ESSENCE Poll: What is Your Relationship with Thongs?

Young women are ditching their skimpy g-strings in exchange for pieces offering a little more coverage. Welcome (back) to the age of innocence.A new article from the New York Times found that fewer and fewer Millennials are buying thongs, and that—surprise!—they’d rather wear pieces like boy shorts and high-waisted briefs that offer a little more booty coverage.