What’s with the Sheryl Crow lyric “She likes lingerie, but he prefers the sombrero“? It seems simple at first, but if you think about it, it’s really vague. Does it mean that she likes lingerie, but he prefers that she wear a sombrero? Should she wear it in addition to the lingerie or instead of said lingerie? In this context, why would the man not prefer lingerie to a sombrero? Is this man Mexican? Or could it mean that he simply prefers wearing a sombrero on his head to wearing women’s underwear? Would this sombrero be worn in the traditional manner, or placed strategically in lieu of underwear?

Isn’t lingerie really just a shopping mall term for underpants? It’s like a man walking up to you and saying, “I like socks” or, “I like shirts.” If said in a certain, absent-minded way, this declaration could no doubt make one feel uncomfortable. The woman’s preference for lingerie, I think, is really just her acclamation that “I’m sexy and I’m in control.” The man, with his preference for a large Mexican hat is in effect saying, “I wear the pants in the family; I’m manly, I’m ethnic, and I’m out of control in my Mexican hat.”

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