Breasts and dicks aren't the same; comparing bikinis/cleavage to cock bulge just doesn't make sense. That said it's just a fashion thing right now. 20+ years ago briefs were much more common than they are now. The trends are moving slowly back towards skimpier suits for guys - shorts are getting shorter (they're actually shorts now!) and swimming as a sport is getting more popular (thanks Michael Phelps!) so more kids are used to wearing briefs. Wear whatever makes you comfortable. Most people won't say anything.
Speedos, Bulges: the Evidence
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I agree, speedos are very acceptable in Europe, and are still popular with swim teams & swimming events in the States.
True many Americans are getting FAT. Speedos and fat don't mix well.
Maybe one reason speedos are viewed in a negative light by so many Americans, is that so many American are circumcised and the exposed head of the penis can easily be seen in speedos.
BTW, my wife would never be seen with me if I wore speedos or even tight shorts where my junk could be seen.
People shoulder what they want to wear, fat or skinny. I don't care that others may not have the "proper" figure to wear certain apperal. It's up to the beholder not the bystander.
You are so very right with what you are saying there, however its not all across europe, for example I am German and moved to England just under 8 years ago, it is unbelievable how many towel dancers there are in gyms especially the efforts and time it takes, which is enough for me to get fully changed.
When you walk along a beach you can distinguish nationalities by their swim wear which is rather amusing.
After all, everyone should wear what they are comfortable with and if they are proffesional towel dancers well its their business.
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I disagree. Fat Americans or not... it is an American insecurity. The UK comes pretty close behind us in terms of levels of obesity and they hold onto the European mentality that a body is a body...and they get over it. Across Europe you will see many heavy men and women wearing speedo type suits and it is not a big deal. Bodies are just bodies to them.
And regarding the issue about Americans being circumcised and the round head showing through the speedo...this is not the norm. Most the time when you can see the head outline through the suit it is because the guy chose to cut out the liner in his suit to show off his assets or the guy is aroused. Cut or uncut, if you get hard in the suit you gonna give a show.:wink:
I agree with some of the earlier comments that as a society that is not afraid of exposure to violence, we need to not fear nudity and the human body. It would help a lot of young people form a normative identity and self esteem.
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I think that the cross-section of comments made here are both interesting and valid, and, agree strongly with several points:
1.) Americans are prudes, or, feel as if the only form of correct behavior is prudishness;
2.) Americans are more comfortable with violence than nudity;
3.) Americans associate nudity with sex - in part because the media have formed this association through their poorly written movies and tv shows.
I also think that Americans are far less comfortable with male nudity than female nudity; hence, the need to make dumb comments.
1.) Americans are prudes, or, feel as if the only form of correct behavior is prudishness;
2.) Americans are more comfortable with violence than nudity;
3.) Americans associate nudity with sex - in part because the media have formed this association through their poorly written movies and tv shows.
I also think that Americans are far less comfortable with male nudity than female nudity; hence, the need to make dumb comments.
i am really at a loss. networks blur out bulges because they are revealing ?. so i take it the olympic swimming must look out of focus during the mens events. this seems like censorship from the 20s when swimmer had to cover down to your knees. it is like in japan where they can show all woman's parts but pixilate mens. are men so insecure about seeing other mens parts they have to blur them out.
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Don't stand them, wear them in a decent size and colour and others will love you for that.
Americans don't wear speedos, not because they're prudes or fat, but because they don't like them. Even before the swim shorts came into fashion over the last 30 years or so, Americans didn't wear speedos. Look at pictures from the 40's through the 70's. Most people wore a tight swim trunk. Never a speedo. And, as an influential factor, almost no American woman wants to see her man in a speedo, even if he is in great shape. American women, I think, hate speedos more than do American men.
Well said!
I too hate fuckin "board shorts" that completely cover your thighs and have that irritating hem that brushes up against the back of your knees. Really annoying!
I don't get our culture. We're violent but afraid of sex. Willing to let women dress like whores, but make guys dress like puritans. What the fuck is up with that?
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Having lived in Europe and of course being an American, I would say the following about American and European attitudes towards not just speedos but clothing and sexuality in general.
We, meaning of course Americans, ARE prudes. Our society is conservative in almost every way, especially in regards to anything that even comes close to resembling sex or sexuality. People who have not experienced both American and European societies often don't understand that there really are fundamental differences even though by and large the US and Europe have similar racial makeup, similar religion, and even though much of Europe doesn't speak English as their primary language, English education is cumpolsory in most places in Europe so most Europeans are if not comfortable with it, at least exposed to the language.
European society is much more liberal than American. I don't know what it comes from, but I know that it's true. As a result any question that can be interpreted in a conservative/liberal light will be slanted to the conservative side by most Americans and to the liberal side by most Europeans.
My own opinion. I like speedos. I like how they feel on me, and I like how they look on men who have nice bodies, and especially on men with big cocks. But that's just me. I own three of them, but I also own a couple pairs of trunks too because I don't want to be the only guy at a pool wearing speedos.
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We, meaning of course Americans, ARE prudes. Our society is conservative in almost every way, especially in regards to anything that even comes close to resembling sex or sexuality. People who have not experienced both American and European societies often don't understand that there really are fundamental differences even though by and large the US and Europe have similar racial makeup, similar religion, and even though much of Europe doesn't speak English as their primary language, English education is cumpolsory in most places in Europe so most Europeans are if not comfortable with it, at least exposed to the language.
European society is much more liberal than American. I don't know what it comes from, but I know that it's true. As a result any question that can be interpreted in a conservative/liberal light will be slanted to the conservative side by most Americans and to the liberal side by most Europeans.
My own opinion. I like speedos. I like how they feel on me, and I like how they look on men who have nice bodies, and especially on men with big cocks. But that's just me. I own three of them, but I also own a couple pairs of trunks too because I don't want to be the only guy at a pool wearing speedos.
Richard
Well, is there necessarily anything wrong with that?
For there to be diversity in the world, whether as it applies to clothing or ideas, there have to be nations or societies that just think differently. And I think the world will survive its differences on speedos. Besides, if Europeans love and adore their speedos and more risque clothing - hey that's fine! But does it have to make the U.S. repressed and backward because it doesn't?
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This.
I have never met a woman who likes a man in a Speedo. My daughters hate Speedos. Their girlfriends hate Speedos. I told my wife Speedos would be comfortable, because I have undershorts that are basically Speedos. She said no way, no how, never.
Amen! No truer words were ever spoken. Americans have further problem, they cannot "live and let live", they seem to feel they have an inalienable right to criticize!
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It's a different story here because Canadians are generally liberal and more open-minded than Americans. Men are not scorned for wearing speedos. Some guys wear speedos whereas others wear board shorts-- it's their business. Live and let live.
Hey twoton if you want to wear a Speedo, go ahead and do it. Can we add men who are bossed around by their wives don't wear Speedos too? Geez.
