Just because men get billed as having a higher threshold for dishing out insensitive comments doesn't mean there's a decent way to let your boy know his gut runneth over.

Plan B? Buy him a man girdle.

The business ends of control-top pantyhose are finally showing up in the men's department as sales of "mirdles" (that's man-girdles, obvs) and other body-shaping undergarments are quickly becoming a popular way for him to suck it in.

We saw -- and feared -- this trend months ago when we started seeing creepy things like mantyhose and muffin-top-busting panties pour homme hit the market. Don't get us wrong -- we're all for bridging the gender gap. Equal pay? Bring it! Televising women's basketball? Done! His and hers Spanx? Uh, gross.

Color us hypocritical while we pad our B-cups, Spanx our thighs and wrap our own donut-fueled guts in sausage-casing contour-wear. But even George Clooney or Daniel Craig would look seriously awkward wriggling out of reinforced elastic. We should know: We shoehorn ourselves out every night.

But if your fella prefers to drink a six-pack rather than own one, hit up Saks Fifth Avenue or try surfing from home, far away from the smirks of the sales clerks. Just know that we don't approve.