Old men and Speedos

[PSDave]

I have contended for years that the age has nothing to do with clothing choices - it is the person wearing them. There are many men out there in their 50's and 60's that look good in a speedo and guys in their 20's that shouldn't be seen in a speedo ever. (rule of thumb: If you look down and can't see your swimsuit under your gut -- you should be A. wearing another suit B. heading to the gym (and not via McDonalds)

Point in case:
http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_9ojjah6k/

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

regarding the video....not the best looking dude in a square cut, but he's not dreadful awful, either. Sure he is thick in the middle, but not fat. I think it is okay for average guys (those with no six pack abs (or even no packs) or some thickness around the middle to wear suits that are not board shorts. If more guys like him accepted suits like we all like... issue solved.

[Byron]

Yes - take a crowded beach on a hot day of the holiday and calculate how many mr averages fall short on the six pack and toned proportion standards of the type expected on male fashion and exercise magazine covers.
Likely to be the majority so male peers should be careful not to express extreme disdain for those who enjoy being free in their speedos regardless of age and shape - and so effectively add credance to the vitriolic female assessments referred to.

[stayinspeedo]

I don't get the anti speedo thing.

Everyone's saying he shouldn't be wearing a speedo because he's got a gut.

How would wearing swim shorts or board shorts change that? It wouldn't.

What's really going on here is a display of the way young people have come to expect each other to act. If a young person doesn't react with "eewwww" he'll be seen as not conforming and thus jeapordizing his social status within the pack.

[Byron]

Exactly - and make a disparaging homophobic remark and they can show they are right-on alongside their macho mates.

[Byron]

http://www.squidoo.com/best-mens-swimwear

Are you inspired by the best sellers for the summer ahead ?(remember you can now have Block the Burn 50 in your Speedo Marina Watershorts)(no mention of the obvious precaution of putting on a T-shirt however).

Quite appropriate for this thread is from the menu for Best Men's Bikini Swimwear.
Quote: "Regardless of age size or body type bikinis can be worn by all men"

[KenjiBoh]

So this is my perspective, keeping in mind that i'm kinda young compared to the rest of y'all.

I think its a case of people are likeing and hating what they're told to Like and Hate rather than what they actually hold an opinion for. Media isnt exactly kind to speedos or the men who wear them, yet when a fit man wears one, no one denies that he looks good...its just a case of people being brainwashed by media.