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From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2014-07-01:
"American dudes are driven by a Wizard of Oz-like desire to "curtain off" their genitals. They are impelled to gird up their loins with yards of fabric, thereby protecting--symbolically and literally--their reproductive equipment, while sinewy Spaniards, hard-body Greeks, bronzed Aussies, diverse Latin Americans, and pale squishy Brits take a reverse approach. These fellows prefer to wear swimsuits that say, "In case you wondered, I am the proud possessor of male genitalia, and in case you don't believe me, here it is!"" -- Simon Doonan, in Why Are Guys Afraid to Wear Speedos?
(submitted to the mailing list by Mike Krawchuk)
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I'm guessing the author of the article is young, since he thinks women's swimsuits have never been smaller, he doesn't remember the late '70s and early '80s!