Talk:Spaghetti strap

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Men actually wear spaghetti strap vest tops as well thankyou very much. [posted by: anonymous]

Anonymous here insists that spaghetti straps are a feature of men's fashion. Never heard of that myself but am willing to be convinced by some sort of reference, but alas, this is viewed as being "sexist".

For what it's worth, spaghetti straps would seem to be, by actual definition, a feature of women's clothing. See, e.g., here, here, here, here, and — why not? — here.

Okay, glad I could help you sort that out there, Anonymous. You're welcome very much. Louche 01:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia works on Gender-free NPOV - and actually men can wear spaghetti straps - on brassieres for example. --Gothgirlangel1981 16:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Since when do men wear brassieres? Even I don't Catherine Woods 13:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Men don't wear spaghetti straps. Why would they? I've already stated this; I wear spaghetti straps all the time, they're my favorite kind of outfit, but since when was I a man? Catherine Woods 13:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

There are spaghetti strap vest tops available for men on the market, and in clothes shops, especially here in the UK. Just because you haven't seen them with your eyes, doesn't mean they don't exist. --Gothgirlangel1981 17:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/iscavma/bigimages/womensspaghettistraptanktop2.JPG

Either you're right or the guy in this picture is a fucking faggot (excuse me if that language is found offensive, I've been raised this way) Catherine Woods 01:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

You seem somewhat sexist Catherine, Men and Women can wear spaghetti strap tops alike as shown in the image, he is not a 'faggot' he is sporting a fashion statement, I suggest you think again before posting sexist conotation POV's on here. --Gothgirlangel1981 15:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

First, Wikipedia's NPOV policy has aboslutely nothing to do with being gender-free. Also, whether men actually spaghetti strap tops is irrelevant as far as this article is concerned. Wikipedia requires reliable sources explicitly stating that spaghetti straps are a feature of men and women's fashion. As things are, reliable sources define spaghetti straps as a feature in women's fashion. Ytny (talk) 19:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

THANK GOD!!! Catherine Woods 22:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

You really have some gender, sexist and feminist opinions in your mind. There are plenty of sources that show Spaghetti straps are apparent in mens fashion, as well. So Catherine, please stop adding narrowminded comments, and spaghetti straps can be worn by men too THANK GOD! --Gothgirlangel1981 17:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

THANK GOD

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I vote for Image #1. I think that it illustrates it better and is in low resolution. Sarah Goldberg 01:11, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

The wedding image, as the black-top/blue-jeans image is a copyrighted AP photo, poorly cropped, mostly obscures the straps anyway, and gratuitously illustrates a trivial subject (spaghetti straps) with a victim of the Columbine massacre. It's also of such low quality that I'm not entirely convinced they're even spaghetti straps. They look no thinner than garden-variety bra straps to me, but either way, it's not a helpful illustration. At the risk of stating the obvious though, it's just a really crappy image. I thought it was a joke when I first saw it, but I'm willing to accept that it's being presented in good faith, which is why I responded. Langrel 22:25, 22 March 2007 (UTC)