Sharing our love of underwear, swimwear, and gear at the best of times can be difficult. How many out there have had posts removed, accounts suspended, or even deleted? Mix in the current dumpster fire that is Twitter, and this makes connecting with others and sharing our love of gear much harder. There is a lot I want to say on this topic, and I will do an editor’s desk podcast this weekend and put it out for everyone.

Why is this important?

There are very few places we can go and share openly without violating TOS on services. This includes everyday guys, brands, and stores. It’s frustrating sometimes because even promoting the blog has gotten me into trouble with many social media sites. Adding in the UNB Store complicates issues even more. The last time I was in Vegas, I attended some marketing seminars for small online stores, and 75% of the ideas were ones we couldn’t use in underwear. Why should we water down what we want to promote to suit someone else? We want to normalize underwear.

Where do we go?

When Twitter was sold, I didn’t think it would change much. It’s been two months since the buyout, and things keep getting more chaotic. People are starting to leave and go to other places. It’s sad because it’s been a relatively safe space to share NSFW pics and connect on Twitter (outside of the profile pics and avatars, which UNB was hit for this “violation”). Where do we go? Tumblr is now letting you put up NSFW content again, but no sex acts. Hive is a new service with growing pains, but it seems open and ready to use. Mastodon has been around for. Few years but the learning curve to set up seems odd (I’m setting up an account now).

I’m doing a poll. If you are either leaving Twitter or looking for a backup option just in case, where are you going? I want to create a hub here where I can share info on where guys are going and hopefully find your undies buddies another service should something happen. Take the survey Below

If you had told me that Twitter would have so many issues so fast, I would have said you were crazy. But here we are. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding social media sitesitesdon’t think they will crash and burn (well, It could; I’ve been wrong so far), but we are branching out to other social sites. It’s slow going it’s just me but stick with us.

Tumblr

Tumblr allows you to post nudity and adult content again, just not sex! Which is good for us because we have issues posting on IG and Facebook. The network may eventually tie into Mastadon, but we’ll see. I have the UNB Store and Blog on Tumblr. I may combine them into one to make it easier.

Follow UNB Blog – https://www.tumblr.com/unbblog

Follow UNB Store – https://www.tumblr.com/unbstore

Reddit

Reddit is one that I am least familiar with and has a less significant learning curve. We have a blog and store online community. If anyone has advice and such about Reddit, please reach out. I’m figuring it out and string to be a good Reddit citizen.

Follow UNB Blog & Store – https://www.reddit.com/r/unbstoreandblog/

Hive

Hive is a Twitter alternative that many of their underwear boys have gone to after issues with Twitter. One thing to know is Hive doesn’t have a web interface, and you have to access it through their app. It’s simple to use and has the slightest learning curve. I only created an account for myself currently, so look for me there.

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I’ve already mentioned in past posts that my theory around why many straight guys don’t care about underwear is that they’re stuck in a rut with Hanes and Fruit of the Loom. They rightly think of that underwear as average at best, uncomfortable and annoying at worse, and apply that thinking to all underwear. They probably don’t know that there are better options out there. 

It can be hard to know where to start. Unless you live in a big city, there aren’t many stores specifically selling men’s underwear (Portland, Phoenix, Dallas, LA, and New York come to mind). And I hate to say it, but these can be intimidating stores and often are geared towards gay men. Still, I would do it if you could go to one of these stores. I had a great experience as a straight guy at Off Chute Too in Phoenix. I got to try pairs without judgment, and the store folks were very welcoming and gave great recommendations. 

Option 2 is department stores or Target. Target is a good option as they are starting to get more types of styles that are better made and not too expensive if you don’t like a pair. You can usually see and feel the pair before buying it, which is helpful. 

Option 3 is online. This is probably where most guys buy their underwear, but it can be hard to know where to begin if you aren’t very familiar with different brands. I know I wasn’t. 

I tell all of my buddies who are just now starting to up their underwear game that MeUndies is the place to start. You’ll immediately be able to tell the difference and know better underwear is out there. Underwear can be fun, comfortable, and attractive. Plus, MeUndies has excellent customer service and makes returns easy. So they’ll make it right if you try something and don’t love it. 

Happy to share other recommendations for other straight guys thinking about expanding their horizons and exploring new types of underwear.