Now they do sure. But when Jack Tripper was nailing a different girl every night, they weren't so gay then.
On guys, tight nuthuggers were recently tried again as a fashion statement by the loveable Lt Dangle on Reno 911 seen on Comedy Central network. Sadly, it failed to catch on with 99% of straight men.
On a serious note I do think that the hip hop based really long style looks absurd on most bodybuilder types. If you are a tall, lean basketabll player, than the long shorts might be ok. But on thick legged , shorter, stocky bodybuilder types it looks bad. I think that a mid thigh, comfortable short is best.
It should be a constituational ammendment that all hot girls must wear booty shorts if they wear shorts at all