To think bums should be covered in a public pool?

A nice baggy pair of swimming shorts will do the job just fine.

Go peruse the sports direct website, you'll see that they have been purchasable by men for quite a number of years.

There was someone like this at our pool during the family swim a couple of weeks ago. She wasn't particularly impressed when my 4yr old pointed at her and laughed shouting that her pants were up her bum. Causing much much laughter from everyone else. I'd like to say I was embarrassed, but to be fair if she's daft enough to wear something like that to a swim aimed at young children (have to have an under 5 in the group to be able to attend the session) then she can deal with the goggles from said little ones.

They do literally look like the back end of a horse. That's what they always remind me of.

i honestly couldn’t give a toss about this. It’s only bum cheeks. It’s not like they’ve got their minge on display. It wouldn’t bother me if it was a bloke either.

Don’t like it either- unhygienic for a start, but so many people think they have the arse to wear them when they really don’t.

It is lovely that in Iceland you can have the pleasure of a swim in unchlorinated pools. Everyone has to have a naked shower before they put their swimsuit on and there are diagrams to tell you which bits to pay attention to. Sensible swimwear all round too.

It's bad enough seeing arses galore on holiday without them here as well.

@Dontlletmedownbruce And butt cheeks are OK now but only for women, a tiny string covering the middle part. Why cant men do this too?

Because seeing a man's hairy arse is absolutely disgusting and I do not believe for a second that you actually want what you are asking for.

Interesting thread.
I guess what’s clear is that women absolutely hate men having an opinion on what women wear.
But women also love having a big opinion on what other women wear.

Some people are clearly so ashamed of their own bodies that they feel shame by proxy. The level of judgement about other women’s bodies on here is so fucking regressive. You don’t have to wear them if you don’t like them. The nasty (and just plain dumb) comments are awful but unsurprising.

I’m always in leggings so I’m always in thongs. I have a Brazilian bottom swimsuit, I’d probably only wear it to a beach/holiday pool or spa though. I think it’s more comfortable, I like how it looks, and I’m not ashamed of my body. Horses for courses. There are plenty of clothing items I wouldn’t wear but others do. I’m not judging other people on their appearance (however, I’m judging a lot of people on this thread for their lousy attitudes).

No it doesn't, i don't want to see any ones arse

@Yogaatsunrise

You state "It looks ugly and unsightly and people are cringing for you."

That is just your personal opinion and a negative and judgmental one at that.

Women are allowed to choose what they wear. Other women who don't like this need to understand that unless they want a dress code policy enforced on them in life they need to practice tolerance.

If the swimming pool rules allow it, it is allowed.

If you don't like it, don't look. Your head and neck move.

The same for gym leggings, yoga pants, hijab and breastfeeding.

I don’t know but your use of question marks is unreasonable.

@MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel Arses, boob, side boob, under boob, and penis bulges should be covered.

How do you cover a penis bulge? A penis bulge, by definition, is covered. If it wasn't covered, then it would just be a penis.

Complaining about normal body parts showing through clothing is ridiculous. Should people be offended that your boobs show through clothing?

Oh I remember the days when the local public swimming baths stipulated only one piece swim suits. No bikinis allowed.

Depends on the bum, I suppose…

But that's exactly what they want isn't it? It's doing them a favour really. They need people to look at their exposed bum to feel validated as a person, so give them what they want. They go home feeling good about themselves because they believe we are all admiring them, it doesn't occur to them that most people see them as attention seeking and egocentric and lacking self esteem.

Why cant men do this too?

Why would they want to? I mean I have no idea why women want to.

As a thong-style swimsuit wearer, I just want to clarify some of the accusations made on this thread:
I'm not an exhibitionist
I'm not trying to get the attention of men
I'm not attention seeking
I don't think I look like a model
I don't want to show off my body
I don't think it's empowering
I'm not wearing them to look or feel sexy
I don't think it's "attractive" (or unattractive, I dont consider my level of attractiveness when I'm going swimming, I just want to swim)

I just find them comfortable. I put them on, walk from the changing room to the pool, and swim. Sin é!

Used to have this at a school at which I taught. What they never seemed to realise was that when they rolled their skirts up to reveal their legs, they were left with a huge muffin top of material so they looked like doughnuts on legs.

I call them poo straps. I mean really, what else are they? Friction poo straps.

Awful! But of course I'm a total pearl-clutcher!!

UK pools are full of the great unwashed too. Unlike in Europe, no one ever washes before decanting their sweat and general filth into pool.

Do we need to add friction-y poo straps to that unholy mix as well?

Where I live in Europe saunas are strictly naked - although there is an expectation that one sits on a towel.

There is also a requirement to shower before entering a swimming pool or the sauna or steam room.

Thongs aren’t called bum flossers for nothing. Yuck.

You're not allowed to wear them at my local pool. You'd get kicked out.