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Men in Tights

June 29, 2006

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The last time a selfish conservative was in the White House (Ronald Reagan), movies were filled with testosterone-infused action heroes with rippling muscles and huge guns: think Rambo.

Now, with Bush II, the curtain has been drawn back to reveal that heroes need support, and so they wear tights.

Also the tights epidemic seems to have Hollywood and cultural critics ridiculously nervous. Last week Brandon Routh was trotted out to declaim his (and Superman’s) heterosexuality. This week, the costume designer, Louise Mingebach, released a statement explaining that Superman’s tights are actually “hi-tech, ultra-thin Milliskin, a Spandex blend.”

And now Nacho Libre and NBA stars are entering the conversation.

“'Men are not used to showing off their legs,” Mingebach said, “But Routh was strangely unselfconscious about it. Maybe because it was Superman, so he knew what he was going into. He probably knew he couldn't just wear the cape,'' she says.

Routh isn't the only guy in tights this year. NBA stars, such as Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter, are wearing them on the court and even far-less athletic-looking Jack Black is wearing them on screen in Nacho Libre.

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