I would like to pose a question.  If we human beings were to have evolved up to this point in time with the addition of a tail, would you wear it in or would you wear it out.  I’m not suggesting a small nubby piece of flesh.  I mean a real tail about two to three feet in length, hairy for some and shorn for others.  So what do you think?  Is the tail worn inside the pants or allowed to wag freely about.  My guess is that it would probably depend on the person and the event.  And naturally, as with all appendages, the tail would be a welcoming canvas for various tattoos and piercings.  I can see it easily being a way of indicating mood, particularly the more amorous moods.  I brought up the subject at work the other day and some of the responses were very amusing.  So what are some of your observations?

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Comments

tarv the impossible

2004-06-01T18:34:07.000Z

I’m pretty sure that dress codes, whether they are enforced or merely “understood”, would have a lot to say about this.  For example, many schools would probably have a requirement that all tails must be tucked inside the pants/skirt, whatever, which would lead to students pushing the limits of such rules by having the top of their tails (ie, tail cleavage) sticking out of the top of their pants, or perhaps girls would let a bit of tail stick out of the bottom of their skirts to catch a boy’s eye.  Office environments would probably not have enforced dress codes, but it would probably be understood that men wear their tails either in, or else out, but tucked away in their tail pockets.  Women would likely wear theirs out more freely.  And of course most pants would be made with tail pockets to let you wear your tail out, but still be discreet about it.  Tail scarves would be a regular item in every clothing store every winter.  Men’s tails would probably be worn with hair while women would probably shave their tails.  That’s the way it is with legs, so I’m assuming the same for tails.  I’m betting some men would be bold and do a “lion cut” where they shave all but a patch at the tip.  Tail stylists will probably emerge and every salon and barber shop will offer such a service.

Billius

2004-06-01T22:51:41.000Z

I like the idea of a tail pocket, it conjures a practical but hilarious image.  I could definatley see various styles emerging in the grooming of ones tail hair.  The “lion cut man” would probably be the same guy who suffers from penis envy and drives a corvette, camaro, hummer, or any truck that doesn’t fit into a normal sized parking space.  Tail envy would become a social anxiety.  Tail extensions and reductions would be added to the enhance your penis or breasts packages at the local chop shop.  And then of course the tail fetish porn market would explode.

Tara

2004-06-06T15:30:44.000Z

I can see it now. A lion cut tail and a mullet.

Ian

2004-06-08T00:34:20.000Z

Well the whole idea of where you would put your tail seems to me to depend a lot on tail biology.  Do tails get cold easily like noses, are they susceptible to breakage easily?  Are they very sensitive like other things located in the between the legs region?  Are they prehensile and can be used like an extra hand?  Are they strong?  I mean, there are so many things to consider when it comes to tails that I think it would be very difficult to decide one way or another to wear them.  I mean you wouldn’t want to tuck a hairy tail down your pant leg on a 100 degree day now would you?  Nor let it get frostbitten when it comes to that…

e-bo the letter

2004-06-08T16:41:18.000Z

One question to consider is what kind of tails would humans have.  Would we all have the same basic tail, or would there be varying degrees of the phenotype? Logically, humans would have the same tail type, mostly likely very primate in nature.  I think it’d be cool to have a prehensile tail. It’s like an extra hand.  And how cute would it be to see a little kid hanging on to his/her parent’s tail? Then again, imagine what the porn industry could do with a prehensile tail.  Oh my.

But what if some peeps had lion-like or dog tails, and others had rat tails or fluffy bunny tails?  Would there be a preference?  I could see discrimination arising from this.  The elite/ruling class would consider certain tail types as a sign of genome superiority / inferiority, or at least a matter of social class.  And the top super models would probably have the same tail type and all the poor school girls would cry because their tails aren’t considered fashionable or pretty.  And that leads to cosmetic surgery.  I’m sure plastic surgeons would have a field day if having a certain tail was deemed necessary to achieve maximum socio-political success.

Kaishiomo (http://www.loadedguntheory.com/blog/index.php/listblog/.html)

2010-08-06T03:42:50.000Z

wow…thats really interesting…heres a question, exactly where would the tail grow from? Lower back? right above the crack, or slightly lower down? But then there is this, sadly, porn girl who has an obvious tail stub. Probably a mutation of sorts but yeah. If someone were to study her (Man that sounds cruel) that would answer some questions. and someone asked the question if it would have similar sexual effects on the body like how some girls get horny when there boobs or butt gets fondled, would the tail be like that too? …and you wouldn’t be able to call it a pair of underwear anymore because of the third hole. ;)

Anonymous (http://www.loadedguntheory.com/blog/index.php/listblog/.html)

2011-04-08T14:02:36.000Z

The tail would probably be an extension of the spine as is the case with most mammals that are blessed with one.