Speedo Shopping

[Schoolspeedo]

I recall back in the mid80's, early 90's the TopMan chain sold an extremely brief mens bikini; don't think they were more than about 1cm wide and came in all colours, black, white, neon green/yellow/pink, red. They were hanging in open view and I remember buying a couple of pairs, white and blue from memory and was a bit nervous taking them to the checkout in case there was the 'gay' thing but it was a young female who served me and made no comment. Even wore them to the local pool a couple of times, nervously but no issues.

[MuscleSpeedo]

Originally Posted by Schoolspeedo

I recall back in the mid80's, early 90's the TopMan chain sold an extremely brief mens bikini; don't think they were more than about 1cm wide and came in all colours, black, white, neon green/yellow/pink, red. They were hanging in open view and I remember buying a couple of pairs, white and blue from memory and was a bit nervous taking them to the checkout in case there was the 'gay' thing but it was a young female who served me and made no comment. Even wore them to the local pool a couple of times, nervously but no issues.

Yea Speedos were normal attire for guys back then. After Air Force basic training, I went to tech school in Biloxi in July of 1987. We had class from 6 am to noon, followed by a 'study' period when everyone took a nap for a couple hours after lunch. Then everyone met to learn that P.E. was cancelled due to extreme heat, followed by everyone going to the pool. At least 75% of the guys were wearing speedos. It was awesome!

[need4speedo]

Yes, most definitely tired of the gay stereotype associated with speedos. Why would it be gay to show your masculinity?? I'm not wearing a speedo to show off my goods to gay men, but apparently that's why they're considered gay I guess. Guys who swim competitively or Olympic swimmers aren't considered gay so why would a guy who wears them to the pool or beach be any different?

If anyone question why you wear them, then they haven't tried them. If any woman tried wearing sloppy board shorts for a day, they would understand. The same with any guy, once you go speedo, you can't go back. Before I wore speedos on a regular basis, I remember seeing those old guys at the beach wearing them wondering why they still did. Now I get it, no matter how you look, they're just SO much better than shorts.

[Bede735]

You don't shower with your clothes on so why would you want to wear much to go swimming?