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You may024 Archivesnoticed "granny panties," otherwise known as high-waisted, comfortable underwear, taking over your Twitter feed of late.

Variations of the hashtag #UndiesOutForSam have been trending after a curious and frankly horrific article was published in Daily Mail AustraliaSunday that criticised Australian TV personality Samantha Armytage for her choice of intimates.

Armytage was not sporting external undies à la Superman. Rather, she was out in public and her underwear was definitely beneath her clothes.

Her visible pantie line, with an apparently too-high-to-be-sexy waist, was nevertheless sufficient fodder for an entire news article.

Sam Armytage's giant granny panties show a visible line https://t.co/ACda8eDJbq pic.twitter.com/NsYuLhvsGo

— Daily Mail Australia (@DailyMailAU) December 11, 2016

There are so many things wrong here. For example, what's the problem with not wanting your underwear to fall down? Nothing provides security more than elastic around your belly.

But most importantly, Armytage should be free to wear whatever she likes without comment or criticism -- a fact social media pointed out again and again in the deluge of backlash to the piece.

Whether it's headscarfs or panties- society is obsessed with how women choose to dress#WhatWeWearIsNoneOfYourBusiness
🙅🏽💪🏽👊🏽@sam_armytage pic.twitter.com/rQsbcYaO2G

— Mariam Veiszadeh (@MariamVeiszadeh) December 12, 2016

I thought this 'headline' was from @theonion. F Me. This trash must stop. I'm so sorry you have to put up with this @sam_armytage . pic.twitter.com/Rxhk7donz4

— Jane Kennedy (@Jane_L_Kennedy) December 12, 2016

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In an act of underwear solidarity, users also posted pictures of themselves wearing or displaying their fave granny panties -- supporting Armytage's freedom to choose whatever type of underwear she damn well pleases.

A call to arms for Sam Arms! #PutOutYourGrannyPanties @sam_armytage

— Diana DJ (@DianaDJ7) December 12, 2016

Must suck having so much male privelage and all you have to show for it is a pic of Sam Armytages undies. #BigUndiesOutForSam @sam_armytage pic.twitter.com/SjIhcTgTEi

— Ruby (@RubySaysSo) December 12, 2016

What sort of Aussie writer even uses the word 'panties' #reggrundies @sam_armytage ? #putoutyourundiesforsam (these were 53cents at Kmart) pic.twitter.com/KKoswVflSi

— Lou Pollard (@LouPollard) December 12, 2016

@SirBenKenobi @sam_armytage #putoutyourgrannypanties pic.twitter.com/KB6zo0aJY7

— Countess of Hobart (@CountessHobart) December 12, 2016

@DailyMailAU @sam_armytage #putoutyourgrannypanties pic.twitter.com/uPsW1M44JC

— Kelly James (@kellysthenics) December 12, 2016

Got my #bigundiesoutforsam @samarmytage @MiaFreedman @dailymail im proud to be in the big undies gang!! pic.twitter.com/3gaXazYPRC

— moonbirdsunbird (@Moonbirdsunbird) December 12, 2016

The style Queen never gets it wrong... @sam_armytage neither do you jx pic.twitter.com/TDS9VqIqzi

— Julia Morris (@Ladyjmo) December 12, 2016

As one tweeter pointed out, unless you're a superhero "who bloody cares" what undies you wear. Too right.

Every woman I know owns a pair of Reg Grundies, I wear mine with pride. Happily standing with Sam Armytage AND her knickers#whobloodycares

— GemmaTognini (@GemmaTognini) December 12, 2016

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