2007 , for example, Zeit editor Michael Bahnerth used the term “cameltoe bikinis” to describe tight-fitting female swimwear in a report on a Turkish luxury hotel. The pool of sins , article by Michael Bahnerth, Die Zeit , No. 30, July 19, 2007.

[6] Memorable quotes for The Weather Man (2005) on IMDb : The overweight girl Shelly is referred to in her school by the - sexistically meant - nickname Camel Toe , but justifies this to her father Dave Spritz with the "advantages" of real camel's feet: "Because , camel toes are tough. They can walk all over the desert and all the hot rocks. I'm tough. "

[7] Brenda Strohmaier: "A little hint is more attractive" , welt.de of April 10, 2016, accessed on August 21, 2018.

[8] When labia become a fashion trend Stern.de of March 22, 2017, accessed on August 21, 2018.