TV host called out for wearing ‘giant granny panties’ calls in the lawyers
On Sunday, Daily Mail Australia called the public’s attention to the “giant granny panties” TV host Samantha Armytage wore while running errands around town.
Armytage is the host of “Sunrise,” a morning TV show in Australia. And when the Daily Mail saw fit to point out that her “granny panties showed through the garment with a clearly visible line,” a lot of people saw red.
“That’s right, Samantha Armytage has been caught ... wearing underwear,” said Australian comedian Rebecca Shaw. “I will wait while you pick yourself up from where you have undoubtedly fainted from shock and horror.”
The granny panties reference invites comparisons to movie heroine Bridget Jones, mocked by one suitor for her comfy “granny knickers.” But this public discussion about a real woman’s underwear crossed a line for many people.
1. the daily mail should be craterised by orbiting laser guns
— the resident female (@marrowing) December 11, 2016
2. those are totally normal undies
3. See 1 https://t.co/JvaAFSEyaW
Of all the things Sam Armytage should be ashamed of, how could anyone think “her habit of wearing underpants” is a pertinent one? https://t.co/lk751Unsyy
— Ben Pobjie (@benpobjie) December 11, 2016
@sam_armytage @sunriseon7 @edwina_b @natalie @talithacummins7 @clementine_ford @MailOnline......Your headline was broken so I fixed it. pic.twitter.com/5Lr5Sq8N0f
— EJG1997 (@EJG1997) December 11, 2016
One woman even called on others to suit up in support of Armytage.
Girls put your "giant granny panties" out tomorrow to support @sam_armytage the Daily Mail have been callous, cruel and disgusting to her.
— Tracey Hill (@hilly2327) December 11, 2016
The backlash was so swift and loud that the Daily Mail removed the word “giant” from the original “giant granny panties” headline.
Armytage might have the last word on this.
When Buzzfeed contacted her about the story, she said, “I’m not making any comment as it’s with the lawyers.”
For the record, The New York Times reported last year that younger women are embracing granny-friendly knickers, full-bottom undies like boy shorts and high-waist briefs.
“Thongs have had their moment,” sniffed one apparel analyst.
This story was originally published December 12, 2016 at 12:59 PM with the headline "TV host called out for wearing ‘giant granny panties’ calls in the lawyers."