Tag Archives: Australian beach culture

Speedophobia: America’s Fear and Loathing of Budgie Smuggling

Mark Simpson undresses the tortured relationship between American men and their swimsuits (Out, February 2007) PROHIBITEDTHE WEARING OF SKIN-TIGHT FORM-FITTING OR BIKINI TYPE APPAREL OR BATHING SUITS BY MALES OVER 12 YRSAGE  If the stern, killjoy rubric of this warning sign, erected in the 1960s by the good people of Cape May, N.J., sounds