Comments on: Is it alright to hit the Beach in a Speedo?

By: DDG

DDG — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:09:39 +0000

What about women showing every inch of their bodies in TINY bikinis, people like you are the reason society is so ridiculous. Marked for life??! INSANITY !!!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:21:47 +0000

I am an American 52 yo married man…I wear speedos and even thongs (depending upon the beach). I am in good shape, but I am no bodybuilder with 6 pack abs. To all who have commented this way…you are right….Americans are too uptight and frankly the board shorts that guys wear with underwear bands hanging out above the top looks ridiculous. Go speedos and thongs! Plus, they make a great tan line.

By: SpeedoNJ

SpeedoNJ — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:12:16 +0000

We wouldn’t even be having this conversations in the 70s and 80s. NO mens swimwear went anywhere near the knees back then. The “boardshorts” were still at least 3″ above the knee and were pulled up for tanning. Even in the 90s guys all wore Speedo-type competition styled suits in warmer climates like Houston.
All it really takes is one guy breaking from the pack. Just a couple of years ago I stayed at an interstate type motel on the way south, at early afternoon I went to the pool in Speedos. It wasn’t busy but Baggies were worn. However, later in the day when I returned, most of the guys down at the pool with their girlfriends, wife and kids, or alone, had suddenly “found” Speedos or square cuts, or suits with a less than 3″ inseam. No doubt had them with them, just didn’t want to break from the pre-conceived norm.
You’re in the sun, guys, get some rays!

By: KL

KL — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:45:22 +0000

Given that Americans have a reputation of being stupid, and just look at their current pop culture (Beiber, Snooki, Kardashian, Twilight), why should anyone take their opinion of speedos, or anything for that matter, seriously.

To the writer who wrote this piece of crap, nobody want to see women and their cellulite and what not hanging out either. How come they are not recommended to wear shorts that hang down to their ankles if they are so comfortable and appropriate?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:50:55 +0000

I started wearing aussiebum briefs (a lot like speedos) to a waterpark in the midwest USA this summer. To my suprise no body complained and I got a lot of comments asking where they could purchase them. I am in good shape 5’8″ about 150# and they did look good on me. Women mostly looked it was men that asked about them. I will wear that style until I am dead because I like them. We can’t run our lives on what everyone else expects us to do.

By: prospeedo

prospeedo — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:47:01 +0000

Speedo style swimsuits are practical for (you guessed it) swimming. They are also comfortable, dry fast, and leave a nice tan line. The knock on them for being unsightly (esp. on fat hairy guus) or gay is bogus. It’s the obesity not the swimwear that is unsightly. A stomach that looks 8 months pregnant or a big muffin top is not nice to look at hanging over a Speedo OR boardshorts. Firm, falt, fit abs are hot in Speedos AND boardshrots. Plenty of straight and gay guys like them. Some women don’t like to see the outline of a guys package and some do. So, to each his/her own, look or look away, live and let live.

If slender fit men/boys and women/girls would start crowding the beaches in Speedos and bikinis maybe it would help to stem the tide of epidemic obesity.

By: Semper fidelis

Semper fidelis — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:32:42 +0000

I will totally agree with almost everyone else here. I no longer have my Marine Physique but I would rather wear speedos type to the beach. I am well confortable if it wasn’t for stupid looks. I am not that fat but still don’t have that body anymore. I recall as a young Marine it would boost my confidence to wear really skimpy speedos among other marines and civilians at the beach…it was great to be the only one and I would usually have a descent buldge to show.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:36:39 +0000

I wish I could have gotten in on this conversation earlier. I tend to agree with lots of others here. I’m in my late 40s and no longer wear a speedo to the beach because I’m not quite as tone as I used to be but I’d still rather wear one. It’s much more comfortable than the baggy shorts and leaves a much better tan line. I admit that the only time I wore them was on beaches where it is more accepted, like South Beach, in the keys or in the Carribean. And yes it was a bit of a turn on to feel I was on the edge a little. Plus the approving looks were always great! I just ignored the negative ones. Now I opt mostly for beaches where I don’t have to wear a thing!

The stigma about a man in a bikini is silly. A guy with a nice body should be able to feel equally as comfortable as a hot chick in a tiny bikini.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:13:24 +0000

Yes to bikinis! Why?
*They’re comfortable. No loose fabric flapping around your thighs, and they dry off quicker.
*They’re flattering. Naturally, fit guys look best in them, but even guys with a belly usually look better in them too.
*They’re less fashionable than board shorts, so you don’t have to worry about wearing the “in* outfit.

And here are some double standards that should be broken down.
*”They leave nothing to the imagination.” Criminy, really? If that’s the case, why do women wear tiny triangle tops and thongs? Shouldn’t they wear board shorts too? Or just go all the way back to the Victorian era? If women can do it, men should have the same rights!
*”Unless you’re in great shape, you’ll look like a fool.” Same thing here. There are plenty of women who aren’t exactly 20-year-old, rail-thin super-models who cover up very little of themselves on the beach. Why should men be held to a different standard?
*”People will talk about you behind your back.” Idiots and the envious will always find a reason to justify behaving badly. Ignore them. And in truth, most people admire men in Speedos!

So don’t repress yourself, and don’t try to fit in. Wear what you like! I’m headed to the pool in an hour, and I’ll be wearing a bikini.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:01:40 +0000

Please come to Rio and learn a bit about beach fashion. For both men and women!