Well, you read it all on Medium! I never thought I'd read an article wearing a thong, lol.
It made me laugh because of a memory. My daughter gave me a Union Jack thong for a fun Xmas tree present once. I tried to wear it but for a guy it was physically impossible, unless your balls are neatly placed, lol.
But on top of the humour I liked your style of associating it with your youthful rebellion and freedom. The underlying seriousness of the point had emotion.
I love that about writing. Brilliant. I hope you don't mind if I use it sometime in a situation for one of my characters in my novels, not the erotic but the thriller.