Bikinis cool or immodest?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Surfah

Ask Gidget about her little show and tell in her tankini last week. I think the no tankini thing is stupid.

First, did you change your name?

Second, MASSIVE bonus points for Turtle. Here on the North Shore we treat friends more better. I went to that movie premiere...won tickets on KROQ and met the guy who played Rick Kane. No Mia, unfortunately.

[marsupial]

I just want to say that most of us women are not exactly thrilled to see you guys with your flabby abs and hairy backs but you won't find us complaining or critiquing every square inch of your body.

And those of you who think any woman with a less than perfect figure should don a burqa to the pool can kiss my pregnant ass. Just because we're in a swimsuit doesn't mean we're on show for your evaluation. It's this kind of shit that causes women to end up like my avatar.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by marsupial

I just want to say that most of us women are not exactly thrilled to see you guys with your flabby abs and hairy backs but you won't find us complaining or critiquing every square inch of your body.

Amen. I don't like to see guys shirtless. It grosses me out.

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by marsupial

I just want to say that most of us women are not exactly thrilled to see you guys with your flabby abs and hairy backs but you won't find us complaining or critiquing every square inch of your body.

And those of you who think any woman with a less than perfect figure should don a burqa to the pool can kiss my pregnant ass. Just because we're in a swimsuit doesn't mean we're on show for your evaluation. It's this kind of shit that causes women to end up like my avatar.

So, Archaea, when you speak of celebrating beautiful bodies, are you just saying that only a woman with a body free of dimples, wrinkles, and not an ounce of fat should wear a bikini? Or are we talking about celebrating a woman's body in her natural, individual form?

[Mrs. Funk]

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

So, Archaea, when you speak of celebrating beautiful bodies, are you just saying that only a woman with a body free of dimples, wrinkles, and not an ounce of fat should wear a bikini? Or are we talking about celebrating a woman's body in her natural, individual form?

I think this is a valid question.

[Gidget]

IMO bikinis=immodest, but not evil or from the bowels of hell. There needs to be a 3rd choice in the poll.

[Runner Coug]

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

So, Archaea, when you speak of celebrating beautiful bodies, are you just saying that only a woman with a body free of dimples, wrinkles, and not an ounce of fat should wear a bikini? Or are we talking about celebrating a woman's body in her natural, individual form?

I understand what you are saying, but there's nothing about this that I celebrate.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by marsupial

I just want to say that most of us women are not exactly thrilled to see you guys with your flabby abs and hairy backs but you won't find us complaining or critiquing every square inch of your body.

And those of you who think any woman with a less than perfect figure should don a burqa to the pool can kiss my pregnant ass. Just because we're in a swimsuit doesn't mean we're on show for your evaluation. It's this kind of shit that causes women to end up like my avatar.

First of all, let's cut the crap. EVERYONE notices everyone else's body at the pool or beach. You may not verbalize the critiques or observations, but you definitely make them. Everyone does.

That being said, you are correct. The last thing women need to see at the pool is some dude taking off his shirt and causing a flabalanche. Also, hairy backs work well on apes and mammoths, not humans.

Second, I don't think that a figure has to be perfect, but people need to be honest with themselves.

A note to pregnant women.......there are maybe 3 or 4 people on the planet who think your 3-trimester bellybutton is hot....and 2 or 3 of them are in jail for sex crimes. That being said, a pregnant woman is cool when she shows up at the beach and has the pregnancy glow. Doesn't mean that it is hot, but is IS cool.

For women that wear bikinis.....here is a rule of thumb...put your bikini on in your home and sit down on a chair or on the couch. If you get one stomach roll, go with it...everyone has some fat. If you have two rolls, proceed with caution...family members or friends only. If you have more than 3 rolls, wear the burka.

Sassy said it herself.....she doesn't want leering, but she wants attention. Nothing wrong with it, but you gotta roll with the punches. You cant pick and choose your attention.

For the guys who wear boardshorts....fellas, no matter how much you suck in the gut to get the velcro fly to close, it will eventually spill out into a nice, tasty muffin top. Do yourself a favor and go elastic waistband until you get your portable heart attack under control.

For the guys who wear elastic waistband (aka "trunks"), you are not kidding anyone. You are wearing them to contain the muffin top, so hiking the waist up a few inches higher is not fooling anyone.

I respect everyone's right to rock whatever gear they so choose. I am just saying that it is unrealistic to expect that others wont notice. The bigger issue...who cares if others critique?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Runner Coug

I understand what you are saying, but there's nothing about this that I celebrate.

Is that a diet coke she is drinking?

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by marsupial

This is a story I'd like to hear. If Farrah won't tell it, Mike will you?

It's not a Sooner-esque story by any means, but here goes. Mike and I were sitting in a hot tub, and I got out first. Ladies, you know when you wear a one piece, and always have to pull the bottom down when it rides up. Well, I don't know if it was the current in the hot tub, or the fact that I had to take a big step up, but my suit went all the way in. I might as well have been wearing a thong. So, I tried to yank the material back into it's proper place, and in trying to pull it out, Mike got the full booty shot. He told me later that he saw everything.

Actually, I guess I have accidentally flashed people when my baby has pulled down the top of my tankini, so maybe it's a tie between the one piece and the tankini.