Why Americans do not men wear speedo ?

[Byron]

Good post - we see too many examples of nonsense publicity being generated
in the cause of some pretty silly female activists (vide the Liberal Party of Great Britain currently tearing itself apart on demands to expel its former chief executive in respect of alleged sexual hand-groping events).

[Byron]

Thank you for educating me with a vid. on a singer called Miley Cyrus.
I had glimpsed a girl sitting on a big ball and chain in recent news reports about undesirable viewing and demands for strict official age controls on the availability of such adult promotional videos - so much of this stuff being at present freely seen by very young children.
This is a pseudo-intellectual analysis of the lyrics, from September 2013, for anyone seeking the hidden meanings in this composition but for me, as sex sells everything, I simply fell asleep in reading it.
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative...g-2769922.html

[California Dolphin]

Off the subject of speedos, but regarding that Miley Sirus song "Wrecking Ball", I used to know of a guy who ran a building demolition business.

People think being demolition contractor would be a fun business and all you do is knock down or blow up buildings.

However it's really a shitty business that generates tons of solid waste that has to be recycled or dumped. Being a demo contractor is really somewhat above a garbage collector.

[LeanHunk]

People like to blame the media for controlling society's attitudes and actions, but this blame isn't entirely justified. Although the media's influence is strong, they still depend on people to buy into their ideas. The reason why Miley Cyrus and other female celebrities are able to get away with such antics is because the U.S. is still a male-dominant society in many respects.

And as Byron put it, they want sex.

But at the same time we have a double standard. At least here in the U.S. Women are able to get away with wearing revealing clothing without being called lesbians, but guys can't without others calling them 'gay'. Sounds like a misconception where people assume only men, gay or straight, want to look at the object of their attraction in skimpy clothes. At least, that's what the media thinks we want to hear.

It seems like speedos and briefs are a guilty pleasure in the U.S. I remember in high school a few years back girls would scream with delight when the swim team wore their speedos on stage during our Club/Team Exhibition week, far from the lap pool. The media hasn't quelled those girls' admiration of guys in speedos, at least.

And I won't even mention all the brief style swim/underwear American retailers continue to sell despite what the media says.

[zungaboy]

A lot of people have double-standard about the speedo, some women look very rude when they see guys in the speedo at the beach (like a sample) but also the same woman can look very happy if she can have the control of the situation with other girls (like looking male swimmers in speedo)
About the speedo-phobia we must to analyze not only the "the swimsuit" also we must to keep in mind that "the swimsuit is touching" (male genitalia) ... I think Mr. Freud could talk a lot about it. (why a guy in speedo is ok in a minute and why now the same person hate the speedo guy in other minute)
Is known for many people that many anti-speedo guys when they trip as tourist to other countries they use the speedos were no relatives, friends or coworkers can see.
Are they afraid that because they don’t want that other people know they wear speedos (only know)? or Are they afraid because relatives, friends, business pals could see their bulge? (Only near people)
Maybe a lot of guys are ok about “show the bulge” but maybe a lot think that they could be “censored” (like disgusting) for wear speedos.

[Byron]

There is little in what you say that has not been said a thousand times already.
The adult male who is content with wearing his speedo today will often be quite sanguine because of memories of regularly doing so as a kid - it being an accepted and unremarkable garment and the norm to wear in his era for the beach and pool - and for any other recreational activity in hot weather for that matter.

The who, what, why, where, and when of a change to disgust and/or shame now seemingly surrounding it all *has never been definitively resolved to my knowledge - though I guess the search for an answer will forever be filling forums such as this (though even Sigmund might remain baffled).


*good point was made earlier that sales continue - new brands continually pop up and the world list on wiki amazed me in its length - so maybe a lot gets seen nowhere beyond the bedroom mirror?

[LeanHunk]

Let's face it: Sebbie has already addressed practically every facet of this question.