Speedos ban!! How ridiculous is this??

[martijn10099]

And in french public swimming pools, tight swimwaer, such as speedo's and tight boxers are obligatory, because of hygiene and spill of water!!
When you do not wear a tight swimsuit, you have to go out of the swimming pooll!!
Martijn

 

[B_IanTheTall]

Phallophobia rears it's head again.

British Theme Park Bans Speedos

 

[nudeyorker]

Phallophobia rears it's head again.

British Theme Park Bans Speedos

Sorry I merged you, this is the third thread about it!

 

[glansout]

This seems to be a creeping thing. In the 1960s and 70s, when I was young, all men and boys here (UK) wore speedos - or, as we called them then, 'bathing trunks'. Older ones were made of natural fibres, newer ones of artificial ones - including lycra. There was no suggestion that anything else could be worn. The only difference was that in the later 70s, square-cuts came in. Otherwise, they were the standard briefs- pattern - some briefer than others! LOL

I noticed that shorts started to come in during the 80s, and thought it was merely a fashion thing: why would anyone what to wear all that extra material while swimming? Then I picked up a sub-text, that speedos were seen as 'gay'. WHAT???

There is also a 'modesty' thing here, as other posters have suggested: shorts hide what one has - whatever size it is. So, the other night, I was not totally surprised to see a presenter on a peak-time TV programme wearing a wet-suit - and board shorts over it! Even the minimal bulge visible in a wet suit is no no longer permissible. And yet - it is perfectly acceptable for Beckham to appear flaunting his all in an underwear ad.

 

[gingernuts]

Speedos are designed for comfort and to make it easier to swim, the fact they are revealing is neither here nor there. And isn't it easier to take photos with a hidden camera if you are wearing board shorts. This ban is stupid and dangerous.

 

[D_Harry_Crax]

Ridiculous.

 

[eurotop40]

And in french public swimming pools, tight swimwaer, such as speedo's and tight boxers are obligatory, because of hygiene and spill of water!!
When you do not wear a tight swimsuit, you have to go out of the swimming pooll!!
Martijn

Vive la France!

 

[eurotop40]

Phallophobia rears it's head again.

Just penis envy by certain ladies.

 

[tiddler28]

I have a good idea! What about if all you guys with big dicks
swop willies with the guys with little ones for 6 months. Would
you still be wearing your speedos (actually quite disgusting looking
things anyway, those willies were not put there to be paraded in
lycra at public swimming pools) at the 3 month mark? Food
for thought all you over endowed, huh?????
Regards - wife of a smaller packaged but great guy.

 

[hud01]

Speedos are designed for comfort and to make it easier to swim, the fact they are revealing is neither here nor there. And isn't it easier to take photos with a hidden camera if you are wearing board shorts. This ban is stupid and dangerous.

do you wear boxers or briefs?

 

[rob_just_rob]

Private facilities can set up whatever rules they want, subject to some fairly narrow exceptions. *shrugs*

 

[b.c.]

Speaking of French swimming rules, there's this story today:

Muslim in ?burquini? barred from Paris pool - France- msnbc.com

 

[kai028]

I have a good idea! What about if all you guys with big dicks
swop willies with the guys with little ones for 6 months. Would
you still be wearing your speedos (actually quite disgusting looking
things anyway, those willies were not put there to be paraded in
lycra at public swimming pools) at the 3 month mark? Food
for thought all you over endowed, huh?????
Regards - wife of a smaller packaged but great guy.

Speedos are "quite disgusting looking things" and "those willies were not put there to be paraded in lycra at public swimming pools"? Who are you to lay down the law about what our "willies" are put here for? I'm not well-endowed, but I like to wear speedos both at home and on vacation. I'm not trying to impress you. I don't care what you think. I'm not dressing to make you happy. What makes you think I am? What makes you think anyone else is? Speedos feel great, are great while swimming, make for great tan lines, and are very, very sexy - to ME, not necessarily to you. But once again, I'm not trying to impress you. Are you trying to impress me?


Yeah. I didn't think so.

 

[gingernuts]

The point about tanlines is relevant as well. Ultimately, I think they will lose custom if they bring this ban in.

 

[Ed69]

Speedos are tight,overly warm and just uncomfortable.I go nakked to a swimming hole or I don't,cause you can't stand to see it!Get over it people,if a woman can hang her tits out in public,then my junck should not matter!

I'm realy tired of rules regarding my body,just makes me sick

 

[eurotop40]

Does this mean that they have also asked the 'ladies' to start wearing a more family friendly 'appropriate' type of swim wear...perhaps an old 'fifties' gym slip as we call it?!?!

You often see the ladies labia through their slip.
And nobody is upset at ladies swinging stuff like a pair of dead chicken.

 

[B_ccc888]

Speedos are "quite disgusting looking things" and "those willies were not put there to be paraded in lycra at public swimming pools"? Who are you to lay down the law about what our "willies" are put here for? I'm not well-endowed, but I like to wear speedos both at home and on vacation. I'm not trying to impress you. I don't care what you think. I'm not dressing to make you happy. What makes you think I am? What makes you think anyone else is? Speedos feel great, are great while swimming, make for great tan lines, and are very, very sexy - to ME, not necessarily to you. But once again, I'm not trying to impress you. Are you trying to impress me?


Yeah. I didn't think so.

The biggest problem is HYPOCRISY at its finest.

Don't people in UK or US watch porn and penises in porn ?

Don't people shower nude openly in the gym shower ?

Why should it matter for ladies who have lost their virginity and had sex with more than one partners before their wedding night should fuss about other guys' penises sillouette?

I really don't get it

 

[B_Nick8]

I'm sure it's not all Speedos they meant to ban. I'm sure it was just these:

Erection Speedo [NSFW] [PIC]

And even then, only if they were fully in use.

 

[D_Cock_Hudson]

Alton Towers may lose custom as a result, especially from French visitors.

 

[SouthHarrow]

Ignorant, arrogant and simply stupid beyond belief.

How ridiculous is this??!!

Alton Towers in skimpy Speedos ban - Yahoo! News UK