Fashion

The Need for Speedo

The rest of the world comfortably dons slutty little swimming briefs. Why can’t American men do the same?

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If you were on TikTok in the last few weeks, you probably saw a bunch of chatter about print—and, no, we’re not talking about the newspaper. The girls and the gays spent a lot of time talking about “ catching print ,” which is the art of looking for clues about a man’s package by studying the bulge in his pants, rather than, say, whether or not he sports a “ hung smile .” Sure, the discourse was lewd, crude, and shamelessly objectifying in nature, but it was also evidence that there’s an appetite out there for men to be a bit more groin-forward in their fashion choices. But as an Australian who has lived in the U.S.…