What you feel about to be the only one guy wearing speedos?

[Bede735]

It's that argument again of whether you want to pose in them or swim in them. Like how women will wear bikinis at the beach but not at the public pool, because bikinis are for posing, and gays must regard Speedos in the same way.

So if you go to the pubic pool for a swim, I don't see how that could be associated with being gay.

[Dooley67]

I agree with both STS and Bede. You all know where I'm coming from what I wrote in my story so this is in the context of a mostly straight man. I do think that most people do associate speedos with gays because as STS wrote that there is a greater likelihood that a gay men will wear a speedo than a straight man. I have always worn speedos even before I became a serious swimmer because they are the most comfortable for me and I like the way they look. They have always felt better swimming than any other types, my point being that while I have some gay leanings, that is not what made me a speedo wearer nor would I have considered myself a poser And while Bede's point is well taken, I think there is a third choice, and that is, a guy can be a speedo wearer, like I was before becoming a serious swimmer, because he likes them and finds them comfortable.

D67

[Bede735]

I really find it odd how male nudity can be conflated with homosexuality, while female nudity isn't.

[zungaboy]

Originally Posted by Bede735

I really find it odd how male nudity can be conflated with homosexuality, while female nudity isn't.

I think all the guys (st8 or gay) would like to be more naked, shirtless or in shorts or Speedos, BUT if the society put the tag “A MAN IN A SPEEDO IS GAY” and the children grow listening this them only the gay guy will took finally the decision to wear a Speedo and just a few group of st8 will use it………

[Dooley67]

Originally Posted by Bede735

I really find it odd how male nudity can be conflated with homosexuality, while female nudity isn't.

Bede,

And add to your thought that in the locker room, most men walk around naked while I'm told by my wife that women do not and are more modest. So would that mean that male nudity in the locker room is because all men are either latent or blatant homosexuals? It's a real stretch, but equating male nudity with homosexuality is also a stretch as you imply.

[shaulis]

The political gay men in the 80's wanted to make a statement about AIDS at the time. People were being jailed at these protests for getting out of control and what better way to be seen getting handcuffed than in a Speedo on TV. Many guys were stopped from wearing just a Speedo outside by their parents, mine included. I could swim but had to cover up when I got out of the pool. I asked my parents why I had to cover up my swimsuit one day and was told "so neighbors don't think you're one of them queers we see on TV ". Am I the only person that recalls those protests?

[Swimmboy]

As many have stated, the image of gay parades with numerous guys walking - sometimes prancing - down the street in Speedos and other brief swimwear has enforced the link between gays and speedo-wearing (especially away from the pool) among the general population. And why wouldn't it? Many 'gay-oriented' web sites have many posts about 'bulges' displayed in Speedos, the way you can tell a man's 'religion' by the outline of his penis in a Speedo, how a Speedo shows if a guy points it 'up', 'down', or 'to the side' in his Speedo, etc. Just accept it - Speedos help reveal a guy's private anatomy, and gay guys promote and appreciate that, whereas the general population still feels somewhat uncomfortable about seeing 'everything' a guy has.

[dorcas3]

Just got done swimming in Turbos at Y. Only mention of what I wear was some time ago when they asked if I swam for the Aussie water polo team- I said of course. I have been in this locker room for a long time with the same gang -never a thing from any of them about my speedos. Some even wear them. If I am swimming in a lane next to a good swimmer and they aren't wearing speedos I suggest them and they all agree! As regards Turbo sizing I can,t beleive that those big guys have such small waists-maybe made special for them.

[Dooley67]

Originally Posted by Bede735

It's that argument again of whether you want to pose in them or swim in them. Like how women will wear bikinis at the beach but not at the public pool, because bikinis are for posing, and gays must regard Speedos in the same way.

So if you go to the pubic pool for a swim, I don't see how that could be associated with being gay.

Bede,

Yesterday at the Y where I've been swimming while on vacation, for the first time I saw a hot young woman in a bikini swimming laps. The suit was the style women wear in Olympic Volleyball.

D67

[Bede735]

I would have felt a little distracted with that.