Thats good Craig.
But what we're really talking about here is the offensivity of it all.
And not the mention the possible medical complexiveness of going blind from seeing naked human bears in public.
I think anyone (overweight or not) should be able to wear comfortable clothing that is appropriate to the activity they are doing, without being "judged" or snickered at. As long as it's covering the "private parts" then I don't see why a Speedo is so horrible. If someone's "fat" offends you - don't look. I think it's silly and unfair to expect a fat person or a hairy person or someone who's "unattractive" to you to wear baggy clothes that aren't suitable for a workout, just because YOU don't want to see their flaws. Or should they just not work out at all? Isn't the point of it to get healthier (and perhaps lose some weight)? Is being comfortable while swimming a luxury that only the thin should enjoy?
Disclaimer: I'm pretty overweight *and* I wear a one-piece swimsuit to workouts, not a skirted "swimdress" or "swim shorts and swim shirt." I would hope no one is snickering at me or talking about how disgusting I am behind my back, but if they are, it's their problem and it shows what a shallow person they are. I'm there to work out and fix MY health...I could care less if someone is offended by my fat thighs.
Also, I don't plan on raising my daughter to look at men in Speedos as a disgusting or scary thing - I certainly don't think that myself. It's a workout suit, period. I don't go around looking at the "packages" of men who are wearing Speedos and I don't know many women who do...we're pretty mature that way.
There was a woman this previous month during a lap swim who literally had everyone staring with mouths gaping. Her suit didn't fit properly.
A 180 pound woman in a Speedo racing suit walking clear across the pool deck with the suit forced almost into a thong in the back. No exaggeration. Those are cut high on the legs and narrow in back so if your rear is too big...
I'm sure it was the correct size, but those racing suits are cut for a particular body type. No one was snickering. It was more of a "you should re-think the idea of wearing that style."
Originally posted by PeirsolFan
There was a woman this previous month during a lap swim who literally had everyone staring with mouths gaping. Her suit didn't fit properly.
A 180 pound woman in a Speedo racing suit walking clear across the pool deck with the suit forced almost into a thong in the back. No exaggeration. Those are cut high on the legs and narrow in back so if your rear is too big...
In my post, I said "as long as it's covering the 'private parts.'"
I consider the rear end a private part, so a thong, intentional or not, doesn't fit into my definition of comfortable or appropriate fitness swimwear. :)
I would assume that the Aussie lifeguards wear nylon suits, so probably not. Plus, the lifeguards are sitting in the chairs most of the time, and there is a very good reason for them wearing such attire - namely to be less encumbered while trying to save someones life. Like I stated previously, I don't have a problem with the nylon suits. I wouldn't wear one at the beach, but more power to you if you want to. I just do not see why you are a coward or insecure if you want to wear board shorts at the beach instead of something that says HEY LOOK AT ME. Some of you need to get over this hateful attitude toward people with a bit of modesty and humility.
The funniest thing about this thread is the fact that some of you think that the people on the beach see you as this self confident studdly man walking down the beach strutting his stuff when nothing could be further from the truth. Strutting around like a peacock in a day glow man thong is hilarious, its not cool. Thanks for the comic relief though.
One more thing, long board shorts (ie. surf trunks) actually have a function being long. The long shorts keep the wax on the deck of the surf board from balling up in your leg hairs, which is painful and rips out your hair. Even if you shaved your legs, they would be raw and chaffed from the wax (and why I often wear a rash guard to protect my chest while surfing) if you wore speedos while surfing. Since I always surf when I go to the beach, there is no way that I am wearing a speedo. But then again I must be a coward or insecure right?
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Why don't I wear Speedos at the beach? Because my wife says they look ridiculous. And in our house, she is the fashion police. Anyway, jammers are a lot more comfortable (but at the beach I prefer board shorts, which according to my teenage daughter are very cool).
This is a very interesting comment. As we know Illinois small town baseball players admit in packs that swimmers are gay but now we understand that females enjoy fit men in speedos (or one female anyway). This makes me wonder if gay male baseball playing teenagers in Illinois would find college women in male speedos attractive?
Craig in Il - can you poll your pack of young men please on this?
To whomever said that there are women that wear bikinis that shouldn't, AMEN! I see it all the time ... it's not pretty ... you have to have a pretty good to look good in a bikini and while part of me admires those that wear them and shouldn't for their self-confidence the other part of me thinks, ya' know you should wear what looks good ... I see people struggle with that everday... just b/c short skirts and low rise jeans are in doesn't mean everyone should wear them AND buy the correct size jeans even if that means you have to wear a 12 or 14 or whatever ... that annoys me ...
Anyway ... back to the topic at hand ...
I don't know about guy's agonizing over speedo choices, but you can better bet that one of the reasons I'm joining my university's women's team is because the guy's team will be at the meets in speedos! Woohoo! Hahaha....
