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UK School Age Boys and White Pants

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No introduction will be needed! All UK lads of school age will be able to contribute something to this!In this poll I'm using 'pants' to mean all and any type of underwear.
At your school are white pants (i.e. underwear) seen as being sad or uncool?
Yes
No
If yes, at what age did they start to be seen as sad or uncool?
Under7
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
I did not answer yes
What type of school do you attend?
Infant/first school
Primary/middle school
State comprehensive or equivalent
Grammar school
Public or fee-paying school
Other
Is your mother under instructions not to buy you white pants?
Yes
No
If yes, at what age did you ask for no white pants?
Under 7
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
I did not answer yes
Do you have any white pants?
Yes
No
If yes, are you selective about when you wear them?
I did not answer yes
Yes, I wear them only when they won't be seen
Yes, I wear them only at holidays/weekends
Yes, I wear them only when I've run out of others
No, I'm happy to wear them at any time
If white pants are uncool why do you think this is (tick as many as apply)?
Because they're virginal
Because only nerdy boys seem to wear them
Because they indicate you are a mummy's boy
Because they look a bit like a nappy
White pants are not uncool at my school
What pants do you own as to whites and coloureds?
All white ones
Mainly white, some coloured
Mainly coloured, some white
All coloured
If at your school white pants are not sad or uncool, what do you prefer to wear?
White pants
Coloured pants
Not applicable, white pants are uncool at my school
If you won't wear white pants, at what age did you decide this?
I do wear white pants
Under 7
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
If at your school boys get grief for wearing white pants, what type do they get?
Jeering and cat-calling
Wedgies
Shorts pulled down in gym lessons
De-bagging (trousers taken down by force)
Tell all the girls he wears white pants
About how many boys in your class/year sometimes wear white pants?
None
No more than 5%
No more than 10%
No more than 15%
No more than 20%
No more than 30%
no more than 40%
about half
more than half
Will you leave a comment about things that have happened at your school concerning wearing white pants?
Yes
No
Do girls at your school take any interest in whether boys wear white pants?
No- there are no girls at my school
No- I've never known a girl make any comment
Yes, they tease more than boys do if they know!
Most girl don't, but some love to tease if they know
Years ago, some schools made white pants a part of the uniform requirement. What do you think of that?
Great idea. It would stop any teasing
I normally wear coloureds, but its a good idea
I'd wear whites only if everyone else had to
I wouldn't mind one way or the other
I don't like the idea of taking away a choice
This poll was created on 2004-06-19 18:53:12 by YfrontsUK