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British theme park bans Speedos - to protect the children
The iconic "show your bulge" swimming trunks are deemed unfriendly to families, and possibly scary to kids.
Of course, the whole argument is based upon standards gone crazy, because 20 years ago, beaches were full of men wearing their Speedos, and as far as I know, there have been no mass outbreaks of adults requiring mental care to suppress flashbacks of their childhood trips to the beach.
The park is so hell-bent on protecting the children, that they are even considering offering complimentary male waxing services, you know, so the poor kids don't see little hairs coming out the side of daddy's trunks.
I've got a much more "European" opinion of the Speedo - if you can pull it off, do it. My biggest concern is people who can not pull it off, yet do it anyway.
Filed under: Europe, United Kingdom
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jamie Aug 11th 2009 1:20PM
It's about time.
Melvin Aug 11th 2009 1:27PM
Yes, they shouldn't wear speedos! They should run around naked. That's would be a good solution for them. :)
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Todd K Meadows Aug 11th 2009 1:56PM
Back around 1974, Speedos scared the general public enough to kill the sales of the Boz Scaggs SLOW DANCER album. The album did much better after re-releasing (on the heels of SILK DEGREES, 1976) with a changed cover featuring Boz in a tux subbing for the Speedos-on-the-beach cover.
Sean McLachlan Aug 11th 2009 3:29PM
Banana hammocks aren't the prettiest sight on the beach, that's true, but I see no reason to ban them. A weight limit maybe, a back hair limit certainly, but a total ban is against our God-given freedoms.
ASHLEY Aug 20th 2009 1:38PM
To say there should be a weight and hair limit but disagree on banning them is against you're god given freedoms is ridiculous. If you tell someone they can't wear something because they're fat is called discrimination you dumb ass. I disagree with the banning of them people should wear what they want to wear fat or thin, hairy or smooth. May not be pretty but you can't say these people are allowed and these other people aren't. Kind of like back in the day when white people made black people sit in the back of the bus. Not as extreme but pretty much the same point.
doodie Sep 14th 2009 12:38PM
How about this for a super speedo fail?
We caught these 2 guys on the beach taking pictures of each other's speedo package for like 45 minutes. Oddest thing I've ever seen. And we have it on video......HAHA
http://doodiepants.com/2009/09/11/europeans-love-speedos-banana-hammock-fail/
Peter Oct 22nd 2009 12:06PM
I find this decision to be hypocritical and sexist. It interesting that they deem men in Speedos and hairy backs as “offensive to children” but find no offense with women’s cottage-cheese asses and sagging camel-toes packed into string bikinis. These people are obviously pretty uptight about the male body. I used to visit the Mediterranean with my family in the Summers when I was little and you got to see everything there, including women going topless. The people in those countries are not as fearful of the human body as so many English speaking countries are with the Puritanical Hypocrisy they hold so dearly to their hearts!