I don't know whether it's an Australia thing only, but it has been noticed that sometimes fathers in Australia start wearing speedos once they start taking their children to the beach/pool. Commentators have suggested that it is an attitude of "I don't care if I get ridiculed, I am going to wear the best possible swimwear for water activities just in case I need to save my child". However, I think that the mindset is more "Everybody can see I have a child, therefore everybody knows I am not gay, therefore I can wear the most comfortable swimwear there is without getting homophobic comments". Unfortunately in Australia, wearing speedos has become associated with the gay community, and many are too concerned about their image and the (predominantly undeservedly) negative attitudes towards gay people, for them to be comfortable in sensible swimming attire. I didn't wear speedos where I might have been seen by people I knew until after I was married.
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