On British naturist beaches fathers became concerned with accusations of child sex abuse and stopped taking their families to the beach. This left the naturist beaches used only by older couples and single men. Many of the single men were gay so naturist beaches became associated with being gay, driving out the older couples.
Once longer shorts had become the fashion anyone wearing short shorts or speedos became the targets of homophobes, this was happening especially in our schools. Tom Daley a school boy and international diver was bullied, called gay and had his pencil case and other personal possessions stolen at school when he appeared on television competing in speedos. He was forced to change schools, in my opinion his head teacher should have been sacked.
Levels of homophobic bullying in schools increased and children started committing suicide. Both Cameron and Abama told the victims of bullying to tell someone.
It wasn't actually important whether the victims of homophobic bullying were gay or not, the homophobes were on a power trip and wearing speedos immediately singled you out as a victim.
Swimming in big baggy shorts doesn't work, it's inefficient, slow and hard work. Swimming clubs traditionally provided children's swimming lessons and recruited club members from swimming lessons, boys afraid of wearing competitive swimwear began dropping out instead of joining the clubs, swimming clubs became increasingly female.
In public lane swimming sessions a few older men would wear speedos and swim fast while younger men in big baggy shorts would soon tire and drop out. The public lane swimming sessions became overloaded with older women in shapeless black Lycra one piece suits.
In the sea wearing big baggy shorts rapidly turns a strong swimmer into a weak swimmer and a weak swimmer into a non swimmer. So boys and young men in big baggy shorts were spending less time actually swimming and more time plodding about in the shallows.
After an unfulfilling swim the big baggy shorts wearer is left with wet shorts that will remain damp for hours further spoiling his beach experience. Eventually the only reason he stays on the beach is to hang out with the girls in their tiny bikinis who can all swim better than he can.
Our young man is trapped, if he wears short shorts or speedos that he can swim and sunbathe comfortably in he'll be assumed to be gay and if he keeps his big baggy shorts on he'll have a wasted day at the beach.
Fortunately there is a new generation coming through that are rejecting the old conformity and are enjoying shorter shorts and may experiment with speedos.
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