I love wearing minimal swim trunks (the Muscleskins Poser trunks are a favorite), and I don't trim at all. I wasn't sure how folks would react as I "graduated" from competition styles into the swim trunks with substantially less coverage.
Turns out my friends still invite me to the beach and pool, and no stranger at the public beach has yet screamed or run away from my dark forestry on display. Playing Frisbee at the beach with my nephew typically ends up with us making new friends for the day. I think people are genuinely wanting men to be men and not seek others' permission to go avant garde.
When I'm invited to their pool, my friend's bossy little one (almost eight) generally tells me which trunks to wear. It's usually trunks with the narrowest side straps and low pouch front. My friend's mother occasionally calls me out of the pool to sit with her poolside and chat.
So I guess we're winning, right?
