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![]() Interesting story on CNN today about Speedos returning to style!
https://www.cnn.com/style/speedos-co...ion/index.html Link |
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![]() Dang, you beat me to it
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![]() Haha I was kind of surprised no one else had posted it yet! LOL! Regardless, it's a great story to see reported!
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![]() The entire article is premised on one data point: an increase in Speedo’s sales, and it’s written almost intentionally vaguely. Speedo has a much wider offering than just briefs, but the article never specifies *which* sales are up. Instead, the author attempts to draw an equivalency between the two, saying that Speedo invented the brief style.
Which is all to say, I unfortunately think the article conflated Speedo corporation’s total sales with swim brief popularity. |
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![]() Could've fooled me. I've never seen anyone at my local pools in the UK wear one this year. I was on holiday in Greece last month and I only saw two other men wear them.
But if it's happening in the USA, I'm sure others will follow. |
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![]() These articles appear online at least once every year and I have (reluctantly) come to regard them as click bait.
Male swim briefs are a love them or hate them thing so "speedos are back" stories generate a lot of interest and clicks. As I have said previously the only sign I have seen of them coming back is seeing male participants in reality shows wearing them. While these shows don't actually reflect reality it's still a sign the "gay men only' image is receding. Last edited by Fairfax : 07-16-2023 at 11:42 PM. |
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