OKAY. An open question here

[serai]

In the aftermath of the Discovery of Cockzilla, I'd like to ask everybody a question:


Just what the hell is wrong with Speedos, anyway?


I'm serious. I really don't get the whole EWWWW reaction. We saw a damn fine-looking guy wearing a garment that shows off his assets. Assets that most of the folks I hang with on LJ at the very least have been wondering about for a while, if not writing intricate pervy fics about. We got a good look at Sean's entire physique here (well, except for his feet). Granted, he's not exactly svelte, but some of us like a man with enough flesh to hang onto, you know.

Yeah, there's the "guys who shouldn't wear them" idea. But what's that got to do with the garment itself? It's hardly more revealing than a fucking THONG, for gods' sakes, and we see those damn things on the beach constantly. (In fact, it's less revealing - at least it covers the guy's buttcrack, damnit!) Why is it ho-hum for a woman to hang all her bits out to dry but outrageous for a man to do the same?

And all this shrieking and turning green from women who amuse themselves by writing about men porking each other, creating pics out of gay porn, and squeeing endlessly about how hot and fuckable their guys are? I'd have thought you all would be hopping with joy to see one of your fantasy guys wearing something that revealing. What gives???

Really, explain this to me. And cite reasons, please, not just "They just squick me!" Because it makes no sense to me at all.

Comments

[rodneyscat.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big fan of speedo's in general, not even on my hubby (but he hates wearing boxers, so that's just tough shit for me). When I look at a guy/man in a 'ooh, niccccce!' kind of way, I almost always think about touching, and imho speedo's feel 'ew', plus the package gets squashed so, and I like things to hang loose. Or stand loose (and have room for it). Boxers are more inviting to me; not a squashed bulge, but something you can play with.

By the way: I think thongs are incredibly un-sexy, both for women and men, no matter how fantastic the ass is.

[lurea-aure.livejournal.com]

I missed the brouhaha! Any chance of giving a link to the infamous pics?

I think Sean is cute--not in a sex god type of way, but cute. And I have most certainly appreciated a man in Speedos from time to time. :drool:

[rodneyscat.livejournal.com]

Here's a link to the pic (http://www.livejournal.com/users/beizy/799889.html).

I'm all about loose and comfy clothes, both for women and men.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Take a look at my last post. There's a link to all the pics there.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

There you go. Thank you for telling me your reasons.

I like comfy clothes too. I never wear high heels or pantyhose or any of that slavery crap. What bothers me is the fucking sexism implicit in men being all shrinky and virginal about showing their bodies, but insisting that a woman is not sexy if she doesn't show hers. That is just right out. If we gotta do it, they gotta do it.

And I do enjoy seeing a hot guy showing off his bits. I don't think Speedos actually squash anything, just hold 'em in safely. After all, they were designed to be used by professional swimmers to keep things from flopping around and getting in the way (like sports bras, which I love wearing), so if they were painful or uncomfortable, they wouldn't have caught on.