I can't speak for the other guys, but your question did make me think:
A. Do I find stockings more attractive than tights?
B. Why?
Hm. For sure I detest panty hose (being older than they are). As a young buck, it was a terrible thing, trying to find the top of the fabric and ending up at the belly button (or thereabouts). And, wow, no peel-a-bility whatsoever. Fort Knox, eat your heart out, ain't no safecracker gettin the gold outa that unitard tonight, buddy!
Overall, though, I prefer bobby socks. Now, gimme a heart-faced little cutie in a poodle skirt and a ready smile...
P.S. Wow, Lita, just scrolled up, read your post, and realized you and I are on the same page when it comes to this thread! Who'da thunk we'd find bipartisanship in the politics of "to stocking or not to stocking"?