How 'big' is too 'big' for a speedo?

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  • _Christine_
    _Christine_ Posts: 1,385 Member
    Board shorts...yes. Speedos...no.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Since we have the bikini thread, I think it only fair to have something similar for men. We're always so worried about what women are wearing, what about the guys? LOL

    No size is right for a Speedo, they're wrong on anybody.
  • scubaruby
    scubaruby Posts: 36 Member
    I guess I'm the exception here, because they don't bug me. I've been scuba diving for 30 years, and lots of guys wear speedos while diving so they don't have a swimsuit bunching up under their wetsuit. Few of them have the bodies of those three guys pictured above, unfortunately.
  • ksylvan
    ksylvan Posts: 13
    Wait... you're talking about like being too big.. as in overweight..??

    Boooooooo.. I thought you were talking about the "other" big.

    Ha ha ha ha! Nice reply. :-)
  • JaySpice
    JaySpice Posts: 326 Member
    Since we have the bikini thread, I think it only fair to have something similar for men. We're always so worried about what women are wearing, what about the guys? LOL

    If he is too big for a speedo then send him my way! Oh..


    wait...



    you aren't talking about that 'big' are you...oh.

    Carry on.
  • JaySpice
    JaySpice Posts: 326 Member
    too big?

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    fat_Speedos by blmarvin, on Flickr

    Swing looowwwww.
  • woman1961
    woman1961 Posts: 23
    i hate speedos if i want to see that ill sleep with a man gross
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    For the love of all that is holy PLEASE, guys, NEVER WEAR A SPEEDO. Speedos are only appropriate for men competing in swim competitions and even those guys don't look that great in speedos.

    Agreed 100%. In my swim program the men wear jammers but I would never wear them in public (at least during a triathlon I get to hide in a wetsuit! )
  • JaySpice
    JaySpice Posts: 326 Member
    If it's hanging out, it's too big.

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    *prays it comes up*
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Same answer as for women and bikinis - no size is too big or small, if you feel comfortable in it, it's OK.
    As with women, adding a few more inches of fabric doesn't fool anyone into thinking you're thin if you're not.

    Serious comment aside - I don't consider the James Bond swim trunks to be speedos... I think they are much cooler!
  • SandyChampWins
    SandyChampWins Posts: 133 Member
    My 81 yo mother calls a speedo a "marble bag"!!!
  • jwalker30
    jwalker30 Posts: 282
    Honestly, I don't think women hate speedos as much as they state they do.

    I started training for a triathlon about 3 months ago, prior to that I had never worn a speedo. (& no, boardshorts are worn at the beach)

    My training partner is female, she purchased them. I don't think I've grossed anyone out, Yet.. haha
  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    When your "fruit" is hanging out of the "loom" it is time to can the Speedo.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Please....no banana hammocks!
  • bigredhearts
    bigredhearts Posts: 428
    whatever shape you're in, unless you looking for people to point and laugh, i would avoid it.
  • bigredhearts
    bigredhearts Posts: 428
    i change my answer, though i know people who laugh at men in speedos, i think its kind of like an ad... at least the ladies (or gents) would know what they were getting! :wink:
  • shadowmn
    shadowmn Posts: 2
    I wear a speedo whenever possible. People can laugh, stare, shudder, etc... all they want, but it's about me being who I am. If anything, being a speedo wearer has taught me to be less judgmental of other people's tastes. I work hard to maintain a fit physique mainly because I want to look good in my speedo. I'm not cocky or arrogant by any means, but of course I want to look good.

    Maybe instead of looking at some guy wearing a speedo and being grossed out, you should say...good for him for being himself.
  • carfanman
    carfanman Posts: 271 Member
    wear what you believe makes you look and feel good I say
  • at_night_bookstore
    at_night_bookstore Posts: 249 Member
    i wear speedo shorts, does that count?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,184 Member
    About 18 months, in my opinion :laugh:
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
    Agree with the general consensus…. A speedo should be outlawed from mens attire. I might be willing to go so far as to allow them for competitive swimming purposes… but otherwise… it does nobody any favors. I don't care how fit and muscular the guy is!
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    Americans are hilarious. Speedos, and other shorter bathing suits, are perfectly normal in the majority of the rest of the world. Wearing swim attire like long board shorts, which are essentially almost pants, actually makes little sense for swimming and is not the worldwide norm at all.

    Why are we so damn squeamish and prudish in this country? OH NO, he has a PENIS?!!!!!!

    I think men should wear whatever they feel comfortable in. If it's a speed, go on brother, rock it and don't give a crap what anyone else thinks.
  • SuperC_85
    SuperC_85 Posts: 393
    Yep no man should wear a speedo regardless of size!
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Wait... you're talking about like being too big.. as in overweight..??

    Boooooooo.. I thought you were talking about the "other" big.

    wait.... what..? by "big" people meant "underweight"? Mind. Blown.



    And, maybe it's because I'm not an American........ but I don't see what's wrong with speedos. Fit men in speedos = :love:

    I agree with iwishyouwell's post....
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    don't care.

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  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    Americans are hilarious. Speedos, and other shorter bathing suits, are perfectly normal in the majority of the rest of the world. Wearing swim attire like long board shorts, which are essentially almost pants, actually makes little sense for swimming and is not the worldwide norm at all.

    Why are we so damn squeamish and prudish in this country? OH NO, he has a PENIS?!!!!!!

    I think men should wear whatever they feel comfortable in. If it's a speed, go on brother, rock it and don't give a crap what anyone else thinks.

    I lived abroad for most of my life (Army brat & veteran), so maybe that colors my perception, but i really don't have a problem with a speedo...and much like someone else said, if he feels confident and sexy in it, then good for him for rocking it. I honestly don't see it as any different than some larger women rocking a bikini...I'm not confident enough for that myself yet, but think it's awesome when a bigger girl wears one -she feels good about herself.

    Ditto for nude beaches...

    If a guy (or gal...let's be fair here) is unappealing to me, then I just choose not to look...there's plenty of eye candy out there.
  • tethar
    tethar Posts: 28 Member
    hahaha I think you and I were expecting the same thing here!
  • Magisoft
    Magisoft Posts: 113
    Its like a babys arm hanging out of a pram
  • Sun_Wukong
    Sun_Wukong Posts: 131
    Do you mean like this?...

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  • basillowe66
    basillowe66 Posts: 432 Member
    I think the only people who like men in speedos are gay men !!

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